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Alkane Resource’s flagship Dubbo Zirconium Project moved closer to production after the company announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between its wholly owned subsidiary Australian Zirconia Ltd. and German engineering and technology giant Siemens AG. The MOU, a nonbinding and nonexclusive agreement for three years, “details Alkane’s and Siemens’ joint intention to enter into separate […]

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih declared the cycle of low crude prices is nearing an end as the oil market strengthens in recent weeks. “Market fundamentals, in terms of supply and demand, have begun to improve,” Falih stated on Sunday at a press conference with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, adding: “We are optimistic

Technical analyst Jack Chan charts recent movements in the gold and silver markets. With COT data showing signs of a bottom, Chan is waiting for price action to confirm. Our proprietary cycle indicator is down but can be bottoming. The gold sector is on a long-term buy signal. Long-term signals can last for months and

Money manager Adrian Day looks at three resource companies with recent developments and examines how those developments affect the companies and whether the stocks are good buys. Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NSU.NY, 2.90) has good and not-so-good news. Bisha, its mine in Eritrea, has achieved commercial zinc production, with completion of the zinc expansion, like the

Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses the Deutsche Bank gold bullion settlement and the uptick in gold and silver miners. One of the more striking developments in the bizarro world of gold and silver trading has to be yesterday’s settlement between Deutsche Bank and a class-action group that alleged that the bullion banks (DB, Scotia

Production numbers were lower than expected for Q3/16, but analysts following Great Panther Silver remain buoyed both by the company’s financial strength and silver output from its Guanajuato Mine Complex. In an Oct. 13 research report on Great Panther Silver Ltd. (GPR:TSX; GPL:NYSE.MKT), Bhakti Pavani of Euro Pacific Capital wrote, “The silver recovery at GMC