Paris attacks: Islamic State claims responsibility, French president Francois Hollande calls it 'act of war' … In a statement posted online, IS said the attacks were a response to France's campaign against its fighters and insults against Islam's prophet. It said "eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles" conducted a "blessed attack on...Read More
Catalonia rejects pro-secession leader for 2nd time … Regional Catalan lawmakers are debating whether to re-elect acting regional President Artur Mas, leader of a secessionist alliance promising to break away from Spain and form a new Mediterranean nation by mid-2017. Spain's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the secession resolution temporarily suspended and warned Mas and his a...Read More
Paris attacks: Islamic State claims responsibility, French president Francois Hollande calls it 'act of war' … In a statement posted online, IS said the attacks were a response to France's campaign against its fighters and insults against Islam's prophet. It said "eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles" conducted a "blessed attack on...Read More
Catalonia rejects pro-secession leader for 2nd time … Regional Catalan lawmakers are debating whether to re-elect acting regional President Artur Mas, leader of a secessionist alliance promising to break away from Spain and form a new Mediterranean nation by mid-2017. Spain's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the secession resolution temporarily suspended and warned Mas and his a...Read More
The August 2014 tailings pond breach at Imperial Metal's Mount Polley mine has cost the company over $60 million to dateImperial Metals (TSX:III) had revenue of $56 million in 2015's third quarter, more than double the $23 million reported in the same period last year, the company announced November 12.Imperial began recording revenue from its Red Chris mine during the quarter after production com...Read More
Seemingly minor regulation has enormous consequences: NCPAA small statute in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act is wreaking havoc in the Congo, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow David Grantham."Buried deep within the massive regulatory package is a conflict minerals statute that orders publicly-owned U.S. businesses to disclose to the...Read More
State Investigates Why Cops Killed Idaho Rancher Who Was Trying to Put Down a Bull … Idaho State Police and the Idaho Attorney General's Office are investigating the puzzling shooting of 62-year-old rancher Jack Yantis by Adams County sheriff's deputies on November 1. The shooting followed a traffic accident in which one of Yantis' bulls was injured, but it remains unclear exactl...Read More
State Investigates Why Cops Killed Idaho Rancher Who Was Trying to Put Down a Bull … Idaho State Police and the Idaho Attorney General's Office are investigating the puzzling shooting of 62-year-old rancher Jack Yantis by Adams County sheriff's deputies on November 1. The shooting followed a traffic accident in which one of Yantis' bulls was injured, but it remains unclear exactl...Read More
World of tanks blitz gets another premium surprise in patch 2.3!This time out the Brits bring the love with the Tier V Excelsior a fast mover thats got the body of a Heavy and the heart of a Medium!With premium match making limiting its exposure to just tier Six and below the Excelsior can often find itself hitting the flanks and bulllying lower tier mediums without the risk of finding a Tier 7 Co...Read More
Peter Schiff, President and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital and author of "The Real Crash"See more from this CCA seminar on Money at http://cca.hillsdale.edu/Money has been used as a medium of exchange since ancient times. It affects not only economics, but also history, politics, and culture. This second CCA of the 2015-2016 academic year, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, will exa...Read More
In New York trade on Thursday copper for delivery in December fell sharply after economic data out of China showed growth in fixed investment - a key driver of copper demand - at a 15-year low.After a week of declines copper traded at a day low of $2.1585 per pound or around $4,760 a tonne on Thursday, down more than 2% from Wednesday's close and the lowest since May 2009.Copper traded below today...Read More
"...The clear intention of The World Bank to collaborate with the NEXIM Bank towards a structured intervention in the Nigeria's solid minerals sector is quite expedient. More so, with commitment and firm resolve of President Muhammad Buhari to diversify the economy, revitalize the mining sector towards boosting job creation and enhancing foreign exchange earnings...." OryaABUJA, Nigeria, November...Read More
Anglo American's chief executive Mark Cutifani (Image from archives)Anglo American (LON:AAL) announced Thursday major changes at the senior management level, including the departure of its Brazil-based iron ore chief and a renewed focus on sales and marketing, as the stock continues to hit new lows.Paulo Castellari, who was in charge of bringing the company's long-delayed and costly $8.8 billion...Read More
Matthew O'Keefe, vice president and senior analyst with Dundee Capital Markets, says big gains-50% or greater-in mining equities can come when stocks get rerated. That typically happens when explorers make a significant discovery, developers turn into producers, and producers become even bigger producers. In this interview with The Gold Report, O'Keefe discusses two companies developing gold proje...Read More
The Bald Mountain open-pit gold mine is just one of the assets Barrick is unloading. (Image courtesy of Barrick Gold)Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), the world's biggest gold producer, is unloading four of its non-core Nevada mines for US$720 million in cash, and said Thursday it expects to sign at least one of the deal before year-end.The move would help the Toronto-based miner to meet its...Read More
New technology applied to the mining industry is disrupting methods that are decades old.In the process, billions of dollars will be saved.Learn in today's infographic how the "Industrial Internet", or the convergence of the global industrial sector with big data and the internet of things, is ushering in a new age of efficiency in mining.Courtesy of: Visual CapitalistThe Industrial InternetHOW IT...Read More
Few know and understand Qu?(C)bec-based mining projects like Eric Lemieux, mining analyst with PearTree Securities Inc. He understands that the low commodity price environment is hindering widespread exploration but explains that for companies with cash, exploration dollars go further in tough times. In this interview with The Gold Report, Lemieux provides some perspective on several brownfield ex...Read More
The Link Between Europe's Migrant Crisis and the Climate Change … There's a lot both sides could learn. One of the predominant news stories over the past few months has been the migrant crisis in Europe. Driven by civil wars, refugees from the Middle East and beyond are flowing into the European Union. Over the next 18 months, the UN is expecting more than 1.4 million refugees to arr...Read More
C2 FOR HYBRID WAR: THE MARINES PREPARING FOR COMBAT … Counter-insurgency warfare has been the dominant template dominating U.S military engagements for more than a decade. Joint warfare has been largely defined in terms of the air and naval services supporting the ground forces doing COIN … In a recent article by Francis Tusa, the age of COIN has been decisively replaced by the demands...Read More
The Link Between Europe's Migrant Crisis and the Climate Change … There's a lot both sides could learn. One of the predominant news stories over the past few months has been the migrant crisis in Europe. Driven by civil wars, refugees from the Middle East and beyond are flowing into the European Union. Over the next 18 months, the UN is expecting more than 1.4 million refugees to arr...Read More