"The National Bank of Romania can deposit gold from the established reserve abroad exclusively for the purpose of Continue...Read More

Paul Crowley, CEO of First Vanadium, speaks with Peter Epstein of Epstein Research about the vanadium market and his company's plan to fast-track its flagship project in Nevada. First Vanadium Corp. (TVAN:TSX.V; FVANF:OTCQB) is one of the better known vanadium companies. Its CEO, Paul Cowley, can be seen in a number of video clips that I linked to at the bottom of the page. Despite being a blue c...Read More

This company is transforming the model for mineral exploration in the Western United States. Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (ELY:TSX.V; ELYGF:OTCQB) has turned the parameters and expectations of a typical project generator around by substituting the traditional joint venture business model with its Option/Royalty Model. Trey Wasser, Ely Gold's President and CEO, told Streetwise Reports, "In just three y...Read More

With two large copper projects under its belt, one in the U.S. and one in Colombia, and with an Inferred resource of nearly 8 billion pounds of copper, this explorer is now taking on a copper-gold project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Libero Copper Corp. (LBC:TSX.V:, LBCMF:OTCQB ) is a young company, having been formed in 2016, and since then it has been busy acquiring assets. The first...Read More

These new findings at the high-grade gold project are improved over last year's. Kerr's Copperstone projectKerr Mines Inc. (KER:TSX; KERMF:OTC; 7AZ1:FRA) announced in a news release it achieved gold recoveries of 97% during metallurgical testing at its Copperstone mine in Arizona. This compares to the 95% achieved in its 2018 prefeasibility study results.Testing also resulted in lower reagent con...Read More

A BMO Capital Markets report reviewed the firm's recent performance numbers and 2019 estimates. In a research note on Feb. 20, analyst Andrew Kaip reported that BMO Capital Markets upgraded Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (OR:TSX; OR:NYSE) because it continues to successfully emerge from a transition year.Now rating it Outperform, BMO increased its target price on Osisko to CA$17 per share from CA$13,...Read More

The scope of the permit is described in this Haywood report. In a Feb. 20 research note, analyst Mick Carew reported that, in an "important milestone," Liberty Gold Corp. (LGD:TSX) received the plan of operations (POO) for Black Pine, a "highly prospective project similar to Goldstrike."Carew relayed the POO allows the company to drill year-round. As such, it will start a reverse circulation dril...Read More

The new resource numbers and expectations for 2019 are summarized in a CIBC report. In a Feb. 21 research note, Cosmos Chiu reported Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (KL:TSX; KL:NYSE) released a company-wide resource update, in which total reserves expanded 24% to 5.75 million ounces (5.75 Moz). "Overall, our net asset value per share increases to $18.11 from $17.23 on the increased reserves and guidance...Read More

For over a year now, the South African mining industry has experienced a measurably significant decline in the amount of gold produced.  Statistics reported by South Africa last week show that the amount of gold produced by South African mines has declined for fifteen consecutive months. In December, gold output dropped thirty-one percent from the year before.All mines, including gold, have a...Read More

The US Dollar is poised to rally back to near $97.50 as this recent downside price swing ends.  We believe the US/China trade talks and North Korea deal with result in a strong upside potential for the US Dollar and the US stock market as time progresses.A certain number of industry analysts are starting to announce the recent December 24th lows and subsequent rally as a “new bull marke...Read More

By: Daniel R. Amerman, CFA If there is a new recession in the next few years, then it is highly likely that the Federal Reserve will take extreme measures in response, with the primary response being to swiftly knock short term interest rates back down to zero percent.For many investors - the combination of recession, heavy-handed Fed interventions, and the return of zero percent interest rate...Read More

Chris Waltzek talks to Dr. Burton Malkiel, author of the investing classic, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Read More

By Avi GilburtThis is probably one of the biggest conundrums investors face in financial markets today. A major report may come out with a very positive bias, yet the market will move in the opposite direction. How many times have you seen this happen?Well, if you have any experience in the financial markets, then it has likely happened to you many times. But, most people simply shrug it off...Read More

By: IRA EPSTEINStock market having trouble. Gold starting to breakout to the downside. Gold = negative and in a downtrend, to negate this gold would need $1335.60:Read More

The live feed from Hanoi has been riveting. Trump and Kim appear to be getting along well. The President pats his counterpart on the back, the dictator smiles. They share a laugh as they walk through a garden. Kim's haircut looks oddly flattering. Everything seems to be going so nicely that one could almost forget that he has at times acted like a madman. As for Trump, he is his usual self, bu...Read More

Full Article: The Trade Deal: Great News For GoldBy: Stewart ThomsonThe biggest driver of major markets right now is the possibility of a US-China trade deal.On that note, please click here now . The US government's wild launch of tariff taxes caused global markets to swoon in the first half of 2018. Gold and the Chinese stock market were hurt more than a lot of other markets.Full Article: The...Read More

RAPAPORT... Dealers at the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show expressedconcerns about sluggish polished demand and an oversupply of goods in the wholesalesegment.Inventory moved slowly despite busy traffic at the fair, which began this week, people who attended the event toldRapaport News. "The mood looks OK, but conversion [to sales] still hasn'thappened," said Rahul...Read More

Slow start to Hong Kong show, but optimistic FarEast buyers are restocking inventory after Chinese New Year. Dealers hoping showwill stimulate better trading after sluggish Jan./Feb. Rough market cautious asprofit margins remain tight despite rough-price reductions at De Beers sight. Swiss lab SSEF launches GemTrack, linking polished torough colored stones. Michael Hill 1H sales -3% to $226M, prof...Read More

Sentiment weak as many dealers traveled to the HongKong show. Suppliers holding large volume of goods that are difficult to move.Steady demand for 1 ct., G-J, VS-I1 diamonds. 2 ct.+ slow.Manufacturers remain cautious as profitmargins continue to be squeezed and polished production remains relatively low. RoundRead More

RAPAPORT... Macy's and J.C. Penney noted strong sales in their jewelry divisions in the fourth fiscal quarter, even as overall results disappointed.Macy's also said it would implement a new strategy to focus on the category, as well as other products that mattered most to its customers. "[We plan to] invest in areas where the company already has strong market share to drive disproportionate g...Read More