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( MENAFN - EIN Presswire) Aerospace Titanium Global market Report 2024 - Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2024-2033 The Business Research Company's Early Year-End Sale! Get up to 30% off detailed market research reports-for a limited time only! LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, December 18, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- The Business Research Company's Early Year-End Sale! Get up to 30% off detailed market research reports-limited time only! Over the past few years, the aerospace titanium market has shown impressive growth, and it is expected to continue this upward trajectory. From $2.83 billion in 2023, the market size will grow to $3.06 billion in 2024, marking a compound annual growth rate CAGR of 8.2%. This growth can be attributed to increasing military aircraft demand, heightened interest in space exploration, expanding air traffic, environmental concerns, and significant investments in research and development. What Is the Projected Growth Rate and Market Size of the Global Aerospace Titanium Market? In the years ahead, the aerospace titanium market is projected to experience robust growth. The market is forecasted to reach $4.12 billion in 2028, showing a compound annual growth rate CAGR of 7.7%. Factors such as the rise of urban air mobility UAM, adoption of digital technologies, sustainable aviation, smart manufacturing, and global defense modernization are expected to fuel this growth. Other significant trends in the forecast period include customization, integration of nanotechnology, rise of unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs, increased outsourcing, and increased use of data analytics. Get a comprehensive analysis of the market in our sample report: How Is Increased Military Spending Driving the Aerospace Titanium Market? The rise in military spending is a potent driver for growth in the aerospace titanium market. Government expenditures on providing their military forces with weapons, equipment, and soldiers have seen an uptick. Aerospace titanium, known for its high tensile strength-to-density ratio, excellent corrosion resistance, and ability to sustain high temperatures without creep, is used in a wide array of military applications. These include aircraft, armor plating, naval ships, spacecraft, and missiles. For instance, in August 2022, the world's military expenditure totaled $2.1 trillion, marking the seventh consecutive year of increased military spending, as reported by Visual Capitalist, a Canada-based media and news company. This surge in military spending is a key factor propelling the growth of the aerospace titanium market. Skip the queue and get your full report here: Can You Name Some of the Key Players Driving the Aerospace Titanium Market? Major companies operating in the aerospace titanium market include Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, Aperam Ltd., GE Aviation, Precision Castparts Corporation, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, GKN Aerospace Services Limited, Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd., Carpenter Technology Corporation, VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, Aarti Industries Limited, Montana Aerospace AG, Baoji Titanium Industry Co. Ltd., Kobelco Group Ltd., Ducommun Incorporated, and others. These industry pioneers continually make advancements to secure their market positions. What Technological Innovations Are Emerging in the Aerospace Titanium Market? In our technologically driven world, product innovations serve as a key trend gaining momentum in the aerospace titanium market. Players in the market focus on developing new technical innovations to strengthen their market share. 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If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.GlobalWafers Co chairwoman Doris Hsu poses for a photograph at the company’s booth at a trade show in Taipei on Oct. 26 last year.Photo: CNA CHIP SUBSIDY:The US funding would help alleviate the financial pressure from building two fabs in the US and should lift gross margins in 2026, the company said By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter 請繼續往下閱讀... GlobalWafers Co (環球晶圓), the world’s third-largest silicon wafer supplier, yesterday said it is to receive US$406 million in subsidies from the US Department of Commerce for two new US fabs under the CHIPS and Science Act, with the first batch of the funds likely coming next year. The grant represents 10 percent of the planned investments of US$4 billion in advanced semiconductor wafer manufacturing facilities in Texas and Missouri, GlobalWafers said. The commerce department is to disburse the funds based on the completion of project milestones over a multiyear timeframe, the company said. 請繼續往下閱讀... Along with the tax credit, which is equal to 25 percent of the qualified investment, the total government funding would make up 35 percent of GlobalWafers’ investments in the US, it said. The company plans to build a new 12-inch silicon facility in Sherman, Texas, and a new 12-inch silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer plant in St Peters, Missouri, via its subsidiaries GlobalWafers America and MEMC LLC. GlobalWafers said that it has received orders that would take up 80 percent and 90 percent of the capacities of the Texas and Missouri fabs respectively. Starting in the first half of next year, GlobalWafers America would become the first high-volume advanced 12-inch silicon wafer facility in the US, the company said. MEMC is also slated to start manufacture 12-inch silicon-on-insulator wafers in the first half of next year, it added. “As we plan to achieve the first milestone in the first half of next year, we have an opportunity to receive the first CHIPS Act funding by the end of next year, if everything progresses smoothly,” GlobalWafers chairwoman Doris Hsu (徐秀蘭) told a virtual media briefing yesterday. The US government funding would “greatly help” mitigate the company’s financial pressure and drive down the depreciation costs of the new facilities and manufacturing equipment, Hsu said. GlobalWafers is facing mounting financial pressure with its capital expenditures and depreciation costs forecast to peak this year and next year, she said. The company expects to see a significant improvement in gross margins in 2026 versus next year, as well as a better equipment loading rate and relatively healthier inventory on the