RAPAPORT... Sotheby's garnered $59.9 million at its Geneva auction lastweek as a 21.19-carat pink diamond smashed its estimate with a final price of $7.4million. The cushion-shaped, fancy-light-pink, VVS2-clarity, type IIadiamond fetched $347,601 per carat, Sotheby's reported following the Thursdaysale. It had a presale valuation of $4.5 million to $6.5 million. The Magnificent Jewels & Noble...Read More
Bill Holter returns for an economic update, and despite some good news and sunny musings from our President, Holter says there is upheaval coming that is beyond imagination. Holter notes that the annual payments on the national debt have surpassed $500 Billion and will soon eclipse national defense spending. And with the Fed continuing to raise interest rates, President Trump is quite right when h...Read More
Bill Murphy is a former American professional football player, financial commentator, and the chairman and director of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA), which was founded as a result of Murphy's essays on collusion among large financial institutions to suppress the price of precious metals. Murphy believes the price of gold is artificially low and has spent years lobbying the U.S. gover...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Botswana Diamonds has acquired the 50% share previously held by Alrosa in their Sunland joint venture and now holds 100% of the equity in Sunland Minerals. The company's 100% ownership allows for a new investor to enter as a new joint venture partner, the miner said, adding that advanced negotiations are underway with potential partner. Work could begin in the f...Read More
RAPAPORT... Bonhams will offer an 18.04-carat diamond at its FineJewelry sale in New York next month, estimating the piece at $400,000 to$600,000. The emerald-cut, G-color, VS2-clarity diamond flanked bytrillion-cut diamonds will head up the auction on December 3 at the company'sMadison Avenue location, Bonhams said Thursday. "This is a beautiful example of a large, white diamondexhibiting sensat...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa has sold its 50% stake in the Sunland Mineralsexploration project in Botswana, according to its former joint-venture partner. Botswana Diamonds bought the Russian miner out for a"nominal sum" and now owns the asset outright, it said in a statement Thursday.Another large diamond producer with "new ideas" that is "keen to find newkimberlites" in the African country is close to acq...Read More
RAPAPORT... Bonhams will offer an 18.04-carat diamond at its FineJewelry sale in New York next month, estimating the piece at $400,000 to$600,000. The emerald-cut, G-color, VS2-clarity diamond flanked bytrillion-cut diamonds will head up the auction on December 3 at the company'sMadison Avenue location, Bonhams said Thursday. "This is a beautiful example of a large, white diamondexhibiting sensat...Read More
RAPAPORT... Polished-diamond imports to Hong Kong increased 11% in thethird quarter, according to data from the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong,China. The average price of imports jumped 15%, offsetting the lower volumes -a trend that reflects a shift toward higher-value goods among traders.Polished imports grew 6% for the year to date, while exports to mainland Chinaclimbed 12% to $2.58 billionHo...Read More
Earlier this year, Crown Mining (TSXV: CWM) bought 100% of the Moonlight-Superior property in northeastern California for US$375,000 in cash and 2.75 million shares.The land package is best known for its Superior and Engels deposits, which produced over 161 million lb. copper as underground mining operations between 1915 and 1930.But the property, 200 km northeast of Sacramento and 145 km northwes...Read More
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Barrick Gold is interested in early-stage exploration in South America's Guyana Shield and wants "more exposure" in Canada, Executive Vice President of Exploration Rob Krcmarov said in an investor presentation Friday."We'd also look to copper opportunities that are within our operating regions, but only if they meet our investment criteria," he said via webcast from the London event.Barrick has a...Read More
Barrick Gold is interested in early-stage exploration in South America's Guyana Shield and wants "more exposure" in Canada, Executive Vice President of Exploration Rob Krcmarov said in an investor presentation Friday."We'd also look to copper opportunities that are within our operating regions, but only if they meet our investment criteria," he said via webcast from the London event.Barrick has a...Read More
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"Paramount Gold Nevada (NYSE American:PZG) has acquired the high-grade Frost gold project near its Grassy Mountain project https://t.co/vLFCDXU5Of #exploration #gold #investing"Read full newsRead More
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Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher Friday after starting the day in the red. Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) dropped 19% after the chipmaker posted third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue below estimates and the company issued weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter guidance.Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) &nbs...Read More
Base metals futures on the London Metal Exchange rebounded at the close of trading on Friday November 16, led by a strong performance in the three-month lead price while a marked downturn in the US dollar index prompted follow-up buying. Trading for a time above $2,000 per tonne, the three-month lead price posted significant gains amid total LME lead stocks and remained at its lowest level since 2...Read More
Chile's Copper Commission, or Cochilco, has lowered its copper price estimates for 2018 and 2019, while expecting an increase in prices for 2020, the state-run board said on Thursday November 15.In its quarterly report on the copper market, average copper prices should be $2.97 (297 cents) per lb this year, according to Cochilco, down from a previous $3 per lb forecast in July. The commission expe...Read More