Gold prices are beginning to enter zones that have seen significant resistance for a few years now. Naturally, gold bugs are optimistic that this time, the price will push through and start climbing up to US$1,400 and beyond.One unique stock that will give you exposure to both gold and silver is Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSX:WPM)(NYSE:WPM). For those that don't know, Wheaton is the new name f...Read More
The markets plunged last week, and investors were flocking to hedge against a market downturn. In times of uncertainty, gold is a proven safe haven for investors. This makes sense, as gold and market crashes are negatively correlated. Need proof? From May 10, 2011, to October 3, 2011, the S&P lost 19% of its value, while gold gained 9.4%. During the last financial crisis, the S&P lost 5...Read More
Trade wars historically have been symptomatic of more profound underlying problems. Primarily economic in nature. Any big war in history can be tied to economic roots.The degree to which the U.S. financial and economic system is self-destructing varies inversely with the amplitude of the propaganda promoting the opposite.Yet, in 2016 based on the latest annual W-2 numbers available (SSA.Gov), 55%...Read More
An Australian nickel miner, a London-listed precious metals producer and a copper-focused Canadian were key market risers over the past 24 hours.Staff reporterNickel miner Western Areas among the risers27 MARCH 201827/03/2018commentsshareThe gains came as North American markets closed higher yesterday as trade war fears eased, but London's FTSE100 had closed slightly lower as tensions between Russ...Read More
BonTerra Resources (BTR.V) is in the middle of its 70,000 meter drill program at the Gladiator deposit and five drill rigs are currently active on the project site. These five rigs will be focusing on drilling the Gladiator deposit out with a 50 meter hole spacing for a total program size of 25,000 meters, whilst BonTerra is also working on a 5,000 meter regional exploration program to define new...Read More
The recent heightened threat of potential strikes at copper mines in Chile has started to fade, as Antofagasta (LN:ANTO) reportedly reached an agreement with workers at Los Pelambres, avoiding a walkout.Industrial action has reportedly been avoided at Antofagasta's Los Pelambres copper mine27 MARCH 201827/03/2018commentsshare In addition to this, a labour dispute at First Quantum Minerals' (CN...Read More
After the spread between high and lower-grade ores failed to narrow as expected, Fortescue Metals Group (AU:FMG) has lowered its full-year iron ore price realisation guidance.Kristie BattenFortescue thinks the spread between high- and low-grade ores will eventually narrow27 MARCH 201827/03/2018commentsshare Despite a first-half price realisation of 68% of the S&P Global Platts 62 CFR index (in...Read More
Exploration activities at Nevsun's Timok copper-gold project in Serbia. Source: Nevsun Resources Ltd.Nevsun Resources Ltd. [NSU-TSX, NYSE AMERICAN] on Tuesday March 27 announced impressive new assay results from the recently completed $20 million exploration drilling program on the Lower Zone at the Timok copper-gold project in Serbia.Highlights include 1.00% copper and 0.20 g/t gold (1.14% copper...Read More
Diamond drilling at Transition's Sunday Lake platinum group metals project, northwest Ontario. Source: Transition Metals Corp.Transition Metals Corp. [XTM-TSXV, TNTMF-OTC] said Tuesday March 27 that it has received the first set of assay results from the continuing drill program conducted by North American Palladium Ltd. [PDL-TSX, PALDF-OTC] on the Sunday Lake platinum-palladium project.Sunday Lak...Read More
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (15,216.18, down 82.38 points)Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Unchanged at $3.79 on 6.8 million shares.Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB). Healthcare. Down 37 cents, or 3.74 per cent, to $9.53 on 6.5 million shares.Balmoral Resources Ltd. (TSX:BAR). Miner. Down 18.5 cen...Read More
The developed world has lived with unnaturally-low interest rates for so long that it's become hard to imagine what life in a normal financial system would be like. But as rates finally start to rise, some of the necessary lifestyle adjustments are emerging. A big one is the fact that the days of refinancing one's house every few years to extract free cash or lower the monthly mortgage payment are...Read More
Don't let emotions cloud your judgment.This is rule #2 when it comes to investing.And rule #1?Well, that's easy.Exploit others' emotions to get rich.When everyone's scared, be brave.And when everyone's greedy, be cautious.This isn't rocket science.We've seen it time and time again.To quote the great Warren Buffett...Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.As an invest...Read More
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: AVU) is a growth-oriented junior exploration and development company focused on aggressive exploration, using a modified prospect generator model, for valuable mineral deposits in politically stable and prospective regions of Europe, including Portugal, Kosovo, and Germany. According to Paul Kuhn, President and CEO, of Avrupa Minerals, their plans for 2018 include a 1,5...Read More
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) owns 100% of the Pumpkin Hollow Copper Development Property, located near Yerington Nevada, US. Pumpkin Hollow is a large, advanced-stage-development, copper property, with substantial reserves and resources including copper, gold, silver, as well as a large iron resource. Pumpkin Hollow copper project is located entirely on private land close to infrastructure with all re...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Grizzly Discoveries (TSXV: GZD) Enters LOI to Purchase Cobalt-Copper-Silver Claims in Southeastern British Columbia Edmonton, Alberta - March 27, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Grizzly Discoveries Inc. (TSXV: GZD) (OTC Pink:...Read More
"It is often the case that police shootings, incidents where law enforcement officers pull the trigger on civilians, are left out of the conversation on gun violence. But a police officer shooting a civilian counts as gun violence. Every time an officer uses a gun against an innocent or an unarmed person contributes to the culture of gun violence in this country."-Journalist Celisa CalacalEnough...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Antioquia Gold (TSXV: AGD) Announces Results of Mineralized Material Sorting from Guaico and Nus Calgary, Alberta - March 27, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Antioquia Gold Inc. (TSXV: AGD) (OTC Pink: AGDXF) ("Antioquia Gold"...Read More
Anatomy of Waterfall DeclinesIn an article published in these pages in early March, I have discussed the similarities between the current chart pattern in the S&P 500 Index compared to the patterns that formed ahead of the crashes of 1929 and 1987, as well as the crash-like plunge in the Nikkei 225 Index in 1990. The following five similarities were decisive features of these crash patterns: - a...Read More
Seeing Things for What They ArePicture, if you will, a group of slaves owned by a cruel man. Most of them are content, but one says to the others, "I will defy the Master". While his statement would superficially appear to yearn towards freedom, it does not. It betrays that this slave, just like the others, thinks of the man who beats them as their "Master" (note the capital M). This slave does no...Read More
Smoke SignalsGold went up by 33 of the Master's Notes, but silver went up only 22 of the His Cents. Decrepit though he may be... it's still his funny money, and he always wants more of it. [PT] The rising gold-silver ratio is one thing we add to others that signal the not-good economy. Silver has industrial uses, but gold basically does not. So a rising ratio shows rising monetary demand relativ...Read More