semiconductor market, Hsu said. Amid growing concern that US president-elect Donald Trump could scrap the CHIPS Act when he takes office next month, GlobalWafers said it believes the US government would uphold the law and that no major changes would occur as Washington has a good track record of living up to its promises. With the new advanced wafer factories in the US, GlobalWafers said it would have a competitive edge over its rivals, given no tariffs, shorter-distance transportation costs and low carbon emissions. “Our target is to have our wafers certified at all silicon wafer consumers in the US,” Hsu said. “Starting next year and for the first time in over 20 years, the US will again be home to advanced wafers for leading-edge integrated circuits. Our new facilities will fill a key vulnerability in the US supply chain and bring back to American shores the technology that was pioneered here over 60 years ago,” GlobalWafers president Mark England said in a statement yesterday. “As the only global wafer manufacturer participating in the CHIPS for America Program, we are fully committed to supporting the nation’s semiconductor manufacturing rebirth,” he said. 新聞來源: TAIPEI TIMES 不用抽 不用搶 現在用APP看新聞 保證天天中獎 點我下載APP 按我看活動辦法FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Dallion Johnson scored 25 points and made seven 3-pointers to help FGCU defeat CSU Bakersfield 74-54 on Friday. Johnson went 9 of 14 from the field for the Eagles (1-4). Zavian McLean scored 12 points, going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line. Jevin Muniz went 3 of 10 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points, while adding eight rebounds. Marvin McGhee led the Roadrunners (3-2) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. 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Methane pyrolysis – the case for cleaner hydrogen with existing infrastructure Hydrogen has the potential to significantly decarbonize multiple sectors. Conventional wisdom says that we must build dedicated new hydrogen pipelines and processing infrastructure over the next decades to realize this potential. What if we already had an effective and efficient way to transport (and store) hydrogen across nearly all the United States? What if this system were able to help us reliably eliminate carbon emissions from existing hydrogen production, begin to displace diesel, jet fuel and shipping fuel, and help kick start demand for other new uses almost right away? And, at the same time, what if this system sustainably produced materials for cleaner products for the energy transition and reduced our dependence (at least somewhat) on mining? We do have such a system. Simply put, we can utilize existing infrastructure to transport (and store) natural gas across the country, as we currently do. At the point of use (e.g., an ammonia production facility or truck stop) in the system, we can convert the natural gas into hydrogen using thousands of deployable, easily maintained and operated methane pyrolysis units — an underdiscussed and relatively-mature production method that produces only hydrogen and solid carbon (e.g., carbon black, graphite, or carbon nanotubes) with no carbon dioxide emissions. Over the past 100 years, the United States has constructed around of natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines to supply a wide swath of homes, businesses, factories and power plants. We have also invested in massive underground capacity, capable of balancing energy needs across seasons. We can continue to improve (i.e., replace aging pipes, repair leaks) and leverage this massive infrastructure investment to eliminate emissions from hydrogen production and begin to offset emissions in a host of other sectors. Importantly, the United States is endowed with a vast natural gas resource and a great deal of expertise in locating, accessing, and extracting it. A recent estimate put total at 692 trillion cubic feet (Tcf). For reference, we consume around annually. So, that’s more than 21 years’ worth. With a few exceptions over the past decade, this abundance of domestic natural gas has led to very . Yet, there’s a problem with current natural gas consumption; combusting it produces carbon dioxide, which is accumulating in our atmosphere, warming the planet, and creating dangerous climate change. Moreover, fugitive emissions from the production and distribution of natural gas are also a powerful, contributing source of greenhouse gas emissions. We must continue to mitigate fugitive emission, and we must combust less (unless we are capturing and sequestering or utilizing the carbon dioxide molecules). Methane pyrolysis (also known as “turquoise” hydrogen) has existed for decades, but due to high energy inputs and other technical challenges it is not as mature as steam methane reforming (SMR). SMR, which also converts natural gas into hydrogen, is an emissions intensive process that is responsible for 95 percent of today’s U.S. hydrogen production. While pyrolysis requires less than one-third of the consumed by electrolysis, it uses more natural gas than SMR per quantity of hydrogen produced. Additionally, scaling the technology to commercial levels has proved challenging. Generally, the International Energy Agency (IEA) grades existing methane pyrolysis technology designs from three to eight on its technological readiness level (TRL) scale – with a score of nine implying commercial readiness. A wide range of current analyses indicate that methane pyrolysis has a similar or slightly lower cost per unit of hydrogen produced than “blue” hydrogen (i.e., SMR with carbon capture), but it has nearly zero carbon dioxide emissions, does not need to sequester or transport captured carbon dioxide, and can be lower cost depending on the value of the solid carbon produced. The solid carbon in its several forms produced in pyrolysis offers additional revenue potential (above the hydrogen value), which can further incentivize companies pursuing this production pathway. Carbon black, a fine black powder, is already used in tire manufacturing, printing, plastics, asphalt, and coatings. Graphite, a more structured form of carbon, is mined in many countries for battery anodes, among other things. If it were produced as part of pyrolysis, it would reduce pressure on graphite mining – an environmental win. Carbon nanotubes are perhaps the most valuable form of solid carbon. They are exceedingly lightweight, yet orders of magnitude stronger than steel. As a substitute, they would offset highly