RAPAPORT... A rare 5.09-carat, blue Paraiba tourmaline and diamond ring will be the star of the upcoming Hong Kong Jewels and Jadeite sale at Bonhams.The piece, which carries a high estimate of HKD 3.8 million ($484,247), will go up for auction on June 22, Bonhams said last week. It makes its way to market as the Asian gem-collecting community is progressively starting to explore new gemstones, th...Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesFlooding in the region began on June 13, triggered by a warm spell of weather, and rapid snow melt in mountains, ex...Read More
RAPAPORT... A pink diamond ring was the top seller at Christie's Jewels Online, smashing its estimate to rake in $126,000.The cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut, 0.84-carat, fancy-intense-pink, internally flawless diamond ring had a high price tag of $70,000, Christie's said last week. It was one of several items that garnered well above their high estimates at the May 31 to June 10 s...Read More
RAPAPORT... The World Diamond Congress is set to take place in Israel in 2023, following a five-year period in which the event ran in a virtual format.The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) will host the triennial event on March 29 and 30, it said last week. The summit grants the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) a forum to discuss...Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesBeijing-based MMG suspended operations in April after huge protests by indigenous communities with some activists i...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A flawless 103.49-ct diamond sold for over $20m at Christie's New York, beating its high estimate of $18m.The Light of Africa Diamond (pictured) is a D-color, Type IIa emerald-cut stone, from the iconic Cullinan mine, in South Africa.It was cut and polished in South Africa from a 299.3 carat rough stone, which was sold to Stargems DMCC, Dubai-based arm of the Antwerp diamond s...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Celebrity jeweler De Grisogono, which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, has been bought for an undisclosed sum by the Dubai-based Damac Group.De Grisogono was known for its close links with Hollywood actress Natalie Portman and supermodel Naomi Campbell, as well as its Creation I necklace, featuring the the largest D/IF diamond in the world (pictured), which sold for $33.7m at Christie...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) says it is poised to become the world's largest hub for both rough and polished gems, as it reported over $11bn of trade in the first quarter of 2022.In February it announced it had overtaken Antwerp as the top trading hub globally for rough diamonds - over $22.8bn in 2021.And with over $4bn of polished trade in Q1 2022 - a year-on-year rise of...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 20 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved slightly higher following release of the May Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. PPI was expected to increase 0.8% versus a gain of 0.5% in April. Actual was an increase of 0.8%. On a year-over-year basis, May Producer Price Index was expected to increase 10.9% vers...Read More
Geoscience BC has successfully demonstrated how an ordinary brewery and greenhouse gas meter can aid in finding new mineralized deposits.The organization said on June 14, the made-in-British-Columbia device was tested at the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine located between Fort St. James and Mackenzie.The device measures oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in soil (soil-gas) in real-time, indi...Read More
If gold companies want to survive the future of mining, which will entail low-grade ores and the required responses to climate change, they will need to consolidate, said Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) CEO Tom Palmer, during his keynote speech on the second day of PDAC 2022 in Toronto. According to Palmer, miners are identifying fewer "large scale and transformative" gold deposits that are harder...Read More
Just ahead of a runoff presidential election in Colombia that will determine current president Iv??n Duque's successor, The Northern Miner caught up with the country's Minister of Mines and Energy, Diego Mesa Puyo at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention on June 13 in Toronto. Colombia has been trying to diversify its mining sector away from thermal coal, and Mesa...Read More
This week's episode features former Ontario Securities Commission chair and CEO Maureen Jensen in conversation with Northern Miner senior reporter Henry Lazenby at the Global Mining Symposium. Maureen discusses the shortage of millennial talent in the mining industry, the challenge of reaching net-zero by 2030, prospects for war and instability, and the importance of avoiding politics in the board...Read More
Canada's Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN) and Salazar Resources (TSX-V: SRL) have reached a preliminary investment protection agreement (IPA) with Ecuador's government for their Curipamba-El Domo copper and gold project.As part of the deal, the partners have committed to investing US$270 million over the next 12 years in the project. The figure doesn't include the US$50 million both miners have inv...Read More
Mexico-focused precious metals miner Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) is expanding its footprint into the U.S. with the acquisition of Gold Standard Ventures (TSX: GSV; NYSE: GSV), whose main asset is the South Railroad open-pit project located on the Carlin trend in Nevada.Earlier this year, Gold Standard completed a robust feasibility study for the South Railroad gold project, outlining a mill...Read More
These are bewildering times. The state of the economy seems more up in the air than usual. Some say a recession is already upon us. Others that one will come yet this year, or in 2023. Others, including CPM Group, state that a recession is inevitable and imminent, but it might be 2024, 2025, or even 2026 before it arrives. The reality is that there still is a lot of slack in major parts of the Nor...Read More
Liberty and Finance, Released on 6/14/22Inflation is at a 40-year high, but the stock market has entered bear market territory. Wealth preservation is more important than ever. "There are no affordable alternatives that will protect you in this event," says Miles Franklin's CEO & president Andy Schectman, "look to silver, look to gold, look to platinum." 0:00 Intro1:16 Inflation high8:30 Precious...Read More
Peak Prosperity, Released on 6/14/22To see Part 2, head to Peak Prosperity using the following link: https://peakprosperity.com/membership...Christopher Martenson is a former American biochemical scientist. Currently he is a writer and trend forecaster interested in macro trends regarding the economy, energy composition and environment. He is the founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early...Read More
The Rutherford Institute, Released on 6/14/22No matter how well-intentioned, red flag gun laws will put a target on the back of every American whether or not they own a weapon.Continue... Red Flagged Nation: Gun Confiscation Laws Put a Target on the Back of Every American added by Herman James on 06/15/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Reuters (via MSN), Released on 6/14/22As predicted by many "conspiracy theorists" online, protests in China are now being thwarted because the authorities have turned their health code apps red, several depositors told Reuters.Continue... China uses its vast COVID surveillance infrastructure to stifle protests by turning people's health QR codes red added by Herman James on 06/15/2022View all post...Read More