RAPAPORT... US polished-diamond imports increased 40% year on year to $2.2 billion in May, according to recent data from the country's Department of Commerce. The month is usually one of the busiest for shipments, as companies send goods to America in preparation for the JCK Las Vegas show in early June.US Trade Data for May 2022 Read More
RAPAPORT... The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will return to Dubai after an absence of around two years, launching a laboratory in one of the emirate's newest skyscrapers.The GIA offices are scheduled to open in mid-2023, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) said last week. Local subsidiary GIA Laboratory DMCC will lease more than 41,000 square feet across two floors of Dubai's...Read More
RAPAPORT... Revenue and profit from Rio Tinto's diamond division soared in the first half of the year as demand strengthened and manufacturers replenished inventory.The unit recorded underlying earnings of $91 million for the six months ending June 30, the miner said last week. That compared with $5 million a year earlier, when the economy was only beginning its recovery from the pandemic. Re...Read More
(IDEX Online) - North Arrow Minerals reports "encouraging" results in its search for high-value fancy yellow to orange yellow diamonds in Canada's Arctic Archipelago.More than one in 10 of the diamonds bulk sampled last year from the Q1-4 kimberlite at the Naujaat Diamond Project are fancy color, it said.Of those, 90 per cent are orange and 30 per cent are classified as either "intense" or "v...Read More
(IDEX Online) - An extremely rare type of diamond has been discovered in Australia - but it will be of more interest to geologists than the gem industry.The "metamorphic diamonds" are invisible to the naked eye and can only be viewed with a laser and a microscope.Researchers from James Cook University, in Queensland, found them in rocks along the Clarke River Fault, west of Paluma in the north of...Read More
We spoke with Luke Norman, who is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU). U.S. Gold Corp. is a U.S. focused, gold exploration and development Company, with near-term production potential, at their CK Gold Project, located in Southeast Wyoming that had a Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS) completed on it. The Company is advancing CK Gold to bankable Feasibilit...Read More
We spoke with, Gary O'Connor, President, and CEO of Moneta Gold Inc. (TSX: ME, OTCQX: MEAUF, XETRA: MOP), a Canadian-based gold exploration company, focused on advancing its 100% wholly owned, Tower Gold project, which currently hosts a gold mineral resource estimate of 4.3 Moz indicated and 7.5 Moz inferred. It is one of the largest undeveloped gold projects, in North America. Moneta Gold's 2022...Read More
Doug Casey's Take, Released on 7/31/22 Join our email list to get Special reports and updates: https://dougcasey.substack.com/aboutConnect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcaseyDoug Casey is an American-born libertarian economist and advocate of the free market. He is a bestselling financial author, international investor, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research, a provid...Read More
Mark Moss, Released on 7/31/220:00 Intro2:15 Passion in Education6:20 Why did you want to teach9:17 Marxism takeover on schools16:40 Freedom of speech and censorship21:36 Investing: B Quadrent31:37 Investing: I Quadrent39:38 Why listen to someone who has failed?42:16 Big lessons learned49:30 History is essential to being successful to be an entrepreneur54:30 Sneak Intro on 3 part seriesRobert Kiyo...Read More
Planet Ponzi, Released on 7/31/22Joe Biden sends $55 billion to the most corrupt country in Europe, Ukraine, while Americans can't feed their families.Continue... Mitch Feierstein: China benefits as the US loses its way under President Biden added by Herman James on 08/02/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
This suggests "a burgeoning slowdown in economic activity"It may seem strange to bring up deflation when surveys show that inflation is the public's number one worry.But who would have thought that inflation would become a big issue, say, just two years ago?Right -- a relatively small percentage of people. The point is: Things can unexpectedly change -- fast. Consider the price of commodities: Th...Read More
The gold miners’ stockshave been thrashed in recent months, crushed as heavy futures selling slammedgold. That obliterated any residual sectorbullishness, leaving gold stocks wildly-oversold and deeply-out-of-favor. But having weathered a rough early summer,the battered miners and their metal are trudging back into their traditionalstrong season. That begins with robustautu...Read More
This suggests "a burgeoning slowdown in economic activity"It may seem strange to bring up deflation when surveys show that inflation is the public's number one worry.But who would have thought that inflation would become a big issue, say, just two years ago?Right -- a relatively small percentage of people. The point is: Things can unexpectedly change -- fast. Consider the price of commodities: Th...Read More
The gold miners’ stockshave been thrashed in recent months, crushed as heavy futures selling slammedgold. That obliterated any residual sectorbullishness, leaving gold stocks wildly-oversold and deeply-out-of-favor. But having weathered a rough early summer,the battered miners and their metal are trudging back into their traditionalstrong season. That begins with robustautu...Read More
Geophysical surveys often reveal secrets just below the surface. One junior explorer operating in Quebec's prolific Val d'Or mining camp has found a few of those secrets and it's ready to drill them to see if a secret or two could become something much more valuable.Black Tusk Resources Inc. (TUSK:CSE; BTKRF:OTCMKTS; 0NB:FSE) has identified no less than six drill-ready anomalies following an elect...Read More
Newsmax, Released on 7/30/22The paper said Trump believes Fox's strategy of shunning him is an effort in "effectively displacing him" from the news cycle and as de facto leader of the Republican Party.Continue... Fox News Is Banning Trump From Network added by Herman James on 07/30/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
King World News, Released on 7/30/22Continue...James Turk has specialized in international banking, finance and investments since graduating in 1969 from George Washington University with a B.A. degree in International Economics. His career began at Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.), which included assignments in Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong. He subsequently joined the inv...Read More
The Epoch Times (via Zero Hedge), Released on 7/30/22The escalating regulatory attack on agricultural producers from Holland and the United States to Sri Lanka and beyond is closely tied to the United Nations' "Agenda 2030" Sustainable Continue... UN, World Economic Forum Behind Global 'War On Farmers': Experts added by Herman James on 07/30/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Zero Hedge, Released on 7/30/22Food pantries and food banks are a key economic indicator for tracking poverty levels and financial instability in the US, and in the past few months they have been ringing alarm bells.Continue... Food Banks Across America Report Record Demand And Record Shortages added by Herman James on 07/30/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
"...the biggest U.S. silver coin deal in history..."Bill Holter interviewed on USA Watchdog by Greg HunterWhole World is a Banana Republic - Bill HolterA few months back, precious metals expert and financial writer Bill Holter predicted the economy was going to tank, and today, the U.S. is officially in a recession. Holter says it's not just America buckling under enormous debt, but the entire w...Read More