It’sunimaginable what great progress China made in the last forty years. The riseof such economic power triggered many fears (or hopes) about the futureinternational order. We invite you to read our today’s article about therivalry between China and the US and find whether the Red Dragon will replaceAmerica as a global hegemon. And what would such a shift mean for the goldmarket.The ec...Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Stitcher | RSSMetals & Markets: Big news in Big Bullion as the US Mint sells out of its 2019 Silver Eagle's stock. Here's the latest on that and more...by James Anderson for SD BullionGold and silver prices showed strength throughout the majority of this week.The spot silver price is about to close just shy of th...Read More
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Newmont Mining shares jumped higher Friday amid reports that rival Barrick Gold is prepping a hostile takeover bid that would value the gold mining group at around $19 billion.Read full newsRead More
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Lithium miners have set their eyes on Portugal, a country that doesn't scream "mining" like other jurisdictions, but which already is Europe's biggest producer of the commodity, thanks to the surge in popularity of electric vehicles (EVs).One of those companies is Savannah Resources, currently advancing its Mina do Barroso project in the north of the country, arguably one of the most advanced lith...Read More
Gold futures suffered the biggest single-session since August 2018 on February 21. The pullback was not unexpected given the momentum that gold had built since late 2018. The yellow metal has been the beneficiary of volatility late last year, and prices rose even higher on the dovish turn from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Heading into 2019, I was bullish on gold, especially given the potential for vo...Read More
Excluding Vale (NYSE:VALE), close to 8 million tonnes of seaborne iron ore supply from Brazil is at risk in 2019, a report by Wood Mackenzie states.According to the market analyst, such a supply disruption would be the result of the new regulation published by Brazil's National Mining Agency or ANM, which establishes the ban of all dams in the country built with the upstream method.Based on the ne...Read More
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