"Exactly as predicted, Silver ran into..."by David Brady via Sprott MoneyCourtesy of the Fed's inability to communicate in a clear and concise matter on monetary policy and its collective denial of the recession already underway, we're still waiting for final confirmation that the bottom is in. Unfortunately, Fed policy is the primary determinant of all markets these days, including precious metal...Read More
"I'm going to take you to a somewhat parallel universe: the other WA, West Africa," Chesser Resources' CEO Andrew Grove told the annually held conference.Read More
Finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo presented the reform bill which includes a 10% export tax on oil, coal and gold, as well as taxes on sugary drinks and processed foods, a progressive carbon tax toRead More
The firm posted second-quarter all-in sustaining costs (AISC) of US$601 an ounce, beating the market consensus of $643 an ounce.Read More
RAPAPORT... Signet Jewelers has signed a deal to acquire online retailer Blue Nile for $360 million in cash.The purchase will boost Signet's bridal, "accessible luxury" and digital businesses, while expanding the group's consumer base, the US retail chain said Tuesday. The company expects to complete the transaction in the third fiscal quarter, which runs until late October. Either side can p...Read More
Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdAlicanto wows with maiden resourceSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsThere's no guarantee either of these bids will go through.Read More
RAPAPORT... Sarine Technologies' revenue and earnings fell in the first half of 2022 as market pressures around the world dented demand for the company's manufacturing equipment.Sales dropped 13% year on year to $13.2 million, the Israeli-based company reported Monday. Profit slumped 48% to $6.5 million.Sarine, which supplies machinery to the diamond-manufacturing industry, saw a 30% drop in...Read More
The Texas-based producer of lab-created diamonds explains its new supply deal with HRA Group.RAPAPORT... Long-term supply deals for lab-grown diamonds are coming in thick and fast. Trade buyers want to lock in the best goods, and only a limited number of producers can grow high-quality material, as industry consultant Marty Hurwitz told Rapaport Magazine earlier this year."There are more and...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Sarine reported a 13 per cent drop in first-half earnings, under "challenging conditions", notably the ongoing war in Ukraine and resulting sanctions on Russia.The diamond tech company said group revenue had declined from $36.0m in H1 2021 to $31.2m. "Geopolitical developments, primarily the war in Ukraine and an increasingly inflationary economic environment, along with ongoi...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Indian manufacturers have started cutting and polishing in Botswana, lured by a ready supply of locally-mined rough.Botswana, the world's second biggest diamond producing nation and home to De Beers' 10 annual sights, expects investment in return, according to The Times of India, as well as training and employment opportunities, "Around 20 units have been set up in B...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Signet today said it had signed a deal to buy the online jeweler Blue Nile in a $360m all-cash deal.Signet, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, said it was a strategic acquisition that would "accelerate efforts to expand its bridal offerings and grow its Accessible Luxury portfolio."Blue Nile claims to have over 650,00 diamonds available for sale, and says it has...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The growth in US sales of jewelry and watches in June dropped to its lowest level in two years, barely above zero at 0.8 per cent (and too small to register on the graph below).Think back just over a year to April 2021, when year-on-year growth was an unprecedented 218 per cent. And to the previous April when it was minus 54 per cent.June 2022 was the month when the US annual infla...Read More
Executive chairman David Ledger provides an update on Zenith Minerals' transition to focus on its lithium assets in Western Australia and the demerger of its non-battery minerals projects.Read More
The firm's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) slumped to C$1.684 million in the second quarter from $47.Read More
This improvement in costs was a result of higher zinc and gold by-product credits and higher copper production, the firm said.Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 14 points in pre-opening trade. Micron dropped $2.35 to $59.10 after lowering revenue guidance. Enbridge added $0.45 to Cdn$55.80 on news that Canada and the U.S. are making progress on negotiations to settle the Line 5 pipeline issue. Take Two dropped $3.51 to $122.00 after reporting lower than consensus second quart...Read More
Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) has released an updated resource estimate for the Twin Hills gold discovery in Namibia, which could add more ounces to the company's impending prefeasibility study expected out by September.The new resource (at a 0.5 grams gold per tonne cut-off) holds 2.75 million troy oz. in the measured and indicated categories grading 1.13 grams per tonne in 6.7 milli...Read More
Calgary-based E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) recently announced the successful manufacture of a small batch of sorbent, a critical chemical component of its plan to produce battery-grade lithium products at its Clearwater project from brines in the historic Leduc Formation in Alberta.The company, which has developed direct lithium extraction technology as capable of generating more than 90%...Read More
Denison Mines (TSX: DML) has made an improved offer to acquire UEX Corp. (TSX: UEX) after seeing its U.S.-based rival Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) trump its original bid earlier this week. The new proposal would see UEX shareholders receive 0.32 of a Denison share for UEX share held, representing an implied purchase price of $0.51 per UEX share on a spot basis.Denison said this offer represents...Read More
This week's episode features InTheMoneyStocks.com chief market strategist Gareth Soloway in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on recent developments in financial markets. Gareth explains the background of his investment style, while giving his view on the stock market, bonds, currencies, industrial metals, and his $5000 outlook on gold.All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Credi...Read More