THUNDER BAY - Ontario's Government for the People is investing in a new, world class facility at Lakehead University to support research and innovation, creating 67 jobs.Today, Lakehead University held the grand opening of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering and Sciences. Ontario invested $5 million in the facility. "Our government for the people is proud to provide students and researc...Read More
"China Passenger Car Association:#China's passenger #car sales slumped 28% y/y in the first three weeks of Nov."Read full newsRead More
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BEIJING - Aluminum Corp of China Ltd, known as Chalco, is cutting output on some of its aluminium production lines in northern China, it said on Friday, as Chinese aluminium prices sank to a fresh two-year low.China's biggest state-run aluminium producer has decided to make around 470,000 tonnes of annual output at units including Shanxi Huasheng and Shandong Huayu subject to "flexible" output arr...Read More
Mr. Paul Kuhn reportsDRILLING STARTS AT AVRUPA MINERALSALVALADE PROJECT, PORTUGALAvrupa Minerals Ltd. has started drilling at the Sesmarias copper/zinc discovery located on its 100-per-cent-owned Alvalade property in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) of south Portugal.The company will drill approximately 2,500 metres in five to seven diamond drill holes to enlarge and upgrade at least two lenses of c...Read More
* New plant to be built in Morowali nickel industry complex* Indonesia to become "main player" in lithium batteries* Well positioned to meet nickel, cobalt demand for EVs* Minister says Indonesia will "control world market" (Adds quotes, detail)JAKARTA - Developers will begin building a lithium battery project in Morowali, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, on Jan. 11, Coordinating Maritime Min...Read More
Mr. Steve Fray reportsGOLDMONEY INC. INVESTEE MENE RAISES EQUITY & GOLD-SECURED NOTE FINANCINGGoldmoney Inc. investee company Mene Inc. has entered into agreements to raise $30-million in equity and gold-secured note financing from Canaccord Genuity Corp. and a private institutional investor, with potential for additional gross financings of over $100-million including potential warrant exerci...Read More
Mr. David Wolfin reportsAVINO ANNOUNCES FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONCENTRATES PREPAYMENT AGREEMENT WITH SAMSUNG C&TAvino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.'s concentrates prepayment agreement with Samsung C&T U.K. Ltd., originally announced on July 9, 2015, as amended, has been further extended for repayment of the balance of the principal amount of $6,666,670 (U.S.) to Samsung over a two-year perio...Read More
Mr. Anthony Makuch reportsKIRKLAND LAKE GOLD INCREASES FOSTERVILLE MINE'S 2018 PRODUCTION OUTLOOK TO OVER 330,000 OUNCESKirkland Lake Gold Ltd.'s Fosterville mine is on track for record quarterly production in the fourth quarter of 2018, with full-year 2018 production now expected to exceed 330,000 ounces versus current guidance of 300,000 to 310,000 ounces. Fosterville's strong fourth quarter 201...Read More
Aurania Resources' (TSXV: ARU) exploration team announced the discovery of silver-lead-zinc mineralization in grab samples that run as high as 325 g/t silver, 48% zinc, and 39% lead in its Lost Cities - Cutucu project in Ecuador.In a media statement, the Toronto-based miner said that the discovery was made between the new Tiria epithermal gold-silver target and the Jempe copper porphyry zone.Accor...Read More
INK CEO Ted Dixon remains skeptical that a meaningful floor has been established for stocks this fall. On the other hand, a bullish set-up for gold stocks is continuing. Those were the key takeaways from his latest interview with Jim Goddard published Thursday night.As for the broad market, INK is looking for four key signposts to confirm stocks are likely poised to move higher. At this point onl...Read More
In his latest interview with Jim Goddard, economist Mish Shedlock suggests that the best outcome of the Trump-Xi dinner summit this weekend would be a minor deal that holds off on new tariffs for a while. However, the soft but outspoken economist doesn't expect a deal.My own expectation is there is no dealMish goes on to suggest that Trump is determined to raise tariffs on China and cars, and tha...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