ePower Metals (TSXV: EPWR) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Exploracion Auramex S.A. de C.V. and its Magenta cobalt project from Bowering Projects.The Magenta project is located in Sinaloa, northwestern Mexico, and consists of five claims totaling 2,274 hectares. The claims are on privately owned ranch land and four of them are in good standing while one, the Magenta #2,...Read More
Canada's First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) became the first top miner with operations in Zambia to react to a planned mining tax increase in the southern African nation by announcing on Friday it would have to lay off 2,500 workers at its local mines.In an internal memo, the Toronto-based miner said the job cuts will be implemented in phases during the first quarter of 2019, adding they'll be equall...Read More
Acquisition accelerates Seequent's growth in mining, civil engineering, energy, government and environmental sectors.CHRISTCHURCH, NZ, 21 December, 2018 - Seequent, a world leader in visual data science software, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Geosoft, a Canadian geoscience software company.The acquisition accelerates Seequent's growth in mining, civil engineering, energy, gov...Read More
Tasman Mining announced this week that government agency New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals granted a mining permit for the high-grade Blackwater gold deposit located near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island.In a media statement, Tasman said that with this new permit, the company can put in motion its plans to build an underground operation at the site of the historic Blackwater mine. Gold...Read More
JOHANNESBURG - A court has found that a strike by a union representing just under half of all workers at Sibanye-Stillwater's South African gold operations is legal, despite the company declaring otherwise last week.South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said on Friday that the court disagreed with Sibanye's reason for judging the strike unprotected, and ordered Si...Read More
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Transnet hopes to re-open on Saturday one of two closed coal export lines linking mines to the Richards Bay export terminal after it was closed following a train derailment, the state-run freight company said on Friday.A preliminary investigation into the cause of the derailment points to sabotage, after the railway line was cut in half by a blow torch, Transnet Freig...Read More
NEW DELHI - An Indian court on Friday said Vedanta cannot reopen its South Indian copper smelter until its hears a case challenging an order by the country's environment court which provided relief to the conglomerate, the petitioner in the case said.The smelter was ordered shut permanently by the Tamil Nadu state government in May following violent protests against its operation, killing 13 and i...Read More
Two things have me becoming more and more bullish with respect to gold prices. Stock market weakness, or should I say carnage, has left many investors battered and looking for a safe haven in the storm. Like gold. The U.S. dollar has the potential to go lower as interest rates hikes are potentially moderated and as the economy going forward has many downside risks. A lower U.S. dollar is positive...Read More
Gold futures pulled back from a six-month high Friday, but bullion finished the week higher as a recent downturn in the stock market - underpinned by the Federal Reserve's policy message - helped to drive demand to so-called haven assets. Gold for February delivery on Comex GCG9, -0.69% lost $9.80, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,258.10 an ounce, with the contract marking a weekly increase of about 1.4...Read More
Holy Toledo, this market sell-off/hysteria/nightmare is getting real UGLY, fast! Outside of cash, almost nothing is safe these days… Now, I realize that general equities and investors/speculators have been beyond blessed in recent memory, staging an almost unbelievable bull market (lasting ~decade), but as the saying goes: “It’s like taking the stairs up and the elevator dow...Read More
The public should soon catch on to central banking failures suggests Bob Hoye from ChartsandMarkets.com. In another fascinating interview with Jim Goddard, Hoye calls out central bankers for implementing policies based on theories that do not work. In the meantime, stocks look like they are in the early stages of a bear market, but a bounce is due.Click to listen to Bob Hoye's December 21st broad...Read More
*If the volume isn't working, click the volume icon located in the bottom right hand corner of the video playerHarry Dent breaks down the volatility we've seen in the closing weeks of 2018, offers forecasts for the markets in the next few months, and urges investors not to panic...Harry Dent is a Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker, bestselling author, and the founder and s...Read More
Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More
Back in the day George Washington had an entire farm field dedicated to the growth of hemp. He loved the bud and in 1794 he even wrote a letter to Secretary of Finance William Continue...Read More
Every December, I write a Year in Reviewref 1 that's first posted on Chris Martenson & Adam Taggart's website Peak Prosperityref 2 and later at ZeroHedge.ref 3 This is my tenth, although Continue...Read More
Gold and silver showed strength this week as the Federal Reserve nudged the Fed funds rate 25 basis points higher and various equities in the US stock market reached bear market territory. Silver spot price appears to be closing the week around $14.70 oz, while gold spot price should close near the $1,260 US dollar per troy ounce mark.With us this week is a returning guest to the podcast... topics...Read More
There is nothing magic about 20% declines. It's simply the most widely used definition of a bear market. Bear markets seldom stop at 20% then magically Continue...Read More
President Trump is considering firing Fed Chairman Powell as the stock market continues it's one way trip down after the Fed chose to hike rates on Wednesday. Continue...Read More
"I think it's fair to say Americans will remain on the ground after the physical defeat of the caliphate, until we have the pieces in place to ensure that that defeat is enduring."Continue...Read More