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BVian's ACTIVE Stock and Share Trading Ideas: The Best One can do Now !

2024-03-25T11:09:00.001+02:00

BVian's ACTIVE Stock and Share Trading Ideas: The Best One can do Now !: The best one can do now is hold onto sections of stocks one knows are going to be needed in future to supply the needs of the world popula...

Thinking before acting!

2024-01-04T17:50:00.003+02:00

We in South Africa have many problems,especially of a racial nature,waiting to boil over. Only by extremely good sense do we prevent this happening from every group,not only on a colour basis as we have nine different indigenous basic African tribes that not always on good terms with each other!

Therefore we should not take sides in the conflict of other nations declaring our support for one of the protagonists! This is what we have done when the ANC which is the main majority party in our government by fully supporting the structure of Gaza with the terrorist organisation Hamas ruling that territory.

We are a small nation which to take note of the saying "Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread !" At the moment we are on a knife edge what with major war looming ,which might break out at any moment.

The major position taken by our government is one of neutrality which is in dangerof breaking down,what with obvious support for Russia,China,Iran and other rogue states. At the same time we wish the capitalist world to invest in our economy,which they are now beginning to withdraw from!

Do remember that about eighty percent of our trade is with Western Democratic nations . If our rulers hold other veiws they should keep it to themselves as their first priority is to find work and a reasonable standard of living for all the peoples of South Africa. Viva!

New sanctions against Russia

2023-12-23T16:04:00.004+02:00

The new and existing sanctions against Russian natural resources is going to have a good effect upon countries producing commodities.

South Africa is the major supplier of platium group metals and a smaller supplier of diamonds.

The above ground stockpiles of excess PGMs is likely to be exhausted in the next six months so the price of platinum that has languished after falling back will shoot up then. All PGMs prices are likely to stay higher for a longer period.

Uncut diamonds prices are likely to increase less as it is easy to avoid sanctions by Russia. South Africa developed the Kimberley process so that diamonds origin could be traced so as to avoid profits from countries at war receiving funds from this source.

BVian's ACTIVE Stock and Share Trading Ideas: Climate change hoax !

2023-12-16T00:06:00.001+02:00

BVian's ACTIVE Stock and Share Trading Ideas: Climate change hoax !: Yes the climate is never stable and is constantly changing, a natural phenomina ! Now major politicians of all Western countries have climbe...

1.Illegal Immigration Ruses.......2 The State of worldMarkets and how to possibly profit!

2023-10-02T15:17:00.003+02:00

I.. There are some disoncerting rumours out there at the moment. There seems to be a grain of truth to some,such as the large amountof people heading for the southern border of the USA are being encouraged by a organised by a shadowy organisation! This and weak laws to help these individuals can evemtually weaken the USA.

In Europe there organisations some with government help such Germany that are encouraging these indivduals to try their luck.This whole situation is then encouraged by the religious leaders, not for alturistic reasons but because their base of believers is growing the fastest in Africa and obviously they hope this will fill their coffers as their own European base wanes!

All this is very disturbing as the various countries taxpayers have to pay heavily for these illegals at their expense!

2.The JSE as well as other stock exchanges have have gained very little in capital gain over the last five years on the major stocks. With inflation running rampant the measly gains could be said to be treading water! If how ever there is a settlement of the war in Ukraine and China cuts back on agression threatening invasions of Taiwan and other territorry of the Phillipines ,etc. then with a firmer good future shares would surge and especially our metals and minerals.

War's effects !

2023-07-11T11:24:00.006+02:00

A troubling time for the world indeed !

The fact that gold has finally shot up shows that there is a great deal now about the path ahead for business and commerce in general.

The main worry is that there might be a prolonged war in the Ukraine Russia saga! A lesser worry is that more lethal equipment is being used and might go as far a nuclear bombs in which case many red lines would be crossed causing a major irreversable crises!

We in South Africa are facing our own crises due mostly due to our inept politicians.

This coming month i.e. August the BRICS Group meet here in South Africa as they are far left leaning in ideas!

Rumours are flying that they want to go back onto the gold standard of sorts. We all hope this is not true as Russia and China are trying to under cut the American Dollar as the worlds leading currency. If we go along with this idea we must remember how we suffered when we were one of the last countries to dump the gold standard some where around the nineteen thirties!

Marking Time!

2023-06-15T18:43:00.003+02:00

South African stocks are on a slow decline at the moment ,as they have been for the last five months.

The reason of course is our government dithering over which side to take in the Ukraine war. Our major trading partners are in the capitalist west.Russia wich has clevery given South Afrrica a place with other gaint socialist countries because of our consideable mineral wealth.

Russia helped the present government with murderous arms in their so called freedom struggle. The white government gave over because of pressure from the capitalist west. None of this now counts as we are slowly edging towards a one-party state!

