Gold Silver (w/ Mike Maloney), Released on 2/1/23There has been a lot of talk over the years about gold and its supposed role as financial 'insurance'. But in today's video Mike Maloney uses a simple chart to show how there are brief periods where gold & silver not only offer protection from economic turmoil...but simultaneously offer massive gains in true purchasing power.Michael Maloney is a pre...Read More

Zero Hedge, Released on 2/1/23A massive international research collaboration that analyzed several dozen rigorous studies focusing on "physical interventions" against COVID-19 and influenza found that they provide little to no protection against infection or illness rates.Continue... Massive Peer-Reviewed Mask Study Shows 'Little To No Difference' In Preventing COVID, Flu Infection added by Herman...Read More

Citizen Free Press, Released on 2/1/23"Senator Bernie Sanders takes on the billionaire class and speaks blunt truths about our country's failure to address the destructive nature of a system that is fueled by uncontrolled greedContinue... Bernie Sanders charging $95 per ticket for Anti-Capitalism event... added by Herman James on 02/01/2023View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More

Reuters (via MSN), Released on 2/1/23"They are telling the poor depositors you will get a little bit more but then this is eaten up by inflation and taxes."Continue... Hyperinflation: Lebanon officially devalues its currency by 90% added by Herman James on 02/01/2023View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More

The PEA base case outlines an initial 4.4Mtpa processing throughput expanding to 8.Read More

Miners involved in the project have sworn that they will fight the ruling. "This is an injustice. We will consult with our legal advisors as to the appropriate next steps to fight the decision.Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipUr-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumThe explorer, which together with ASX-listed Piedmont Lithium, is hoping to start producing within two years, has boosted resources by 16% from 30 mi...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumUr-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energySheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedYamana Gold shareholders voted 98.7% in favour of the special resolution approving the previously-announced...Read More

Bradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumUr-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energySheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSORED  Despite challenges for junior iron ore miners and developers, Constance is expressing confidence its core...Read More

Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDIndonesia, which banned nickel ore exports in January 2020, and is planning to ban bauxite exports in June, is no...Read More

Vale reported fourth-quarter iron ore production at 80.85Mt. Full-year iron ore production was 307.Read More

The yellow metal resurgence was powered by central bank demand reaching its highest level since 1967 at 1136t in 2022, while global bar and coin demand improved 2% to 1217t, a nine-year high whereRead More

(IDEX Online) - The Indian government today announced an immediate abolition of the five per cent import levy on the graphite seeds used to create lab grown diamonds.The move is seen as a major boost to India's small but growing lab grown sector, and follows the announcement last August that the State Bank of India (SBI) would, for the first time, provide loans for manufacturers to buy the ma...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Pope Francis yesterday told crowds in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) how the "poison of greed" had smeared its diamonds with blood.In a hard-hitting speech he condemned the "economic colonialism" of those who had plundered its natural resources.And he described the country's ongoing conflict with neighboring Rwanda as a "forgotten genocide".At the start of a four-day v...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers today reported $450m of rough sales during its first cycle of 2023, down over 30 per cent on 2022.That's despite reports that larger stones (+2.0-cts) were discounted by as much as 10 per cent, and a relaxation in its buyback terms - allowing sightholders to reject 20 per cent of goods over one carat from a parcel, rather than the standard 10 per cent. The UK-bas...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Round prices fell yet again during January amid continued hesitancy in the markets, although fancies fared much better. Overall demand remains slow, sentiment is weak, and manufacturing in India is still well below full capacity. Estimates for the number of workers laid off in Surat vary between 10,000 and 20,000. China scrapped its zero-COVID policy in December, which has fre...Read More

Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDThe mine had been operating at a reduced rate due to community protests since former Peruvian president Pedro Cas...Read More

The London-listed miner and trader reported copper production down by 12% year-on-year, at 1.06Mt.Read More

Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDChina's manufacturing PMI was 50.1% for the month, which is an increase of 3.Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points in pre-opening trade.Focus today is on the FOMC meeting announcement at 2:00 PM EST. Consensus calls for a 0.25% increase in the Fed Fund Rate to 4.50%-4.75%.Snap dropped $1.59 to $9.56 after issuing negative revenue guidance. Electronic Arts dropped $8.38 to $120.30 after issuing negative earnings guidance....Read More