Gold stocks have been among the leaders of the Q1 rally, but are not yet uniqueIt seems that all too often lately the gold mining sector is in tow with commodities in general and broad global stocks in its ups and downs. As a leader, but not THE leader of the rally that is fine for now as long as we’re still on the back end of the originally projected Q4-Q1 rally in broad asset markets.But i...Read More
By Mike Gleason: As global elites gathered in Davos this week to discuss their plans for controlling the world economy, the gold market is delivering an alternative message.Among the issues being discussed at this year's World Economic Forum is that of central bank digital currency. A presentation at the meeting based on research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation called for central...Read More
GOLD HEADLINES – UP $300Advisors and marketers are ecstatic:…“Nothing will be able to stop gold when it breaks to a new all-time high” or “On the cusp of a breakout where gold can go up to $5000” are two examples of recent exclamations about prospects for higher gold prices. The euphoria can be contagious. I’m sure that makes gold bulls feel...Read More
"Crude should be at the forefront of a..."Looking back on 2022, one of the biggest fears about oil was that prices would skyrocket even more than they did due to a disruption in supply from Russia.Of course, Russia has been a major world supplier of oil, but after Russia invaded Ukraine, many global financial institutions refused to back transactions involving Russian oil. So, back in March of 20...Read More
Back in October we began to plan the prospect of a relief rally that would be fueled by over-bearish sentiment (contrary bullish), ‘Fed hawk’ relief as we anticipated inflation signals to ease, and a post (mid-term) election seasonal pattern that is bullish for stocks. This public article had a lot to say about that on November 10th:Q4-Q1 plan engages For the purposes of this week&rsqu...Read More
Gold has powered highersmartly over the past couple months, achieving big gains. But this gold buying is only starting,implying this young upleg still has a long way to run yet. Speculators’ gold-futures buying remainsmodest, while much-larger identifiable investment buying hasn’t even begun. Traders will have to increasingly chase gold’supside momentum to resto...Read More
The company's base metals business will become Teck Metals, while its coal business will become Elk Valley Resources (EVR), a pure-play, high-margin steelmaking coal producer.Read More
The offer comes over the top of a competing 12c per share, $25 million all-stock offer from Victoria Gold which came a week ago and which ATAC rebuffed as being too low.Read More
New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesThe Johannesburg and New York Stock Exchange-listed Sibanye is set to lo...Read More
Luquman Shaheen, president and CEO of Panoro Minerals, talks to Mining Journal about the Cotabambas project, which he sees as the next large scale copper project in southern Peru.Read More
That is because this Gawler Craton advanced exploration project - which lies smack in between three of Australia's greatest copper mines - has two different stage and style deposits stacked on top of each other.First the hippo, which is called Emmie Bluff. This is a sedimentary copper-cobalt deposit which has an Indicated and Inferred Resource - from three deposits - amounting to a total of 1.1 mi...Read More
Ever since US president Joe Biden enacted the 1950 Defense Production Act to boost the nation's supply of domestically-sourced critical minerals, there has been a surge in interest in North American metals projects. However, when it comes to permitting new mines, not all exploration projects are created equal. "It's good to be in the United States, but you want to be on land where you can act...Read More
New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesI mention these factors because it demonstrates that while in some areas...Read More
New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesBluejay Mining first hit radar screens when it emerged it had received b...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Petra Diamonds today reported a 20 per cent dip in sales for the first half of fiscal 2023 and a net loss of $17.6m.The London-based miner made a profit of $49.1m during the same period in 2022. Earlier this month it said it was open to merger and acquisition offers.It blamed the decrease in revenue - down from $264.7m in H1 FY 2022 to $212.1m in H1 FY 20203 - largely on zero...Read More
(IDEX Online) - De Beers says the long-standing agreement, under which it sells 75 per cent of Botswana's rough diamonds, will survive the current turmoil.A company spokesman told Reuters this week it was "confident that our successful partnership will continue".Two weeks ago the country's President Mokgweetsi Masisi told crowds at a rally of his ruling party that he would walk away from...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Fugitive Indian diamond merchant Jatin Mehta has failed in a bid to halt legal proceedings against him in a British court over allegations that he defrauded lenders out of $1bn.Mehta (pictured) had sought to have the case heard in India instead. He and his family were found to be living in London last year.He is accused of defrauding15 lenders out of the $1bn lent to his companies...Read More
New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesThe Ugandan government will set up a state-owned mining company, called...Read More
The Jetti technology will be deployed on the existing leach stockpiles at El Abra and leverage existing infrastructure, including excess tank house capacity.Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 35 points in pre-opening trade. The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at US. 74.19 cents following release of Canadian economic news at 8:30 AM EST.January Canadian Consumer Price Index on a year-over-year basis was expected to increase 6.1% versus 6.3% in December. Actual was an increase of 5.9%.December Canadi...Read More