A group of people from the San Agustin neighbourhood in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, collected wastewater from the Guaire River for everyday use on Monday.Read More
"There will be no further interpretations of the interpretations, no further assurances of the reassurances if the Continue...Read More
Money manager Adrian Day reviews the latest developments in the Goldcorp acquisition saga, noting as the story unfolds, insiders quietly line their pockets. Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM:NYSE) is proceeding with its bid to acquire Goldcorp Inc. (G:TSX; GG:NYSE, US$10.71) after Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX:TSX; GOLD:NYSE) made an unfriendly bid for Newmont. Barrick, which only recently acquired Randgold...Read More
This junior explorer will use these data to determine its next drill targets at the asset. Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSX.V; AVPMF:OTC; 8AM:FSE) announced in a news release that the recent drill results from its Sesmarias project in southern Portugal demonstrate significant additional potential to upgrade the known mineralized system there.The drill program, which consisted of six holes totaling...Read More
It’s important to understand Gold’s fundamentals as it will help us confirm a new bull market.To this point, Gold’s rallies have failed to make higher highs and higher lows because, although there has been improvement in fundamentals, the fundamentals have not turned bullish yet.The technical trigger will be Gold and gold stock outperformance of the stock market which will likely...Read More
Precious metals expert discusses recent movements in the markets. In life, there are a distant events from one's past that embed themselves in one's memory banks in a manner and forcefulness that is directly related to their personal or historical importance. The birth of one's first child, one's first love affair or an athletic achievement fall into the "personal" category; the end of WWII, the f...Read More
Welcome to this week’s Market Wrap Podcast, I’m Mike Gleason.Coming up we’ll hear a tremendous interview with Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report. Craig weighs in again and offers a concise and clear explanation on what’s been happening in the broken and rigged silver futures markets. And also tells us why he sees 2019 being a similar setup to what we saw in gold and silver...Read More
- Clint Siegner, Money MetalsA year ago, Republicans in control of Congress suspended the cap on federal borrowing. The limit was automatically re-imposed on March 1st. Politicians now have a few months to hammer out legislation to raise the cap as the Treasury employs "extraordinary measures" to fend off default.The federal deficit is mushrooming once again. The 2017 tax cuts have taken a bit...Read More
By: Dave KranzlerJames Kunstler summarized it perfectly. So rather than reinventing the wheel, here's an excerpt from his Monday commentary:Jerome Powell [was] wheeled out on CBS's 60 Minutes Sunday night, like a cigar store Indian at an antique fair, so vividly sculpted and colorfully adorned you could almost imagine him saying something. Maybe it was an hallucination, but I heard him say that...Read More
It's important to understand Gold's fundamentals as it will help us confirm a new bull market.To this point, Gold's rallies have failed to make higher highs and higher lows because, although there has been improvement in fundamentals, the fundamentals have not turned bullish yet.The technical trigger will be Gold and gold stock outperformance of the stock market which will likely precede the fun...Read More
Buyers showed bold tenacity Monday, holding the broad averages steady until an extremely volatile Boeing righted itself. The stock, cherished above all others by its institutional sponsors, came under heavy pressure overnight on news that a 737 had gone down in Ethiopia, killing all 157 aboard. This was the second fatal crash of this aircraft in five months, and it triggered a stampede out of Bo...Read More
Drawing on the work of Robert Lambourne, GATA's consultant on the Bank for International Settlements, the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke notes at Sprott Money today that the recent monthly gold swapping reported by the Bank for International Settlements corresponds almost precisely with the simultaneous draining of gold inventory from the exchange-traded fund GLD.Lambourne reported last week tha...Read More
Gold fell after inability to break past $1300. There should be good investment demand in gold for the rest of March. I prefer higher allocation to physical gold in one's portfolio. Silver continues to remain undervalued. Saudi's are taken world to a ransom as they do not want crude oil price to fall. They are doing everything to ensure that Brent crude oil trades over $60 per barrel. Asian sum...Read More
Fission is hard at work on the feasibility study for mining the Triple R uranium deposit in Saskatchewan. (Image: Fission Uranium)SASKATCHEWAN - Fission Uranium of Kelowna, B.C., is pleased with the results from three holes of its winter work program at the Patterson Lake South uranium property in the Athabasca Basin. The holes were dual purpose: to expand resources outside the modeled high grad...Read More
RAPAPORT... Eurostar Diamond Traders could be forced to file for bankruptcy soon, aftera Belgian court rejected its reorganization plan.The large Antwerp-based manufacturer, which owes anestimated $500 million, is no longer considered a financially viable business after losing its DeBeers sight, Belgian newspaper De Tijd reported Saturday.The Antwerp Court of Appeal turned down its request for pro...Read More
RAPAPORT... US retail sales bounced back at the beginning of 2019 after surprisingly slow figures during the December holiday period. Total purchases, excluding automobiles, gasoline andrestaurants, rose 3.6% year on year in January, according to data the NationalRetail Federation (NRF) reported. The three-month average for theNovember-to-January period was up 2.7% versus a year ago. Retail sales...Read More
RAPAPORT... The massive project by the Diamond Producers Association(DPA) and Signet Jewelers to test and review 18 synthetic-diamond detectors hasraised an important question: What should you look for in such a machine? Accuracy is, of course, a major part of the equation(alongside speed, price and usability), but it isn't a clear-cut issue. The firstset of results from the DPA and Signet's Assur...Read More
The luxury sector in the West is worried about the Chinese. The steady flow Chinese tourist to Europe, Japan and other western destinations is drying up and fears are, it will die down to a trickle.The luxury sector's concerns are real. Chinese consumers, Bain & Co. says, generated a third of global luxury sales in 2017 - and mostly outside China's border.It started with the Chinese government...Read More
The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) plans to boost cooperation in gemological education with Chinese institutions. AIGS Chairman Kennedy Ho met with Shunyu Hou, President of GTC - Guangdong Gemstones & Precious Metals Testing Center, in Guangdong on February 27, and agreed to further collaboration in educational projects and in gemstone testing. "At AIGS, we plan to roll out man...Read More
The Angolan diamond mining company Catoca Ltd Mining Co, a joint venture of the Russian diamond miner ALROSA and Angola's state-run diamond mining company Endiama reported that they have taken significant steps toward improving the quality of Catoca's corporate governance. A number of new entities will be established: The Supervisory and Fiscal Councils will control, approve and finalize contracts...Read More