Cobalt’s price crash bottoming out, stocks to hinder quick rally The market is comfortably supplied in the short term, there shouldn't be any risk of shortages as long as the big projects ramp up. Reuters | February 12, 2019 | 9:20 am
FLSmidth completes IMP buyout The company said the acquisition is key to help miners in its portfolio know the ore characteristics within their mines. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 12, 2019 | 6:36 am
$58-billion Pacific mine claim seen at risk as referendum nears The Panguna mine has an estimated 5.3 million metric tons of copper and 19.3 million ounces of gold, according to BCL, worth about $58 billion. Bloomberg News | February 11, 2019 | 3:10 pm
Fura promotes transparency in coloured gem industry Fura Gems has launched the Provenance Proof Blockchain designed to promote transparency in the coloured gemstones industry. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 11, 2019 | 2:46 pm
Golden Predator shares first bulk sample results The overall grade for the bulk sample is estimated to be 20 g/t gold. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 11, 2019 | 2:25 pm
Central bank gold demand spikes to highest in nearly 50 years! Perhaps it is no coincidence that the New York Fed made a stunning admission this week that the US dollar could lose its reserve status. Jason Hamlin - Gold Stock Bull | February 11, 2019 | 1:39 pm
Russia’s central bank to pay less for domestic gold from May Russia has overtaken China to become the world's fifth largest state holder of gold. Reuters | February 11, 2019 | 1:23 pm
Trudeau faces ethics investigation over SNC-Lavalin case “Again, all we’ve heard are allegations in a newspaper. The prime minister has said that these allegations are false.” Bloomberg News | February 11, 2019 | 1:13 pm
As Maduro digs in, his aides hunt for emergency escape route Nicolas Maduro is under pressure at home and abroad, and being encouraged by the U.S. to go to “a nice beach somewhere far from Venezuela.” The question is where would -- or could -- he go? Bloomberg News | February 11, 2019 | 12:52 pm