(IDEX Online) - Prices kept rising overall during March, but there were more price drops among both rounds and fancies than we have seen of late.Rounds Price increases again dominated for most sizes, although there were more drops than in recent months. Among 1.50-cts-4.99-cts most goods K+ and SI3+ saw prices rise. There were price rises in 1.00-cts-1.24-cts among J+ and SI1+, but a sm...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 15 points in pre-opening trade. U.S. equity index futures eased slightly following release of the March Employment Report. March Non-farm Payrolls released at 8:30 AM EDT on Friday was expected to increase 486,000 versus an upwardly revised gain of 750,000 in February. Actual was an increase of 431,000.March Unemployme...Read More
US mining firms, especially those developing lithium projects which will be used in the move to electric vehicles, welcomed the news.Read More
Torex Gold Resources (TXG.TO) has released an updated technical report for the Morelos gold complex in Mexico, including an integrated life of mine plan and economics for the El Lim??n Guajes mine and the Media Luna project.The company outlined the Morelos complex's net present value at US$458 million with a 16.1% internal tax return, based on a 5% discount rate.Annual sales were estimated at 374,...Read More
Mining companies and analysts have described U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to authorize the Defense Production Act to increase battery metals production and reduce the country's reliance on China and Russia as an "urgent" move that provides "further proof" of the minerals' growing importance in the geopolitical arena. The act gives the president authority to prioritize the production of sp...Read More
Shares of Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) traded at their lowest value this year after the company revealed in its annual report that the ramp-up of its Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mine in Nevada continued to struggle in the first quarter of 2022. The company said it had lost a scoop due to a stope's sidewall failure in its underground mine earlier this year. "As a result, the company was not abl...Read More
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK), Canada's largest diversified miner, is facing eight charges filed by Chile's environmental regulator SMA, which claims the miner failed to comply with measures to avoid impacts on vegetation and animals at its Quebrada Blanca copper mine.The agency said audits carried out in 2019, 2020 and 2021 at the operation, located in Chile's northern Ta...Read More
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) might have the licence for its $2.4 billion lithium project in Serbia reinstated should the country's pro-mining president, Aleksandar Vu??i??, and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) win the elections this weekend, analysts say.The country heads to the polls on Sunday to vote for both president and parliament, with opinion surveys showing that Vu??i?? is likely to...Read More
U.S. and China-based researchers have developed a 3D, interconnected, thermally-conductive boron nitride network that greatly improves thermal conductivity in lithium-ion batteries.In a paper published in the journal Green Energy & Environment, scientists explain that although electric cars travel longer distances with shorter battery charging times, the lifespan of those batteries has also decrea...Read More
Carnivore Trades, Released on 4/1/22***Come Join Me on carnivoretrades.com for premium trades & commentary***Weekend Analysis Videos Can Be Found at -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0iT...Follow Aaron Basile: Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronbasileYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aaronbasile/videosWebsite: https://www.carnivoretrades.com/ Aaron Basile, investing, stocksAaron Basile: S...Read More
Trends Research, Released on 4/1/22Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rig...Read More
George Gammon, Released on 4/1/22Gregory Mannarino started his career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. After realizing that working on Wall Street was not like the movies, he moved on to get a medical degree and practiced medicine as a Physician Assistant. He also served in the United States Naval Reserve Medical Service Corps, h...Read More
Kitco News, Released on 4/1/22Jeff Christian, managing director of CPM Group, discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the outlook for the gold market in 2022.0:00 - Gold price performance3:10 - Interest rates7:30 - Chance of recession9:44 - Gold price outlook15:23 - Central bank buying of gold23:00 - Sanctions on Russian gold Jeffrey Christian is the founder of CPM Group, a commodities re...Read More
Liberty and Finance, Released on 4/1/22The Ukraine/Russia conflict is being used as a wedge to divide Americans, says freedom journalist Alex Newman. "If we had a truthful account of what's going on we'd have much more unity." According to Newman, there are still hopeful signs that the fight for truth is succeeding in many ways. Free speech and the independent media is flourishing while the legacy...Read More
The Morgan Report, Released on 4/1/22The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is wide-reaching, and has consequences for geopolitical, social, and of course, economic affairs; it is so wide-reaching, in fact, that the conflict will reach its way right into your wallet.David Morgan is a world-renown precious metals aficionado. He is the creator of TheMorganReport.com, a monthly report that covers...Read More
Charlie Bilello - Twitter, Released on 4/1/22The average family health insurance premium in the US has more than tripled since the "affordable" care act was signed into law back in 2010.The biggest beneficiaries: health insurers.United Health Group (the largest US insurer) is up 1,750% vs. a 389% gain for the S&P 500. pic.twitter.com/OXqZfO03ey- Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) April 2, 2022 The...Read More
Schiff Gold, Released on 4/1/22It's finally here. QE has pretty much come to an end as the Fed Continue... Quantitative Easing Has Seemingly Ended (for now) added by Herman James on 04/02/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
World events are driving a volatile andpotentially pivotal environment ahead for investors.Huge swings in financial markets are likely still to come.Direction, magnitude, and timing aredifficult to predict. But precious metals bulls are eying massive upsidepotential for gold and silver as war and inflation stoke safe-haven buying.What follows are four major macro scenariosthat could impact metals...Read More
Politico, Released on 4/1/22"Russian companies must hand over energy storage facilities in Germany as soon as possible," Kruse said, pointing out that 55 percent of Germany's gas supply was coming from Russia.Continue... Germany threatens to seize Gazprom facilities from Russia added by Herman James on 04/03/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Bullion Star (via Zero Hedge), Released on 4/1/22With Russia's central bank having just profoundly altered the international trade Continue... "A Paradigm Shift Western Media Hasn't Grasped Yet" - Russian Ruble Relaunched, Linked To Gold & Commodities added by Herman James on 04/03/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More