Over the past few months, the volatility that we've witnessed across the market has provided us with the opportunity to rebalance our portfolios and, more specifically, take into consideration some defensive options. Precious metals miners are rarely considered as defensive themselves, unlike the product that they produce, which has been seen as a safe and secure store of wealth for the millennia...Read More
Talking about a potential bankruptcy for First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) isn't new. In early 2016, the company itself admitted that its days were likely numbered. After issuing a going-concern notice to investors, the company said there was "significant doubt" it would be able to continue operating.While commodity prices were struggling, the specter of bankruptcy was entirely due to First Quantu...Read More
No beating around the bush and sugarcoating anything — I had a most dismal/miserable/pathetic 2018 and am looking most forward to saying good riddance to such a shit year. Granted, it’s all about perspective, though, and there’s really no use in dwelling about things too much… especially stuff from the past.What has happened, happened…Now I just gotta accept it, and f...Read More
This episode features a round-table discussion on clean mining recorded live at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto in October 2018.The panelists are: Jason Goodhand, vice-president of business development at e-Zn Inc.; Cory McPhee, vice-president of corporate affairs, communications and sustainability at Vale Canada; John Mullally, vice-presi...Read More
It's the dumbest New Year's resolution I've ever heard."This year, I'm going to start investing and start getting rich!"You know what kind of people make New Year's resolutions like that?Poor people!Why would anyone "wait" to get rich?If it were the middle of summer and you figured out a way to more than double your money on a single stock, would you wait until the new year to buy that stock? Of...Read More
Small-scale gold mining has led to the destruction of more than 170,000 acres of primary rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon over the past five years, according to new research.Read full newsRead More
An Australian mining company wants to expand its mine in South Carolina because they have found more gold.Read full newsRead More
"Gold had a tumultuous year, with the metal finding its highest level in January, when it hit US$1,357.70 per ounce, but slipping to lows of US$1,182.40 in September. https://t.co/riVb933r44 #Investing #Resource #Gold"Read full newsRead More
"Check whos ready for the #Drink #Market!! CROP Corp is developing Cannadrink with Naturally Splendid! https://t.co/ZxSd8x5npD And who'd they bring on?? Former Coca-Cola branding executive Arashdeep Singh! $NSP #Marijuana #Cannabis #edibles #weed $WEED $ACB $CROP #cola"Read full newsRead More
"The gold price made gains in the wake of one of the most economically challenging weeks this year for the US. https://t.co/uX7J4QTSnG #Investing #Gold #Resource"Read full newsRead More
Fears of a market correction and growing concern over the outlook for the global economy going into 2019 have caused stocks to fall sharply in recent weeks. The S&P TSX Composite Index, despite rallying, is still down by 13% since the start of 2018.Some industries, such as mining, have been marked down even more heavily because of growing alarm that a combination of lower growth, a firmer U.S....Read More
F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that "there are no second acts in American lives."Except that was just a throwaway line in the notes for The Last Tycoon, a book he never finished that was slapped together and edited by his friend Edmund Wilson.Fitzgerald did write an essay called My Lost City years earlier though, in which he wrote, "I once thought that there were no second acts in American lives,...Read More
Red Pine Exploration Inc. (TSXV:RPX) (Read full newsRead More
Five-year forecasting quarterlies on the gold, silver, platinum and palladium markets are generated by Metals Focus, the precious metals consultancy.Read full newsRead More
Big mining companies outperformed the broader market in 2018Read full newsRead More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1280.00+$5.10+1.95%Silver$15.37+$0.14+5.13%XAU69.68-1.56%+1.47%HUI158.15-1.93%+1.07%GDM579.60-1.28%+1.55%JSE Gold1367.91+0.51+3.88%USD96.38-0.15-0.67%Euro114.47+0.09+0.74%Yen90.84+0.69+0.91%Oil$45.33+$0.72-0.57%10-Year2.719%-0.058-2.30%Bond145.78125+0.25+0.67%Dow23062.40-0.33%+2.75%Nasdaq6584.52+0.08%+3.97%S&P2485.74-0.12%+2.86% The Metals: Gold gained $7.10 to $...Read More
During the shutdown of the federal government, the Commitments of Traders report will not be published. When the federal government operations return to normal, CFTC will resume publication of the Commitments of Traders report.Read More
"In case you missed it... North Bud Farms Announces Creation of "1017" Distribution and Signing of a Letter of Intent to Acquire Cannabis Accessory Distributor and Product Developer Janey's- @Northbudco #NBUD $NBUD #CSE #BNN #CBD #smallcap-- Read it here: https://t.co/4WtKpkd23O"Read full newsRead More
"The benefits of bulk sampling in gold exploration are being realized in Canada's Yukon, where high-grade gold discoveries are underway. https://t.co/q03Cnxw3Jh @GPY_3Aces #preciousmetals #gold #investing"Read full newsRead More
"Stay tuned to @ArcticStarExpl - they are finding highly mineralized kimberlites, mostly octahedral and white! https://t.co/EizPJmAK9S #ArcticStar $ADD $ADD.CA $ADD.V #Finland #Diamond #Mining #smallcap #momentumstocks Understanding diamond clarity: https://t.co/QyMusVsbo8"Read full newsRead More