Despite gold’s latest move higher, itsoutlook remains bearish. If its 2012-2013 pattern is to repeat, it means goldis now preparing for a big fall.PatienceAdvisedGold moved higher on Friday, so you might be wondering if this changed anythingregarding theoutlook. In short, it didn’t.Let’s take a closer look at whathappened. Gold futures moved higher by over $12,and this meant that...Read More
The PEA is a stand-alone mine plan to evaluate future expansion of the KSM mine to exploit the copper-rich Iron Cap and Kerr deposits after the prefeasibility study mine plan released in June has beenRead More
Alicanto wows with maiden resourceSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsSavannah eyes major Li production in PortugalSPONSOREDsavannah resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net: Mongolia Country SupplementSPONSOREDClosing of the senior secured financing facility is subject to several conditions, including the negotiation and settlement of definitive loan facility and security documentation, Trevali said. Read More
Quebec-based VNP posted second-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of US$8.6 million, up 36% from the $6.Read More
RAPAPORT... Australia-based Burgundy Diamond Mines has signed a two-stage agreement to provide polished fancy-color diamonds to prominent Perth jeweler Solid Gold Diamonds.The first part of the deal, set to begin this month, will see Burgundy provide colored diamonds from its Maison Mazerea brand to Solid Gold for engagement and bridal jewelry. Burgundy will receive a portion of the proceeds from...Read More
RAPAPORT... The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has named Texas-based jeweler John Ford as its new CEO, the industry group announced this week. He succeeds Douglas Hucker, who stood down in March after 24 years.Ford will take on the role immediately, stepping up from his current position as an AGTA board member and its treasurer. He is the owner of John Ford Jewelers and The Lightning R...Read More
RAPAPORT... Fancy-color diamond prices increased in the second quarter of 2022 as demand strengthened and supply became tight, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).The Fancy Color Diamond Index gained 0.8% compared with the first quarter and was 3.1% higher than during the second quarter of 2021, the organization said Tuesday."It is evident that the increase in prices is dr...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Lucapa saw sales slide by more than a third (36 per cent) during the last quarter, down to $21.8m.At its Lulo deposit (pictured), in Angola - the mine where an historic 170-ct pink diamond was recovered last month - the Australian miner reported a 47 per cent drop in revenue to $15.6m.Meanwhile its smaller mine, Mothae, in Lesotho, saw a 27 per cent increase in revenue to $6.2m.&nb...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Burgundy, the Australian miner that bought the Ellendale deposit last year, says it aims to produce 1,200 carats of high-end polished diamonds annually through its dedicated facility.It says wholesale prices of will range from US$5,000 per carat to more than US$50,000. And it aims to double capacity at its Perth cutting and polishing center.Last year Burgundy bought the mothballed...Read More
The firm posted second-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of US$55.8 million, below the market consensus of $69 million. EBITDA was down 10.Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 24 points in pre-opening trade. Starbucks added $1.98 to $85.69 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal third quarter revenues and earnings. Advanced Micro Devices dropped $6.28 to $93.01 after lowering third quarter guidance below consensus estimates. PayPal gained $8.50 to 498.13 after reporting higher than cons...Read More
Shares of East Coast-focused Signal Gold (TSX: SGNL) rose 17% Wednesday on the news that its Goldboro gold project has been approved by the Nova Scotia government. The environmental assessment approval, announced by the provincial Minister of Environment and Climate Change Timothy Halman, will allow the Toronto-headquartered miner to start applications for its industrial approval and Crown Land...Read More
Australia's Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR), the new owner of the Sugar Zone mine in northern Ontario, is prepared to invest between $31.2 million and $41.1 million over the next two years on operational improvements and cost reductions on the struggling project, the company said in its recent quarterly report.Silver Lake acquired Sugar Zone in February after winning the bid for the mine's previo...Read More
Denison Mines (TSX: DML) has achieved a key milestone in the advancement of its Wheeler River uranium project in Saskatchewan with the completion of metallurgical test work to define the mechanical components for the planned processing plant at the Phoenix deposit. The metallurgical program has confirmed the ability to produce a yellowcake product that meets industry standard ASTM C967-13 s...Read More
There are few things that are more alluring and exciting than a diamond - but one of them is a significant new diamond discovery. Now those are truly rare. In Canada, we haven't had a significant diamond discovery for years - and the current lack of spending on exploration makes one less likely to happen in the future. Globally, exploration for diamonds has nearly ground to a halt. In Canada...Read More
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has announced results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a potential copper-rich underground mine at its 100% owned KSM project located in northern British Columbia. The PEA represents a standalone mine plan that has been undertaken to evaluate a potential future expansion of the KSM mine to the copper-rich Iron Cap and Kerr deposits after its prefea...Read More
Baffinland Iron Mines has sent termination notices to over 1,100 workers at Mary River iron ore mine, in Nunavut, as the company's request to increase production to 6 million tonnes through to the end of the year and an expansion application have yet to be answered.The operation on the northern tip of Baffin Island suffered a major blow in May after a review board advised against an expansion on e...Read More
CNBC, Released on 8/3/22Stephen Roach, a senior fellow at Yale University, says U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is occurring in the context of a "sharply deteriorating" relationship between the United States and China, which is "making matters worse."Stephen S. Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, is a senior fellow at Yale University's Ja...Read More
The Korelin Economics Report, Released on 8/3/22Jordan Roy-Byrne, Founder and Editor of The Daily Gold, joins us for a discussion on what key macro factors or trends he is watching to inform Fed policy, and how that create an environment where the precious metals will be able to diverge from the broad US equites, and begin a true secular bull market in the PMs. Overall Jordan is not that encourage...Read More
Stansberry Research, Released on 8/3/22On today's episode, Daniela Cambone speaks with Kevin O'Leary, widely known as "Mr. Wonderful," about inflation, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, bitcoin, gold, and more. O'Leary says we haven't hit peak inflation and the fact that we have full employment with the second quarter of gross domestic product shrinking "has never happened before." "It's very hard to ca...Read More