Scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or JAXA reported this week that the Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down on the asteroid Ryugu and will start collecting samples of the dust in its surface.The idea is to analyze such samples and get one step closer to understanding the origin of Earth's water and precious minerals. According to the agency, asteroids are considered one of the candi...Read More
Scientists are calling on mine operators to restore animal communities when they carry out site rehabilitation programs.According to a paper published in the journal Pacific Conservation Biology, the impact of mining on animals is overlooked as fauna tends to be under-recognized in assessments of restoration success. Based on a global review of literature, the Curtin University study found that ov...Read More
Mining chatter in the Yukon these days is all about the yellow metal. It's been that way for at least 10 years, according to geologist Mike Burke, who spent more than 20 years working for the Yukon Geological Survey before moving to the private sector."People were having a hard time in 2008, and then along came Kinross and bought Underworld Resources. That started an area play," Burke recalls.Now...Read More
The most recent Annual Survey of Mining Companies by the Fraser Institute ranked British Columbia seventh among Canadian mining jurisdictions. But no other province or territory has had two new precious metal mines reach commercial production less than 15 months apart over the last two calendar years.In July 2017, Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) launched commercial production at its high-g...Read More
Gold is up 3.3% this year. Gold, which can rise when investors expect inflation, has done well in 2019 a the Federal Reserve has decided to pause on lifting interest rates. "Funds are probably under invested in Gold right now," Gold Fields Limited (GFI) CEO Nick Holland said. "It's a good buy," he joked. But on a serious note, Holland mentioned Gold plays well for investors agai...Read More
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) (BRK.A) has big investments in major companies -- Apple (AAPL) , American Express Company (AXP) , Bank of America (BAC) and more. It didn't make its fortune on gold bars -- as chairman Warren Buffett points out in is his annual letter to shareholders, giving warning to those ready to give up on American ingenuity and to give into predictions of nationa...Read More
Feb. 22nd, 2019(S14-E684)Featured GuestsDr. Stephen Leeb& Michael PentoPlease Listen HereBest selling author, and show Mentor, Dr. Stephen Leeb returns with an even more robust outlook on precious metals.Dr. Leeb feels the trade war between the US / China will be resolved amicably without undo distress to either nation.The narrative includes the musical accomplishments of Glenn Gould, a most rem...Read More
Nicola Mining Inc. (TSX.V: NIM) is in the process of recommencing mill feed processing operations at its 100% owned state-of-the-art mill and tailings facility, located near Merritt, British Columbia. It has already signed four mill profit share agreements, with high-grade gold producers. The fully-permitted mill can process both gold and silver mill feed, via gravity and flotation processes. At t...Read More
Price trends in the global steel billet market changed direction in the week ended Friday February 22 amid limited interest from buyers in most outlets as well as a drop in imported scrap prices in Turkey.Turkish producers wanted demand to pick up for rebar and billet, in both the domestic and export markets, before they would buy more scrap, which resulted in the lack of trading activity.As a res...Read More
Feb. 22nd, 2019(S14-E684)Featured GuestsDr. Stephen Leeb& Michael PentoPlease Listen HereBest selling author, and show Mentor, Dr. Stephen Leeb returns with an even more robust outlook on precious metals.Dr. Leeb feels the trade war between the US / China will be resolved amicably without undo distress to either nation.The narrative includes the musical accomplishments of Glenn Gould, a most rem...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:From GATA's point of view the problem with mainstream Western news organizations isn't so much "fake news" as suppressed news.Since the selection of every serious news story is essentially a political act, heavily influenced by the opinions of its writers and editors, news is not arithmetic. It always will be whatever writers, editors, readers, listeners, and viewe...Read More
Dramatic WeakeningMissing Inversion No Credit StressNot Going GlobalThe Rest of the Story"I'm an American!" Pat Caddell RIPDallas, Athens, and HoustonAn old joke says economists predicted 15 of the last 10 recessions. In other words, they're frequently wrong and often too pessimistic.I think it's not so simple. Every recession prediction is eventually correct; some just get the timing wrong. T...Read More
"The U.S. economy has been the only thing holding up the world."Martin Armstrong is a world renown economist and the creator of the Economic Confidence Model. He is the founder of Armstrong Economics - a public service and blog for the average person to comprehend the global economy and for professionals to access the most sophisticated international analysis possible. 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
Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology or conventional wisdom,...Read More
David Morgan is a world-renown precious metals aficionado. He is the creator of TheMorganReport.com, a monthly report that covers economic news, overall financial health of the global economy, currency problems and the key reasons for investing in precious metals. A dynamic, much-in-demand speaker all over the globe, David's educational mission also makes him a prolific author, having penned Get t...Read More
Jim and Evan discuss recent happenings, with European credit and banking in focus.1:32 French 30-year sovereigns offer "solid yields."3:40 Deutsche Bank, the big sick puppy9:19 European banks and the so-called capital relief trade10:45 Memorializing Dodgers great Don Newcombe11:51 Amazon.com's puffer jacketJames "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Ra...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne, Founder of The Daily Gold shares the changes in the charts that are pointing to a much more bullish scenario for the precious metals.Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association.. He is the publisher and editor of TheDailyGold Premium, a publication which emphasizes market timing and stock selection for the sophisticated...Read More
Now that we're all free to speak our minds (maybe we should we call this the "post-political-caution world") a lot of previously discredited ideas have re-emerged and areContinue...Read More
Bitcoin up on news Warren Buffett exposes himself in his annual letter as an unmitigated fraud and charlatan reliant entirely on tax-payer bailouts and accounting tricks.Continue...Read More