Gold mining is one of the very oldest human occupations. The earliest known underground gold mine, in what is now the country of Georgia, dates back at least 5,000 years, when people were just starting to develop written language.Over the centuries, a number of innovations have emerged that disrupted and forever changed how we explore and mine for gold and other metals. Think dynamite, or the st...Read More

By: Dave KranzlerI get a kick out of these billionaires and centimillionaires, like Kyle Bass yesterday, who appear on financial television to look the viewer in the eye and tell them that economy is booming. Kyle Bass doesn't expect a mild recession until mid-2020. Hmmm - explain that rationale to the 78%+ households who are living paycheck to paycheck, bloated with a record level of debt an...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold down into important support zone -- Hope for the gold bears ..."April Gold Chart, lower highs and lower lows, down towards the support: $1306.50 area"Read More

By: Clint SiegnerThe battle to end taxation of constitutional money has reached the federal level as U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) today re-introduced sound money legislation to remove all federal income taxation from gold and silver coins and bullion.The Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act (H.R. 1089) backed by the Sound Money Defense League and free-market activists - would clarify t...Read More

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:While the law firm superintending the Canadian class-action lawsuit against gold and silver market rigging doesn't seem interested in communicating to the public about the case, GATA is reliably informed that the settlement agreement with Deutsche Bank reported today --http://www.gata.org/node/18857-- is not the end of the case.The lawsuit continues against eight oth...Read More

USA is coercing every nation not to use Huawei5G or any of Huawei telecom gear. USA is now using the threat of trade sanctions on nations using or intend to use Huawei telecom gear. This will be short term bullish for US dollar but in the long term it will sink the US dollar. I will prefer to accumulate more and more physical gold on dips. Better to increase portfolio allocation to hard assets n...Read More

RAPAPORT... Kering recorded robust sales in its jewelry-and-watchdivision in 2018, amid growing demand for its products in Asia.Jewelry sales rose 7% to EUR 18 billion ($20.33 billion) at the French luxury group, which owns Boucheron, Pomellato and Qeelin. Timepiece sales remained solid, it added."The jewelry houses turned in a solid performance, and sales of the watches brands advanced for t...Read More

RAPAPORT... US consumers plan to spend $20.7 billion on gifts this Valentine'sDay, with jewelry topping the list at $3.9 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). An NRF survey showed a 6%rise in the amount consumers intended to lay out on their loved ones over Valentine's Day. The growth comes despite a decrease in the number of consumerscelebrating the holiday this year, t...Read More

RAPAPORT... Firestone Diamonds has unearthed a 70-carat white rough stone fromits Liqhobong mine in Lesotho. "The 70-carat stone was recovered in the northern, low-gradepart of the pit, where the bulk of our mining will take place in the comingmonths," Firestone CEO Paul Bosma said Tuesday. The stone - which was removed undamaged - follows the miner'sdiscovery of a 46-carat white diamond in...Read More

RAPAPORT... Alrosa's sales fell in January amid market weakness, the miner said Tuesday. Proceeds decreased 44% year on year to $281.5 million.Rough-diamond sales dropped by the same percentage to $278.2 million, while polished revenue slid38% to $3.4 million, according to Rapaport calculations. "In January, market activity was lower than usual," said Alrosa deputy CEO Yury Okoemov. "Sales i...Read More

RAPAPORT... The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has agreed tohelp promote business for the Korea Diamond Exchange (KDE). The trade bodies signed a cooperation agreement inJohannesburg, South Africa, last week, with the WFDB committing to assist thebourse in lobbying the South Korean government on matters relating to thediamond trade. The trade bodies will work together to build up...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Indian Diamond & Colorstone Association, an association of jewelers, diamantaires and colored stone dealers, hosted its 35th Annual Tucson Gala on February 7.   IDCA President Nilesh Sheth reminded his audience that the diamond, gem and jewelry industry had faced many disruptive changes, but that that the key challenge is to adapt and work around these changes. "Our I...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Recent research has indicated that the slowing Chinese economy has not stopped consumers from buying luxury items.   However, instead of spending their money in boutiques overseas, consumers are increasingly buying their luxury goods in shopping malls at home.   LVMH, which markets brands such as Louis Vuitton and Hennessy, registered higher sales in China in the fourth...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Piers Pigou, a political analyst and senior consultant at the International Crisis Group (ICG), argues that Zimbabwe still has a long way to go towards fostering transparency in its opaque diamond sector.   "Good governance in the diamond sector, which includes tangible progress towards improved transparency and accountability, remains a key litmus test of the Zimbabwean gove...Read More

Aim-listed Firestone Diamond has recovered a 70 ct white, makeable diamond from its Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho.CEO Paul Bosma said on Tuesday that the 70 ct stone was recovered in the northern, low grade part of the pit where the bulk of Firestone’s mining would take place in the coming months.Advertisement“Although the market for the smaller stones has been under pressure, we’ve...Read More

(IDEX Online) - At a Global Diamond Roundtable held earlier this month during the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, participants discussed the fall in prices of lower quality, cheaper diamonds and indicated that if this situation is to continue, the so-called diamond juniors may not survive the onslaught, unless there is a positive turnaround in the market.   Firestone Diamonds CEO Paul Bosm...Read More

China’s...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as it’s publish...Read More

New Year rebound momentum may have...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soo...Read More

Aluminium The LME three-month aluminium price continued to...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus dow...Read More

Copper on the rise but still...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as i...Read More