* Current chairman to step down on Oct. 31* Anglo's recovery stalling after commodities market rally in 2016* Chambers involved in two big takeover deals last year (Adds comments from analysts, industry source)By Rahul B and Barbara LewisJune 7 (Reuters) - Anglo American has appointed Stuart Chambers, the former chairman of British chip designer ARM Holdings and packaging group Rexam, to succeed J...Read More
(Corrects size of Algebris fund in paragraph 5)* Sterling fell 3 percent in less than four weeks* Hedge funds take view that pound will fall further* Exit from EU chief among British concerns for hedge funds By Maiya Keidan and Patrick GrahamLONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - Whatever the outcome of Britain's election on Thursday, some hedge funds are still betting sterling will fall anew -- anticipatin...Read More
The Africa-focused junior last week announced it would draw down the remaining half of a ?400,000 loan from Paracale Gold, which will help fund GoldStone into early 2018, and convert the loan amount plus interest into shares.GoldStone's directors also agreed to convert accrued and future salaries and fees through to the end of September into new ordinary shares to preserve cash.The measures follo...Read More
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(Updates with more share gains)* Banking shares rise after Santander rescues rival Popular* Euro hit by report ECB may cut inflation outlook* All eyes on "Triple Threat Thursday"* Graphic: World FX rates in 2017 By Patrick Graham and Danilo MasoniLONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - A smoothly executed rescue of Spain's struggling Banco Popular drove European banking stocks higher on Wednesday in financial...Read More
Jun 07, 2017 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - June 07, 2017) - With primary targets still not accessible due to weather, secondary targets are the focus, and analysts Ryan Walker of Echelon Wealth Partners and Adam Melnyk of PI Financial weigh in on the latest results. Company included in article: Victoria Gold Corp. In a June 5 press release, Victoria Gold Corp. (VI...Read More
Stock futures were in a holding pattern again on Wednesday as investors cautiosuly waited for direction from a number of market-churning events on Thursday. S&P 500 futures were up 0.04%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat, and Nasdaq futures rose 0.14%. Top of the list, the investigation into the Trump campaign's alleged ties with Russia will come back into the spotlight as fo...Read More
The pair have signed a heads of agreement to discuss potential collaboration in mineral exploration, both inside and outside China.Minmetals chairman He Wenbo said the partnership would help "secure mutual global opportunities for quality resources" and enhance the company's long-term development in the mining sector.Rio CEO J-S Jacques said Minmetals was rapidly becoming an important player in th...Read More
Gold futures are among the "few bright spots for commodity bulls," with prices poised to test their 2017 high, says Mike Zarembski, senior commodities analyst with optionsXpress. Comex August gold on Tuesday threatened the $1,300-an-ounce level for the first time since mid-April, with investors moving some assets to so-called "safe havens" like gold and U.S. Treasury notes, he says. Factors cited...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices aremodestly lower on a normal downside technical correction after hitting a seven-weekhigh Tuesday. Prices are still within striking distance of the key $1,300.00mark. Major news events lie just ahead that are likely to move the preciousmetals markets. August Comex gold was last down $5.40 an ounce at $1,292.10.JulyComex silver was last down $0.10 at $17.61 an ounce. Ter...Read More
Mr. Paul Reynolds reportsTRIUMPH GOLD 13,000 METRE DRILL PROGRAM UNDERWAY AT FREEGOLD MOUNTAIN PROJECT, YUKONTriumph Gold Corp. has commenced a 13,000-metre diamond drill program at its road-accessible Freegold Mountain project in the Dawson range, Yukon.The program will test several new drill targets identified during 2016 field exploration and data review.The 2016 work focused on identifying geo...Read More
Mr. John Burzynski reportsOSISKO INTERSECTS 12.5 G/T AU OVER 8.5 METRES AT WINDFALL Osisko Mining Inc. has released new results from the continuing drill program at its 100-per-cent-owned Windfall Lake gold project located in Urban township, Quebec. The current 400,000-metre drill program combines definition drilling above the Red Dog intrusion, expansion drilling above and below Red Dog, expansio...Read More
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) has officially kicked off commercial production at its Doris gold mine and mill at the Hope Bay project in Canada's far north, which has now become Nunavut's second operating gold mine and the first one ever in the western area of the Territory.The explorer, which poured its first gold bar at the mine in February, is celebrating the ramp up toward full production by flyi...Read More
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) has officially kicked off commercial production at its Doris gold mine and mill at the Hope Bay project in Canada's far north, which has now become Nunavut's second operating gold mine and the first one ever in the western area of the Territory.The explorer, which poured its first gold bar at the mine in February, is celebrating the ramp up toward full production by flyi...Read More
The headline intercept also included 15.2m at 16.47g/t gold, below the modelled pit bottom.Other highlights from the latest assay results included 76.2m grading 0.81g/t; and 50.3m at 1.43g/t, including 12.2m at 4.55g/t gold.The Oro Belle Trend is within the region of the historic JSLA pit and CEO Gerald Panneton said the current programme had "definitely achieved its objective" of demonstrating th...Read More
Mr. Darin Wagner reportsBALMORAL INTERSECTS 6.23 G/T GOLD OVER 6.05 METRES FROM BUG SOUTHEAST ZONE, MARTINIERE PROPERTY, QUEBEC Balmoral Resources Ltd. has released additional near-surface, high-grade gold results from its Detour gold trend project in Quebec. Drill hole MDE-17-274 returned the best drill intercept to datefrom the Bug Southeast zone -- 6.05 metres grading 6.23 grams per tonne gold....Read More
Anglo American (LON:AAL), the world's fifth largest diversified miner, has appointed Stuart Chambers to succeed Sir John Parker as chairman of the group.Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.Stuart Chambers is known for his active participation in the sale of several UK companies, includi...Read More
Anglo American (LON:AAL), the world's fifth largest diversified miner, has appointed Stuart Chambers to succeed Sir John Parker as chairman of the group.Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.Stuart Chambers is known for his active participation in the sale of several UK companies, includi...Read More
Anglo American (LON:AAL), the world's fifth largest diversified miner, has appointed Stuart Chambers to succeed Sir John Parker as chairman of the group.Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.Stuart Chambers is known for his active participation in the sale of several UK companies, includi...Read More
A $1.8 million coin trilogy boasting coloured diamonds found at Rio Tinto's Argyle mine has been unveiled at the Perth Mint with international buyers already showing interest in the unique collection.The Australian Trilogy is comprised of three one-kilogram coins struck from gold, platinum and rose gold, with each featuring a different native animal.Each of the precious metals coins has either a...Read More