Investing in mining stocks can be tricky. So much can go wrong.Emboldened by management’s rosy expectations, investors are often disappointed by eventual project delays, cost overruns, and political disruption. It’s no wonder that so many mining stocks have gone nowhere for decades at a time.With valuations in the billions of dollars, Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY) and Goldcorp...Read More
Lithium stocks were hot a year ago, now they're not. Brine projects in Argentina commanded rapt attention, now no one cares. Clay-hosted Lithium projects were non-starters 2-3 years ago, now they're in the "maybe" column. Clay-hosted Lithium projects are "unconventional," meaning untested, and therefore difficult or impossible to fund. However, "unconventional" need not mean difficult to move for...Read More
Shanta, which will keep 51% ownership and operate the project, decided to raise equity via an IPO after receiving encouraging feedback from recent investor roadshows in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.It has already submitted the IPO prospectus to the DSE and Tanzanian Capital Markets and Securities Authority, with completion expected to take between six and 12 months.The funds will be used to finance...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesMar 29, 2019For those who have not yet read Basic Investing in Resource Stocks, you should consider it. I predict the big collapse to come soon, very soon followed by what I term “The Big Reset”. Martin Armstrong just put out a piece essentially saying the same thing titled, The Financial Panic of 2019?I realized when I wrote my book in January of this year that I...Read More
Stornoway Diamond's Renard diamond mine in Quebec. Source: Stornoway Diamond Corp.Stornoway Diamond Corp. [SWY-TSX; SWYDF-OTC] is facing a liquidity shortfall this year unless diamond prices recover from current levels.It is a scenario which could have negative implications for Stornoway's share price, which was down 34.4% or $0.055 to 10.5 cents on Friday March 29 in heavy trading volume of 10....Read More
As a commodities trader focused on energy and metals, I'm often asked in casual conversation, "What's the world's most expensive metal?"Unfortunately, there really isn't a clear answer.Thing is, the price of metals is coordinated by the market. And market changes, such as supply issues of any given metal, can drastically change prices. So the world's most expensive metal today might not be tomorro...Read More
If you were to tell the average American back in say the 60's that in 50 years the US would be a "command economy" they would probably react as if you'd lost your mind. Back in those days the Soviet Union was a command economy with the government controlling everything with its notorious "5-year plans". Fast forward to now and the United States and other economic blocs like Europe are in the con...Read More
The Big Picture:The banking cartel, central banks and governments create debts - dollars, yen, pounds, and euros and inject them into economies. Those new currency units make existing units less valuable. They purchase less called devaluation and prices rise. The devaluation process accelerates every year and is unlikely to change (without a huge reset) because it benefits governments and the ba...Read More
By: Marin Katusa "Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No. 1."-Warren BuffettIt's no secret that to be a successful investor or speculator, you have to govern yourself according to a set of rules.And I can't find any better core rule than the famous Buffett quote above. It's one that is the cornerstone of my investing career.If it's not taped to your fridge or your multi-s...Read More
By: Gary TanashianOkay, now I am getting geeked out. One of the most fun and rare times in what I do is when something big happens that I feel in my gut means something, but about which I am not able to come forth with a ready explanation of the meaning (without sounding like a know-it-all blowhard). It's time to put the thinking cap on and to reference my wealth of experience (that's another w...Read More
By: IRA EPSTEINGold in a down thrust, but not bearish. Gold remains above the 100-DMA, resistance at $1307.60 level. Momentum is down, bias down but not trend down:Read More
Trend for gold and silver is down at the moment. Demand in Asia will be the key. Look for short covering in gold and silver as the quarter comes to a close. Crude oil is fundamentally bearish. I expect lower demand in Asia in the upcoming quarter. Copper will volatile. 5 reasons why did gold and silver fell this week?1. US dollar gains as it acted as safe haven in currency markets.2....Read More
Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric established Sprott Asset Management Inc. Over the years, Eric has personally been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including one of Investor Dig...Read More
Gregory Weldon is CEO of Weldon Financial and Editor of the influential newsletters "Weldon's Money Monitor," the "Commodity and Currency Monitor," the" Metal Monitor," and the "ETF Playbook." He launched these macro-market publications, covering supply-demand fundamentals, along with technical, intermarket, and psychological insights, after building a successful career as a trader on Wall Street....Read More
With all hell breaking loose in Turkey this week, one would think Mark Mobuis, the pioneering portfolio manager who launched one of the first EM-focused funds more than Continue...Read More
"The North began rebuilding the center, which was partly dismantled last July, before the North-U.S. summit in February,"Continue...Read More
Top White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow sayd Trump and the White House wants the Fed to "immediately" cut interest rates by 50 basis points.Continue...Read More
LONDON, 29 March 2019 - Comment from BullionVault features today in a story from global news and data provider Bloomberg on Russia's ongoing central-bank gold buying.Moscow has "quadrupled" its national gold reserves over the last 10 years, says Bloomberg, with 2018 marking a new peak."[But] if it wasn't for Russia's central bank, last year would have been the worst year for gold buying [demand wo...Read More
LONDON, 29 March 2019 - Data from BullionVault today leads an article about UK gold demand ahead of Brexit from Quick, the news-and-data agency from Japan's Nikkei group of financial news companies.With the UK's exit from the European Union delayed beyond the previous deadline of today, the trend for gold investing among British citizens "is stagnant" the news report says.That contrasts on Bullion...Read More