After having invested $1.2 billion to develop the Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is no surprise that Ivanhoe Mines' executive chairman, Robert Friedland, is bullish on copper. The engine that drives his confidence comes in the form of electric vehicles which, according to investment manager U.S. Global Investors, need up to four times the amount of copper traditional...Read More
Great Atlantic Resources (TSXV.GR) announced that, in the spring of 2018, it will start drilling at its Porcupine base metal – precious metal – rare earth element project located in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick. The site is approximately 50 kilometres west of the city of Miramichi and occupies a land package of 2,830 hectares.Following the approval of a diamond drilli...Read More
https://uk.reuters.com/LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – After the party must come the hangover. Industrial metals went on something of a bull bender over the course of December and have done no more than stagger into the New Year.Copper went on an 11-day binge of consecutive highs as London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month metal powered through the $7,000 a tonne barrier to a four-year peak of $7,...Read More
The hardest thing in exploration is finding mineralization, once you've found it, that is the hard part done and all you have to do is keep drilling to find how big it is, by drilling a little further away from the "discovery hole" with each drill-hole.However, there is the another approach. Once you've found the mineralization, just keep drilling the same area time and time again. I'm going to ca...Read More
Posted: Jan 20, 2018JK: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?Published: Jan 20, 2018MIF: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?On January 20, 2018 I gave a presentation at the Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver in which I address the d?j? vu feeling that this is January 2000 all over again when resource juniors were lagging, the general equity marke...Read More
Kaiser Media Watch Blog enables John Kaiser to share online content from other media he deems interesting or relevant to Kaiser Research Online audiences. He collects links to such content and writes a brief explanation. The KMW Blog gets updated during the evening KRO update. After a week or so the current KMW Blog gets archived and a new one is started. Tweets are sent with a link to the item in...Read More
Posted: Jan 20, 2018JK: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?Published: Jan 20, 2018MIF: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?On January 20, 2018 I gave a presentation at the Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver in which I address the d?j? vu feeling that this is January 2000 all over again when resource juniors were lagging, the general equity marke...Read More
Posted: Jan 20, 2018JK: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?Published: Jan 20, 2018MIF: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?On January 20, 2018 I gave a presentation at the Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver in which I address the d?j? vu feeling that this is January 2000 all over again when resource juniors were lagging, the general equity marke...Read More
Posted: Jan 20, 2018JK: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?Published: Jan 20, 2018MIF: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?On January 20, 2018 I gave a presentation at the Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver in which I address the d?j? vu feeling that this is January 2000 all over again when resource juniors were lagging, the general equity marke...Read More
Posted: Jan 20, 2018JK: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?Published: Jan 20, 2018MIF: MIF Presentation: Dot-Com Bubble D?j? Vu for Resource Juniors?On January 20, 2018 I gave a presentation at the Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver in which I address the d?j? vu feeling that this is January 2000 all over again when resource juniors were lagging, the general equity marke...Read More
Dropping Population Means Less Representation in CongressThe census bureau came out with estimates on which states will gain or lose congressional seats after the 2020 census. Congressional seats are apportioned by population.Most of the states with dropping populations are high tax states. California, Rhode Island, and New York are all expected to lose Congressional seats. Illinois is hit especi...Read More
Dropping Population Means Less Representation in CongressThe census bureau came out with estimates on which states will gain or lose congressional seats after the 2020 census. Congressional seats are apportioned by population.Most of the states with dropping populations are high tax states. California, Rhode Island, and New York are all expected to lose Congressional seats. Illinois is hit especi...Read More
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US President Donald Trump has praised the gold standard in the past, but could he really bring it back? We take a look at whether it's actually possible.Read full newsRead More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1332.20+$5.90-0.43%Silver$17.02+$0.08-1.28%XAU87.97+0.46%-1.28%HUI196.93+0.20%-2.19%GDM662.24-0.01%-1.21%JSE Gold1297.69-11.87-2.53%USD90.67+0.15-0.31%Euro122.19-0.22+0.11%Yen90.42+0.26+0.43%Oil$63.37-$0.58-1.45%10-Year2.661%+0.041+4.43%Bond148.59375-0.84375-1.25%Dow26071.72+0.21%+1.04%Nasdaq7336.38+0.55%+1.04%S&P2810.30+0.44%+0.86% The Metals: Gold gained $11.60...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort301,86390,15273,170158,202390,709533,235554,031Change from Prior Reporting Period 12,7024,2793,9008,10320,33924,70528,518Traders19091904457270206 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 49,09828,302582,333 2,173-1,64026,878 non reportable positionsChange from the previous report...Read More
By Gary SavageToday's video looks at the recent price action in gold and miners with a detailed analysis of the trading difficulties confronting one's human nature. https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/ Read More
Gold bullion tends to rise January and February before Chinese New Year (see table)Gold is nearly 8% and $100 higher since Fed raised rates one month agoOptions traders are bullish and suggest gold has room to run (see chart)Nervous in short term, positive in medium term - gold at $1,500 in 2018From Bloomberg:Gold's breakneck rally eased this week, but tailwinds in both physical and paper marke...Read More
Following the dismissal by a U.S. court of Crystallex's lawsuit against asset transfers by Venezuelan-owned refiner Citgo, the Canadian company announced that it has requested a new hearing.According to Venezuelan media, the miner filed the new request before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week. The company alleges that the South American country is performing "fraudulent trans...Read More
Barrick Gold says Pascua-Lama is operating under a temporary closure plan in Chile since construction was halted in 2013.Read full newsRead More