Gold is still running on thewar-fumes, but its last moves bring to mind only bearish associations. Worseyet, a rising dollar appeared on the horizon.On the technical front, we saw that the juniormining stocks moved higher in the first part of the session, butthen declined and ended the day practically unchanged. Why did junior miners rally initially?Perhaps for technical reasons. They were moving...Read More
The calm of the last 3-weeks has resulted in a risk-on environment. This, in turn, has led to a nice recovery rally in stocks. For the time being, volatility has subsided. However, we believe there are many underlying market risks that can still resurface without any warning.From late 2015 to August 2020, the price of gold doubled, going from approximately $1040 to $2080. Gold then experienced a p...Read More
PREDICTIONS FOR $20K GOLDGold at $20,000 is the latest price prediction from a high profile analyst. The article I read makes a strong case for how the gold price could go to $20,000 oz. if the US dollar loses ninety percent of its current value.That part of the explanation is correct. And it is what I have been saying in my articles over and over again; namely, a higher gold price reflects...Read More
The silver miners’stocks have rallied in recent months, but are still underperforming gold stocks. Silver lagging gold is mostly responsible, drivenby big stock-market down days dampening enthusiasm for speculation. But silver will ultimately mirror and amplifygold’s bull upleg, fueling strong leveraged gains in its miners’ stocks. Their just-finishing Q4’...Read More
GOLD AT $2000 Gold flirted briefly with the $2000 number last month. At $2043 oz., it was several dollars shy from matching its peak price eighteen months earlier at $2058 oz.With the current gold price at $1958 oz., the $2000 number is the sweet midpoint of that range. It is a nice round number and seems to be the price most gold traders and investors are focusing on at this time.It is proba...Read More
A billion ounces of leased silver has to go somewhere...by Bix Weir of Road to RootaOver 1 Billion ounces of leased physical silver has to go somewhere!Read More
Kumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzBMG returns eye-catching high-grade gold at Abercromby in WASPONSOREDbmgThe hole confirms the company's new geological interpretation that Los Helados contains at least two centres of high-grade mineralisation.Read More
The US District Court for the District of Arizona ruled that Copper World and its neighbouring Rosemont copper deposit which is also owned by Hudbay are not connected under terms of the US NationalRead More
The company just reported an intercept of 1,337.5m grading 1.33% copper equivalent in which the drill bottomed out at about 1,500m depth in good mineralisation."The big takeaway for me from this particular hole was how strong the mineralisation remained right to the bottom of the hole," said Beck. "We drilled this to almost to 1.5km deep and the last 20m of this hole were still in 0.93% copper equ...Read More
Kumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzBMG returns eye-catching high-grade gold at Abercromby in WASPONSOREDbmgNexa will subscribe for 40.8 million shares priced at 22c per share for proceeds of $8.97 million. Nexa previously held a 9% stake in Tinka to...Read More
The offer has fixed spreads of 195-230 basis points including an early tender premium of US$50 per US$1,000 in principle. The tender would reduce Teck's total outstanding debt by 8.Read More
Kumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzBMG returns eye-catching high-grade gold at Abercromby in WASPONSOREDbmgThe Anglo-Swiss multinational is also involved in an ongoing investigation by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland into corruption issue...Read More
Kumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzBMG returns eye-catching high-grade gold at Abercromby in WASPONSOREDbmgFour workers remain missing, and the company's search crews will continue to work at full capacity to locate these individuals, the Toronto-listed fi...Read More
RAPAPORT... US polished-diamond imports rose 41% to $6.34 billion in the first three months of the year, according to recent data from the US Department of Commerce. The figure did not yet reflect the impact of the Ukraine war, which led to Western restrictions on imports of Russian goods.The US prohibited the import of Russian-origin diamonds during March and placed further restrictions on t...Read More
RAPAPORT... The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has graded a 27.27-carat lab-grown stone that it claims is the world's largest polished synthetic diamond.Indian lab-grown company Greenlab created the marquise step-cut diamond, named Om, IGI said Wednesday. The stone, which has no color enhancement, was grown using chemical vapor deposition (CVD).Along with Om, the IGI graded two addition...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Belgian tech firm iTraceiT says it has completed the pilot phase of its new traceability solution and is now rolling it out to customers.The company says its combination of QR-code and blockchain technology can handle all sizes of diamonds, even melee (under 0.2-cts) - unlike other solutions.It also claims to offer a "genuine industry-wide solution" because it's an indep...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Wealthy investors in Qatar are rushing to put their money into rare and extremely valuable fancy color diamonds. The minimum investment is $1m.The Amma Group, jointly founded in 2008 by jewelry veterans Mahyar Makhzani and Philip Baldwin (pictured), says it is the only fund specializing in color diamond investment.It is seeking $100m of investment for its fifth fund, Colour Fund V,...Read More
(IDEX Online) - An Indian company has produced what's being hailed as the world's biggest polished lab grown diamond.The marquise step cut 27.27-carat diamond (pictured) was made by Greenlab, in Surat, and certified by the IGI.It is significantly larger than the previous record holder, a 16.41-carat princess-cut diamond (G/VVS2) produced by Shanghai Zhengshi Technology, in China.The new...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the April Durable Goods Orders report at 8:30 EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.7% versus a gain of 0.8% in March. Actual was an increase of 0.6%. Excluding transportation orders, consensus for April Durable Goods Orders was a...Read More
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU), a gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that Mr. Luke Norman has been appointed as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), following notice of the Board's resolution to increase its size from five to six members. Mr. George Bee, who has held the Chairman position since March...Read More