SHANGHAI, Feb 23 (SMM) – China’s metal scrap imports in January slumped to 490,000 mt, down 25.1% year on year, according to Chinese customs data. This also marked the lowest monthly level since February 2016.Copper scrap imports stood at 200,000 mt last month, down 27.5% from January 2017. Aluminium scrap imports were 190,000 mt, up 11% year on year, while steel scrap imports were dow...Read More
Top Republicans Propose Carbon Tax Plan To Stop Climate Change … There's a new climate change prevention plan in town, and unbelievably, it's coming from some rather senior Republicans, the de facto party of science denial. Two former Secretaries of State - James Baker III and George Shultz - along with former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr., met with Vice President Mike Pence, Trump's...Read More
The Hugo Dummett award is presented to individuals that have shown excellence in diamond exploration and development. Recipients of the 2016 Hugo Dummett Award from AME BC, Lucara CEO William Lamb and Chairman Lukas Lundin, share the magical story of Lucara in this video ??'?Read More
World's largest miner BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) has already lost 41,000 tonnes of copper production due to an ongoing strike at its Econdida mine in Chile, the world's largest.According to 24 Horas (in Spanish), there seems to be no end in sight for the stoppage, which completed 14 days Wednesday, following a failed government-mediated meeting between workers and the company held on...Read More
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), the world's No.1 heavy machinery maker, is telling miners not to rest on their laurels now that the industry is finally coming back up from a brutal downturn that forced companies to cost cuts and close down operations.In a presentation at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration's (SME) meeting 2017 this week, the Peoria, Illinois-based firm (soon to move to Chic...Read More
What a difference a year has made for Anglo American (LON:AAL), the world's number five diversified miner, which joined BHP Billiton Tuesday in lifting the mining industry spirits by postings results that clearly signal the long-awaited recovery is already here.Only a year ago the company unveiled details of a radical "portfolio restructuring," which included the sale of its coal, iron ore, man...Read More
* Global stocks hit record high, Wall St seen opening lower* Markets await Fed minutes for rate hike clues* Sterling dips vs dollar after 2016 GDP growth revised down* Graphic: World FX rates in 2017 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhBy Nigel StephensonLONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Global stocks hit record highs on Wednesday, topping 2016's gains just two months into 2017, while the dollar rose before Federal...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices edged lower during European morning hours on Wednesday, as market players looked ahead to the minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting for further hints on the timing and pace of future rate hikes.U.S. gold futures shed $3.65, or about 0.3%, to $1,235.35 a troy ounce by 3:05AM ET (08:05GMT), after ending Tuesday's session little changed. Spot gold was down...Read More
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up 8 points on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.* The blue-chip FTSE index .FTSE closed down 0.3 percent at 7,274.83 points on Tuesday, dragged down by banking stocks as a week of full-year earnings releases for major listed banks began with a profit slump for HSBC. ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American (LON:AAL) AA.L said on...Read More
(Adds futures, company news items)Feb 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up 8 points on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up about 0.1 percent ahead of the cash market open.* The blue-chip FTSE index .FTSE closed down 0.3 percent at 7,274.83 points on Tuesday, dragged down by banking stocks as a week of full-year earnings releases for major...Read More
CENTENNIAL, Colo., February 22, 2017 - Uranium Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: URRE; ASX: URI), an energy metals development company, reported favorable results from the grid-based geochemical sampling of surface sediments across its lithium holdings at the Columbus Basin Project, Esmerelda County, Nevada. Selected highlights of the geochemical sampling program include:Maximum lithium value in surface...Read More
White House Fingers John McCain As Media Leak; Believes U.S. Senator Eavesdropped on Trump's Classified Phone … This could be the beginning of the end for embattled Sen. John McCain's life in politics. – True PunditJust the other day we wrote an article about John McCain and how he was trying to undermine President Donald Trump.We suggested that if Trump could do something to rein in...Read More
State Deals Blow to Federal Reserve, House Passes Bill To Treat Silver and Gold as Money … As central economic planners at the Federal Reserve continue their vision of "prosperity" through crushing debt and dollar devaluation, some states are fighting back. The Arizona House took a major step toward sound money by passing a bill to eliminate penalties in the form of taxes on gold and silver...Read More
Conclusive proof that Scumbag Marin Katusa is LIAR ,,,,,,,,,,and we all KNOW SINCE LONG THAT DOUG CASEY IS HANGING OUT WITH MARIN KATUSA AND HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY HIM ,,,SO,,Birds of the same feather ALWAYS FLOCK TOGETHER !!Read More
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Rep. Brad Wenstrup spoke with Duane Pohlman about President Trump administration ties to Russia, veteran care and Obamacare.Read More
Gwen Preston talks about about the flood of money coming in to explorers and miners, and gives some examples of companies that have received substantial financing.Read More
White House Fingers John McCain As Media Leak; Believes U.S. Senator Eavesdropped on Trump's Classified Phone … This could be the beginning of the end for embattled Sen. John McCain's life in politics. – True PunditJust the other day we wrote an article about John McCain and how he was trying to undermine President Donald Trump.We suggested that if Trump could do something to rein in...Read More
State Deals Blow to Federal Reserve, House Passes Bill To Treat Silver and Gold as Money … As central economic planners at the Federal Reserve continue their vision of "prosperity" through crushing debt and dollar devaluation, some states are fighting back. The Arizona House took a major step toward sound money by passing a bill to eliminate penalties in the form of taxes on gold and silver...Read More