https://www.reuters.com/MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) – Russian mining firm Norilsk Nickel said on Tuesday rising use of batteries in electric vehicles would create strong demand for nickel from the 2020s.Nornickel, which vies with Brazil's Vale SA to be the world's biggest nickel producer, said the battery industry would use more than 500,000 tonnes a year of the metal by 2025.It said this "equ...Read More
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
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
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
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop CSE New Listing: American Pacific Mining Corp. (USGD); @CSE_News March 7, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) The common shares of American Pacific Mining Corp. have been approved for listing on the CSE.Listing and disclosure documents will be av...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop CSE New Listing: Primary Cobalt Corp. (PRIM); @CSE_News March 7, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) The common shares of Primary Cobalt Corp. have been approved for listing on the CSE.Listing and disclosure documents will be available at www.the...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Awarded Prospector and Developer of the Year for 2017 by the Government of GreenlandGreenland Bluejay Mining plc / EPIC: JAY / Market: AIM listed companies / Sector: Mining and ExplorationBluejay Mining plc ('Bluejay' or the 'Company') March 7,...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop That Uptrending Silver Stock AgainSource: Clive Maund for Streetwise Reports March 7, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Technical analyst Clive Maund charts a silver explorer that he believes is at a good entry point.Silver Bull Resources Inc....Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC's) 2018 convention, in Toronto, drew an international crowd of 25 606 people, in what is widely considered as a clear sign that optimism is returning to the mineral exploration and mining industry following several years of turmoil.Considered the largest mining industry event in the world, thi...Read More
(IDEX Online) - CARAT+ has welcomed the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) as its Main Partner for the 2018 edition of the show. "United by a shared commitment to Antwerp as the 'Diamond Capital of the World', AWDC will host a series of unique events before and during CARAT+ 2018 to highlight the city's world-renowned diamond heritage and expertise," Carat+ and the AWDC said in a statement...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa's sales soared 35% to $541.9 million in February,strengthened by significant demand ahead of the Chinese holiday season. "In February, the core diamond markets were quite strong," Yury Okoemov, deputy CEO, said Wednesday. "The diamond-cutting sector continues [to replenish] its stock. Demand for diamond products was also backed up bygood jewelry sales in China on the eve of the...Read More
Continue...David Stockman is a former Republican congressman from Michigan and was President Reagan's budget director from 1981 to 1985. After leaving the White House, Stockman became a managing director at Salomon Brothers, and he later founded a private equity fund. David is the founder of David Stockman's Contra Corner, and he is the author of The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism...Read More
RAPAPORT... Sales of jewelry, watches and other luxury items in HongKong rose in January, despite the Chinese New Year falling out a month laterthan last year, according to the municipality's data authority. January retail sales for the category increased 10% year onyear to $1.03 billion (HKD 8.07 billion), Hong Kong's Census and StatisticsDepartment reported last week. Total retail sales for all...Read More
Nick and Peter talked about a variety of topics including of course cryptocurrencies, gold, silver, the stock market, the US economy, the housing market, financial services and a lot more.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He...Read More
The Fed will succeed in tightening financial conditions. It always does. And when this starts to click, the adjustment will be sharp and possibly harsh for those Continue...Read More
China announced that it had terminated steel production in all the country's illegal induction furnaces by the end of June last year. The majority of the operators in China are primarily small size private mills that use low quality scrap to produce substandard rebar. These rebars are mixed with grade III (HRB400) rebar and sold at a discount to construction contractors. For a long period, the gov...Read More
The global economic upswing continues to fuel firmer metals prices, especially with supply failing to keep up with demand. The prolonged slump in base metals prices forced miners to slash spending, curtailing exploration and mine development activities, leading to a lack of new sources of supply. Copper, a key indicator of global economic health because of its use in a broad range of industrial ap...Read More
Publisher's Note: I often bring you interviews with management of companies I've been following or that I recommend or own. This one is all of those. Allegiant Gold (TSX-V: AUAU)(OTC: AUXXF) is the recent spinout from Columbus Gold. Members of Nick's Notebook funded it privately before it began trading. Allegiant has a suite of projects in Nevada that it will be drilling this year. One of those p...Read More
Do rock-kicking geos have a future in mining's new AI and machine learning dominated future? And is 'data scientist' the sexiest 21st century job in the world?Richard Roberts in Toronto07 MARCH 201807/03/2018commentsshare Liv Carroll, a highly regarded geologist who now works out of Accenture's London office as the group's senior digital mining principal, told a PDAC 2018 gathering in Toronto she...Read More