Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
Steve Hanke - Twitter, Released on 4/6/22This is just the beginning...Tuesday, in Lima, Peru, people were protesting fuel and fertilizer price hikes in San Martin Square. Take a look.pic.twitter.com/x6LwNPunqZ- Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) April 7, 2022 Civil unrest in Peru over fuel and fertilizer price hikes added by Herman James on 04/07/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Clown World Today, Released on 4/7/22??????OE? you will own nothing and be happy pic.twitter.com/ZrTcvDN2DF- Clown World Today ??????OE? (@cwt_news) April 7, 2022 You will own nothing and be happy added by Herman James on 04/07/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Jason Burack - Twitter, Released on 4/6/22This is a long term chart of Wheaton Precious Metals (used to be Silver Wheaton) in Canadian Dollars (USD unavailable). The share price is up a lot long term while gold and silver prices fell most years since 2011. Proof that the royalty & streaming model works well long term. pic.twitter.com/70UHY19drO- Jason Burack (@JasonEBurack) April 6, 2022 The busin...Read More
Gold Switzerland, Released on 4/5/22Sadly, as the world has heard in many speeches by the US president, he hasn't got a clue that his "empire" is collapsing around him.Continue... Egon von Greyerz: There Is Going To Be A New World Disorder added by Herman James on 04/07/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
This company wants to patent a process using bacteria to recover iron and other ores from millions of tonnes of mining waste.Green tech company BacTech Environmental Corp. (BAC:CSE;BCCEF:OTC;OBT1:FRA) announced Thursday it has filed a patent application for a new bioleaching process to recover iron and nickel-cobalt from mining waste, converting it into "green" iron and materials for electric vehi...Read More
The miner is developing the historical Homestake Mining properties in South Dakota.Dakota Gold Corp. (DC:NYSE), formerly the rather clumsily named Dakota Territory Resource Corp., was the subject of an email alert sent out before the open this morning about it and Red Cat Holdings, with the relevant parts of it reading as follows..."There's big news on 2 of our stocks. Dakota Territory Resource Co...Read More
A company that uses naturally occurring bacteria to separate precious and base metals from difficult to treat ores, concentrates and tailings has caught the attention of this technical analyst.BacTech Environmental Corp. (BAC:CSE; BCCEF:OTC; OBT1:FRA) is a company that uses naturally occurring bacteria, harmless to humans and the environment, to liberate precious and base metals from difficult to...Read More
In this update, Clive Maund explains why he thinks this stock is attractive with its world-class Wicheeda deposit.The Defense Metals Corp. (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTCQB; 35D:FSE) Wicheeda project in British Columbia is set to supply about 10% of the world's Rare Earth needs, and with their use in electric vehicles and increased demand for the defense (war) industry arising from the war in Europe, dema...Read More
Kinross in a statement today said it had budgeted around US$60 million for this year to start field work at its newly acquired Great Bear project, which fittingly is in an Ontario municipality calledRead More
Toronto-listed Wallbridge Mining has identified additional gold mineralization within the area of its Fenelon resource in Quebec and has expanded its Area 51 zone.Read More
Polished trading cautious as prices continue decline. 1 ct. RAPI +0.5% in March but down in recent weeks; 0.30 ct. for March -3.9%. US bridal supporting the market. March jewelry sales +12%, Mastercard SpendingPulse reports. Uncertainty growing due to geopolitical and economic volatility and China Covid-19 lockdowns. Alrosa suspension from Responsible Jewellery Council highlights market split in c...Read More
Washington last month acted decisively with the EU to offer it alternative supplies of US and other non-Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to help wean Europe off Russian gas imports.Read More
West Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDWorld Copper has economics to back Escalones resource in ChileSPONSOREDworld copper ltd.Marvel Gold stepping up exploration after resource upgradeSPONSOREDmarvel goldAnglesey Mining sharpens focus on the Parys Mountain projectSPONSOREDanglesey mining Raleigh Finlayson, the newly minted Genesis Minerals chief executive, broke from deeply engrained industr...Read More
RAPAPORT... Eleven US Congress members have asked the government to reconsider details that severely limit the impact of the recent sanctions against Russian diamonds.President Joe Biden's March 11 executive order bans imports of diamonds with Russian origin but doesn't cover polished that was manufactured in other locations. This means rough Alrosa supplies to cutters in India and Belgium is...Read More
RAPAPORT... US jewelry sales rose in March amid a broader reopening of the economy, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.Revenue for the category climbed 12% year on year during the month, Mastercard reported Wednesday. The segment also benefited from consumers refreshing their wardrobe ahead of honeymoon trips and other travel adventures. Jewelry purchases jumped 79% compared to the same period...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) finally broke its silence on Alrosa's membership. The organization was forced to respond after such prominent members including Richemont, Kering, Pandora and Watches of Switzerland withdrew from the organization in protest of the Russian company's continued involvement. Executive director Iris Van der Veken quit her job over the issue.Alros...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The CEO of Meylor Global, the Ukraine-based factory that produces the world's largest lab grown diamonds, has told how her staff have fled for their lives, or taken up arms against the Russian invaders.Yuliya Kusher (pictured) described the men who had been making diamonds until a few weeks ago, and who are now defending their country, as "jewels".The factory in Kyiv re-opened...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The most expensive piece of jewelry in the history of Tiffany & Co, a diamond necklace valued at up to $30m, made its debut appearance when Beyonce wore it for an Oscars after-party.It's a a modern take on the jeweler's iconic 1939 World's Fair Necklace, and it features a total of 578 diamonds, with a total weight of 180 carats set in platinum.At is center is an...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Total sales of US watches and jewelry were over $115bn in 2021, the highest figure, by far, for at least a decade. It's an increase of just over 50 per cent on 2020, according to the Department of Commerce. Suppliers and retailers tell us stay-at-home consumers went on a spending spree last year. Travel restrictions halted their vacation plans so the...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points at 7:30 AM EDT.The Canadian federal government is scheduled to release its budget today at 4:00 PM EDTLevi Straus gained $0.58 to $19.99 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal first quarter earnings. Capital One (COF $129.28) is expected to open higher after announcing a $5 billion share buyback program...Read More