emissions intensive steel production and iron mining (to an extent). Furthermore, utilizing nanotubes in structures increases strength and reduces weight (e.g., aerospace vehicles, planes, cars and trucks), making them more energy efficient. Finally, carbon nanotubes conduct electricity, potentially helping to make electric vehicle batteries lighter and reducing demand for other mined critical minerals. Companies are at various stages of development with pyrolysis. In 2021, Monolith, a Nebraska-based chemical and energy company, received a from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand its proprietary technology using natural gas and clean electricity; it plans to use the capital to expand clean hydrogen and carbon black production. Its produced hydrogen is used to make clean ammonia and fertilizer, which is used on nearby farms. Additionally, Monolith has partnered with a major , helping them reduce their emissions by with a source of low emission carbon black. A Washington-based company, Modern Hydrogen, has developed a , drop-in, “shipping-container” approach to scale hydrogen production volumes needed by end users. In Germany, the chemical company BASF has developed a proprietary process and constructed a in Ludwigshafen; currently, it is researching how to scale its production and is exploring economic uses for the solid carbon it creates. Additionally, U.S. chemical company is commercializing its exclusive pyrolysis technique that creates a more valuable solid carbon product in addition to hydrogen. Molten Industries, C-Zero, Aurora hydrogen, and Transform Materials are at earlier stages of development. Startup Molten Industries is focusing on producing (i.e., another form of solid carbon) for lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen for the chemical and steel industries. California-based is initially focusing on Asian markets. In Canada, Aurora Hydrogen recently received support for its scalable, modular microwave (i.e., electricity) pyrolysis technology, which produces hydrogen at the point-of-use, eliminating the need for hydrogen-specific transportation infrastructure. Similarly, Transform Materials produces hydrogen, and other valuable products using microwave energy and pyrolysis. Since hydrogen is an indirect greenhouse gas, producing it close to where it will be consumed can help minimize leaks and its impact on climate change. What should we be using the hydrogen for? There is wide agreement here. First, we should be replacing the current dirty hydrogen production (i.e., SMR) with cleaner methods as quickly as possible. Next, we should be focusing on hard to abate sectors like industry (e.g., ammonia production), heavy-duty long-haul transportation (e.g., trucks), and creating cheaper, scalable pathways to low carbon drop in fuels (e.g., sustainable aviation fuel). With a safe, efficient transportation and storage network already in place, we can start plugging in the additional elements of the methane pyrolysis production pathway almost right away. We don’t need to wait years or decades (and spend billions of additional dollars) to build out a 100 percent dedicated hydrogen transportation system in order to start realizing significant emission reductions. Our current infrastructure provides us with an extraordinary head start. The co-production of solid carbon (e.g., carbon black, graphite, and carbon nanotubes) provides an additional range of very compelling environmental and economic benefits. Methane pyrolysis is one of many clean hydrogen production pathways that we should strongly pursue. With respect to the continued use of fossil fuels, gains made with pyrolysis (or carbon capture) can be cancelled out or made worse without concerted stewardship. The natural gas industry must do better at removing emissions from all segments of product development (i.e., exploration, production, gathering, transmission, storage, and distribution). Additionally, negative impacts on nearby communities must be considered and improved. A group of innovative companies, leveraging existing infrastructure, and cheap, abundant natural gas, can reduce global emissions considerably in the next decade. Though some technical challenges remain, this pathway of least resistance should be supported and enabled to the fullest extent. the latest news shaping the hydrogen market at Methane pyrolysis – the case for cleaner hydrogen with existing infrastructure, First Hydrogen (TM) Explores Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Green Hydrogen Production Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – December 16, 2024) – First Hydrogen Corp. (TSXV: FHYD) (OTC Pink:... Gasunie – Seven questions about offshore hydrogen New offshore wind farms are going to generate a lot of sustainable electricity in the future. Some of that electricity will be converted to hydrogen and brought... DNV pioneers certification for safer, scalable hydrogen production The recently released standard sets requirements and establishes an industry benchmark for the safe design, construction, and operation of electrolyser...Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) To Go Ex-Dividend on December 31st

PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (PYR.V) (CVE:PYR) Stock Price Up 11% – Still a Buy?It’s a brisk day in Johannesburg, a tiny mining town tucked among the Rand Mountains in the Mojave Desert. The landscape is vast and rugged, a mish-mash of rock, dirt and creosote bushes, swaths of gray and brown under a deep blue sky. The terrain appears completely untouched by man, but a closer look reveals dozens of cavities pocked across the rolling hills. They look like monster snake holes. Those curious holes are abandoned mines, and they’re driving a real-estate boomlet in a place that hasn’t had one in more than a century. As the price of gold climbs, the demand for Randsburg’s craggy land has been reawakened. “The market is heating up,” said David Treadwell, a real estate agent based in Hemet. “I get 2-3 leads per month on buyers looking for patented mine claims. If you can get the gold out of the ground, there’s money to be made.” Treadwell has carved out a niche for himself in the desert, selling multiple gold mining properties over the last few years. He helped his uncle sell a 47-acre gold mining property in 2017, buying ad space in a local mining journal to spread the word. “From there, people would call and say, ‘I saw you’re selling a gold mine. Wanna sell mine too?’” he said. Treadwell has sold mines to amateurs