Presidential candidate for the conservative National Integration Party (PIN in Spanish), Diego Castro, caused controversy in Costa Rica after he called environmentalist groups "eco-terrorists."Castro, who has been compared by local media to Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte, as well as accused of right-wing populism, said that if he wins the election, he would not yield to ecologists' "petty demand...Read More
Mr. Anthony Makuch reportsKIRKLAND LAKE GOLD TARGETS HIGHER PRODUCTION, IMPROVED UNIT COSTS IN 2018 GUIDANCE, ANNOUNCES NEW SHAFT PROJECT FOR MACASSAKirkland Lake Gold Ltd. has provided the company's full-year guidance for 2018, which includes increased production, improved unit costs, andhigher levels of capital and exploration expenditures in support of the company's objective of growing annual...Read More
Mr. Anthony Makuch reportsKIRKLAND LAKE GOLD TARGETS HIGHER PRODUCTION, IMPROVED UNIT COSTS IN 2018 GUIDANCE, ANNOUNCES NEW SHAFT PROJECT FOR MACASSAKirkland Lake Gold Ltd. has provided the company's full-year guidance for 2018, which includes increased production, improved unit costs, andhigher levels of capital and exploration expenditures in support of the company's objective of growing annual...Read More
Editor's Note: Welcome to Kitco's new Bitcoin Daily Technical Alert. Every trading day veteran Kitco technical analyst Jim Wyckoff will provide you with a concise and easy-to-understand near-term technical brief on Bitcoin. Importantly, Jim will glean the short-term charts and technical studies, and then alert you to the signals he sees regarding upcoming potential bigger price moves or price tren...Read More
Stocks have shot higher to begin 2018. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) is up nearly 4% in the first 10 trading days of the year, giving it its best start since 2003. This is a good sign based on the popular January Barometer, which asserts that no matter how January fares, the rest of the year will follow. Below, I run the numbers for the January Barometer and break them down to relate to the current trad...Read More
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 17, 2018) - Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison" or the "Company") (TSX:DML)(NYSE MKT:DNN)(NYSE American:DNN) is pleased to announce the details of its CAD$16.7 million (Denison's share) exploration and evaluation budget for 2018. The budget will be mainly focused on the Company's high priority projects, namely Wheeler River, Waterbury Lake and Hook-Carter, each of...Read More
Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) has discovered more large diamonds at its prolific Lulo project in Angola, including a 43-carat yellow stone, the largest coloured gem-quality rock ever recovered at the mine.The company also found a 116-carat low-quality diamond, the tenth +100 carat stone recovered from Lulo since mining operations began two years ago. It's also the second +100 carat rock re...Read More
Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) has discovered more large diamonds at its prolific Lulo project in Angola, including a 43-carat yellow stone, the largest coloured gem-quality rock ever recovered at the mine.The company also found a 116-carat low-quality diamond, the tenth +100 carat stone recovered from Lulo since mining operations began two years ago. It's also the second +100 carat rock re...Read More
Saudi Arabia's cabinet has welcomed a UN report detailing Iran's violation of an embargoRead full newsRead More
SANTIAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Chile's state copper commission, Cochilco, on Wednesday raised its estimated 2018 average price for the metal to $3.06 per pound from its previous forecast of $2.95 per pound, pointing to the potential for global supply disruptions in the coming year.Cochilco Vice President Sergio Hernandez cited a "perception of vulnerability" that he attributed to the large number of...Read More
The dollar fell to a three-year low against its peers on Wednesday, with an earlier bounce sputtering as the euro edged back after shaking off a potentially negative turn in German politics.Read full newsRead More
Iran added its voice to criticism of a U.S. plan to form a new border security force in Syria, saying Tuesday that it will cause more instability andRead full newsRead More
(Bloomberg) - Stung by some lousy investments that led to billions of dollars in losses a few years ago, the world's major gold producers have cut way back on mining deals - even as metal prices posted their biggest rally since 2010.The value of the industry's transactions, from acquisitions to venture-capital financing, tumbled by more than a third in 2017 to $8.95 billion, the lowest in at le...Read More
(Bloomberg) - Stung by some lousy investments that led to billions of dollars in losses a few years ago, the world's major gold producers have cut way back on mining deals - even as metal prices posted their biggest rally since 2010.The value of the industry's transactions, from acquisitions to venture-capital financing, tumbled by more than a third in 2017 to $8.95 billion, the lowest in at le...Read More
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 A.M.) - Footage from Tuesday shows how Tomahawk (I-Hawk) missiles that are reportedly pointed towards Afrin in Syria, have been placRead full newsRead More
Evidence is mounting that the Turkish military is shifting tactics and preparing for a full-out assault on the Kurds in Syria's Afrin canton -- a move that will not please Russia or the United States.Read full newsRead More
Venezuela's plan for its own cryptocurrency include paying public workers in the digital token and using tax incentives to encourage its use, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg News.Read full newsRead More
The nation of India, with its over1.3 billion population, is about to flip the market for electric vehicles (EVs) on itshead—Taking almost an opposite approachto marketing than that taken by current EV leaders, such as Tesla Motors. As ...Read full newsRead More
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Syrian opposition fighters will support Turkey's planned military operation against Kurdish militia fRead full newsRead More
ArcelorMittal believes electric vehicles could favor the stronger, cheaper metal.Read full newsRead More