Daily Mail, Released on 4/27/22Investigators from watchdog the Government Accountability Office (GAO) spoke to more than a dozen directors and managers who worked at the agencies behind the country's pandemic guidance. Continue... CDC and FDA 'altered' Covid guidance and even 'suppressed' findings while under political pressure, bombshell report suggests - with employees left fearing 'retaliation'...Read More
Armstrong Economics, Released on 4/27/22Thanks to COVID, antidepressants are now the most prescribed medication in the US and the second-most prescribed medication in Canada.Continue... Antidepressant Sales Have Gone Through The Roof Thanks To Covid Lockdowns added by Herman James on 04/27/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Frank Giustra - Twitter, Released on 4/27/22I have never been a fan of conspiracies but my 45 years experience in trading markets, tells me that someone is deliberately suppressing the gold price, especially in the past 2 years. I suspect we will see a reset in the global monetary system sometime soon. @TFMetals https://t.co/UiHQufhxyk- Frank Giustra (@Frank_Giustra) April 27, 2022 Frank Giustra i...Read More
Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitteris being hailed as a victory for free speech. Musk vows to make changes to thesocial media platform that will make it a true “digital town square” wherepeople are free to speak their minds, even if others take offense.Of course, not everyone is excited aboutthe prospect.“Biden officials worry Musk will allowTrump to return to Twitt...Read More
While China plans to implementlockdowns for fear of an epidemic, concerns about the coronavirus are taking atoll on the oil market. Will it escalate?Crude oil prices remained lower onTuesday, after significant losses suffered the day before. They are stillweighed down by fears of a general lockdown in Beijing, the capital of China,as well as in Shanghai, thus risking a demand reduction for black g...Read More
Ero Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixHistoric assays build hype for Alicanto at SalaSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsBlackEarth Minerals boosts graphite asset in MadagascarSPONSOREDblackearth mineralsThe 41.5m grading 5.2 grams per tonne gold from 598m reported today is more than 250m down-dip from the resour...Read More
Ero Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixBlackEarth Minerals boosts graphite asset in MadagascarSPONSOREDblackearth mineralsChampion Iron to fuel green steel revolutionSPONSOREDchampion iron Executive chair Peter Marrone told Mining Journal that there is nothing unusual in making such an arrangement. "It i...Read More
An investigation by the SMA after receiving a complaint from the General Directorate of Water (DGA) of Antofagasta regarding the reduction in the population of the endangered frog species telmatobiusRead More
Ero Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixBlackEarth Minerals boosts graphite asset in MadagascarSPONSOREDblackearth mineralsChampion Iron to fuel green steel revolutionSPONSOREDchampion iron The firm's diesel price had increased 52% over the period. Other key supplies were also fanning costs higher, it sai...Read More
RAPAPORT... A record blue diamond co-owned by De Beers far outstripped its presale estimate in a stand-alone sale at Sotheby's in Hong Kong, garnering HKD 450.9 million ($57.5 million), the auction house said Wednesday.The step-cut, 15.10-carat, fancy-vivid-blue, internally flawless stone, called the De Beers Cullinan Blue, is the largest of its color to appear at auction. The stone, which sold to...Read More
RAPAPORT... Gem Certification & Assurance Lab (GCAL) is set to offer 8X reports for fancy shapes as it expands its service aimed at singling out the best diamond cuts. The grading reports, which GCAL launched for rounds last year, will move on to ovals and princesses this June, just ahead of the JCK Las Vegas show, management announced in a webinar last week. "These shapes have been...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The largest blue diamond ever to be auctioned today sold for just under $57.5m at Sotheby's Hong Kong - way above its $48m estimate, but just short of the Oppenheimer Blue's $58m record.The Type IIb 15.1-carat, IF fancy vivid step cut Cullinan Blue (pictured) went to an unnamed buyer.The hammer price was HK$390m, plus HK$60.9m in auction premiums, totaling HK$450.9m...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A collection of over 200 pieces of jewelry owned by George Schultz - former US secretary of state - and his philanthropist wife Charlotte are to be auctioned at Bonham's New York.Seventy of the items in Style and Substance: The Collection of George and Charlotte Shultz are by Tiffany & Co.Among the highlights are the Hedges and Rows platinum and gold necklace (pictured, de...Read More
RAPAPORT... Burgundy Diamond Mines has discovered a "significant" area bearing fancy-color orange and yellow diamonds at its Naujaat diamond project in Canada.The Australian miner completed testing on 70% of the first bulk sample it retrieved last year from the site, in which it holds a 40% stake, it said Wednesday. North Arrow Minerals owns the other 60%. Burgundy will finish testing the remainin...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Petra Diamonds is seeking a buyer for its loss-making Koffiefontein mine, in South Africa.The UK-based miner says otherwise it will close the underground deposit, in Free State province, when it reaches the end of its life in 2025."The focus of this disposal process will be to identify a technically and financially suitable buyer that could potentially unlock further value from Kof...Read More
RAPAPORT... Petra Diamonds is exploring options for exiting its Koffiefontein mine in South Africa, noting that another company could extend the site's operations beyond the scheduled closure date of 2025.The deposit has an estimated resource of approximately 5.25 million carats remaining, 1.1 million of which are indicated diamonds, meaning tests have confirmed their presence, Petra said Tue...Read More
Ero Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixBlackEarth Minerals boosts graphite asset in MadagascarSPONSOREDblackearth mineralsChampion Iron to fuel green steel revolutionSPONSOREDchampion iron Commodity price risk, which dropped to second, has previously always topped the survey during its 12-year history.Co...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly weaker on the morning of Wednesday April 27, while those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were generally stronger.* The slide in China’s renminbi yuan has halted, but the alarm bell is still ringing* United States 10-year treasuries yields have weakened, which is another sign of haven demandBase metalsThree-month tin prices on the LM...Read More
Total copper production guidance for the year now stands at 790,000-855,000 tonnes, which is down from 810,000-880,000 tonnes.The revision followed first quarter production falling 10% from Q4 2021 to 182,210 tonnes."Different factors at each of the main operating mines contributed, to varying degrees, to a reduction in grade from Q4 2021 levels," First Quantum said."Grades are expected to return...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 16 points in pre-opening trade. A major reason for the advance was a share price recovery this morning in Microsoft. After a price drop after the close last night following release of quarterly results, the stock gained $10.62 this morning to $280.84.Visa gained $11.14 to $212.24 after reporting higher than consensus...Read More