Like all bull markets, the silver bullmarket has different phases, and theses phases have different intensities ofprice growth.There are various indications/signs that silver is going into aphase of the bull market where prices will rise much faster than before. I havecovered some of them in previous articles.Here are a few things to look at. A Drop in the USD/ZAR rate (probablybelow 12)Due to the...Read More

By: Jim Willie CB The Gold suppression game appears finally to be coming to an end. A Perfect Storm is hitting the Gold market, with an internal factor (QE), an external factor (SGE), and a systemic factor (Basel). These factors can be identified, each very powerful, each with a very new recent twist to alter the landscape. All three forces are positive in releasing Gold from the corrupt clutc...Read More

"A statistician is someone who can draw a straight line from an unwarranted assumption to a foregone conclusion." Anonymous "You know a country is falling apart when even the government will not accept its own currency." Jim Rogers, financier, adventure capitalist, b. 1942 "The generally accepted view is that markets are always right - that is, market prices tend to discount future development...Read More

By: Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsAyn Rand famously defended money. In Atlas Shrugged, Francisco D'Anconia says:"So you think that money is the root of all evil? . . . Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal wit...Read More

SWOT Analysis: Will Hedge Funds Ramp Up Their Bullish Gold Bets? StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was palladium, up 4.74 percent with platinum on its heels up 4.32 percent with the South African mining industry warning of a week-long strike threat. Gold makes a second consecutive weekly gain. Futures of the yellow metal rose as much as 1.6 percent on Tuesday to the highest for a mos...Read More

By: Ira Epstein$1,301.60 swing point key to current uptrend:Read More

Feb. 22nd, 2019(S14-E684)Featured GuestsDr. Stephen Leeb& Michael PentoPlease Listen HereBest selling author, and show Mentor, Dr. Stephen Leeb returns with an even more robust outlook on precious metals.Dr. Leeb feels the trade war between the US / China will be resolved amicably without undo distress to either nation.The narrative includes the musical accomplishments of Glenn Gould, a most r...Read More

I'd love to tell you that bulls have been sniffing glue and that they are long overdue for a brutal comeuppance. However, it turns out they are anything but wild-eyed, and their expectations are relatively subdued. AIAA's most recent survey found that 35.3% of investors are 'neutral' right now the highest percentage in seven months. As for bulls, they are at 39.3%, only slightly above the...Read More

Two prestigious conferences are just around the corner, PDAC and Thinking North. I am honoured to be speaking at both and I hope to see you there.The annual PDAC Convention is regarded as the premier international event for the mineral industry. In recent years, it has attracted more than 25,000 people from 125 countries and will next be held on March 3-6, in Toronto at the Metro Convention Centre...Read More

SRSrocco says, "while it has been a long and frustrating road for precious metals investors, I can assure you; we will have the last laugh". Here's an update...by Steve St Angelo of SRSrocco ReportSales of Silver Eagles continue to be strong as demand for the official coins surged in February. Moreover, as the Authorized purchases of Silver Eagles jumped by 775,000 oz this past Thursday, the U.S...Read More

Mining stocks are facing an opportunity they haven't seen many times in the past 8-years!This 2-pack looks at the Gold Bugs Index (HUI) and the Gold & Silver Miners (XAU) Index over the past 12-years. Since the highs in 2011, both have created a series of lower highs and lower lows along each (1) line. The counter-trend rally the past couple of months has each mining index facing long-term fallin...Read More

RAPAPORT... Profit at Sarine Technologies plunged sharply in the fourthquarter, amid weaker industry sentiment that impacted consumer spending, theequipment maker said Sunday. Profit dropped 85% year on year to $93,000 for the threemonths ending December 31, as uncertainties in China and tightening bank creditto India's manufacturing sector resulted in lower capital-equipment sales andreduced...Read More

RAPAPORT... Actress and singer Lady Gaga sported a 128.54-carat yellowdiamond and platinum Tiffany necklace at the 91st Academy Awardsshow Sunday night. The Oscar winner wore the 141-year-old cushion-cut TiffanyDiamond - which originated  in the Kimberley mines in South Africa - was last seen on Audrey Hepburn at the publicity shoot for the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. It's th...Read More

RAPAPORT... Signet Jewelers is offering employees at its Ohioheadquarters benefits and assistance to leave the company voluntarily, in aneffort to reduce costs. The Voluntary Transition Program (VTP) is available tosupport-center and field team members at the district-manager level or above,who have been with the company for more than two years, chief people officerMary Liz Finn told employee...Read More

Bloomberg reports that Beny Steinmetz has ended a seven-year-old dispute with Guinea, a mineral rich country in West Africa. Reportedly, the settlement was brokered by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. As a result of the agreement, Steinmetz-controlled BSG Resources Ltd. and Guinean President Alpha Conde have both withdrawn allegations of corruption and agreed to drop a two-year-old arbitra...Read More

The Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE), Guangdong Land Holding Ltd (GDLand) and Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) are to hold a first China-Israel Diamond Week in Shenzhen, April 2 - 4, 2019. The highlight of the event will be a China-Israel Diamond Sales Meet, where Israeli exhibitors will present their goods to Chinese diamond buyers. A large number of Chinese buyers is expected at the event. The even...Read More

In an interview, Bruce Cleaver, CEO of De Beers, contended that the prices of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) have dropped as much as 60 percent since De Beers stared marketing its Lightbox LGD-set jewelry line in the last quarter of 2018.  The De Beers CEO said that wholesale prices of LGDs would continue to fall due to technological developments and advancements will continue to lower the cost o...Read More

GSI (Gemological Science International) will provide diamond testing and screening for jewelry manufacturers and retailers at its booth during the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show. The booth's mini-lab will showcase GSI's testing and screening capabilities now available at its new Hong Kong facility, which utilizes the latest equipment for testing and screening undisclosed lab grown diamond...Read More

Bezant buzz builds around big projectsSPONSOREDbezant resourcesWhite Gold Corp a major force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corpQuality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithium"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftThe case was one of three class actions filed agains...Read More

Last Thursday’s brief correction in metals prices was just a pause in what is turning into a strong rally, with the three-month base metals prices traded on the London Metal Exchange up by an average of 0.6% on the morning of Monday February 25.Copper and tin prices are extending into fresh highs for the year, while the other base metals are rallying. Copper prices were up by 0.4% this m...Read More