and professionals alike. Small claims sell for less than $50,000, while bigger properties with more potential bring in a few hundred thousand dollars or more. Last year, he sold the St. Elmo mine — a historic mining property in Atolia with 11 mining shafts on it, some of them hundreds of feet deep — to entrepreneur Sean Tucker. On a cold November Tuesday, a mile outside of town, Tucker’s bright yellow Diedrich D-120 drill rig pierces the desert silence. His two-man team is drilling holes and gathering samples, boring into the earth two feet at a time to see which spot has the most gold to set up larger mining operations next year. They crowd around the towering machine as the rig starts burrowing into the dirt with a 140-pound hammer, digging into the ground with swift, strong strokes. After about 30 seconds, the drill reaches two feet underground, creating an eight-inch-wide hole. They pull out the auger and take a sample of the excavated dirt. “There’s gold here,” he said with a smile. Then the drill goes back into the ground to burrow two feet further, or until they reach bedrock. There’s no time to waste. There are many holes to be dug, and the winter sun is fleeting. Miner’s equipment on a wall at a small store and museum in Randsburg on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Johannesburg, California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Sean Tucker inspects one of his gold mining claim posts near Randsburg in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Johannesburg, California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Miner’s equipment on a wall at a small store and museum in Randsburg on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Johannesburg, California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS) The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 is one of the defining moments in California history, with roughly 300,000 forty-niners flocking here to make their fortune from the U.S. and abroad. California became a state by 1850 — the genesis of its evolution into the fifth-largest economy in the world. While most of the mining took place in Northern California and the Sierra Nevada mountains, Southern California experienced smaller, more disparate gold rushes in the following decades — in places like Big Bear, Azusa Canyon, Silverado Canyon in Orange County, the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County and the Picacho District in Imperial County. One of the largest was in the Rand District in Kern County, where gold was discovered in 1895. The sun-blasted town of Randsburg sprang up virtually overnight, and the area’s largest mine, the Yellow Aster, produced the modern equivalent of more than $25 million over the next 30 years. Gold prices eventually stagnated after the Great Depression, hovering under $40 per ounce from 1933 to 1970. Most miners moved on. But over the last few years, the price of gold has soared to an all-time high; it currently sits at $2,630 per ounce. As a result, prospectors — both professional and amateur — are journeying back into these high desert mines for a chance at finding the the precious metal that moves mountains. “It’s a modern day gold rush,” Tucker said. “People are snapping up claims as quickly as possible.” In 2020, Tucker founded Gold Discovery Group, a gold mining operation based in Johannesburg, a mile from Randsburg. He owns 97 acres across five properties in the area and also leases the mining rights to 2,519 acres across 37 properties. Through geological surveys and historical documents, he estimates that there is $2 billion worth of gold under his properties. Of course, it’s not as simple as digging down and getting it. He needs drilling permits from the Bureau of Land Management, mining permits and reclamation plans to show how he plans to restore the land once he’s done mining it. But according to Tucker, the business model is there. His all-in sustaining cost — the total cost of getting the gold out of the ground — sits at roughly $1,220 per ounce. The price of gold is north of $2,600, leaving a profit margin of roughly $1,400. He’s spent about three and a half years acquiring permits and surveying the land, and he’s currently in the discovery phase, which involves drilling small holes to see which spots have the most gold. His team — master driller Martin Delgadillo and assistant driller Roderick McVay — has been permitted to drill 393 holes. So far, they’ve drilled 226. Working in the open desert can be brutal. The summer sun is unrelenting, with temperatures soaring past 100. Winter brings howling winds and freezing lows. Tucker has spent about $5 million so far and estimates he’ll spend $4 million more before his mines start producing gold. His plans call for placer mining, a process that involves separating gold from the dirt and gravel beneath the ground, which he estimates was deposited in Johannesburg through ancient flash-flood and heavy rain events. “It’s primal. There’s something in the ground that we want, and we’re getting it out,” Tucker said. “It’s what California was founded on, but now we’re coming back with modern technology.” No stranger to out-of-the-box endeavors, Tucker owned a pro bicycling team, Toyota-United, in the mid-2000s before founding Galleon Ventures, a deep-sea treasure hunting company that aimed to find sunken treasures in shipwrecks off the coast of Colombia. When drama within the Colombian government shut down his operation, he started seeking out a different kind of treasure: one buried in California. Tucker plans to start mining by next fall and will hire 80 people within the next three years. He owns an entire city block in Johannesburg, where he plans to build housing for the miners. “Now, we just have to hope the market stays where it is.” Sean Tucker’s company fenced off open shafts, some dropping hundreds of feet at the St. Elmo Mine in the Atolia Mining District on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, near Johannesburg, California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Sean Tucker with a claim map at his gold mining operation in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Johannesburg, California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Sean Tucker’s company fenced off open shafts, some dropping hundreds of feet at the St. Elmo Mine in the Atolia Mining District on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, near Johannesburg, California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS) While California