(IDEX Online) - The average spend on a diamond engagement ring in the US last year was $7,011, up 6.1 per cent on 2020, as couples opted for bigger stones, and more lab growns.The size of the center stone diamond size rose, on average, from 1.20 carats to 1.32 carats.And almost a quarter of couple are choosing a lab grown stone, according to research for BriteCo, an insurance technology company. T...Read More

"In addition to an underlying strengthening of the Brazilian Real during the first quarter, our operating costs faced the same inflationary headwinds experienced globally across all industries," Ero'sRead More

After producing 55,602 tonnes of copper in concentrate in Q1—which compares to 105,884 tonnes for the full year of 2021, Ivanhoe expects to reach the upper end of 2022 copper production guidance of 290,000-340,000 tonnes. This has been aided by the early commissioning of the phase 2 concentrator plant, it said.C1 cash costs, meanwhile, were US$1.21 per pound in the quarter which compares to...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 3 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of the U.S. April Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 1.2% in March. Actual was an increase of 0.3%. On a year-over-year basis consensus was an increase of 8.1% versus a gain of 8.5% in March....Read More

Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) says that the company is in "uncharted territory" regarding the closure of the sale of its Russian assets. In April, the company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with the Highland Gold Mining group of companies to sell its Russian assets for US$680 million, weeks after Western nations announced sanctions on Russia after the country began i...Read More

Uranium producers Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) and Orano are increasing their stakes in the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan by buying Idemitsu Canada Resources' 7.9% interest in the asset for $187 million.Cameco, the world's third-largest uranium producer, will see its ownership in the mine rise by just over 4.5% to almost 54.5%, while Orano's will increase to slightly over 40.45%...Read More

Shares of Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) rose to their highest level in a week as the company beat analysts' expectations in its quarterly report. The company produced 1.3 million oz. silver in the first quarter of 2022, a 25% increase from the first quarter last year and 17% higher than BMO's predictions. It also produced 8,695 oz. gold, a 22% decrease from its production last year but...Read More

International Battery Metals (CSE: IBAT; US-OTC: IBATF) has successfully completed the systems and safety testing for what would be the world's first commercial-scale mobile lithium extraction plant.The modular plant will now begin flow-testing with lithium-bearing brine, which has been sourced in the U.S. and is being trucked in. Once the efficacy and safety of the flow tests have been confirmed,...Read More

As the world pivots towards a green energy transition in the fight against climate change, Africa faces a generational opportunity to create new supply chains drawing upon its 'Aladdin's cave'-like endowment of mineral wealth, a keynote panel at the African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, heard on Tuesday. The emerging message is that while the transition forces the creation of new indu...Read More

The Investing in Africa Mining Indaba heard that African leaders are waking up to the fact that the continent stands at the precipice of a generational opportunity to reinvent itself and participate in meaningful economic upliftment as the global energy transition accelerates.But to get there, several African leaders spoke of ongoing policy reforms to attract new investment and create new regional...Read More

Global mining personality and financier Robert Friedland has singled out Africa and the Arabian Shield as the venues where the world's future-facing minerals and metals will be responsibly produced."This is where humanity is going to make it or break it," he told the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba currently underway in Cape Town, South Africa.He points out that the large copper mines in Latin A...Read More

Liberty and Finance, Released on 5/11/22 (Recorded on 5/9/22)"There can't be a better breeding ground for volatility," says legendary investor Rick Rule, "than a sea change in conditions, fractured geopolitics, decreasing liquidity, and an increasingly automated trade environment featuring the excessive leverage that always comes from options." He suggests investors strengthen themselves psycholog...Read More

Ed Free Thinker & Oracle - Twitter, Released on 5/11/22Starting to talk to an expert on the FDA & how the ??'? mRNA companies basically didn't do any toxicity testing. No wonder the FDA didn't want data out for 75 years. The globe population has basically been poisoned. More to come. According to her they filed "high school reports"- Ed ?~??,?Free Thinker & Oracle (@DowdEdward) May 12, 2022 The gl...Read More

Aaron Kheriaty, MD - Twitter, Released on 5/11/22They can't hide the bodies. Excess mortality by age in quarter three of 2021 from life insurance claims data. Our public health establishment is entirely ignoring this disaster. These younger people did not die of Covid. pic.twitter.com/4EvRoLtDq3- Aaron Kheriaty, MD (@akheriaty) May 12, 2022 They can't hide the bodies added by Herman James on 05/12...Read More

The Korelin Economics Report, Released on 5/11/22Jordan Roy-Byrne, Founder and Editor of The Daily Gold, joins us to discuss the continued correction in precious metals sector, in tandem with the pullback in most other markets, and where we may see a bounce. We start off with looking at whether gold could bounce from yesterday's move down to the $1835 level seen at the start of the surge higher wh...Read More

More than just a few people are buying silver because “it protects them from inflation” –  or something to that effect. Ever wonder if that argument holds up? The chart (source) below indicates otherwise…             Silver Prices (inflation-adjusted) – 50 Year Historical Chart (1)According to the chart, it appears that silver cont...Read More

"We've gone full bore in this last year and this year 2022, and have conducted about 140,000m of drilling. We are seeing a weighted average grade of 9.Read More

In 2021, the company increased its throughput from 3,500 tonnes per day to 4,200tpd and it anticipates being able to get to 4,500tpd via debottlenecking this year.Read More

Predictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discoveryOreCorp prepares to deliver Tanzania's next big gold mineSPONSOREDorecorpIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixArrow Minerals on the gold discovery path in West AfricaSPONSOREDarrow mineralsThe International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) 28 member companies are pioneering the init...Read More

Fox 5 NY, Released on 5/11/22The Actuate technology is currently being utilized by 20,000 cameras across the country including at schools, college campuses, construction sites, and used car lots.Continue... AI cameras being deployed across the United States added by Herman James on 05/13/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More