It is said that a picture is worth 1000words, and thus two pictures are worth 2000 words. The entire financial systemis fracturing and imploding, no exaggeration. The entire monetary system is beingundermined in a true Weimar sense, in reality. Such a situation almost neverhas come about without a world war. Since 2001 in the Jackass opinion, theworld financial war has been in progress with the im...Read More

The following is an update of a previousarticle: During the 2008 financial crisis the Fedsignificantly increased the US monetary base to keep the system from collapse.They are currently in a similar situation, and have done (is doing) the exactsame thing.Here is a chart of the US monetary base toillustrate the similarity: With the 2008 actions they were able to avoidthe collapse until now. Will th...Read More

Prices for round polished diamond were largely static for the "bread and butter goods" - sizes between 0.70-1.99 cts - in July. Fancies under four carats sustained a number of losses. There wasn't a single movement among one-carat rounds (1.00-1.24 cts) and slightly larger and smaller stones - 0.90-0.99 cts and 1.25-1.49 cts - barely moved. But there were discernible trends among some ot...Read More

AVZ closes on financing for tier-one lithium projectSPONSOREDavz mineralsSMA is pressing charges against the BHP-operated Escondida copper mine for a reduction in the water table in the Tilopozo sector in the Antofagasta region by more than the maximum acceptable level toRead More

Speculators' net short U.S. dollar positioning soared to the highest level since August 2011, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.Read full newsRead More

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Tech and pharma may be getting the attention these days, but three mining billionaires are quietly padding their fortunes with an investment that's decidedly more old school.Read full newsRead More

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It’s a rare stock indeed that can satisfy multiple investing strategies at the same time. But one name just about pulls it off. Franco-Nevada (TSX:FNV)(NYSE:FNV) offers investors a reduced-risk play in the gold space. This rare ultra low-risk gold stock combines a strong growth thesis along with some passive income. Gold is on a tear this year, but it’s not too late to get invested.One...Read More

After a brutal March and April, the price of oil has risen significantly. This has provided some breathing room for energy companies, many of whom slashed dividends earlier this year in the face of plunging oil prices. Additionally, gold has rallied to all-time highs in 2020. This has provided a boost for gold miners who suffered during most of the past decade because of falling gold prices.Many i...Read More

One of the rainwater collection ponds in Magdalena Ocotl??n. (Image by Compa???-a Minera Cuzcatl??n). Mexico's Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection issued a report stating that the subsidiary of Canada's Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM), Compa???-a Minera Cuzcatl??n, hasn't caused any pollution to rainwater collection ponds in the Magdalena Ocotl??n municipality in the southern Oaxaca st...Read More

Rescue team at the Los Cedros coal mine in Colombia. (Image courtesy of the National Mining Agency). The bodies of nine miners have been recovered from a coal mine in Colombia where an explosion took place on July 31, 2020.According to the National Mining Agency, the blast at the Los Cedros mine in the El Zulia municipality of the Norte de Santander department was caused by the accumulation of ga...Read More

Pyrite on quartz. (Image by James St. John, Flickr). Researchers at the University of Minnesota in the US have electrically transformed iron sulfide, also known as "fool's gold" or pyrite, into a magnetic material.In a paper published in the journal Science Advances, the scientists explain that this is the first time an entirely non-magnetic material has been transformed into a magnetic one. In t...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 31 that are worth another look.Pig iron export prices from Brazil continued to climb in the week to July 31 on new sales to China and the United States.Chilean copper producer Codelco will restart...Read More

Comex December gold futures had touched $2,009.50/oz earlier but were around $1,998/oz at the time of writing.Spot gold was worth about $1,981/oz.US growth took its worst hit on record in the second quarter, while the S&P 500 stands some 4% below all-time highs, Reuters reported, with the continued divergence between stocks and the real economy worrying some investors."With US real interest ra...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 31 that are worth another look.Pig iron export prices from Brazil continued to climb in the week to July 31 on new sales to China and the United States.Chilean copper producer Codelco will restart...Read More

Michael McNeilly, CEO of Metal Tiger PLC (AIM: MTR) introduced us to his business. Metal Tiger is an AIM (London Stock Exchange) quoted investing company, focused on the natural resource sector. Metal Tiger has a portfolio of investments in development and exploration stage mining companies, with a current focus on precious and base metals, with a strong focus on copper, gold and silver. They hold...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 31 that are worth another look.Pig iron export prices from Brazil continued to climb in the week to July 31 on new sales to China and the United States.Chilean copper producer Codelco will restart...Read More

George Gammon lays out the plan by the global elites to destroy your liberty and implement a form of economic totalitarianism that will cripple humanity for many generations to come. George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conven...Read More

Freshly back from speaking at the Sprott 2020 Natural Resources Symposium , David Smith, the Sr. Analyst at The Morgan Report, returns to Liberty and Finance / Reluctant Preppers to offer highlights and key takeaways from the conference, and to answer our questions about precious metals, mining, and the historic times we are traversing!David H. Smith is senior analyst for The Morgan Report, and a...Read More