Palladium touches 17-year high at $1,069.50

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Mining News Digest Friday 29 December 2017 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium Palladium touches 17-year high at $1,069.50 The metal most known for its use in car exhausts is on a tear as the year comes to a close. read » On hold since 2015, oil sands project to pump at 10,000 bopd New life was breathed into the Canadian oil sands with a decision by foreign-owned Harvest Operations Corp to commission its BlackGold project south of Fort McMurray. read » Aussie penny gold stock jumps nearly 30% on drill results Australian gold investors got a lift on Wednesday after Empire Resources (ASX:ERL) came out with some impressive new drill results at its Penny's Find gold mine. read » Osisko Metals pays $34 million for NWT lead-zinc mine Between 1964 and 1987 the Pine Point mine, operated by Cominco, produced 64 million tonnes grading 7% zinc and 3.1% lead. read » Thousands protest in Morocco against the "mines of death" The city of Jerada has seen four days of massive protests. read » Silver goes first, gold goes second: 2018 outperformers For the second year in a row, people are being bullish on silver. read » Potash Corp, Agrium win final approval to merge, forming Nutrien Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc (POT.TO) and Agrium Inc (AGU.TO) have received final regulatory clearance to merge, forming a new company to be known as Nutrien. read » Renewables generated triple the power of coal in 2017, UK figures show British wind farms generated more electricity than coal plants on more than 75% of days this year. read » Chris Berry: Consolidation and M&A coming to the lithium space in 2018 There is a powerful economic tail-wind in play right now. Battery technology and prices are continuing to get cheaper, Solar, wind, and batteries are all getting more affordable and as technology improves the energy metals look increasingly promising. read » Venezuela backs its new cryptocurrency with 5 billion barrels of crude Venezuelan President Maduro shocked the market in early December when he followed China's 'petro-yuan' futures announcement by making headlines of himself proclaiming a new national cryptocurrency – the 'Petro' – to overcome The West's "financial blockade." read » Renova sells its stake in Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk Billionaire Viktor Petropavlovsk declined to comment. read » Centerra Gold halts mill operations in British Columbia due to lack of water About 20% of the world' fresh water is found in Canada. read » Prosecutor orders three years of jail time for Spaniard couple with murky investments in Congolese copper mine The pair invested approximately $1.9 million in shares in Mhyrre Minerals and Metal SPRL. read » China top copper producer halts output after pollution order Production should be halted for at least a week. read » Read more news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Mining News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Mining News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. InfoMine Inc. makes no representation or offers no warranty with respect to the adequacy of the information for any particular purpose.Any information presented in “Mining News Digest” is not a solicitation to purchase or acquire any securities.Use of this service is an acceptance of this disclaimer. Visit our web site to read ourcomplete disclaimer.