Visible Gold, headquartered in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has agreed to purchase the remaining 40% interest in the Cadillac East gold project from Cadillac West Explorations, a subsidiary of Liberty Gold Corp. Visible Gold will then be the 100% owner of the project.The purchase is a share-only deal. Visible Gold will issue 750,000 common shares with a deemed value of $0.06 each to Cadillac West. The Cad...Read More

Visible Gold, headquartered in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has agreed to purchase the remaining 40% interest in the Cadillac East gold project from Cadillac West Explorations, a subsidiary of Liberty Gold Corp. Visible Gold will then be the 100% owner of the project.The purchase is a share-only deal. Visible Gold will issue 750,000 common shares with a deemed value of $0.06 each to Cadillac West. The Cad...Read More

Blue-chip Walt Disney will also report next weekEarnings season continues with FAANG member Alphabet (GOOG) entering the earnings confessional, as well as social media heavyweights Snap (SNAP) and Twitter (TWTR). Dow member Walt Disney (DIS) will also report earnings next week. Outside of earnings, Fed Chair Jerome Powell will garner attention a week after the central bank suggestedit could alter...Read More

Against a backdrop of continued stock market volatility and geopolitical risk, gold demand surged in Q4 of 2018, according to a new report released today from the World Gold Council.Annual gold demand increased 4% on highest central bank buying in 50 years. Gold demand in 2018 reached 4,345.1 tonnes, up from 4,159.9 tonnes in 2017. Central banks' demand for gold soared to the highest level si...Read More

Against a backdrop of continued stock market volatility and geopolitical risk, gold demand surged in Q4 of 2018, according to a new report released today from the World Gold Council.Annual gold demand increased 4% on highest central bank buying in 50 years. Gold demand in 2018 reached 4,345.1 tonnes, up from 4,159.9 tonnes in 2017. Central banks' demand for gold soared to the highest level si...Read More

   •  Dovish Fed signals continue to boost demand for the non-yielding yellow metal.   •  A turnaround in equities offset a modest USD rebound and remained supportive.   •  Focus now shifts to Friday’s important release of the keenly watched US NFP data. Gold continued gaining positive traction through the mid-European session and c...Read More

Big win for the doves! And for gold, as it jumped above $1,320 amid the soft FOMC statement. What’s next? Committee Will Be Patient Yesterday, the FOMC published the monetary policy statement from its latest meeting that took place on January 29-30th. In line with the expectations, the US central bank unanimously kept the federal funds rate unchanged at the target range of 2.25 to 2.50 perce...Read More

To expand the existing intelligent offering, Sandvik introduces its second i-series loader; Sandvik LH621i. The new Sandvik LH621i is the loader of choice for rapid mine development and large-scale underground production. The new high-capacity loader is a matching pair with the previously introduced Sandvik TH663i truck, considering the designed payload capacities.The Sandvik LH621i sets the indus...Read More

Gold markets were rocking on Tuesday, lifted by a basket of factors that included poor stock market performance earlier in the week, slow growth in China, weak earnings reports and expectations the US Federal Reserve would strike a dovish tone at its two-day meeting starting on Tuesday afternoon.It used to be that major gold miners were looking at 5-million ounce projects to buy and develop; now t...Read More

History says beware one blue chip before earningsWhile the broader S&P 500 Index (SPX) is on pace for its best month since October 2015, several stocks could take a breather in February, if past is prologue. Below are the 25 worst stocks to own in the shortest month of the year, looking back 10 years, with Merck & Co, Inc. (NYSE:MRK) at the top of the list ahead of earnings tomorrow.In order to ma...Read More

in 2018, Central banks bought the most gold by volume since 1967.The Russian central bank is leading the way as it looks to reduce its reliance on dollar reserves.David Reid| @cnbcdavyPublished 13 Hours AgoCNBC.com Carla Gottgens | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGold bars sit in a vault at the Perth Mint Refinery, operated by Gold Corp., in Perth, Australia, on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.The amount of go...Read More

In his latest Discovery Watch interview, John Kaiser from Kaiser Research Online believes the share price of INK Canadian Insider Index member Wesdome Gold Mines (Mostly Sunny; WDO) is getting a lift from exploration at its Kiena Mine Complex near Val d'Or Quebec and gold's strength.Wesdome Gold Mines shares benefiting from discovery news and productionMr. Kaiser explains that back in late 2106 W...Read More

The Nasdaq, meanwhile, is set for its best month since 2011The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is down 78 points at midday -- after being down more than 170 points earlier -- dragged lower by disappointing earnings reports from Microsoft (MSFT) and DowDuPont (DWDP). Intel (INTC) joined the list of stocks at the bottom of the Dow, too, after naming Robert Swanits permanent CEO. The S&P 500 Ind...Read More

One name has explored both sides of breakeven todayB. Riley upgraded Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) to "buy" from "neutral," and raised its price target to $3.25 from $1.50 -- a 215% premium to last night's close. The analyst in coverage waxed optimistic on the drugmaker's myelofibrosis treatment imetelstat, projecting approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by 2023, and U.S. sales o...Read More

The horrific collapse of a dam owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale - with the death toll likely to reach the hundreds and widespread environmental damage - highlights a mix of failed government oversight and laws that favor mining interests over public safety. "They thought it was easier to sink the bill" he says.Joao Vitor Xavier, a legislator in mineral-rich Minas Gerais state, had been warnin...Read More

Australia's two biggest miners on Thursday backed calls for an indigenous advisory body in parliament, saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison's opposition to the proposal did not "stand up to scrutiny".Australia has struggled for decades to reconcile with descendants of first inhabitants, who arrived on the continent some 50,000 years before British colonists.The government only issued a formal apol...Read More

Gold and Silver, Daily & H4 Gold Futures soared to fresh eight-month highs of 1,323.00 from near $1,308, after the dovish FOMC statement, which removed the reference to further gradual rate increases, resulting in a fresh round of risk-on, and a lower Dollar and Treasury yields. Today marks the fourth straight day of higher daily highs, following the January 18, which provided a Gold...Read More

* Chalco says Shandong unit subject to 'flexible production'* Says is considering transformation, upgrade of plant* Company has closed 850kt of capacity since 2018 - consultancyAluminum Corp of China , known as Chalco, said late on Wednesday it had stopped production at an aluminium smelting plant in eastern China's Shandong province, citing high electricity costs.In a statement to the Shanghai an...Read More

Fed confirms that gold has nothing to fear from rising rates.Stronger pound and weaker dollar also continue to support bullion.Gold's relative strength versus S&P 500 bodes well for interim outlook. The outlook for gold continues to brighten now that it no longer has to compete with higher interest rates. In today's report, we'll discuss the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate statement...Read More

Japan's Idemitsu Kosan, Kyushu Electric Power and Tokyo Gas said on Thursday they have given up their plan to build a 2 gigawatt (GW) coal-fired power station in Chiba, near Tokyo, as it would not be economically feasible.The move follows a similar decision by Chugoku Electric Power and JFE Steel, a unit of JFE Holdings last month, and comes amid growing pressure in most of the world for companies...Read More