At the moment the AGOA agreement is in jeopardy ,which allows us to export over a hundred items to the USA with out duties. Russia and China just want our minerals and have scant regard for rules and regulations. This the trade union movement will find out to their detriment if the Brics nations win this struggle. They contribute nothing to our well-being at this sage. See the right hand side column for the latest updates.

Mantashe: Exploration funds July; Lorimer: Mining new deal can create poverty-busting jobs

2023-05-16T20:59:00.001+02:00

Mantashe: Exploration funds July; Lorimer: Mining new deal can create poverty-busting jobs: The first R500-millionworth of mineral exploration funds will be available from July, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told Parliament on May 16 when Shadow Mineral Resources Minister James Lorimer stated that a new mining vision can create new poverty-busting jobs and assure a flow of tax revenues to underpin the goods and social services that South Africa needs. “Give mining a new deal and it could strike a mighty blow against poverty,” said Lorimer.

BVian's ACTIVE Stock and Share Trading Ideas: Revitalised Bright Future for PLATINUM GROUP METALS

2023-04-05T21:11:00.000+02:00

BVian's ACTIVE Stock and Share Trading Ideas: Revitalised Bright Future for PLATINUM GROUP METALS: ================================ FUEL CELLS will obviously be the rage sooner than we thought would be the case in the past. Important...

BVian's ACTIVE Stock and Share Trading Ideas: Lack of Patience in World Clean Air Events !

2023-04-05T21:09:00.000+02:00

BVian's ACTIVE Stock and Share Trading Ideas: Lack of Patience in World Clean Air Events !: 1. The drive to lithium is now well under underway. The British government is about to spend millions on lithium service points,as well I su...

Cobalt’s battery-powered boom has turned to bust

2023-03-10T14:35:00.000+02:00

Cobalt’s battery-powered boom has turned to bust: A blistering rally in the cobalt market is turning into a rout, putting pressure on miners and offering tentative cost relief for carmakers after a surge in battery metal prices last year. Cobalt rallied sharply early in 2022 as demand for electric vehicles surged. But while automotive usage is still rising, there’s been a sharp drop-off in buying from another key sector – Chinese electronics – and cobalt prices have crashed more than 50% since a peak in May.

Green hydrogen moves by China, India boosting outlook for platinum group metals

2023-02-14T18:24:00.000+02:00

Green hydrogen moves by China, India boosting outlook for platinum group metals: The firm embrace of the new green hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cell future by China and India is a huge twin boost for Southern Africa’s great platinum group metals (PGMs) endowment, Mining Weekly can today report. Hydrogen technologies have a special relevance for South Africa as most of the PGMs that are needed for the related technologies are hosted and mined in South Africa, which also offers for itself excellent sources of renewable energy through its superior sun and prime wind.

Omnia turns on the first phase of its 10 MW solar farm in Sasolburg

2023-01-28T15:52:00.001+02:00

Omnia turns on the first phase of its 10 MW solar farm in Sasolburg: JSE-listed chemicals company Omnia on January 27 unveiled the 5 MW Phase 1 solar power plant at its Sasolburg operations, in the Free State, followed immediately by a sod-turning ceremony to mark the start of construction on an additional 5 MW power plant. This second phase of the solar power plant, which will bring the total capacity up to 10 MW, will be completed by September, Omnia manufacturing MD Francois Visagie said at the event.

Pronounced platinum production plummet predicted by independent consultant

2023-01-10T22:58:00.001+02:00

Pronounced platinum production plummet predicted by independent consultant: Global mine supply of platinum will fall by 500 000 oz to a million ounces as South Africa’s power shortage lowers production from 2023 to 2027, independent precious metals consultant Dr David Davis calculates in a summary report on platinum group metals (PGMs) production and Eskom. Davis, who has been associated with the South African mining industry and mining investment industry for the past 45 years, also expects Russian PGMs supply to decline by 5% to 10%.

Underground mining at Anglo Platinum’s Mogalakwena targeted to start end 2024

2022-12-13T15:41:00.001+02:00

Underground mining at Anglo Platinum’s Mogalakwena targeted to start end 2024: The first potential underground mining at Anglo American Platinum’s opencast Mogalakwena platinum group metals (PGM) mine in Limpopo is targeted to start towards the end of 2024 and build up slowly to a full underground unit by the end of the decade. “We’re nearing the end of phase one of the decline development, which will start to give us the access to the underground drilling,” Anglo Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen disclosed in response to Mining Weekly during an investor day media call.

Gold demand to continue benefitting from high inflation in 2023

2022-12-08T17:22:00.003+02:00

Gold demand to continue benefitting from high inflation in 2023: The interplay between inflation and central bank intervention will be key in determining the outlook for gold in 2023, says World Gold Council (WGC) in its latest ‘Gold Outlook’ report. The council says that, with the global economy having been hit by various shocks over the past year, central banks have stepped up their aggressive fight against inflation.

