Gold futures climbed Friday to score a gain for the week, with the metal finding support in the wake of mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, as well as from a weaker tone for the U.S. dollar. At least 49 people on Friday were killed at a pair of mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The "New Zealand news is positively supporting gold," said Chintan Karnani, chief market...Read More

Think about the last five years...Can you recall an unexpected event that led to financial stress? Maybe a health crisis, layoff, leaky roof, or unexpected car repair.You're not alone. Approximately two-thirds of U.S. households experience an unexpected event that negatively impacts their financial wellbeing, according to Pew research.So it's no wonder the most common cause of money stress is the...Read More

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"Dundee Precious Metals Achieves Major Milestone With First Gold Concentrate Production From Its Krumovgrad Open Pit Gold Mine https://t.co/43tOQ93KMs"Read full newsRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced three long-term goals Wednesday for cleaning up the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site in southwestern Colorado.Read full newsRead More

"Canada Cobalt Works is the player to watch in Northern Ontario's Cobalt Camp! Stay Tuned Read About it: https://t.co/W4OZqg5Xrz #CCW $CCW @canadacobalt #Cobalt #Mining #CCW.V #Silver #TSXV #SmallCaps #batterymetals #momentumstocks"Read full newsRead More

Lucara Diamond Corp (TSX:LUC) has a decade-long history of success-a rare feat among resource companies. Even more impressive is its free cash flow profile, which helps support an impressive 6% dividend, a payout the company has maintained since 2014.The root of Lucara’s success stems from its focus on a resource rich, politically stable, mining friendly country: Botswana.If you want to dive...Read More

Investing in commodity producers can be difficult. Resource companies - from gold miners to oil producers - typically face above-average levels of volatility.While hedging can help reduce uncertainty, most commodity companies experience wild boom-and-bust cycles, sometimes within the same year.However, volatility can be your friend, giving you limited-time buying opportunities at bargain prices. W...Read More

The New Mexico Environment Department announced via Twitter that it received word from the Environmental Protection Agency stating that the Gold King Mine wastewater treatment facility is back up and running following a failure reported on March 14, 2019, due to a loss of power.The electric blackout was caused by a severe winter storm that struck the area this past week. The Gladstone plant, which...Read More

While gold miners have been making substantial profits in recent quarters thanks to rising gold prices and better operational and financial discipline, they continue to seek new ounces via the drill bit to fill their production pipeline. A look at eight majors and juniors exploring for gold worldwide.BARRICK GOLDThe world's largest gold miner Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is also heavily inv...Read More

Peruvian President Mart?-n Vizcarra shared a video on his social media channels where he announces that authorities are going to have a permanent presence in the Amazon to guard against the development of illegal mining activities.Earlier in the year, his administration launched Operation Mercury in the southeastern Madre de Dios department. The initiative involved the deployment of almost 1,600 p...Read More

The world's top diamond producer by output, Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), published this week an updated estimate of its Joint Ore Reserves Committee or JORC reserves and resources."The JORC Code-compliant report from Micon's independent experts estimated Alrosa's diamond resources and reserves as of 1 July 2018 at 1,064 million carats and 628 million carats, respectively," the miner said in a press release....Read More

Researchers with the University of Aberdeen and the University of Glasgow published a study where they state that an abundance of copper played an equally crucial role to oxygen in helping the rise and spread of the earliest animals 700 million years ago.By analyzing a series of geological records, the scientists were able to prove that the level of copper in the environment increased dramatically...Read More

Each year, nearly 33 million people worldwide celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, according to a new WalletHub study.  The holiday can get quite expensive for consumers. In 2019, consumers are expected to spend about $5.6 billion on the holiday. To put that into perspective, the average person is to spend about $40 during this year's celebrations. This day is also one of the most popular day...Read More

I sourced the chart below from a blog called The Macro Tourist. I added the title and the two yellow trend lines. The chart shows the daily price of gold since the inception of the bull market in 2000-2001. Last Friday (March 8th) gold popped $12 +/- (depending on the time from which you measure). I mentioned to some colleagues that "gold may be starting something special."The price of gold retest...Read More

(YouTube version to be added) Mar. 15th, 2019(S14-E687)Featured GuestsCEO Ken Lewis &Bob HoyePlease Listen HereLIMITED OFFER - FREE $5 IN ONEGOLD DIGITAL BLOCKCHAIN EXCLUSIVELY TO GOLDSEEK.COM PATRONS!(Remember to say Goldseek Radio sent you!).ONEGOLD Inc. holds physical gold and silver metals at the Royal Canadian Mint through our friends at APMEX and Sprott.CEO of APMEX and founder of...Read More

First Vanadium Corp. (TSXV: FVAN, OTCQX: FVANF, FSE: 1PY) (formerly Cornerstone Metals Inc.) has an option to earn a 100% interest in the Carlin Vanadium Project, located in Elko County, Nevada. The Carlin Vanadium Project contains North America's largest highest-grade primary vanadium resources and is situated 6 miles south of a major rail hub and mining community of Carlin, Nevada, a major highw...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday March 15 that are worth another look.Import tariffs on steel products in the United States created under Section 232 are likely to remain in place at least until the end of 2019, the chief executive officer of Gerdau, Gustavo Werneck, said during an event at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday March 13. The Singapore Ex...Read More

Steel billet prices showed a slight increase in most regions in the week ended Friday March 15, with scrap costs remaining high, but demand in many buying outlets was weak.The exception was Southeast Asia, where trading activity was strong, despite increased costs.Scrap prices remained at high levels, with Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern European HMS 1&2 (80:20) scrap material at $318.37 per...Read More

(YouTube version to be added) Mar. 15th, 2019(S14-E687)Featured GuestsCEO Ken Lewis &Bob HoyePlease Listen HereLIMITED OFFER - FREE $5 IN ONEGOLD DIGITAL BLOCKCHAIN EXCLUSIVELY TO GOLDSEEK.COM PATRONS!(Remember to say Goldseek Radio sent you!).ONEGOLD Inc. holds physical gold and silver metals at the Royal Canadian Mint through our friends at APMEX and Sprott.CEO of APMEX and founder of...Read More