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Komet Begins a 3000-meter Exploration Campaign on Dabia South in Mali

March 07, 2018 / bit.ly

Komet Resources Inc. (TSXV:KMT) is pleased to announce the beginning of a RC (Reverse Circulation) drilling campaign on its Dabia South permit located in the K?(C)ni?(C)bia region of Mali.Read full newsRead More

Watch "Fred Davidson of @IMPACT_Silver at PDAC 2018" on YouTube

March 04, 2018 / youtu.be

Fred Davidson of Impact Silver spoke to INN at PDAC 2018 and discussed why 2018 is going to be an exciting year for exploration. ___________________________...Read full newsRead More

British Columbia to reform Environmental Assessment Process in the fall

March 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

The government of British Columbia revealed today the timeline that will guide the procedures to reform the province's environmental assessment process.Known by its initials, the EAP is a course of action to predict environmental effects of proposed initiatives, particularly mining and resource extraction projects, before they are carried out. In general, an EAP should identify potential adverse e...Read More

Gem Diamonds on fire, finds sixth giant rock this year

March 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) is having an extraordinary year so far as the small miner continues to find precious rocks bigger than 100 carats at its flagship Let??eng mine in Lesotho.On Wednesday, the England-based company said it had dug up a 152-carat, top white colour type IIa diamond, the sixth major find so far this year.In contrast, it discovered only seven diamonds bigger tha...Read More

NORCAT unveils new technologies to support the future of work and learning in mining

March 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Toronto, Ontario, 5 March 2018 - NORCAT, a global leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training and development services, is excited to unveil multiple learning technologies that are poised to transform how the global mining industry trains and educates its workforce.Over the past three years, NORCAT has engaged multiple stakeholders in the global mining industry to better...Read More

NORCAT launches new experiential training and development programs for the global mining industry

March 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Toronto, Ontario, 6 March 2018 - NORCAT, a global leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training and development services, is excited to announce the launch of two new, hands-on and experiential training and development programs to prepare the global mining workforce for the "new world of work".These new programs, which will provide opportunities for both new and existing wor...Read More

South Kalgoorlie gold mine sold to Northern Star for $62.6 million

March 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) announced today that it has agreed to pay Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) $62.6 million for the South Kalgoorlie mine, located about 50 kilometres from its Kundana operations in Western Australia.In a press release, Northern Star explained that the acquisition comprises the project's operating processing facility, which has an annual throughput capacity of 1.2 mill...Read More

Diamond-backed raffle for "world's most expensive dinner" canceled

March 06, 2018 / www.mining.com

"The sale of The World's Most Expensive Dinner by World of Diamonds Group to V Diamonds has been canceled by a mutual decision of the companies, and World of Diamonds Group remains the sole owner of the ring and the $2 Million Dinner experience. The token sale planned by V Diamonds is canceled, and all the pre-subscriptions to the token sale will be refunded back to the participants," reads a medi...Read More

MAPLE GOLD TARGETS HIGH-GRADE EXTENSION AT SE EDGE OF PORPHYRY ZONE

March 08, 2018 / www.stockwatch.com

Mr. Matthew Hornor reportsMAPLE GOLD TARGETS HIGH-GRADE EXTENSION AT SE EDGE OF PORPHYRY ZONE Maple Gold Mines Ltd. has received its fourth and final permit and is now fully permitted for all drill sites and is ramping up significantly with five drill rigs now on site. The Douay gold project hosts several known higher-grade plums with variable diameters, with limited follow-up drilling within 100...Read More

Equinox Gold drills 21 m of 84.3 g/t Au at Aurizona

March 08, 2018 / www.stockwatch.com

Mr. Christian Milau reportsEQUINOX GOLD ANNOUNCES POSITIVE RESULTS FROM NEAR-MINE EXPLORATION DRILLING AT AURIZONA Equinox Gold Corp. has released positive drilling results from near-mine exploration at the company's 100-per-cent-owned Aurizona gold mine in Brazil. Broad intervals of economic grade gold mineralization, including ultrahigh-grade gold values up to 1,005 grams per tonne gold, were in...Read More

Is There Enough Silver Out There? Endeavour Silver CEO Speaks

March 07, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Mar 08, 2018 Guest(s): Bradford Cooke CEO, Endeavour Silver The forecast calls for a multi-year decline in new mining supply of silver, said Endeavour Silver CEO, Bradford Cooke."Silver is the one metal that is primarily a by-product of copper, lead, and zinc mines, and in a five-year commodity bear market, there are no new copper, lead, and zinc mines," Cooke told Kitco News on the sidelines of...Read More