has come a long way since the gold rush, many of its mining towns haven’t. In its 19th century heyday, Randsburg boasted a population of 3,500 with churches, saloons, hotels and a thousand-seat opera house. Today, a sign leading into the community describes it as a “living ghost town.” A cluster of Old West-style wooden buildings line the quiet promenade, and a handful of shacks and ranches dot the surrounding hills. It is dead still on a Tuesday in November. The 2020 census lists a population of 45, with an average age of 73. Randsburg holds a special place in gold mining lore as the producer of the largest known nugget in California history. Known as the Mojave Nugget, the 156-ounce behemoth was found there with a metal detector in 1977 and now at the Natural History Museum of L.A. County. Many properties in the Randsburg area come with patented mining rights, which is key. If you lease mining rights from the BLM (which if you pay ), you can mine the property, but you’re prohibited from building anything on top of it. If you buy a normal property, such as a house, you typically don’t get the mineral rights, so you can’t dig too far down — typically the limit is 20 feet. But if you buy a property with patented mineral rights, you own the surface and all the land beneath it, and you’re free to do whatever you want. Buyers can build a house or burrow hundreds of feet into the ground looking for gold. “In order to receive a patent back in the day, you had to prove the existence of significant mineral production,” Treadwell said, implying that properties with patents likely have plenty to mine beneath the surface. “ I’m listing is 1,700 feet north of , so chances are there’s something down there.” Plenty of gold is still being found. California led the nation in new gold discoveries last year, and a total of 10,373 gold-bearing locations have been unearthed in the Golden State, . Gregory Kuchan, a Douglas Elliman real estate agent, is currently with two mine shafts on it for $49,950. The lot spans 30 acres in Garlock, an old mining town-turned-ghost town just outside Randsburg. Kuchan, who’s based in Del Mar, said it’s outside his normal listing area, but he’s leaning into the forty-niner history and the gold rush potential to market the property. “You only need to find about 18 ounces to make this property pay for itself!” said the listing’s marketing materials. California’s original gold rush was an era of terror and lawlessness, as greed among miners led to murder, native massacres and citizen vigilantism. Things are more quiet today. But in the desert, there’s a muted sense of danger, a feeling that the normal protections of civilization are gone. Brian Fergusson, a 68-year-old crane operator who lives in Nevada and works in San Pedro, bought a 50-acre gold mine in Randsburg for $105,000 in 2020. He threw himself into the project, spending a week installing a 2,600-gallon water tank, an outhouse and a plywood shack to sleep in with stud walls and a steel door. Then, he went back to work. When he returned a few weeks later, it was all gone. “I’ve talked to people in the area, and there’s an extreme problem with thieves,” Fergusson said. “They don’t steal the gold — that requires work. If something sits on the land, someone will take it.” There’s also inherent danger in the mining itself: cave-ins are a problem, but bad air is the real killer. “You can crawl into a pocket with no oxygen without even realizing it, then black out and die,” he said. Related Articles Fergusson has been prospecting as a hobby for about a decade, and finally bought his own claim after searching around for five years. He chose this one because a U.S. Geological Survey document said that 2,500 ounces of gold had been taken from the 20 mines on the property in the early 1900s, which would be worth more than $6.5 million today. Right after buying the land, he crushed up a piece of ore and found what miners call flour gold — tiny, fine specks of gold. The 20-30 pieces didn’t even add up to a 10th of a gram, but it was enough to know that there’s more to be found. Since then, he’s been drywashing, a waterless process that uses air to separate heavy materials, such as gold, from the lighter dirt and sediment. Fergusson has sunk money into other hobbies: rock climbing, scuba diving, etc. But this is the first hobby he’s had that pays him back. He expects the land value to go up as well; he spent $105,000 on his claim in 2020, and someone recently bought a smaller lot near his for $175,000. But for him, it’s about the hunt. “When you wash out the pan and there’s gold in the bottom, it’s euphoric,” he said. Rudy Salazar, a 61-year-old truck mechanic from Orange County, got into gold mining less as a hobby and more as a moneymaking opportunity. David Treadwell pointed him toward a 58-acre property in Randsburg, and he spent nine months staring at it on Zillow before pulling the trigger in 2022. “When I started looking into chasing gold, I realized the ground is still packed with it. Man has only scratched the surface,” Salazar said. “We’re all sitting on a gold mine in California. So why am I not going after it?” His land features five gold mines and shares a fence line with the famed Yellow Aster mine, so he’s confident that there’s plenty of gold beneath the surface. Reaching it will be the tricky part. As opposed to placer mines, his property holds lode mines. To get it out, he’ll need to extract the gold from veins hidden within solid rock. Salazar spends his days exploring the mine shafts and sampling veins to see which ones hold the most gold. He’ll ramp up operations within months or years, depending on the samples. In the meantime, it’s a struggling business venture — one that he spent his entire retirement savings on. He’s aware of history potentially repeating itself. During the gold rush, most miners didn’t find fortunes, but the merchants — people selling pans, or garment makers such as and his copper-rivet blue jeans — did. So far in the modern gold rush, real estate agents are making more than the gold-seekers. “Getting a job that pays well, that’s real gold. People love the gold rush story, but I’m also aware of its outcome,” Salazar said. But he’s happy with the investment so far. And like so many Californians before him, he’s fueled by the promise of wealth, the secret riches buried in the earth, the “Eureka” moment always just out of reach. “I sit there alone. Everybody’s gone. My hands are waterlogged,” Salazar said. “It’s not easy. But I hope it pans out.”

