Alacer Gold (TSX: ASR; US-OTC: ALIAF) has tabled a maiden resource for its Ardich gold deposit, located 6 km northeast of its 80%-owned Copler gold mine in east-central Turkey. The current resource is within areas 80% owned by Alacer.Ardich contains 6.92 million measured and indicated tonnes grading 1.32 grams gold for 294,000 oz. gold. It also contains 2.2 million inferred tonnes at 1.2 grams gol...Read More
Over the last 15 years, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) has discovered gold deposits in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, and continues to explore and evaluate prospects in those countries, as well as in many others including Fiji, North America, Mexico, Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Argentina and Ecuador.This week it signed an option agreement in Chile to earn up to a 75% interest in Cornerstone Capi...Read More
Under the agreement, South32 will provide US$1 million funding for generative work and acquisitions per year over two years.Generative work will focus on copper and other base metal projects within the Laramide and Tertiary magmatic arcs of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.Any projects progressed to drilling can be selected as designated projects and will advance under separate options agreements.Sout...Read More
What are the real reasons we should suspect that our financial lives are not as we are being told? And who will be the winners and losers when it all comes falling down?John Rubino, the man at the helm of DollarCollapse.com, co-author of "The Money Bubble" with GoldMoney's James Turk, and of "Clean Money - Picking Winners in the Green Tech Boom," returns the Reluctant Preppers to answer YOUR viewe...Read More
2555 is the low Charles expected on the S&P. He's been out of stocks since January and thinks the decline will continue into first quarter of 2019. Today's earnings look bad and the Treasury yield is down. Unemployment peak is negative for the economy. the smart money is moving out of the market and has been for quite a while. 60 year social unrest cycle has appeared (remember the 1960's) and it's...Read More
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Corporate earnings forecasts are looking less positive as the effects from the tax cut fades and as investors continue to price in the possible effects of a U.S.-China trade warContinue...Read More
Bill Pincus, president and CEO of Miramont Resources, speaks with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about his company's latest exploration efforts in Peru. Miramonte Cerro HermosoMaurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Bill Pincus, the president, director and CEO of Miramont Resources Corp. (MONT:CSE; MRRMF:OTCQB), which is developing new opportunities in world-class mining distric...Read More
BMO Capital Markets report reviewed the longer-term metrics. In a Dec. 6, 2018, research note, analyst Andrew Kaip reported that Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM:NYSE) gave updates on its 2019 and longer-term outlook, with next year's numbers being generally "in line" with some variations. Production and capital requirements came in higher and all-in sustaining cost (AISC) lower than BMO's forecasts. Ka...Read More
A few years ago the Swiss National Bank (SNB) - which traditionally held "monetary assets" like government bonds, cash and gold to back up the Swiss franc - decided to branch out into common stocks.Continue...Read More
The precious metals sector has just one standout performer this year, and that is palladium. Lately the market for that metal has gotten more than just hot. Developments there could have implications for the LBMA and the rickety fractional reserve system of inventory underpinning all of the physical precious metals markets.Palladium Reaches Gold Price, Makes All-Time HighCraig Hemke of the TF Meta...Read More
RAPAPORT... Signet Jewelers has launched a brick-and-mortar conceptstore for its e-commerce brand James Allen. The store, which opened on Friday in the Georgetown area ofWashington, DC, will feature an immersive gallery experience aimed at thebrand's younger consumer base, the retailer said last week. "We're excited to continue executing Signet's customer-first,omni-channel strate...Read More
RAPAPORT... A Bulgari necklace fetched $200,000 at Phillips auctionhouse's first New York sale, exceeding its presale estimate of $120,000 to$180,000. The piece includes 39.35 carats of oval-shaped rubiesand 6 carats of round brilliant-cut diamonds. It was the top-selling lot at theauction, which earned $2.4 million overall, Phillips said. A ring featuring an emerald-cut, 4.91-carat, faint-pi...Read More
LISBON – Angola will conduct its first diamond auction in January as part of the southwest African country’s plan to open its economy to foreign investors, state-owned diamond-trading company Sodiam said.Seven gemstones from the Lulo mine, located in the northeast, will come under the hammer, Sodiam said in an emailed statement Monday. They include a 114 ct stone and a pink, 46 ct gem....Read More
RAPAPORT... Dominion Diamond Mines CEO Patrick Evans has stepped down withimmediate effect after a year at the company, the miner confirmed to RapaportNews Sunday. Evans joined the Canada-based producer in November 2017 afterits $1.2 billion acquisition by Washington Companies. Prior to that, he was CEOof Mountain Province for 12 years. Shane Durgin, Dominion's chief operating officer, will...Read More
David Petersson is a developer and freelance tech blogger interested in cyber-security, AI and blockchain, and try to separate signal from noise in the industry.Continue...Read More
One year ago, I was on the precious metals panel at the New Orleans Investment Conference. I was asked if cryptocurrencies had replaced gold as a safe haven.I laughed, answered no, and explained we would have more clarity once cryptocurrency traders had their faith tested.They are having that faith tested and most - surprise, surprise - have capitulated and moved on.Bitcoin has dropped approximate...Read More
Whisky is for Drinking; Water is for Fighting OverThe problemof severe water stress in the United States - and elsewhere - is serious andgetting worse. Water stress is what happens when the demand for water exceedsthe amount available, or when poor quality restricts its use. It most commonlyoccurs in areas where available water supplies have been over-exploited, oftendue to agriculture or urban de...Read More
As we are watching the US and global markets rotate dramatically lower over the past few days, we have been advising our members that we believe this rotation is an over-reaction to economic impetuses and trade issues – not a massive downside price break. Overall, some of our longer-term technical indicators are currently bearish, as one would think technical indicators would react to...Read More
Listen to what gold is saying. It’s not deflation that we have to worry about. We’re about to enter a multi year period of rising inflation. Seriously did you think years of QE weren’t going to have consequences at some point?For a long time I’ve maintained several key macro views.Gold started a new bull market in late 2015.The dollar started a secular bear market in early...Read More