This year has been a very difficult time for silver investors and miners. The white metal has fallen by over 16% since the start of 2018 to be trading at around US$14.60 per ounce, and there are signs that a recovery is a long way off.Nonetheless, this shouldn't deter investors from acquiring primary silver miner Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAAS)(NASDAQ:PAAS). Recent developments indicate that...Read More
Note: New homes sales, based on the seasonally adjusted annualized rate metric, are down over 23% from their peak in November 2017. Pending home sales, which translate into existing home sales less canceled contracts (typically failed financing), are down on a year-over-year basis 11 out of the last 12 months. But it's not just interest rates, which aren't up much from their lows in the context of...Read More
The company has the Elandsfontein phosphate project on South Africa's west coast, is in the process of buying the Hinda phosphate project in the Republic of Congo and also has the rights to the Aflao prospect in Ghana. Elandsfontein is currently under care and maintenance after six weeks of operation in 2017, and needs around US$16 million to get back into production. The compa...Read More
The surprise was not in the results themselves from the four-hole program at the unnamed discovery, assumed to be the historic Oak Dam West anomaly.The surprise was that BHP announced t...Read More
"This gives them the ability to analyse and upload field data in real-time from the most isolated locations around Australasia," Inmarsat said in a statement.Imdex's (ASX: IMD) cloud-based hub aggregates and transmits field data from subsurface instrumentation and mobile units, allowing an automated and instant upload of the data to a company's headquarters.Imdex's general manager product developm...Read More
The BMW i3 battery-powered automobile. Source: BMW Group.BMW Group is teaming up with BASF SE, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics to launch a cobalt pilot project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a bid to improve working conditions in artisanal mining operations as well as living conditions in surrounding communities.Cobalt, which is produced primarily as a by-product of copper and ni...Read More
Goldcorp's Pe??asquito gold mine about 200 km northeast of Zacatecas, Mexico. Source: Goldcorp Inc.Goldcorp Inc. [G-TSX; GG-NYSE] says it has produced the first dor?(C) gold bar from the Pyrite Leach Project (PLP) at its 100%-owned Pe??asquito mine in Mexico. The aim of the project is to allow Pe??asquito to process ore which was previously considered uneconomic, including significant amounts alre...Read More
Working underground at SilverCrest's Las Chispas Project in Sonora, Mexico. Source: SilverCrest Metals Inc.SSR Mining Inc. [SSRM-TSX, NASDAQ] is acquiring a 9.9% stake in SilverCrest Metals Inc. [SIL-TSXV, SVCMF-OTCQX] by purchasing 8.2 million common shares of the company via a private placement.The total consideration is $30.7 million or $3.73, marking a 19% premium on the closing price of Silv...Read More
Quartz carbonate vein breccia with pyrite and chalcopyrite from the first ever drill hole on the Cole Target, KH18-18Metallis Resources Inc. [TSX-V: MTS; OTCQB: MTLFF] is pleased to announce the second set of assay results from the Company's 2018 drilling program at its 100%-owned Kirkham Property in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwest British Columbia. The first ever drill program at the Co...Read More
The price of oil remained soft this week.Data from the EIA released Wednesday showed American crude inventories unexpectedly increasing to a one-year high.The market had actually expected a decline in inventories. Wednesday's data marks the 10th consecutive weekly increase in U.S. oil stocks and frightened off investors, pushing prices down to just $50 per barrel yesterday.Of course, OPEC was ther...Read More
Since it kicked off this year's 32,500-metre drill program in March, Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) has continued drilling at the Colomac and Grizzly Bear gold deposits, which, along with its Goldcrest gold deposit, make up the Colomac project's inferred resource of 2.61 million contained oz. gold in 50.3 million tonnes grading 1.62 grams gold per tonne.But the company has also spent a l...Read More
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) started a strike on Read More
Scooby Doo is an American hero.No, I'm not talking about the cartoon dog.I'm talking about the robot.You see, Scooby Doo was an iRobot PackBot.PackBots are 60-pound, treaded robots that are used for reconnaissance, surveillance, and bomb disposal. They have four cameras, an arm with a gripper, and flippers that vault them over obstacles.And Scooby Doo was one of the best.Through the course of his...Read More
Endeavour Silver completed a total of 55 drill holes from surface on seven different vein targets as part of a program at its Bolanitos mine.Read full newsRead More
"Mining in Western Australia is one of the state's most important industries and it leads the nation in exploration and production activity, especially when it comes to gold and iron ore. https://t.co/SllYDx3lKV @NxGoldLtd #mining #gold #iron # #investing"Read full newsRead More
Chancellor Angela Merkel's plane had to turn around and land in Cologne after an hour in the air due to a defect. The plane has experienced several issues in the past few months.Read full newsRead More
"Metallis Hits 11.18 g/t Gold Over 7.7 Meters Including 137 g/t Gold Over 0.6 Meters at Cole Target @MetallisMTS https://t.co/UMuukpmUIK"Read full newsRead More
CloseGain/LossGold $1223.90+$3.70Silver$14.30-$0.01XAU64.80-1.11%HUI146.40-1.00%GDM534.77-0.25%JSE Gold1124.07+16.97USD96.78-0.05Euro113.89+0.18Yen88.30+0.17Oil$51.45+$1.1610-Year3.029%-0.032T-Bond140.21875+0.28125Dow25338.84-0.11%Nasdaq7273.08-0.25%S&P2737.80-0.22% The Metals: Gold gained $8.70 to $1228.90 by late morning in New York before it drifted lower in afternoon trade, but it stil...Read More
- Brexit no-deal would lead to "worst crash since 1930s"- Gold rose 0.6% in dollars and 1.2% in pounds today- UK economy could contract by 8%, house prices fall 30%, sterling fall 25% warns Bank of England- Sterling collapse would push Irish economy into recession- Carney's doomsday scenario sees the crippling of UK finances, the pound crashing and inflation soaring- BOE accused of "Project Fe...Read More