Gold and silver prices failed as a hedge against the recent stock market correction, in my opinion, because of U.S. dollar appreciation.The U.S. dollar appreciated because of a robust U.S. economy and an intensifying expectation for a worthy tightening of Fed monetary policy as a result.Precious metals investors should be aware of scenarios through which the tide might turn for their fortunes; tho...Read More
(Kitco News) - Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL)posted a net loss in the fourth quarter, hurt by a strike at the Lucky Fridaymine in Idaho, a number of special items and an income-tax provision due to newU.S. tax legislation, the company said Thursday.Meanwhile, Hecla said the companyhas agreed to binding third-party arbitration with the United Steelworkers inan attempt to end the Lucky Friday strike in...Read More
Mr. John Burzynski reports OSISKO INTERSECTS 2.51 G/T AU OVER 73.0 METRES AT GARRISON Osisko Mining Inc. has provided the final results from the 2017 drill program at its 100-per-cent-owned Garrison gold project located in Garrison township, Ontario. Over 85,000 metres of new drilling have been conducted by Osisko on the Garrison project since its acquisition in late 2015. A total of 15 new interc...Read More
(Kitco News) - Goldpricesare modestly lower in early U.S. trading, on a minor corrective pullbackfrom the strong gains scored Wednesday. Still, the bulls this week have gainedgood momentum to suggest still more upside is likely in the near term. April Comex gold futures were last down $2.60 an ounce at $1,355.40. March Comex silver was last down $0.078 at $16.795 an ounce.Thejust-released January...Read More
Getty ImagesWholesale inflation in the U.S. surged in January mostly because of higher oil prices, according to a measure of costs known as PPI. The numbers: U.S. wholesale prices shot up 0.4% in January, the latest sign that inflation is perking up. The biggest culprit: higher oil prices. Yet a more stable measure known as core PPI also rose 0.4%, suggesting price pressures are more widespread....Read More
(Kitco News)- Hotter-than-expected pipeline inflation pressures are not having much impact on gold, one day after the metal's biggest gains in nearly two years.Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department said its Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.4% last month following a 0.1% decrease in December. The data was in line with consensus forecasts. The report said that annual inflation rose2.7%.However, Core...Read More
Editor's Note: Updating earlier story to include more details from report, prices.(Kitco News) - Gold prices moved little after initial weekly U.S. jobless claims climbedby 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 230,000 in the week to Saturday, accordingto a Thursday Labor Department report.Consensusexpectations compiled by various news organizations called for initial claimsto be around 230,000. The...Read More
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Russia's largest gold producer Polyus sold more gold last year to Otkritie bank, which was rescued last August by the country's central bank, Polyus's 2017 management report showed on Thursday.Russian gold producers usually sell their product to Russian banks which then sell it on to the central bank or export it. The biggest players in this market are Russia's two large...Read More
Mr. Darin Wagner reportsBALMORAL COMMENCES WINTER DRILL PROGRAM ON MARTINIERE GOLD PROPERTY AND PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATEBalmoral Resources Ltd.'s winter 2018 drill program on its Martiniere gold property in Quebec is under way, and visible gold mineralization has been intersected in the first hole of the program. This first hole targeted the down-plunge extension of the recently discovered, near-...Read More
TORONTO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold , the world's largest producer of gold, said on Thursday that it expects the U.S. tax reform to result in a net positive adjustment of approximately $200 million.Barrick also said it intends to exercise its shareholder rights in any vote after a resolution is reached between its Acacia Mining unit and Tanzania. Chief Operating Officer Richard Williams had b...Read More
Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX:G) (NYSE:KGC) has moved to secure low-cost power supply for its Paracatu mine, Brazil's largest gold mine, by buying two hydroelectric plants for $257 million.With the acquisition of two hydroelectric plants, it expects to eliminate about 70% of future power purchases.The Toronto-based miner said the acquisition of Barra dos Coqueiros and Cacu hydro power plants,...Read More
Editor's Note: Welcome to Kitco's new Bitcoin Daily Technical Alert. Every trading day veteran Kitco technical analyst Jim Wyckoff will provide you with a concise and easy-to-understand near-term technical brief on Bitcoin. Importantly, Jim will glean the short-term charts and technical studies, and then alert you to the signals he sees regarding upcoming potential bigger price moves or price tren...Read More
EURUSD The market is trading along an uptrend with target on 1.2530, that may be expected to continue, while market is trading above support level 1.2450.An downtrend will start as soon, as the market drops below support level 1.2450, which will be followed by a move down to support level 1.2378. GOLD The uptrend may be expected to continue in case the market rises above resistance level 1358,...Read More
Rising mineral prices and the increasing difficulties to earn a living from agriculture, have led to an explosive growth in global artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the last few years.The activity is emerging as an significant socio-economic sector in a number of developing nations, to the point it has become a major of revenue for millions of people in about 80 countries worldwide - mostl...Read More
Canadian explorer Argo Gold (CSE: ARQ) said Thursday that is selling its South Wawa gold property to RT Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:RTM) for consideration of 350,000 common shares of the Vancouver-based junior miner.The property consists of two mineral claims totalling 16 units or 256 hectares located roughly 10 km south of the town of Wawa, in Ontario.When Argo acquired South Wawa, the asset had not b...Read More
The Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc and fellow copper miner Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT) are waiting for last-minute mining ministry approvals to their applications to extend copper concentrate exports, company officials said.Freeport's export permit for Grasberg, the world's second-biggest copper mine, is due to expire on Friday, as is Amman's permit to ship ore concentrate from its...Read More
Gold prices were on fire Wednesday, rebounding from losses made in the wake of stronger than expected U.S. inflation data. Kitco News caught up with Maxwell Gold of ETF Securities. "What sparked gold's price move today is the increase in inflation. I think that is boosting inflation expectations, and I think that's giving some consideration into what the Fed is going to do this year," Gold told K...Read More
Pickup in inflation isn't seen as sign of rapid accelerationJob market, tax cuts likely to support consumer spendingU.S. Consumer Prices Rise More Than Expected in JanuaryFaster-than-projected U.S. inflation and an unexpected decline in retail sales at the start of the year may cause some indigestion on Wall Street, but probably don’t mean much pain for the economy.The core consumer pr...Read More
Core gauge advances 0.3% from prior month, above projectionsApparel index rises 1.7%, most in almost three decadesNathan Sheets of PGIM, Michael Ashton of Enduring Investments and Bloomberg's Mike McKee look at inflation.U.S. consumer prices rose by more than projected in January as apparel costs jumped the most in nearly three decades. The report sent Treasuries and stocks tumbling, as it added t...Read More
Stake in SPDR Gold rises to 3.91 million shares, filing showsHedge fund boosts stake in Newmont, cuts position in BarrickDalio's Bridgewater Boosts Holdings in GoldBillionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio boosted his holdings in the two largest gold-backed ETFs last quarter before prices of the metal capped the biggest annual gain in seven years.As of the end of December, Dalio’s Bridg...Read More