Gold bugs may finally be taking their summer (stay)vacation. Aftermonths of frenetic activity in the bullion markets, physical buying and sellingslowed a bit last week. Therespite, if it persists, could be welcome news for investors who have beenfrustrated by product scarcity and higher premiums.TheCOVID-19-associated economic troubles have not been resolved, but those storiesaren’t commandi...Read More
Independent financial analyst Matt Badiali presents the investment case for copper.Copper will be the next metal to break out in 2020, and it's all about demand.The price of copper just broke through $3.00 per pound. The red metal's price rose 45% so far in 2020. But that is still well below its 2011 high of $4.50 per pound.That could change in the second half of this year. The reason for copper's...Read More
The 1987 stock market crash occurred after aperiod with a similar build up to the 2020 crash. After being stuck in a rangefor a number of years in the 1970s and the 2000s, the Dow managed to breakhigher after a significant gold peak in 1980 as well as 2011 respectively. Seethe chart below: In both cases, prices more than doubled overa period of at least 90 months from the level it was at the gold...Read More
Predictions for gold’s price are based on seemingly sound fundamentals and logic; but the fundamentals are incorrect and presented in unrealistic context. Here are some things to keep in mind when you see any predictions for the price of gold. GOLD IS NOT AN INVESTMENT Gold, itself, is not an investment. Gold is real money and the original measure of value for everything else.A h...Read More
August 27, 2020 - Brixton Metals Corporation (the “Company“) (TSXV: BBB) (OTCQB: BBBXF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into separate agreements to acquire a 100% interest in the Trapper mineral claim group (the "Trapper Project") and its associated royalties, further expanding the Thorn Project. The Trapper claims are adjacent to the Thorn Project and part of a larger distr...Read More
FireFox Gold Corp. is pleased to provide an update on its 2020 suRead full newsRead More
Best Result of 5.0 metres core length (estimated 2.5 metres true width) grading 353g/t Ag and 7.98g/t Au from 174m in LV20-245.Read full newsRead More
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Halifax, Nova Scotia - Sona Nanotech Inc. (CSE: SONA), (OTCQB: SNANF) ("Sona Nanotech" or the "Company") a developer of rapid, point-of-care diagnostic tests, is pleased to announce that its rapid detection COVID-19 antigen test achieved a sensitivity of 84.6% and a specificity of 90.0% in a study across 99 collected clinical patient samples, which included 39 positive samples and 60 negative samp...Read More
(Adds comment from Vale) By Sabrina Valle and Luciano Costa SAO PAULO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Authorities from Brazil'sMinas Gerais state are seeking a freeze on nearly $5 billion inassets from miner Vale SA as a partial payment tocover economic and other damages from last year's deadlyBrumadinho dam disaster. In a statement on Wednesday, state and federal prosecutorsin Minas Gerais said they had sent...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Select Sands Corp. (TSX-V:SNS | OTCQX: SLSDF) (the "Company") announced operational and financial results for Q2 2020, and the filing of its financial statements and associated management's discussion and analysis on www.sedar.com. All dollar references in this release are in U.S. dollars.SECOND QUARTER 2020 AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTSGenerated revenue of $0.04 million and a gross lo...Read More
Gold mining can demolish Amazon rainforest in just a few days. New research finds that the impacted forest does not recover even 3-4 years after a mine is abandoned.Read full newsRead More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 25 that are worth another look.Mexican steel scrap prices increased in the week ended Friday August 21, maintaining an uptrend started in late July, with the country's manufacturing sector continuing to recover gradually from the Covid-19 pandemic...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday August 25.Please click...Read More
The apparent reaffirming of a phase one trade deal between the United States and China continued to drive an increase in London Metal Exchange three-month prices during the afternoon on Tuesday August 25, with LME base metals futures universally closing up at the 5pm kerb. The LME base metals complex has become prone to following macroeconomic developments, and today was no exception, with the lat...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States during the week to Tuesday August 25.China The spot Chinese domestic ferro-chrome market strengthened on tight availability, while an increase in spot demand was recorded amid a strong performance in the stainless steel sector. The UG2 chrome ore market stabilized with liquidity...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 25 that are worth another look.Mexican steel scrap prices increased in the week ended Friday August 21, maintaining an uptrend started in late July, with the country's manufacturing sector continuing to recover gradually from the Covid-19 pandemic...Read More
Mexican steel scrap prices increased in the week ended Friday August 21, maintaining an uptrend started in late July, with the country's manufacturing sector continuing to recover gradually from the Covid-19 pandemic and companies expecting higher prices in the United States.Sources reported that at least one company in the region near the northern city of Monterrey increased its prices by around...Read More
Turkish steel producers resumed deep-sea scrap purchasing on Tuesday August 25 after more than two weeks out of the market, sources told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 38,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $283 per tonne, 1,500 tonnes of bonus scrap at $293 per tonne and 1,500 tonnes of busheling at $298 per tonne cfr.The same mill booked a...Read More