(IDEX Online) - There is light at the end of the tunnel for the diamond industry, says WFDB acting president Yoram Dvash.COVID-19 has become a fact of life, he tells members in a newsletter, but there is cause for optimism.Mr Dvash (pictured) heads the World Federation of Diamond Bourses and is also  president of the Israel Diamond Exchange.He praises the two biggest diamond miners, Alrosa an...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Canadian miner Mountain Province Diamonds plunged into the red, reporting Q2 losses of $21.8m as COVID-19 brought demand to a virtual halt.But as the pandemic closed markets, globally, a "vital liquidity lifeline" negotiated with shareholder Dunebridge Worldwide allowed it to carry on selling.Almost all its sales ($22.6m out of ?, ?25m) were to Dunebridge, the Bahamas-registered co...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe company said it was the first drill programme made possible in nearly 20 years at Warintza, where the Equinox Gold spin-out is aiming to expand the Warintza Central zone, discovered by the late David Lowell in 2000. The first hole returned 567m from 1m, grading 0.8% copper, 0.04% molybdenum and 0.1g/t gold.Artemis all set...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe project was suspended in mid-March as a preventative measure in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teck vice president Amparo Cornejo told a Chilean mining forum on Monday the company was working closely with local authorities and hoped to reach full staffing levels at the project within three months, Reuters reported.Arte...Read More

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Element 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25Lithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsThe Reno, Nevada-based company was formed in April last year with a view to creating value in the near term by leveraging its packag...Read More

The dip in base metals prices at the end of last week was a one-day wonder for copper and aluminium after prices for both metals rebounded yesterday, while consolidation has set in again this morning, Tuesday August 11, and the other metals continue to consolidate too.* Asian-Pacific equities and pre-market western equity index futures were upbeat this morning.* But gold prices are down by 0.9% at...Read More

U.S. Telecom iShares (IYZ) moved above $29.58 extending an intermediate uptrend.Auto ETF (CARZ) moved above $36.03 extending an intermediate uptrend.Emerson (EMR) an S&P 100 stock moved above $69.40 extending an intermediate uptrend.Union Pacific (UNP), an S&P 100 stock moved above $187.83 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.Manulife Financial (MFC), a TSX 60 stock moved...Read More

In the second quarter, Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) produced a total of 127,016 oz. gold at all-in sustaining costs (AISCs) of US$900 per oz. sold, from six mines in the Americas.Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Equinox still recorded its highest quarterly gold production in the quarter.The company has also provided updated guidance for the year, due to the pandemic. It now expects to produ...Read More

Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) saw revenues fall 82% in the three months to June 30 from the same period last year after it decided to hold back the sale of larger stones amid pandemic-fuelled uncertainty in an already weak global diamond market.The Vancouver-based diamond producer posted a loss of almost US$14 million in the second quarter, compared to net income of US$700,000 in the second quarter of...Read More

A total of US$8.86 billion worth of M&A deals were struck in the metals and mining industry globally during the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest report from GlobalData.This represents an increase of 29.1% over the previous quarter and a decline of 14.4% when compared with the average over the last four quarters, which stood at US$10.35 billion.Comparing deal values across different...Read More

This week's episode features an interview with Northern Miner senior reporter Carl A. Williams about the $104-million Metal Earth research and development program led by the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) at Laurentian University. Carl describes the science behind the initiative as well as the difficult challenge of finding new orebodies. He also discusses his interviews with MERC dire...Read More

Aug 13, 2020 Guest(s): Rob Haworth Senior Investment Strategist, U.S. Bank Wealth Management While macroeconomic risks linger, the environment is constructive for both gold and risk assets, said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist, U.S. Bank Wealth Management. "What we're seeing in recent times is real yields are finally starting to rise...which is pressuring gold as well, so it's been tim...Read More

Gold prices fell over the last couple days and today in particular.If you search for gold news right now it is all you'll find. Headlines about a bursting bubble or correction are all over.Correction? That's a pretty broad term to toss around considering it doesn't account for the "why" of it all, but sure, if you want to call it that then go ahead.Bubble? Certainly not. It isn't even close. Tha...Read More

The term ‘unprecedented’ has been used to explain 2020 throughout the world. Whether it be the simultaneous triple bubble that is currently being experienced within equity, bond, and real estate markets, or the volume of quantitative easing deployed by central banks in order to combat Covid-19, 2020 has been an unprecedented year thus far to say the least. Safety and stability of capit...Read More

Tonight I would like to go over some PM charts looking for a possible place for our current impulse move to find some strong resistance that could lead to the next consolidation phase. It’s not going to be easy as there are several possibilities that could work. Lets put the Chartology to work and see what we come up with.There was something fairly rare last week that happened to gold which...Read More

Canadians, at least thosefortunate enough to enjoy a long weekend, returned to their desks Tuesdayto watch gold prices crack another milestone - $2,000 per ounce - as thespectacular summer rally for the precious metal continues. At time of writing, spotgold’s last bid was $2,019.20, marking a $42 gain since Monday’s tradingsession. Silver prices also experienced a major leg u...Read More

Kerr Mines Inc. is pleased to announce that it has closed its preRead full newsRead More

Brigadier Gold Limited (TSXV:BRG) (FSE: B7LM) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement for an option to acquire a 100% interest in the 3,954 hectare Picachos Gold-Silver Property, centered over the historicRead full newsRead More

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NV Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that a controlled sourRead full newsRead More