Copper mine supply in the US is expected to reach 1.52 million tonnes this year, higher than 1.465 million tonnes last year but still short of expected national demand of 2.Read More
RAPAPORT... Sarine Technologies has begun pricing certain diamond scans according to stones' value rather than purely weight, enabling customers to put large but cheap goods through its machines at lower cost.Since the Israeli company launched the Galaxy systems in 2009, it has charged users based solely on the carat weight of the items they scanned, it explained in a statement Sunday.This pr...Read More
Kumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzBMG returns eye-catching high-grade gold at Abercromby in WASPONSOREDbmgThe S&P/TSX Global Mining Index is, at time of writing, down by 18% over the past month, albeit from the 14-year highs in April.Read More
RAPAPORT... Steven Kaiser, longtime Swiss watch specialist and CEO of Kennedy North America, died suddenly on May 20 at the age of 68.Kaiser's love of timepieces began in 1993, when he took a job as president of luxury Swiss watch brand Baume & Mercier. He spent 16 years at the company, eventually becoming CEO, a spokesperson for his family and colleagues said Sunday. In 2000, after two years...Read More
RAPAPORT... Rapaport Group chairman Martin Rapaport will give a presentation on the loose-diamond and jewelry market at a conference hosted by the Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA).The event will take place in Las Vegas on June 9 prior to the JCK Las Vegas show, AGA said recently. In addition, David Block, the CEO of Sarine Technologies, will give a talk on artificial intelligence (AI) in d...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A rare Cartier art deco emerald and diamond bracelet is expected to fetch up to $1.25m when it is auctioned tomorrow at Bonhams New York.It was made in 1926 and belonged to the American heiress Helene Irwin Crocker Fagan (1887-1966), whose father William G. Irwin made his fortune from the sugar plantations of Hawaii.The bracelet (pictured) was designed as a graduated row of seven r...Read More
(IDEX Online) - High-value Type IIa diamonds have been found during explorations in Canada.Vancouver-based Arctic Star says analysis of a small sample - 12 stones over 0.3mm diameter - showed half were Type IIa.Only two per cent of diamonds globally are Type IIa - the most chemically pure, with no measurable nitrogen or boron impurities. Arctic Star drilled the Sequoia Kimberlite, on the Diag...Read More
(IDEX Online) - De Beers is heading for a bigger market share and an increase of almost 10 per cent in earnings this year, says Morgan Stanley, as sanctions continue to hit rival Russian exports.The UK-based miner is expected to earn $1.2bn before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), according to the investment management and financial services company. Last year's figu...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Richemont has lost $177m from its withdrawal from Russia.But the Swiss-based company, that counts Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-leCoultre and Piaget among its 26 maisons, still saw operating profits more than double for the year to 31 March 2022.It said suspending its commercial activities in Russia accounted for less than two per cent of total sales.Richemont's jewe...Read More
The company noted that the most significant infrastructure being constructed is the filtered tailings facility—which is the first of its kind in Ecuador.Read More
U.S. equity markets closely are following their historic trend during a U.S. mid-term Presidential Election year: From January to June during the year, investor uncertainty increases following initiation by the President of difficult federal programs (e.g. increases in taxes to pay for new programs). The President's subsequent less favourable political ratings trigger anticipation a loss of at lea...Read More
Kitco News, Released on 5/23/22Nomi Prins thinks that the Fed will continue to print money to benefit Wall Street. Yet stock market may benefit from this. Prins is a former Wall Street banker turned investigative journalist and author. Her upcoming book is Permanent Distortion. She spoke with David Lin, anchor and producer at Kitco News.?>>?Nomi Prins is an American author, journalist, and Senior...Read More
George Gammon, Released on 5/23/22?>>?George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. The last growing to 24 million in annual revenues and over 100 employees. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at t...Read More
Liberty and Finance, Released on 5/23/22The Independent Speculator Lobo Tiggre says there is a risk of a major stock market pullback. The natural resource sector could fall temporarily along with the stock market. This pullback would be an excellent buying opportunity, he says, noting that having cash on the side-lines may be a good option right now. Long-term, monetary metals are essential for a...Read More
Rebel Capitalist, Released on 5/23/22George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. The last growing to 24 million in annual revenues and over 100 employees. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at th...Read More
Zero Hedge, Released on 5/23/22A troubling new statistic shows U.S. Navy desertions are soaring and may point to an even more significant issue of an emerging mental health crisis in the service. Continue... US Navy Sailors Deserting At "Staggering" Rate Amid Mental Health Crisis added by Herman James on 05/24/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Stansberry Research, Released on 5/23/22"Gold is not part of the Wall Street playbook," and that's a good thing right now, asserts Mark Yaxley, Managing Director at Strategic Wealth Preservation. Gold acting as a hedge against all other investments and existing out on its own, "is a good thing for investors right now," he tells our Daniela Cambone. "Be patient and let [gold and silver] do their jo...Read More
In Gold We Trust, Released on 5/23/22The In Gold We Trust report 2022 covers topics including:?-? Status quo of gold: price development in the last 12 months, most important influencing factors and trends on the gold market?-? Stagflation 2.0Definition and analysis of historical stagflation phasesStructural reasons arguing for a long-term inflationary environmentParallels and differences from prev...Read More
Caitlin Johnstone, Released on 5/23/22They're worried about journalists using the unprecedented information-sharing power of the internet to reveal inconvenient facts about the largest and most murderous power structure on earth. Continue... They're Worried About The Spread Of Information, Not Disinformation added by Herman James on 05/25/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
End Of The American Dream, Released on 5/23/22Unfortunately, the Biden administration continues to make one glaring error after another, and at some point our good fortune will run out.Continue... World War 3: The Stage Is Being Set For The United States To Go To War With China And Russia Simultaneously added by Herman James on 05/25/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More