I've warned repeatedly about the dangers that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) pose to personal liberties.I've warned how they would allow governments to monitor every transaction you make, which basically means a surveillance state.This facilitates the creation of a social credit system that allows governments to punish those who engage in unapproved activity such as buying guns, donating...Read More

Volante said next-generation battery chemistries, such as LMFP and NCM, feature manganese with up to two-thirds of the volume.Read More

Mitsubishi, which has a portfolio of copper investments in the region, including the Escondida, Los Pelambres, Antamina, Los Bronces and Quellaveco mines in Chile and Peru, typically invests at theRead More

The company currently has US$25 million in cash and with a $2.5 million monthly burn rate will evaluate its financing options towards year-end. "Equity is not attractive where we are trading (C$5.Read More

Happy Thursday to you from a lovely Asti!"What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine!" is a fun little reminder my mother used to lob at my father.I remember bristling at it when I was a kid, not because my mother was in any way mean-spirited about it or even because my father was resigned to it. But as an only child, that meant I'd have to share one day.To this day, I buy my wife a separate po...Read More

(IDEX Online) - US rapper Pharrell Williams has been showing off his SECOND pair of Tiffany & Co diamond-encrusted sunglasses.The 50-year-old multiple Grammy Award wore his first custom made pair - an almond-shaped frame with two emeralds and 61 round diamonds, weighing more than 25 carats - at Paris Fashion Week last January.At the time he joked: "Tiffany and I are engaged," and said the sung...Read More

"If these two big companies complete their smelters, that means we will no longer export raw copper because it will be processed domestically to become copper cathodes," Indonesia's president JokoRead More

"WE MUST ACT NOW!"This we are told by Kyiv Post correspondent Jason Jay Smart, American by birth.Who are "we"? Why must we act now? How must we act? Against whom must we act?And how might this fellow's counsel wreck us all?These are the central questions we tackle today.This Smart fellow is heart and soul for Ukraine. He harbors powerful beliefs in its "democratic" ways.For the same reason he is...Read More

The gold market is a bit of a mixed bag at the moment, but there are several positive factors that suggest gold prices could see some upside in the near future.On one side, we've seen a surge in technology stocks and a general risk-on sentiment in the stock markets. This has somewhat diverted attention away from gold, causing it to trade sideways for a while. However, it's important to n...Read More

Zaldivar is owned jointly with Barrick Gold and Antofagasta, but is operated by Antofagasta.Read More

Mitsubishi will subscribe for 4.6 million units priced at $4.Read More

(IDEX Online) - India has simplified the paperwork required for e-commerce jewelry exports after a slump in foreign sales.The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) responded to repeated pleas by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).India suffered a 36 per cent drop in jewelry exports during April (in US dollars) and a 16 per cent fall in May.New guidelines issued b...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers today reported a 31.5 per cent year-on-year drop in rough sales during June (cycle 5), amid increasing sightholder caution. Provisional sales were $450m, down only a little on $479m the previous month.But on a year-on-year basis, they suggest a marked slowdown. Sales were 4.5 per cent lower than 2022 at cycle 3 and 20 per cent lower at cycle 4. Today's cycle 5 fi...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A "once in a lifetime" collection of Harry Winston jewelry, with over 255 carats of diamonds and a $12m valuation, is being sold at auction. The Diamond Wreath Suite includes a custom-designed necklace, earrings, bracelet, and watch, all handmade in .950 platinum and bearing the HW and Harry Winston hallmarks.The pieces are being auctioned as a single lot by Kruse GWS Auctions...Read More

De Beers provisionally reported diamond sales of US$450 million in the fifth sales cycle of the year, between June 5 and 20.Read More

ioneer aims to be able to start construction of its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada, US early next year as it nears the end of the NEPA permitting process, chair James Calaway toldRead More

(IDEX Online) - India's prime minister Narendra Modi presented US First Lady Jill Biden with a 7.5-carat lab grown diamond on a visit to the White House.The gem is "a beacon of responsible luxury that symbolises India's 75 years of freedom and sustainable international relations," said the Prime Minister's Office.It expanded on the diamond's eco-friendly credentials, saying it...Read More

Masson said the battery sector will grow to challenge stainless steel as the dominant nickel end-use market, growing from a 12% market share in 2022 to 41% by 2033 even though it requires "the leastRead More

The US$498 million investment is targeting an initial reserve of 3Mt grading 2.4% copper, 1.Read More

Drilling was temporarily suspended in March 2022 due to the Andean cat's presence in the project area.Read More