A brief slightly nauseated look at anything including the words “artificial intelligence job losses” will do. All of this is expected to happen within the next five years so put a down payment on your next can of baked beans now. Given the current state of what is rather unwisely called the world, you’d think that 30% job losses would mean something to someone. That’s the most common number being bandied about regarding probable job losses due to artificial intelligence . Even less impressively many of these losses are expected to happen in the finance sector. You know that place that’s the home of rustic morality and good old downhome values. For some reason, somebody thinks that the extremely clunky chatbot version of that official intelligence can handle high finance. The current attempts at AGI are nowhere near that level , let alone this primitive rubbish. They also seem to think that it can handle futures contracts, derivatives commodities, and rampant market fraud. It’s not often that the word “dumb” can be used as a form of flattery but this is one of those cases. Somebody also apparently thinks that you don’t need to look at your own accounts. If nothing else, it is as good an example of the sheer technological illiteracy of the business world as you could ever wish to see. In the next five years, you can assume that the sheer unaffordability of everything will be well entrenched. This means that the Jobs Mass Extinction Event will probably synchronize nicely with the next economic meltdown, war, or whatever other entertainment happens to be available. The probability is an economic meltdown in the market, a crash, or something else we haven’t had for a while. The same geniuses that gave you the 2008 disaster are still waddling about. The good news is that you won’t have anything like enough money to be involved in any of it. The almost-new American national sport of bankruptcy has tragically sidelined tens of millions of people. The rest of the world isn’t really doing much better but is making less of a fuss about it. The astonishingly naïve belief that this technology is in any way Safe For Baby Or anyone else Is truly fascinating. Consider this: A technology that is already famous for lying and deceptive behavior is about to be entrusted with the business of the world. Hooked up to things like blockchain or other accounting systems AI could commit fraud on a scale to bankrupt whole countries or perhaps the world. Add to this the fact that you would be able to do absolutely nothing about it. You are in roughly the same position as a person buying a non-existent second-hand car. Now – Who’s a clever little collection of brainless pond scum? Guess. Better still, AI is usually attached to unaccountable third parties. Try managing a contract dispute on the basis of AI fraud. AI can be hacked. AI will be hacked. So far there hasn’t been a word on this subject. Yes, if you have been somehow completely unable to ignore the 30 years of cyber fraud and cybercrime, AI is exactly what you want. That was the fun bit. Socially it will be even more of a disaster. Somebody has apparently been doing some thinking and has managed to come up with the idea that even Universal Basic Income will not be able to manage AI job losse s. It’s academic anyway because at the moment nobody has UBI due to the total refusal of society to allow anyone the ability to afford anything. It is nice to know that somebody took the time to think of something else that wouldn’t work, though. Now the really good news You’re living in a world run by the sanest smartest most intelligent most forward-looking and least neurotic people in history. Intellect simply oozes out of every available crevice. Now you’ll be able to finally make use of all those survival skills you learned from that nice hermit crab back when you could afford to pretend to be alive. Simply use your bodily secretions to fuse all those bills into a nice shelter for yourself and your loved ones. I suggest you start taking all these hints while you still have something to take them with. Editor-at-Large based in Sydney, Australia.

