(IDEX Online) - An Indian businessman paid $4,000 for a face mask made of gold, even though he admits it probably offers little protection from coronavirus.Shankar Kurhade, 49, of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, says he has been mobbed by passers-by keen to take selfies with him.The mask, held on with white elastic, is made of about 50 grams of gold and has tiny holes for him to breathe through."I am not...Read More

(IDEX Online) - AGS will again provide grading reports on lab-grown diamonds, in response to increased demand.The US-based American Gem Society (AGS) ditched the service in 2012 because there was too little interest.The move brings them in line with Gemological Science International (GSI) and other labs which already offer a service for lab-grown diamonds.It says its reports will feature unique co...Read More

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were firmer this morning, Wednesday August 5, with gains averaging 0.3%.Pre-market major western equity index futures were also in positive territory, while metals and equities in Asian-Pacific markets were mixed.* Western markets seem buoyed by hopes for a stimulus package announcement by the United States this week.* China’s Caixin...Read More

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyLithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources With a board straight out of the miners Hall of Fame, Jetti Resources is beginning to achieve commercial production with the most in...Read More

Copper Miners ETF (COPX) moved above $20.71 extending an intermediate uptrend.Dow Jones Transportation Average iShares (IYT) moved above $179.39 extending an intermediate uptrend.Barrick Gold (ABX), a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$40.04 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.Disney (DIS), a Dow Jones Industrial stock moved above $127.82 following release of fiscal third quarter resul...Read More

If the price of gold in a local currency is a measure of national risk, then the United Kingdom is apparently in a worse place than during the Black Death of 1348-1349 (which killed half of the population), the Great Plague of 1665-1666 (which killed 25% of Londoners) and two world wars.If that wasn't enough, the party season is over in England for another year. We have just celebrated 'Glorious G...Read More

Canada's Minera Alamos (TSX-V: MAI) is expanding its footprint in Mexico by acquiring the Cerro de Oro gold project in the north-central state of Zacatecas, its third asset in the precious metals-rich country.The private transaction was conducted with a vendor group known by the Minera Alamos team following negotiations that were carried out over the last few months. As part of the deal, the T...Read More

Mexico-focused producer Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) released its second quarter financial results and updated production guidance for the year: with 59,508 oz. gold generated in the quarter, the company now expects to produce 390,000-420,000 oz. gold this year.Torex's original guidance was for 420,000 oz. to 480,000 oz. gold; however, based on a Covid-19-related decree from the Mexican governm...Read More

Opponents of Northern Dynasty Minerals' (TSX: NDM) proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine in Alaska found a new ally on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's son Donald Jr. took to Twitter to oppose the project supported by his father's administration.Trump Jr. said he "100%" agreed with Vice President Mike Pence's former chief of staff, Nick Ayers, in opposing the mine."The headwaters of...Read More

With the price of gold having crested US$2,000 an ounce, the World Gold Council released its latest report on the precious metal's demand trends. The Gold Demands Trends report covers both the second quarter and first half of 2020, and it shows that the Covid-19 pandemic hit the consumer sectors of the gold market in the first half of this year the hardest, with total demand dropping by 6% to 2,07...Read More

In April, Bank of America Global Research increased its 18-month price target on gold from US$2,000 per oz. to US$3,000 per oz. and forecast an average gold price in 2020 of US$1,695 per oz. and US$2,063 per oz. in 2021.As gold continued its rise above US$2,000 per oz., and at press time had touched US$2,046 per oz., the bank released a new report reiterating its US$3,000 per oz. price target, cit...Read More

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyLithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources It is said that all good things come to an end, but so it seems, do all things that are not so good, such as this column.Read More

Sean McCoshen, the founder and chairman of the Alaska-Alberta Railway Corporation, (A2A Rail) has already sunk US$110 million of his own capital to move the project to where it stands today.Read More

We learned from Dr. Ruben Padilla, President and CEO of Sable Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SAE), that Sable is a well-funded junior grassroots explorer, focused on the discovery of new precious metal projects, through systematic exploration in endowed terranes, located in favorable, established mining jurisdictions. Sable's main focus is developing its large portfolio of new greenfields projects, located...Read More

RAPAPORT... Informa Markets, the organizer of the September Hong Kong show, has launched a digital platform enabling the jewelry industry to trade and network outside the context of physical exhibitions.The company behind the annual Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong fair created the service together with jewelry-technology provider Atelier Technology. The platform will help users make connection...Read More

Aug 07, 2020 Guest(s): Eira Thomas CEO, Lucara Diamond COVID-19 was particularly disruptive to diamond miners, noted CEO of Lucara Diamond (TSE:LUC), Eira Thomas, who spoke to Kitco on Thursday.The diamond supply chain has a lot of physical touchpoints, such as auctions and physical retail stores."Like a lot of luxury products, there was real limitations on moving diamonds around the world. Peop...Read More

Nothinglasts forever, and the brightest flame burns itself out the fastest. That couldvery well apply to the current situation around PMs. Speakingof indications pointing to the situation being excessive, let’s take a look atthe USD Index. Rememberwhen inearly 2018 we wrote that the USD Index was bottoming due to a verypowerful combination of support levels? Practically nobody wanted to rea...Read More

Gold has now broken through $2,000 and sits at all-time record-high prices.It shows no sign of slowing down yet (though some gold stocks are getting a bit overextended and due for a bit of a pullback before carrying on their upward march).If it hasn't come into focus for you yet, let's open your aperture.For years - since 2008, really - global banks have conspired to keep rates artificially low. W...Read More

Nothinglasts forever, and the brightest flame burns itself out the fastest. That couldvery well apply to the current situation around PMs. Speakingof indications pointing to the situation being excessive, let’s take a look atthe USD Index. Rememberwhen inearly 2018 we wrote that the USD Index was bottoming due to a verypowerful combination of support levels? Practically nobody wanted to rea...Read More

Gold at $3,000 an ounce sounds like an optimistic tip, but there are two reasons to take that price seriously.Read full newsRead More