Osisko Gold acquires 5% NSR on Victoria\'s Dublin Gulch

March 08, 2018 / www.stockwatch.com

Mr. Vincent Metcalfe reportsOSISKO ACQUIRES GOLD ROYALTY ON VICTORIA GOLD'S FULLY-FINANCED, SHOVEL-READY EAGLE GOLD PROJECT IN CANADAOsisko Gold Royalties Ltd. has signed a term sheet with Victoria Gold Corp. to acquire a 5-per-cent net smelter return (NSR) royalty for $98-million on the Dublin Gulch property which hosts the Eagle gold project located in Yukon, Canada.Eagle is a shovel-ready gold...Read More

What's Next For World's Biggest Undeveloped Gold Mine? - Seabridge Gold CEO

March 07, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Mar 08, 2018 Guest(s): Rudi Fronk CEO, Seabridge Gold Seabridge Gold's KSM project has just undergone a successful drilling program at its fourth deposit, said Seabridge Gold CEO, Rudi Fronk."We had a drill program last year that added over 14 million ounces of gold and 7 billion pounds of copper to resources, at grades that are significantly higher than our reservese," Fronk told Kitco News on...Read More

Trump Ready To Meet North Korean Leader Kim By May: South Korean Official

March 08, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Jeff Mason, Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is ready to meet North Korean leader Kim Jung by May in response to Kim’s invitation to hold the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit, a South Korean envoy said, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in the North Korea nuclear standoff.Kim has committed to “denuclearization” and to suspending nuclear or...Read More

MAPLE GOLD TARGETS HIGH-GRADE EXTENSION AT SE EDGE OF PORPHYRY ZONE

March 08, 2018 / www.stockwatch.com

Mr. Matthew Hornor reportsMAPLE GOLD TARGETS HIGH-GRADE EXTENSION AT SE EDGE OF PORPHYRY ZONE Maple Gold Mines Ltd. has received its fourth and final permit and is now fully permitted for all drill sites and is ramping up significantly with five drill rigs now on site. The Douay gold project hosts several known higher-grade plums with variable diameters, with limited follow-up drilling within 100...Read More

U.S. Household Debt Rose Last Quarter at Fastest Rate Since 2007

March 09, 2018 / www.bloomberg.com

U.S. household debt jumped in the fourth quarter at the fastest pace of this expansion while wealth gains continued amid a rising stock market, underscoring the forces behind recent strength in consumer spending, a Federal Reserve report showed Thursday.Highlights of Household Wealth (Fourth Quarter)Household debt increased at 5.2% annual rate, most since 4Q 2007, after 3.5% in 3QNet worth&#x...Read More

How Will Trump's Steel Tariffs Impact Base Metals Prices? - Jeff Christian

March 07, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Mar 08, 2018 Guest(s): Jeffrey Christian Managing Partner, CPM Group Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum, should they be implemented, would have little impact on base metals prices, said Jeff Christian, managing partner for New York based CPM Group."If [the U.S. government] does proceed [with the tariffs], I think what you'll see is that there will probably be very little impact for base metal...Read More

Equinox Gold drills 21 m of 84.3 g/t Au at Aurizona

March 08, 2018 / www.stockwatch.com

Mr. Christian Milau reportsEQUINOX GOLD ANNOUNCES POSITIVE RESULTS FROM NEAR-MINE EXPLORATION DRILLING AT AURIZONA Equinox Gold Corp. has released positive drilling results from near-mine exploration at the company's 100-per-cent-owned Aurizona gold mine in Brazil. Broad intervals of economic grade gold mineralization, including ultrahigh-grade gold values up to 1,005 grams per tonne gold, were in...Read More

There's A New Tariff In Town

March 08, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Saddle up and hold on to your 10-gallon hat. There is a new tariff in town, and he’s not afraid of a little trade war. As expected, this afternoon President Trump made good on his pledge to implement strong tariffs on both steel and aluminum. Although it will exclude both Canada and Mexico, it will seek to target significant trade disparities between the United States and some of its trading...Read More

If Gold Follows Copper's Path, Prices Could Rise To $1,475 - GraniteShares

March 08, 2018 / www.kitco.com

(Kitco News)- Althoughgold prices are struggling to find enough momentum to push through its elevatedtrading range, one fund manager said that it wouldn’t take much to drive pricesto new multi-year highs.Ina webinar at the start of the week, Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares, whichmanages the new gold-backed ETF (NYSE: BAR), said that he could see gold pricespush to $1,475 an ounce if gold fo...Read More

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