Finding a stock on the TSX index that combines growth, dividends, and a strong track record can be like hunting for a needle in a haystack. While some of the biggest Canadian stocks manage exactly this feat, and get plenty of airtime for doing so, are the following potentially overlooked dividend-payers worth adding to a passive income portfolio?Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B)(NYSE:RCI)One of th...Read More
The retail sales report for December - delayed because of the Government shut-down - was released this morning. It showed the largest monthly drop since September 2009. Online sales plunged 3.9%, the steepest drop since November 2008. Not surprisingly, sporting goods/hobby/musical instruments/books plunged 4.9%. This is evidence that the average household has been forced to cut back discretionary...Read More
Speaking at the first WA Mining Club lunch this year, panel member and PCF Capital Group managing director Liam Twigger also said two North American trends that could impact miners were the buzz surrounding cannabis stocks and the growing prominence of streaming companies providing project financing. The panel, including Deloitte partner Nicki Ivory, Hartleys chairman Ian Parker and Doray Min...Read More
It recovered the rare-shaped stone, which experts estimated to be over 300 million years old, on January 23 at the Udachnaya kimberlite pipe in Yakutia.Alrosa managing board member and director of the United Selling Organisation Evgeny Agureev said diamonds that resemble objects or symbols were "extremely rare in nature", with most either octahedron-shaped or without any particular shape."The appe...Read More
The gap is a cyclical event which sees a lag between the improvement in commodity prices which lifts miners, and a slower reaction by service providers, with gold the best current example of the valueRead More
Pacton Gold's Australian land holdings. Source Pacton Gold Inc.Pacton Gold Inc. [PAC-TSXV; PACXF-OTC] said Thursday February 14 it has struck a deal to purchase additional mineral claims in the Red Lake District of northwestern Ontario. The property consists of 17 mineral claims, and will increase the company's land position to approximately 15,000 hectares.Under an agreement, Pacton can purchase...Read More
The Rainy River gold mine in northwestern Ontario. Source: New Gold Inc.New Gold Inc. [NGD-TSX, NYSE American] shares fell in active trading Thursday February 14 after the company released production forecasts for 2019 as well as financial results for the fourth quarter of 2018. They included a loss of $1.07 billion from continuing operations in 2018.The forecast for 2019 includes high all-in sust...Read More
Atico said it had been unable to reach a new two-year collective agreement at the copper-gold operation in Colombia.Read More
I love a good bargain.Especially when it comes to investing.In fact, some of my biggest winners have come from uncovering stocks that, at one time, were trading at huge discounts.Take OrganiGram Holdings (TSX-V: OGI), for instance.Back in 2016, I told members of my Green Chip Stocks community to buy shares of OGI when it was trading at just $0.40. It was a screaming bargain, and I practically begg...Read More
Mining and mineral exploration in the U.S. has been on an uptick in recent years, thanks to higher gold and silver prices, and an easing in some regulatory burdens. Here's a look at 10 companies involved in mining or mineral exploration in the United States.AMERICAS SILVERToronto-based junior silver miner Americas Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-AM: USAS) has two operating mines in Mexico and Idaho, plus a...Read More
Ascendant Resources (TSX: ASND; US-OTC: ASDRF) has nearly doubled the number of tonnes at both its North and South deposits, part of the Lagoa Salgada polymetallic project in Portugal's Iberian Pyrite Belt.The increase comes after drilling just 20 additional holes in 7,077 metres and the company believes there is potential for further growth along a continuous 1.6-km-long induced polarization (IP)...Read More
The following is an edited summary from the World Gold Council, based on its Gold Demand Trends Full Year and Q4 2018 report. To access the full report, visit www.gold.org.Global gold demand reached 4,345 tonnes (140 million oz.) in 2018, up 4% on 2017 and in line with five-year average demand of 4,348 tonnes, according to the World Gold Council's latest Gold Demand Trends report.The annual inc...Read More
Silvercrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; NYSE: SILV) has discovered the Babi Sur silver-gold vein on its Las Chispas property in Sonora, Mexico, through recent drilling.The company intersected high-grade silver and gold mineralization along a 1.5 km strike length at Babi Sur. The vein sits parallel to the project's Babicanora vein, about 300 metres away. The company has now found six high-grade veins at Las...Read More
In honor of Valentine's Day, when lovers all over the world are pledging to give one another their hearts, I wanted to spend some time discussing the heart.Not in that intangible, loving sense, but literally giving someone your heart...In December of 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard made medical history when he inserted the heart of a dead man into the living body of another.It was t...Read More
Melbye, still a director at privately-owned Normet, was in charge at the company between 2006 and 2014 when a major strategic shift saw its global footprint expand significantly at the same time as itRead More
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By: Craig Hemke With our initial price goals for 2019 having been achieved, COMEX gold and silver are now in their first pullback phase of the year. How long will it last and what are the next upside price targets?If you've been following along every week, then you'll recall that we were quite adamant regarding a year-end 2018 and Q1 2019 price rally for both gold and silver. From the November...Read More