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May 05, 2015 GOLD (MSM)

Sandstorm Gold Announces First Quarter Results

[PR Newswire] – Subsequent to quarter end, acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares of Gold Royalties Corporation (“Gold Royalties”). Gold Royalties had approximately C$2 million in cash and a portfolio of royalties on 12 mining projects located in Canada, including one royalty that is generating cash flow from gold production.

May 05, 2015 ENERGY (MSM)

EPA regulator says set to release key herbicide report, lauds biopesticides

By Carey Gillam WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency has wrapped up its review of the world’s most widely used herbicide and plans to release a much-anticipated preliminary risk assessment no later than July, the regulator’s chief pesticide regulator told Reuters. The EPA review of the health and environmental impacts of glyphosate comes at a time of intense debate over the safety of the chemical, and after the World

May 05, 2015 REAL ESTATE

Mayweather Drops Price on Florida Condo to $1.999 Million

Filed under: Buying, Celebrity Homes, Selling ASSOCIATED PRESSFloyd Mayweather Jr., left, defeated Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision on May 2 in Las Vegas. By Melissa Allison Welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s boxing creds may be rising, but the price on his Florida penthouse just keeps falling. The boxer, who remains undefeated after beating Manny Pacquiao, is asking $1.999 million for his condo high above Sunny Isles Beach, which is on

May 05, 2015 REAL ESTATE

Zillow Report: Mortgage Rates Rise to 3.73%

Filed under: Buying, Financing, Refinancing ZillowThe weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Lauren Braun Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.73 percent, up 12 basis points from the same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose early in the week, then hovered around 3.67 percent

May 05, 2015 SILVER (MSM)

Silver Standard Receives Final Cash Payment for the Sale of the San Agustin Project

[PR Newswire] – VANCOUVER, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRI) (SSO.TO) (“Silver Standard”) has received the final cash payment in the amount of $20 million from the sale of the San Agustin project in Durango, Mexico (“San Agustin”) to Argonaut Gold Inc., which was completed in December 2013. As part of the consideration, Silver Standard retains a 2% net smelter return royalty on sulphide ore produced