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has reduced the cancer patients' financial burden significantly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Modi highlighted the achievements made in the fight against malaria and cancer in the 117th episode of his 'Mann Ki Baat'. He said the success on this front has attracted the attention of the world today. Also Read | Mahakumbh Mela 2025: Prayagraj Police Prepare Extensive Infrastructure for Maha Kumbh Safety. On the fight against cancer, the prime minister talked about a study by Medical Journal Lancet according to which the chances of starting cancer treatment in time in India have increased significantly. Modi also emphasised the role of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in ensuring timely treatment of cancer patients, within 30 days. Also Read | Mumbai: Minor Boy Found Hanging Inside Kitchen of Madrasa in Malvani; Cops Register Accidental Death Case. "Because of this scheme, 90 percent of cancer patients have been able to start their treatment on time. This has happened because earlier, due to lack of money, poor patients used to shy away from getting tested for cancer and its treatment. Now, the Ayushman Bharat Yojana has become a big support for them. Now they are coming forward to get themselves treated," he said. "The Ayushman Bharat Yojana has reduced the financial problems in cancer treatment to a great extent," he stated. Prime Minister Modi stated Malaria has been a big challenge confronting humanity for 4,000 years. "Even at the time of Independence, it was one of our biggest health challenges. Malaria ranks third among all infectious diseases that kill children between one month and five years of age. Today, I can say with satisfaction that the countrymen have collectively, strongly fought this challenge," he said in the radio broadcast. He highlighted the report of the World Health Organization (WHO) which mentions, "In India, there has been an 80 percent reduction in the number of malaria cases and deaths due to it between 2015 and 2023." Underscoring that this success has been achieved through everyone's participation, the prime minister especially mentioned the contribution of tea garden dwellers of Jorhat in Assam and the people of the Kurukshetra district of Haryana for taking the war against malaria more vigorously. "In the tea gardens of Jorhat in Assam, malaria used to be a major cause of concern for people until four years ago. But when the tea garden dwellers united to eradicate it, they started getting success to a great extent. In this effort, they have made full use of technology as well as social media," he said. "Similarly, the Kurukshetra district of Haryana has presented a very good model for controlling malaria. Here, public participation for monitoring Malaria has been quite successful. Through street plays and radio, emphasis was laid on messages which helped a lot in reducing the breeding of mosquitoes", he further stated. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler is determined to find the "right solution" for Evan Ferguson amid reports the striker could leave on loan during the January transfer window. Republic of Ireland international Ferguson has been restricted to just two Premier League starts for the Seagulls this season. The 20-year-old, who missed Friday evening's 0-0 draw with Brentford due to an ankle issue, has made a further 10 substitute appearances in the top flight, scoring once. Hurzeler insists he is "really happy" to have Ferguson at the Amex Stadium but suggested the player's future is being discussed. "At first, I think he needs to get back on the pitch," Hurzeler said of Ferguson ahead of Monday's trip to Aston Villa. "The rumours, I won’t discuss them in public. "I think it’s very important the player knows our idea, that we know the idea from the player and then it’s most important to be honest with each other, to find the right solution for the club and in the end also for the player. "I’m really happy that Evan is in our squad and I’m hoping that he will be back on the pitch as soon as possible." In Ferguson's absence, Brighton's winless run was stretched to six league matches by a frustrating stalemate against the Bees. Five of those results have come against teams in the bottom half of the division, with the Seagulls dropping from second spot to mid-table amid the poor run. Hurzeler, who has masterminded wins over Manchester United, Tottenham and Manchester City since succeeding Roberto De Zerbi in the summer, has mixed feelings about his first half a season in English football. "When we look at the games we had, for sure we should be disappointed because we have other ambitions," said the 31-year-old German. "We want to finish the games with different results. "But in the end we know that it will be a process, we had a lot of changes in the summer. We have a really, really young squad and therefore we have to give them time. "We know that a process is not always linear. You will do a process in waves and then you have to work hard for it and that’s why there are pros and cons where you can say there was a good half-season or a bad half-season. "We just try to focus on the process, try to improve, try to be more consistent in the way we get results and then I’m quite positive we will play a good second half of the season." Unai Emery's Villa sit only two points above Brighton as they balance domestic duties with their Champions League exploits. "They had also a tough period, now they are getting more and more back to shape," Hurzeler said of Villa. "They had some great games already in the Champions League, they have a clear style of play. "Emery has a big impact on Aston Villa’s philosophy, they have great individual players. "I heard a lot about the atmosphere there so it will be a great opportunity for us to improve and to show our identity."

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Church Built by Roman Emperor Justinian I Excavated in Aquileia, ItalyOneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in MongoDB, Inc. ( NASDAQ:MDB – Free Report ) by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,005 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in MongoDB were worth $272,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of MongoDB during the second quarter worth $25,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp grew its holdings in MongoDB by 682.4% during the 2nd quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 133 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its position in MongoDB by 2,580.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of MongoDB in the second quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of MongoDB by 178.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 145 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.29% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research firms recently weighed in on MDB. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of MongoDB from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on MongoDB from $358.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on MongoDB from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of MongoDB from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of MongoDB in a research report on Friday, August 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $336.54. Insider Activity at MongoDB In related news, CFO Michael Lawrence Gordon sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.31, for a total value of $1,451,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 80,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,313,925.17. This trade represents a 5.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website . Also, Director Dwight A. Merriman sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $290.40, for a total transaction of $290,400.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,138,006 shares in the company, valued at $330,476,942.40. This trade represents a 0.