Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
RAPAPORT... Fresh off the GemGen??ve show, founders Thomas Faerber and Ronny Totah join Rapaport's Avi Krawitz to discuss the trends they saw there.In this episode of the Rapaport Diamond Podcast, the executives also talk about the role of trade fairs in general, and share their impressions of the colored-gem and antique-jewelry markets amid the recent turbulence.Listen to the podcast here:Di...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A diamond merchant accused of smuggling $26m of diamonds has been arrested by customs officials at Delhi airport. Meet Kachhadiya, who ran a Universal Diamonds, in Surat's Sachin Special Economic Zone (SEZ), allegedly evaded duty when he exported 30 consignments of "lab grown" diamonds to Hong Kong from February 2021 to May 2021. He'd reportedly been evading...Read More
IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningLong-time poll leader Petro won the first round as expected with about 40% of the vote, but centrist populist outsider Hernandez surprised many by taking 2...Read More
IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningCarter will be responsible for the firm's platinum group metals operations in the US and projects and exploration activities in Argentina.Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 30 points in pre-opening trade. Investors are watching for news from a meeting today between President Biden, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and Treasury Secretary Yellen. The Canadian Dollar slipped 0.10 to US78.83 cents following release of Canada's March GDP report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.8%...Read More
With the aim of rebalancing its portfolio towards metals needed for the world's energy transition, Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) will look to finish building its biggest ever project, the Quebrada Blanca phase 2 (QB2) in Chile, by the end of 2022 and double its copper production. In an interview with The Northern Miner, Teck's COO Red Conger said the project, which had initial...Read More
Holders of cryptocurrencies are reeling after a brutal year-to-date, with a catastrophic April and May serving to remind investors of the dangers in relying upon such ephemeral stores of wealth. The Financial Times estimates that more than US$1 trillion has been wiped from the value of crypto assets in the five months to the end of May. Losers include Vitalik Buterin (creator of the Ethereum b...Read More
This week's episode features Duncan Wood, vice-president for strategy and new initiatives at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C., in conversation with Northern Miner reporter Naimul Karim. Duncan discusses how the United States lags far behind China when it comes to stockpiling natural resources, as well as the recent nationalization of lithium in Mexico and the implications for the industry.All...Read More
Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has released initial results of the alternative acid-bake process testing mineralized feed from the company's Wicheeda rare earth element (REE) project. This hydrometallurgy program, which started in December 2021 and includes pilot plant operations, is being conducted by SGS Lakefield.Over 20 tests on several concentrate samples have been completed to date,...Read More
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) is buying Canada's Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) in an all-share deal worth US$6.7 billion, which will make it the world's fourth-largest gold producer.Under the terms of the deal, Yamana's shareholders will receive 0.6 of a Gold Field share for each outstanding share in Yamana, representing a 34% premium to its average share price over the...Read More
FPX Nickel is a publicly-traded company in Canada and the USA with a focus on developing a large source of low-cost, low-carbon nickel for electric vehicle b...Read full newsRead More
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Times like these, eh? We're all living through them, but they're hard to talk about in a meaningful way.It's easy to use reductive sayings. Anyone commenting on the markets tends to fall back on these pithy aphorisms even though they don't actually offer much guidance."Buy the dip" some say. "Blood in the streets" certainly applies too.Sometimes they're a bit more subjective. It's common to hear t...Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Mako Mining Corp. [MKO-TSXV; MAKOF-OTCQB] reported positive drill results from the San Pablo zone at the Las Conchitas North (LC-N) area of its 100%-owned San Albino/Murra property in Nicaragua. The LC-N area is located approximately 750 metres south of the San Albino gold mine which is currently in commercial production.Initial drilling in 2018 targeted a mineralized...Read More
Is this the summer of destruction?At this point, the only thing that is going to lower oil prices isn't some last-second policy thrown together by the White House. No, regardless of the political promises made to us in Washington, there's no more time left. The last grains of sand in the hourglass fell last weekend when the summer driving season officially kicked off. How bad have things gotten...Read More
Fox Business, Released on 6/1/22Danielle DiMartino Booth is CEO & Chief Strategist for Quill Intelligence LLC, a research and analytics firm. She spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic newsletter She is the author of Fed Up: An In...Read More
Fox Business, Released on 6/1/22Jim Bianco is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. Since 1990 Jim's commentaries have offered a unique perspective on the global economy and financial markets. Unencumbered by the biases of traditional Wall Street research, Jim has built a decades long reputation for objective, incisive commentary that challenges consensus thinking. In nearly 20...Read More
Doug Casey's Take, Released on 6/1/22Doug Casey's take on the return of barter, pirates, the general decay of civilization, and how Jamie Dimon is finally using the right metaphor for what's coming. Doug's recent essay on International Man: https://internationalman.com/articles... Join our email list to get Special reports and updates: https://dougcasey.substack.com/aboutConnect with us on Telegra...Read More
SchiffGold, Released on 6/1/22A lot of investors wonder about the lack of movement in gold and silver, especially given rampant inflation. Why haven't we seen a big rally in precious metals as many expected? Why shouldn't you just give up on gold and silver? Peter Schiff answers these questions in this video.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity...Read More
Jay Taylor Media, Released on 6/1/22Doug Noland, Portfolio Manager for the Tactical Short Strategy at McAlvany Wealth Management, provides information in support of the risk of hyperinflation.Doug's popular Credit Bubble Bulletin is here: https://creditbubblebulletin.blogspot... Doug Noland, hyperinflation, inflationDoug Noland - Why the Risk of Hyperinflation is Real added by Herman James on 0...Read More