Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly firmer on the morning of Tuesday May 17 – the exception being tin. Those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were more mixed.• The slide in China’s renminbi yuan has halted for now, as has the dollar’s climb• China’s industrial production fell by 2.9% in April• US Empire State manufacturing index double dipp...Read More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Kropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzPredictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discoveryThe owner of a string of firms including electric vehicle maker Tesla warned of up to 18 months of economically difficult times.Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 Index futures advanced 54 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of U.S. April Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 1.0% versus a gain of 0.7% in March. Actual was.a gain of 0.9%. Excluding auto sales, April Retail Sales were expected to increase 0.4% versus a gain of...Read More

Hosted by A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners Managing Director & Head of Metals & Mining ResearchCHEYENNE, Wyo., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. ("U.S. Gold," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us") (NASDAQ: USAU), announced that it is scheduled to present at A.G.P.'s Virtual Series, being held on May 19, 2022 at 11 am ET.The event will be hosted by Managing Director & Head of M...Read More

U.S. and Canadian-based uranium companies are set to soar on a looming Russian production ban in the Western world, GoldSilver.com's senior precious metals analyst, Jeff Clark, told an industry event in Vancouver on May 17."Uranium is already in a bull market," he told the VRIC conference. "Yes, those prices have come down just like the others have, but for fundamental key reasons such as supply-d...Read More

While the movement to an electrified future is already picking up pace, it will be much slower than some of the optimistic projections in the market today, CPM Group founder and MD Jeffrey Christian told an industry event in Vancouver.He took silver as a prime example, pointing out that hundreds of millions more oz. of silver would need to be produced to keep up with the projected linear magnitude...Read More

Virtually every mining stock in the market today, whether a major or a junior's, has been off between 10% and 40% over the past few weeks, making anything one buys 'seem like a bike,' says independent exploration geologist Brent Cook."I don't buy that," he told the VRIC in Vancouver on May 17.According to the seasoned investor and co-founder of the Exploration Insights newsletter, retail investors...Read More

Critical Elements Lithium (TSXV: CRE; US-OTC: CRECF) has converted spodumene concentrate from its Rose project in northern Quebec into battery grade lithium hydroxide using a thermal leaching process in a pilot program, the company said. The company had announced similar results in October 2018 when a pilot program demonstrated extraction rates of 93%, surpassing the world average of 70-75%. Thi...Read More

This week's episode features Northern Miner senior reporter Henry Lazenby in discussion with host Adrian Pocobelli on this year's Mining Indaba conference in South Africa. He outlines the huge opportunity for Africa to play a pivotal role in producing the world's green metals, but also the difficulties with corrupt governance, the 'resource curse', and faltering infrastructure.All this and more wi...Read More

Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; OTC: MPVD) has released interim exploration results for its 100%-held Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories, consisting of over 1,070 sq. km of claims and leases that completely surround its 49%-held Gahcho Ku?(C) diamond mine, operated by 51% owner De Beers.The 2022 exploration program is focused on finding new kimberlites based on a detailed an...Read More

Electric vehicles (EVs) overtook smartphones and other high-tech devices for the first time last year as the main driver of cobalt demand, with the sector consuming 59,000 tonnes of the battery metal or 34% of the total globally.According to a report published on Tuesday by the Cobalt Institute, cellphones manufacturers consumed 26,000 tonnes of the metal used in lithium-ion batteries, while lapto...Read More

Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; US-OTC: CIAFF) has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the Pointe Noire iron ore pelletizing facility located in Sept-??les, Que., directly adjacent to the port facilities that the company currently uses. The plant was commissioned in 1965 with an original pelletizing nameplate capacity of 6 million tonnes per year, but was put on care and maintenance i...Read More

The Mining Legends Speaker Series kicked off with an inaugural in-person event in Vancouver featuring mining entrepreneur and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Ross Beaty and rising talent Maggie Layman, vice-president exploration of Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV).?EUR? Organized by The Northern Miner, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame and Young Mining Professionals, the series pairs CMHF indu...Read More

Washington Free Beacon - Twitter, Released on 5/17/22MSNBC guest: "We got to watch out because the Republicans have become the purveyors of misinformation ... the president acknowledged that it's time to actually start doing things and maybe taking some names and putting people in jail." pic.twitter.com/1ZaCdBADn5- Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) May 17, 2022 MSNBC guest: It's time to start p...Read More

International Man (via Dollar Collapse), Released on 5/17/22What did these cats expect after running the printing presses like there was no tomorrow for the Continue... David Stockman on the monetary madness among the central bankers added by Herman James on 05/18/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More

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I don't believe many people grasp the enormity of the global food crisis we'll be facing in the months ahead. But the world could be on the verge of a massive humanitarian crisis. Let's dive in...The supply chain collapse preceded the war in Ukraine, but the war has only intensified the problems. You can see it with your own eyes when you walk into a supermarket and find long stretches of empty sh...Read More

Gold Switzerland (via Dollar Collapse), Released on 5/17/22Long term I have not changed my mind that gold will reach levels which few can imagine.Continue... Egon von Greyerz: Gold is as cheap today as in 1971 at $35 added by Herman James on 05/19/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More

Daily Reckoning, Released on 5/17/22I don't believe many people grasp the enormity of the global food crisis we'll be facing in the months ahead. But Continue... Rickards: "We Are on the Precipice" added by Herman James on 05/19/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More

Natural News, Released on 5/17/22"If that's what a fact is, which is simple wishful thinking by a bunch of nerds inside of our government - man, are we in trouble."Continue... CDC Cannot Prove That Covid Vaccines Do Not Cause New Variants added by Herman James on 05/19/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More