(IDEX Online) -  Fugitive Indian jeweler Mehul Choksi is facing new charges, that he sold lab-grown diamonds, claiming they were mined.He is already a key suspect, along with his nephew Nirav Modi, in an alleged $1.85bn fraud against the Punjab National Bank (PNB).New charges brought by India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) detail claims that he cheated top executives in India, Dubai, Hon...Read More

(IDEX Online) - An Australian goldsmith has crafted the world's most expensive chess set, costing $4m.The pieces are made of 18k white gold, adorned with a total of 513 carats of fine white diamonds, South Sea pearls and AAA Ceylon Blue sapphires.  Colin Burn's Pearl Royale chess pieces replicate those from the standard 1849 Staunton set found in millions of homes, made origina...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A new State of the Industry report in Australia reveals that nine out of 10 stores that were selling fashion jewelry in 2010 have since closed.Six of the seven chains that were then trading have either collapsed or moved entirely online, according to Jeweller magazine, which researched the report.There were 378 fashion jewelry stores across the country in 2010, it says.  Ninet...Read More

Asiamet Resources: Copper's Best Kept SecretSPONSOREDasiamet resourcesScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesIron ore production on an attributable basis was 248 million tonnes for the year, or 281Mt on a 100% basis, meeting...Read More

Asiamet Resources: Copper's Best Kept SecretSPONSOREDasiamet resourcesScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesCanada's System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders recorded the transaction last week, prompting some market obse...Read More

Markets were for the most part stronger this morning, Tuesday July 21, encouraged by the €750 billion ($858 billion) recovery fund that European Union leaders agreed on in the early hours of this morning. Markets were also being boosted by hopes that progress is being made on Covid-19 vaccines and ongoing concerns about supply disruptions, while participants seem content to look past the curr...Read More

Mondelez (MDLZ), an S&P 100 stock moved above $54.30 resuming an intermediate uptrend.Lululemon (LULU), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $324.76 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.Paccar (PCAR), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $79.38 and $80.00 extending an intermediate uptrend.Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $138.22 to an all-time high extending an in...Read More

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I listened to one of your recent interviews and you said that silver may be better than gold going forward and that a gold standard was pointless because you cannot fix the price of gold while everything else floats. That was the best explanation I have ever heard. So my question is are you referring to common silver coins dated before 1965?HJ ANSWER: The silver to go...Read More

July 21, 2020 - Brixton Metals Corporation (TSXV: BBB) (the "Company" or "Brixton") announces final drill results from its maiden drill program at is wholly owned Hog Heaven Project, which returned multiple significant intervals of high-grade silver, gold and copper mineralization. A total of seven holes representing 1,400.35m were drilled of HQ sized core.High grade mineralization was encountered...Read More

Iamgold (TSX: IMG) and 30% joint-venture partner Sumitomo Metal Mining have decided to move ahead with their C??t?(C) gold project in northern Ontario.Construction at the US$1.3 billion, open-pit project is slated to begin in the third quarter, with commercial production expected in the second half of 2023. Over 60% of detailed project engineering is already complete.Iamgold estimates its 70% of t...Read More

Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) has released a maiden underground resource for its wholly owned Snip gold project, within B.C.'s prospective Golden Triangle.The resource is made up of the Main-V, Main-S and Twin West zones, and includes 539,000 indicated tonnes grading 14 grams gold per tonne containing 244,000 oz. gold, as well as 942,000 inferred tonnes, at 13.3 grams gold per tonne,...Read More

Drill results from Radisson Mining's (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) wholly owned O'Brien project in Quebec include high-grade intercepts from areas below current resource boundaries and from zones around the existing deposit.Drill highlights include 32 metres of 3.07 grams gold per tonne from the Upper 36E area at a vertical depth of 430 metres. The hole was drilled near the western boundary of the de...Read More

This week's episode features the first of a two-part interview with Iamgold president and CEO Gord Stothart at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Online editor Adrian Pocobelli asks Gord about the genesis of the name Iamgold, his career path, how the company is dealing with the coronavirus at its mine sites and security in West Africa.Gordon Stothart joined Iamgold at t...Read More

Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) is poised to clear the last hurdle for its proposed Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska this week, the regulatory chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the state said.Speaking to reporters late on July 20, Dave Hobbie said a final environmental impact statement (EIS) recommending the development of the US$100 billion mine will be published in the Federal...Read More

Deeper drilling in a previous drill hole intersected 8 grams gold per tonne over 9 metres at the Cadillac Break East property near Val-d'Or, Que., Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) says.Probe is earning up to a 70% stake in the property under a November 2016 option agreement with O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII), part of the Osisko Group of companies.Drill hole CBE-40 was deepened to followup on lower...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesTo be fair, they're flocking back not just because of takeover gossip or the copper price rally, but also because the penny has dropped the company could soon become the largest copper producer in theRead More

Jul 23, 2020 Guest(s): Gary Wagner Silver investors and traders have been buying the white metal with a frenzy, with price growth outpacing that of gold, and the gold-silver ratio narrowing as a result.A large driving force behind recent momentum is the resurgence of generalist investor interest in the sector, said Gary Wagner, editor of TheGoldForecast.com."The reason I believe that might have...Read More

Gold is within spitting distance of all-time highs, about $100 per ounce shy of $1,920 and change.With the strong rise over the past year, especially after the coronavirus lockdowns kicked in, some investors may be feeling a bit hesitant.Don't be. Don't just listen to me though. Some of the biggest names in the market are lining up behind a surge that will leave the all-time high far behind.From t...Read More

You may have heard that gold typically rallies seasonally from themiddle of the year. This trend is driven by jewelry demand, which increasesahead of the Christmas business, the Indian wedding season and the Chinese NewYear celebrations on the back of advance purchases by jewelers, which tend to putupward pressure on prices. But what about the seasonal trend in gold stocks? Since the earnings ofgo...Read More

Gold and silver markets advanced early thisweek, with silver leading the way.  OnThursday, the metals sold off a bit as the U.S. dollar gained.The major trend for the dollar, however, isdown. The Dollar Index has been grinding lower since mid March, when it put ina spike high.  Silver finally broke through $19 level with astrong close above it on Monday.  Therehasn’t yet been...Read More