Canada's Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC), the company that hit the jackpot in 2015 after finding the world's second-largest diamond, has taken a page of De Beers' books by investing in technology to track diamonds as they move through the supply chain.To that end, the Vancouver-based miner has acquired Clara Diamond Solutions, a digital platform aimed at transforming how rough precious rocks are sold...Read More
https://www.bloomberg.com/Some platinum stocks are looking attractive again as oversupply that depressed prices for years subsides, said Allan Gray, the South African money manager that oversees the equivalent of about $45 billion.Companies that Allan Gray has invested in include world number-two producer Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. and Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd., the best-performing stock in...Read More
Feb 27, 2018 Guest(s): Ron Hochstein CEO, Lundin Gold The gold mining space is seeing lackluster investor sentiment but it's only a matter of time before sentiment shifts and investor activity picks up, said Lundin Gold CEO, Ron Hochstein."I think it's sort of in a relaxing space right now," Hochstein told Kitco News on the sidelines of the BMO Global Metals & Mining Conference. "People are...Read More
Feb 27, 2018 Guest(s): Michael Allen President, CEO & Director, Northern Empire A junior miner has to have solid management and a viable project with lots of potential to attract much needed investors capital, according to one junior miner CEO.While other companies are struggling to find capital, Northern Empire, has been able to fund its continued operations as it develops its Nevada-based proj...Read More
Feb 27, 2018 Guest(s): John Doody John Doody, Founder of the Gold Stock Analyst, has a disciplined approach to picking gold stocks, sticking with a top 10 list. "I love Kirkland Lake. They have two potential 400 thousand ounce a year mines, one in Canada, one in Australia. Very high grades. I think it's the next Agnico Eagle," Doody told Kitco News on the sidelines of the Gold Stock Analyst Con...Read More
Lithium Power International Limited (ASX: LPI) is fast-tracking to production its high-grade Maricunga Lithium Project in Chile, the highest grade, undeveloped lithium brine salar in the world - second only to the Salar de Atacama project operated by industry heavy weights SQM and Albemarle. We learned from Martin Holland, the CEO of LPI, who is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, that Maricunga h...Read More
Danielle DiMartino Booth spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic newsletter She is the author of Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America. DiMartino Booth began her career in New York at Donaldson, Luf...Read More
By Ira EpsteinGold gains a bit but still stuck in no man's land.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
The Dems shut down government because of the ongoing immigration impasse.Only for a couple of days, sure.But it's THAT big of an issue across the political spectrum right now.Trump wants a wall.Continue...Read More
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China's imports of iron ore rebounded to the second highest ever in January while those for coking coal fell to a seven-month low. Exports of scrap surged on the year, while those for coke, which include semi coke, contracted.[Editor's note: This table has been amended...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - The first consignment of 43 drums of concentrate from the BK16 kimberlite project, in Botswana, have been securely moved to TSX-listed Tsodilo Resources' final recovery area in its security complex in Maun.This followed the January 18 commissioning of a dense media separation (DMS) plant at BK16, using the mine's historic tailing material to test the plant...Read More
TSX: COGwww.condorgold.com Mr. Mark Child reports:London / February 26, 2018 / JMN Wire/ Condor Gold (AIM: CNR; OTCQX: CNFGF; TSX: COG) is pleased to announce that it has formally submitted an amendment to an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ("ESIA") to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in Nicaragua ("MARENA"), which is part of an application for an Environmental Permit,...Read More
TSX VENTURE: CDBwww.cordobaminerals.com Mr. Mario Stifano reports: Improved Geological Confidence in Copper and Gold Mineralization;Alacran Deposit Remains Open for Resource Expansion Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 26, 2018) - Cordoba Minerals Corp. (TSXV: CDB) (OTCQX: CDBMF) ("Cordoba" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource estimate for the Alacran...Read More
CSE: GREwww.graphiteenergycorp.com Mr. Afzaal Pirzadi reports:VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Graphite Energy Corp. (CSE:GRE) (OTC:GRXXF) (FWB:G0A) (the "Company) has signed a drilling contract with George Downing Estate Drilling Ltd. of Abitibi, Quebec, to start drilling at its Lac Aux Bouleaux Graphite Property (the "LAB Property") on or about March 10, 2018. The d...Read More
TSX: PVGwww.pretivm.com Mr. Joseph Ovsenek reports:VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX:PVG) (NYSE:PVG) ("Pretivm" or the "Company") is pleased to report that the ramp-up continues to advance at the high-grade gold Brucejack Mine, and the mine remains on track to reach steady state production mid-to-late 2018. Additionally, an exploration...Read More
TSX: WDOwww.wesdome.com Mr. Duncan Middlemiss reports:TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO) ("Wesdome" or "the Company") is pleased to announce increased Mineral Reserves to 416,000 ounces of gold, net of depletion, (53,428 ounces) at its operating Eagle River Underground Mine located west of Wawa, Ontario. Mineral Reserves and Resources are updated as at Dec...Read More
TSX: LUGwww.lundingold.com Mr. Lukas Lundin reports:VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 25, 2018) - Lundin Gold Inc. ("Lundin Gold" or the "Company") (TSX:LUG) (OMX:LUG) is pleased to announce a US$400 million equity private placement financing (the "Private Placement"). The Private Placement, coupled with the recent lenders' commitments for a senior debt facility, substantially compl...Read More
TSX: LUCwww.lucaradiamond.com Ms. Eira Thomas reports:VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 25, 2018) - Lucara Diamond Corp. ("Lucara" or the "Company") (TSX:LUC) (BOTSWANA:LUC) (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm:LUC) wishes to announce the acquisition of Clara Diamond Solutions Corp. ("Clara"), a company whose primary asset is a secure, digital sales platform that will transform how rough diamonds...Read More
ASX: XAMwww.xanadumines.com Mr. Andrew Stewart reports:West Perth, WA / February 26, 2018 / JMN Wire / Xanadu Mines Ltd (ASX: XAM) ("Xanadu" or "Company") is pleased to provide an update on exploration activities currently being undertaken at its flagship Kharmagtai copper and gold project located in the South Gobi region of Mongolia (Figures 1 and 2). The accelerated exploration programme continu...Read More