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Implats issues RFI for renewable energy to be wheeled to its South African sites

2022-11-28T14:57:00.001+02:00

Implats issues RFI for renewable energy to be wheeled to its South African sites: Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has issued a request for information (RFI) to buy an unspecified volume of electricity, through wheeling from renewable energy sources, for its South African operations. Implats, whose electricity consumption accounts for 74% of its total energy consumption and almost 10% of its operating costs, has ambitions to secure 30% of the electricity for its new projects from renewable sources by 2030.

Sparkling Venetia underground diamond project heading for first production in 2023

2022-11-15T20:34:00.001+02:00

Sparkling Venetia underground diamond project heading for first production in 2023: A visit by Mining Weekly to the Venetia Underground Project (VUP) on November 14 provided far-reaching insight into this major diamond development that is scheduled to achieve occupational readiness and first production next year. “Hopefully, the first part of the year, all going well. We had a setback recently with some of our visa approval processes, which has caused some challenges, but we’ll overcome them,' VUP project director Allan Rodel assured.

Green hydrogen truck trials going well – Anglo

2022-11-01T18:43:00.001+02:00

Green hydrogen truck trials going well – Anglo: The 500 t world-first haulage truck powered by green hydrogen last week underwent fully loaded trialling that included tipping into the crusher at Anglo American Platinum's Mogalakwena platinum group metals mine in Limpopo. “The trials all went well,” Anglo American group technical director Tony O’Neill told this week’s second 2022 sustainability performance presentation, covered by Mining Weekly.

China becoming fuel cell electric vehicle leader, World Platinum research indicates

2022-10-20T16:38:00.001+02:00

China becoming fuel cell electric vehicle leader, World Platinum research indicates: In what is a major plus for platinum demand and consequently South Africa’s local mining economy, China is poised to become a leading market for platinum-using fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), which provide the zero-emission mobility that the world so desperately needs to combat rampant climate change. In addition, China’s plans to boost climate friendly green hydrogen generation are also supportive of FCEV penetration.

Hydrogen gaining traction globally

2022-10-17T18:23:00.001+02:00

Hydrogen gaining traction globally: Notable progress is being made in the global hydrogen industry of late, owing to several conducive factors coming into play at the same time and this presents opportunities for different sectors to capitalise on. This was noted by global pure-play sustainability consultancy ERM partner Dr David Hart, during a discussion on hydrogen and fuel cells, hosted by finance institution Nedbank on October 14.

AngloGold targets 30% emissions reduction by 2030

2022-10-12T23:24:00.002+02:00

AngloGold targets 30% emissions reduction by 2030: Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti on Wednesday released a carbon emissions reduction target that aims to achieve a 30% absolute reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 through a combination of renewable energy projects, fleet electrification and lower-emission power sources. The Johannesburg- and New York-listed company, which has reduced its absolute GHG emissions by more than two-thirds since 2007, is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

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Platinum group metals demand lift from hydrogen momentum creating excitement

2022-09-09T08:52:00.000+02:00

Platinum group metals demand lift from hydrogen momentum creating excitement: As a platinum group metals (PGM) producer, Impala Platinum is excited about the opportunity of hydrogen as a potential new demand source, says Impala Platinum executive new commodities Seten Naidoo. “The exciting component for us is actually the green hydrogen,” says Naidoo, who was speaking as a panel member at this week’s Hydrogen Economy Discussion.

Major platinum mining company planning 520 MW renewable generation

2022-09-06T08:55:00.001+02:00

Major platinum mining company planning 520 MW renewable generation: Platinum group metals mining and marketing company Implats is planning to introduce 520 MW of renewable power as part of an ambition to reduce its carbon footprint by 30% by 2030 and become carbon neutral in 2050. The current carbon generation of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company is about 3.3-million tons of carbon a year, which it aims to reduce to 2.2-million tons, a saving of 1.1-million tons.

China gives platinum major boost with launch of PGMs centre in Shanghai

2022-09-02T17:20:00.001+02:00

China gives platinum major boost with launch of PGMs centre in Shanghai: In what is a major boost for platinum group metals (PGMs), a new trade and technology centre dedicated to the growth of the PGMs market is being established in China, already the single largest consumer of PGMs, accounting for more than 25% of total demand. Anglo American, Honeywell and the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) were among close to 70 organisations that signed strategic cooperation agreements with the Lin-Gang Group and other related parties in support of the Platinum and Precious Metals Centre or PPMC, which is being established in the Lin-Gang Special Area of Shanghai. The Lin-Gang Group is a state-owned developer of industrial parks.