The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.Several metallurgical coal mines have closed in B.C. in the last couple of years, due to a prolonged commodity price plunge, and B.C.'s biggest mining company, Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) has taken to rotating shutdowns at those that...Read More
Things are starting to move in the junior mining sector, it's the beginning stage of a bull market. The market fundamentals are greatly improved and a major breakout is looking imminent and some big investment plays are starting to happen. As the Nasdaq turns down investors are looking to protect their assets. The US dollar is also starting to correct, this could cause a major move out of the doll...Read More
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How do we reach the masses?Please note.You can share your comments on this article, and help me brainstorm the question, by leaving your suggestions at the bottom of the web page:silverstockreport.com/2016/masses.htmlI asked you, my readers, in my last newsletter, "How can I do this better or differently than I have done in the past? Help me. Help me reach the masses. What will it take? How do we...Read More
On 1 February a European consortium launched a new Horizon 2020 project: Blue Nodules. This project addresses the challenge of creating a viable and sustainable value chain to retrieve polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor. It will develop and test new highly-automated and sustainable technologies for deep-sea mining with minimal environmental pressures.The technical side of the...Read More
LONDON/NEW YORK/ASIA, 5 February, 2016 - Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP's Global Project Finance group has been recognized by Project Finance International (PFI) for five separate transactions at the PFI Awards Dinner held in London on Feb. 3. The awards dinner gathered the most senior and successful market professionals to celebrate industry excellence.The firm acted as counsel in the fo...Read More
Energy, mining, and utilities workers across the world are the least happy in their jobs, a new study published this week shows.TinyPulse, an HR service that attempts to prevent employees burnout, looked at over 500,000 survey responses from over 60,000 employees in 13 different industries worldwide.According to the results, the top three happiest industries last year were Consumer Products & Serv...Read More
English researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a new, inexpensive method to uncover copper deposits.Dr Ben Williamson, of the university's Camborne School of Mines, and Dr Richard Herrington from the London Natural History Museum, worked together to develop the new technique, which they say could become a very cost-effective way of discovering porphyry-type copper deposits.These ki...Read More
Toronto,Canada (February 5, 2016) - Mega Uranium Ltd. (MGA: TSX) announces that its board of directors has approved a newby-law establishing a framework for advance notice of nominations ofdirectors by the company's shareholders. The by-lawreflects current corporate governance practices and is similar to the advancenotice by-laws adopted by many Canadian public companies.The new by-law contains a...Read More
Stock markets suspect Federal Reserve has interest rate jitters … Hints that the Fed won't raise interest rates in March are proving to be good news for miners and oil producers' share prices The Federal Reserve's William Dudley said further strengthening in the dollar could have 'significant consequences' for the health of the US economy. – UK GuardianBlame it on t...Read More
Stock markets suspect Federal Reserve has interest rate jitters … Hints that the Fed won't raise interest rates in March are proving to be good news for miners and oil producers' share prices The Federal Reserve's William Dudley said further strengthening in the dollar could have 'significant consequences' for the health of the US economy. – UK GuardianBlame it on t...Read More
Brent Cook, editor of Exploration Insights (www.explorationinsights.com) discusses his favourite companies and current market trends at the January 23, 2016 Metals Investor Forum. Visit http://www.metalsinvestorforum.com for more information.If you would like to attend the next Metals Investor Forum on May 14th 2016, register now! Click here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/metals-in....Read More
Eric Coffin, editor of HRA Advisories (www.hraadvisory.com) discusses his favourite companies and macroeconomics at the January 23, 2016 Metals Investor Forum. Visit https://www.metalsinvestorforum.com to register for the next Metals Investor Forum.Read More
Gwen Preston, editor of Resource Maven (www.resourcemaven.ca) provides advice for taking advantage of bear markets at the January 23, 2016 Metals Investor Forum. Visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/metals-in... to register for the next Metals Investor Forum.Read More
Mining analyst Joe Mazumdar learns about Kaizen Discovery Inc's Coppermine project in Nunavut and the current exploration plans at the 2016 AME BC convention in Vancouver.Read More
Economic geologist and mining analyst Joe Mazumdar, who recently joined Brent Cook at Exploration Insights, stopped by to chat with the Investing News Network about the mining space and what to look for when assessing potential investments. Formerly a senior mining analyst at Canaccord Genuity and Haywood Securities, Mazumdar's opinions are certainly worth paying attention to.On the junior side of...Read More
Mining stocks were soaring Thursday following a disappointing report on US services sector growth released Wednesday and comments from a top Federal Reserve official suggesting concern over rising economic risks.As the US dollar continued to sink, investors turned to assets considered more stable, such as gold and other metals, which boosted stocks across the mining sector.One of the biggest winne...Read More
Canadian miner Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) can finally proceed with plans for developing its 1.6-million ounce Gatsuurt gold deposit near its Boroo Mine, Mongolia's parliament ruled Thursday.The decision, which comes after five years of negotiations, grants Centerra a 66% ownership in the project, with the government of Mongolia holding the remaining 34% of equity.The approval also follows an agreeme...Read More
From its peak in 2011 to the beginning of 2016, the global mining sector has gone through a wrenching 90% reduction in global market capitalization, wiping out an estimated US$1.5 trillion. Following the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the International Monetary Fund estimated that financial institutions around the world ultimately lost US$1.5 trillion directly or indirectly from their holdings of subp...Read More
The Trans Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest multinational trade deals ever, has been signed by ministers from its 12 member nations in New Zealand. … US President Barack Obama said the agreement was a new type of trade deal "that puts American workers first". – BBCBeware TPP. It's nothing more than the further formalization of the worst part of the 20th century: The...Read More