These days it seems there is not much good news out there. People are still panicked over the coronavirus, governments are still trampling civil liberties in the name of fighting the virus, the economy -already teetering on the edge of collapse - has been kicked to the ground by what history may record as one of the worst man-made disasters of all time: shutting down the country to fight a cold vi...Read More

Students who fail to comply will be locked out of their dorms and other on-campus buildings or suspended.Continue...Read More

"It's not only the MTA that gets screwed - it's millions of people who commute here and work in the region," he said. "It's the entire New York City regional economy that will be screwed."Continue...Read More

Barrick Gold rose as much as 12% on Monday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it bought a stake in the mining company.Continue...Read More

After months of the U.S. Mint dealing with supply issues, shutdowns, and new employee policies dealing with the global contagion, sales of Silver Eagles finally jumped in August. Continue...Read More

The story of how an inner city liquor store grew its business serves as an example of what sector expert Michael Ballanger calls " a compelling revelation of 'academics versus practicality.'" In watching the travesty of disinformation, misinformation and moral hazard formation ongoing in the global financial markets, I am immediately reminded of a case study from my university days of which I was...Read More

Troilus Gold's updated resource and its leverage to the gold price are discussed in a Canaccord Genuity report. In a July 29 research note, analyst Tom Gallo reported that Canaccord Genuity raised its target price on Troilus Gold Corp. (TLG:TSX; CHXMF:OTCQB) after the explorer released an updated Troilus project resource and after the financial services firm applied a revised gold price of CA$2,0...Read More

This system, on X-Terra Resources' property, correlates with historical, undrilled electromagnetic anomalies, the company noted. X-Terra Resources Inc. (XTT:TSX.V; XTRRF:OTCMKTS; XTR:FSE) identified a new mineralized system at its Troilus East project in Northern Quebec and near the former Troilus open pit, it announced in a news release.During its initial prospecting of Troilus East, Quebec-base...Read More

Gold Standard Ventures will use the proceeds from common share sales it makes through the program to advance its flagship project in Nevada. Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (GSV:TSX.V; GSV:NYSE) announced in a news release it created an at-the-market (ATM) equity program.Under the new program, developed with the assistance of BMO Capital Markets, the gold explorer and developer plans to issue up to...Read More

Irving Resources states drilling provides "solid confirmation a significant precious metal vein system underlies the Nanko target." In a news release, Irving Resources Inc. (IRV:CSE; IRVRF:OTCMKTS) announced that the first two holes drilled in the Nanko target at the Omui mine site of its Omu gold project in Japan indicate the presence of a strong mineralizing system."We now have solid confirmati...Read More

GoldMining states the new member brings to Gold Royalty extensive experience with financings and investments in the mining space. GoldMining Inc. (GOLD:TSX; GLDLF:OTCQX) announced in a news release that Warren Gilman joined the board of directors of its subsidiary, Gold Royalty Corp. "With his 30 years of experience as a deal maker and investor in the metals and mining sector, Warren will be an i...Read More

Shares of Comstock Mining reached a new 52-week high today after the firm reported positive Q2/20 financial and operating results highlighting debt restructuring, non-mining asset sales and a new mercury remediation venture. Underground mine stock photoComstock Mining Inc. (LODE:NYSE.MKT) today announced that it filed its Form 10-Q quarterly report last week and reported selected strategic and fi...Read More

The domestic steel rebar price in Brazil increased for the second consecutive month in August, after steelmakers' attempts to raise it in July were successful, market participants said.Fastmarkets' monthly assessment of steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, delivered Brazil was 2,510-2,620 Reais ($463-483) per tonne on Friday August 14, up from 2,410-2,530 Reais per tonne on July 10.As well as r...Read More

China's auto producers scaled back their output in July and sold fewer cars in comparison with a month earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) reported last week.The country produced 2.20 million vehicles last month, down by 5.3% from June. Its auto sales amounted to 2.11 million units, down by 8.2% month on month, CAAM said.But despite the month-on-month drops, China's a...Read More

The board of directors of Brazil-based miner Vale has approve a project to expand capacity in the miner's Serra Sul iron ore site, in the country's northern Caraj??s region, by 20 million tonnes to 120 million tonnes per year. The Serra Sul 120 project will expand the production capacity of Vale's S11D mine and plant, which is the main unit in the Caraj??s region, with start-up expected to the fir...Read More

Liberty Steel Group, part of the GFG Alliance, is to buy French steel rail business Hayange and the Ascoval steelworks. Liberty Steel Group has committed to providing an initial ?,?65 million ($76.83 million) in new financing for Hayange and Ascoval to enact its industrial plan. Further details of development plans for the sites will be announced in due course, Liberty Steel said on Friday August...Read More

This research article may get a bit technical, so please excuse us in advance if we ramble on about Measured Moves, Fibonacci Price Amplitude Arcs, and other technical jargon.  Our goal is to share with you our expectations for Gold and Silver near the end of 2020 and out into early 2021.ARCS, MEASURES & THE US DOLLAROur first observation to share with you today is the potential for the&n...Read More

China's crude steel, hot metal and finished steel output hit a record high in July, according to data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday August 14.July outputCrude steel: 93.36 million tonnes, up by 9.1% from a year earlier, up by 1.9% from JuneHot metal: 78.18 million tonnes, up 8.8% year on year, up by 2% month on month Finished steel: 116.89 million tonnes,...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday August 17 that are worth another look.The board of directors of Brazil-based miner Vale has approved a project to expand capacity in the miner's Serra Sul iron ore site, in the country's northern Caraj??s region, by 20 million...Read More

Flat steel prices in the Brazilian domestic market have increased in August because of recovering steel demand and high import prices, with further price rises to be imposed next month, Fastmarkets heard on Monday August 17.Producers have fully applied the previously announced price increases for flat steel products, and market participants believed that steelmakers will succeed in applying a furt...Read More