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . In the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,600 shares of company stock valued at $7,034,249. 3.60% of the stock is owned by insiders. MongoDB Stock Up 5.4 % MongoDB stock opened at $332.50 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $278.10 and a 200-day moving average of $272.88. The company has a quick ratio of 5.03, a current ratio of 5.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. MongoDB, Inc. has a twelve month low of $212.74 and a twelve month high of $509.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.56 billion, a PE ratio of -110.10 and a beta of 1.15. MongoDB ( NASDAQ:MDB – Get Free Report ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $478.11 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $465.03 million. MongoDB had a negative return on equity of 15.06% and a negative net margin of 12.08%. The company’s revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.63) EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that MongoDB, Inc. will post -2.39 EPS for the current fiscal year. MongoDB Company Profile ( Free Report ) MongoDB, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides general purpose database platform worldwide. The company provides MongoDB Atlas, a hosted multi-cloud database-as-a-service solution; MongoDB Enterprise Advanced, a commercial database server for enterprise customers to run in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment; and Community Server, a free-to-download version of its database, which includes the functionality that developers need to get started with MongoDB. 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Some quotations from Jimmy Carter . We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell on the weaknesses and mistakes of others. I have come to realize that in every person there is something fine and pure and noble, along with a desire for self-fulfillment. Political and religious leaders must attempt to provide a society within which these human attributes can be nurtured and enhanced. — from 1975 book “Why Not the Best?” Our government can express the highest common ideals of human beings — if we demand of government true standards of excellence. At this Bicentennial time of introspection and concern, we must demand such standards. — “Why Not the Best?” I am a Southerner and an American, I am a farmer, an engineer, a father and husband, a Christian, a politician and former governor, a planner, a businessman, a nuclear physicist, a naval officer, a canoeist, and among other things a lover of Bob Dylan’s songs and Dylan Thomas’s poetry. — “Why Not the Best?” Christ said, “I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery.” I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. This is something that God recognizes I will do — and I have done it — and God forgives me for it. But that doesn’t mean that I condemn someone who not only looks on a woman with lust but who leaves his wife and shacks up with somebody out of wedlock. — Interview, November 1976 Playboy. This inauguration ceremony marks a new beginning, a new dedication within our Government, and a new spirit among us all. A President may sense and proclaim that new spirit, but only a people can provide it. — Inaugural address, January 1977. It’s clear that the true problems of our nation are much deeper — deeper than gasoline lines or energy shortages, deeper even than inflation and recession. ... All the legislation in the world can’t fix what’s wrong with America. ... It is a crisis of confidence. — So-called “malaise” speech, July 1979. But we know that democracy is always an unfinished creation. Each generation must renew its foundations. Each generation must rediscover the meaning of this hallowed vision in the light of its own modern challenges. For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival; liberty is human rights; the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants. — Farewell Address, January 1981. We appreciate the past. We are grateful for the present and we’re looking forward to the future with great anticipation and commitment. — October 1986, at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum. War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. — December 2002, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. Fundamentalists have become increasingly influential in both religion and government, and have managed to change the nuances and subtleties of historic debate into black-and-white rigidities and the personal derogation of those who dare to disagree. ... The influence of these various trends poses a threat to many of our nation’s historic customs and moral commitments, both in government and in houses of worship. — From 2005 book “Our Endangered Values.” I think that this breakthrough by Barack Obama has been remarkable. When he made his speech (on race) a few months ago in Philadelphia, I wept. I sat in front of the television and cried, because I saw that as the most enlightening and transforming analysis of racism and a potential end of it that I ever saw in my life. — August 2008, commenting on then-Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy. I think it’s based on racism. There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president. ... No matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect. — September 2009, reacting to Rep. Joe Wilson’s shout of “You lie!” during a speech to Congress by President Barack Obama. I’m still determined to outlive the last guinea worm. — 2010, on The Carter Center’s work to eradicate guinea worm disease. You know how much I raised to run against Gerald Ford? Zero. You know how much I raised to run against Ronald Reagan? Zero. You know how much will be raised this year by all presidential, Senate and House campaigns? $6 billion. That’s 6,000 millions. — September 2012, reacting to the 2010 “Citizens United” U.S. Supreme Court decision permitting unlimited third-party political spending. I have become convinced that the most serious and unaddressed worldwide challenge is the deprivation and abuse of women and girls, largely caused by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare, unfortunately following the example set during my lifetime by the United States. — From 2014 book “A Call to Action.” I don’t think there’s any doubt now that the NSA or other agencies monitor or record almost every telephone call made in the United States, including cellphones, and I presume email as well. We’ve gone a long way down the road of violating Americans’ basic civil rights, as far as privacy is concerned. — March 2014, commenting on U.S. intelligence monitoring after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks We accept self-congratulations about the wonderful 50th anniversary - which is wonderful - but we feel like Lyndon Johnson did it and we don’t have to do anything anymore. — April 2014, commenting on racial inequality during a celebration of the Civil Rights Act’s 40th anniversary. I had a very challenging question at Emory (University) the other night: “How would you describe the United States of America today in one word?” And I didn’t know what to say for a few moments, but I finally said, “Searching.” I think the country in which we live is still searching for what it ought to be, and what it can be, and I’m not sure we’re making much progress right at this moment. — October 2014 during a celebration of his 90th birthday. The life we have now is the best of all. We have an expanding and harmonious family, a rich life in our church and the Plains community, and a diversity of projects at The Carter Center that is adventurous and exciting. Rosalynn and I have visited more than 145 countries, and both of us are as active as we have ever been. We are blessed with good health and look to the future with eagerness and confidence, but are prepared for inevitable adversity when it comes. — From 2015 book, “A Full Life.”