Interserve PLC (LON:IRV) was a late afternoon riser, up 6.3% to 58.5p after a newspaper report said a Scottish multi-millionaire is spearheading a rescue bid for troubled outsourcer.The Daily Telegraph said pub entrepreneur Alan McIntosh is the serial investor behind Emerald Investment Partners, a private equity vehicle emerging as a key player in the FTSE 250 contractor's refinancing discus...Read More
FTSE 100 closes higherUS benchmarks all positiveSterling higher against Euro and US dollar FTSE 100 closed around 46 points higher at 7,115 as US shares turned positive on the back of positive data.The FTSE 250 also gained ground - up over 180 points at 19,567.On Wall Street, the Dow Jones is up over 179 points, while the S&P 500 added over 34 points, but jitters over Trump's trade...Read More
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Mr. Vishal Gupta reportsCALIFORNIA GOLD ANNOUNCES FURTHER POSITIVE ASSAYS FROM QUEEN SPECIMEN ZONE - INTERSECTS 29.1 M OF 1.25 G/T AU, INCLUDING 4.0 M OF 4.12 G/T AU AT ITS FREMONT GOLD PROJECT California Gold Mining Inc.has released the third set of assay results from the continuing resource drilling program at the Queen Specimen zone at its flagship Fremont project in Mariposa county, California...Read More
While it’s open to debate whether President Donald Trump made America great, the 2016 election did produce one undeniable result: it laid the foundation for cannabis-related businesses, thereby dramatically improving profitability potential for marijuana penny stocks.During the general election, a record number of states voted for marijuana legalization to varying degrees. Of those voting st...Read More
Jason Hill, sales director at AppScatter Group PLC (LON:APPS), tells Proactive they're hugely excited to be signing their first major partnership deal since listing on AIM last September.The deal with Airpush will see them promote appScatter's platform to their clients in return for 10% of the revenues generated by the collaboration. Meet Scancell Holdings Plc, Advanced Blast & Ballistic Sys...Read More
David Bramhill, executive chairman of Union Jack Oil PLC (LON:UJO) tells Proactive the company's increased its stake in the drill-ready Biscathorpe prospect ahead of an exploration well in mid-2018.The deal was agreed in tandem with Humber Oil & Gas, a private company, which is teaming up with Union Jack through a new commercial tie-up focused on acquisitions. Meet Scancell Holdings Plc,...Read More
OTTAWA, March 5, 2018 - The year 2017 brought with it upward pressure on mineral and metal prices, returning a cautious optimism to the global mining industry. Pending the right conditions, Canada could seize significant growth opportunities in mining in the years ahead, according to the Mining Association of Canada's (MAC) latest report on the health of the sector."The report concludes that ther...Read More
Equipment rental company Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT) has been benefiting from Donald Trump's tax cuts and an increase in demand after hurricanes in the US.Ashtead, which reports its third quarter results on Tuesday, has been involved in the rebuilding efforts after hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria struck southern US and the Caribbean.The need for emergency equipment boosted revenues in the first h...Read More
Story by Jeff DesjardinsCourtesy of: Visual CapitalistThere is nothing more exciting than making some type of discovery.Discoveries can come in many forms - they can be physical, scientific, personal, or even philosophical in nature. But while there are different types of discoveries that can be made, perhaps the most tactile kind of discovery is in the field of mineral exploration.The discovery o...Read More
LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Automaker BMW is working with a London-based start-up to use transaction-recording technology blockchain to prove batteries for its electric vehicles will contain only clean cobalt, the start-up's CEO said.The competition is intensifying to use blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, to try to eliminate battery minerals produced by ch...Read More
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - A bucket of cold water has just been poured on zinc's bull fires.The London zinc price has been on a two-year romp, hitting a 10-year high of $3,595.50 a tonne last month.The bull run has been fuelled by a narrative of tightness, first at the raw materials stage of the supply chain and more r...Read More
Harvey Nash Group plc (LON:HVN) chief executive Albert Ellis and Chief financial officer Mark Garrett caught up with Proactive Investors following their 2017 trading update.The group reported a 6% increase in gross profit in the UK & Ireland in the year to January 31, supported by improving demand in the second half for technology recruitment. Meet Scancell Holdings Plc, Advanced Blast &...Read More
Ontario is investing in innovative new technology projects in Northern Ontario that will help improve mine productivity, increase operating efficiencies, and help northern businesses expand their global market reach.Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, made the announcement today while speaking about the province's thriving mining industry during the official opening of th...Read More
Mr. Josh Crumb reportsGOLDMONEY INC. ANNOUNCES NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BIDThe Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted Goldmoney Inc.'s notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid to purchase for cancellation three million common shares of Goldmoney, representing 3.9 per cent of the issued and outstanding common shares as at March 2, 2018.As of March 2, 2018, Goldmoney had 76,779,427 common sha...Read More
Mr. Eric Edwards reportsTRIMETALS MINING INC. CLOSES FINAL TRANCHE OF ITS NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT, RAISING AN AGGREGATE OF $1,654,250 Trimetals Mining Inc. closed on March 2, 2018, the second and final tranche of its non-brokered private placement, raising gross proceeds of $442,500 from the sale of 2.95 million units priced at 15 cents per unit.In aggregate, the company sold 11,028,333 uni...Read More
Mr. Christian Milau reportsEQUINOX GOLD AWARDS AURIZONA MINING CONTRACT TO U&M MINERACAO E CONSTRUCAO S/AA AND PROVIDES CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Equinox Gold Corp. has awarded the mining contract for its Aurizona gold mine in Brazil to U&M Mineracao e Construcao S/A. U&M is a Brazilian company with more than 40 years of mining contract experience offering earthworks, implementation, and ope...Read More
Mr. Michael Williams reportsVENDETTA REPORTS METALLURGICAL TEST WORK AND DEMONSTRATES HIGH LEAD AND ZINC RECOVERIES AND CONCENTRATE GRADES FROM THE PEGMONT LEAD-ZINC PROJECTVendetta Mining Corp. has completed the locked cycle flotation metallurgical testwork at the Pegmont lead-zinc project in Queensland, Australia. These results are from drilling in zones 2, 3 and the connecting Z fold.Highlights...Read More
Zvi Marom, chief executive of BATM Advanced Communications Limited (LON:BVC), tells Proactive results for 2017 came in ahead of expectations in what he's termed a milestone year for the group.Revenue rose 18% to US$107.1mln in 2017 from US$90.4mln the year before, a tad ahead of the US$106mln predicted in a trading update two weeks ago.The bio-medical division, which accounted for 54% of revenue,...Read More
Bob Vale, chief executive of ClearStar Inc. (LON:CLSU) tells Proactive Investors they've become one of the first to achieve automatic integration of background checking into recruitment processes.ClearStar's new automated integration solution will allow recruiters to select a stage in the recruitment process at which a background check will auto-initiate without the need for human intervention. &n...Read More