The world's number one silver exporter shuts down! Get some popcorn, if you can find it. The nonsense the manipulation deniers are about to spew will be EPIC! (by Half Dollar) The supply chain disruptions mount, and they keep extending further and further into the future.From the Mexican Ministry of Health (translated by Google):This closure is in effect until the end of April, but remember, Mexic...Read More

During silver's decline from $18 to under $12, one of the common explanations as to why the price dropped was because of ETF margin call selling...by Chris Marcus of Arcadia EconomicsDuring silver's recent decline from $18 to under $12, one of the common explanations as to why the price dropped was because of ETF margin call selling.But what's interesting is that while people may have been selling...Read More

Chris MarcheseChief Mining Analyst, GoldSeek & SilverSeekSign-up for the SilverSeeker Reports$SILV $SIL.TO $AXU $AUN.V Following Part I of this piece, which highlighted three of six "next generation silver producers", we will focus this piece on the next three, which include SilverCrest Metals, Alexco Resources, and Aurcana. The latter two don't have tier-I silver asset but are very high gra...Read More

Diamond markets under continued pressure and facing severe liquidity crisis as jewelry retail, manufacturing, trading and mining companies shut operations during COVID-19 lockdown. Trading limited to online deals, with opportunistic buyers pushing for even higher discounts. 1 ct. RAPI -6.8% in March. China business reopening amid new coronavirus reality. Signet Jewelers temporarily lays off worker...Read More

RAPAPORT... Martin Rapaport, chairman of the Rapaport Group, explained how the Rapaport Price List works during a webinar this week. He clarified its role as a list of high asking prices, and gave an overview of the data and resources the company uses to decide on price changes.Watch the full webinar here:Read More

RAPAPORT... De Beers chief financial officer Nimesh Patel will exit the company on July 26 to become CFO and executive director at UK-based Spirax-Sarco Engineering.Patel joined De Beers parent company Anglo American in 2012 as group head of corporate finance. He moved to the diamond miner in 2016 as CFO, becoming a member of its executive committee and board."Nimesh has worked closely with m...Read More

RAPAPORT... Alrosa is allowing full flexibility at next week's monthly rough-diamond sale, enabling long-term clients to delay purchases until later in the year due to the current weak market."The spread of coronavirus and counter-pandemic measures implemented around the globe have severely affected the diamond industry," a spokesperson for the Russian miner said Wednesday in a statement to Rapapo...Read More

 RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company has whittled down activities at its Lulo mine in Angola to essential operations amid a government lockdown on the country.The shutdown, currently in force until April 11, excludes the mining industry, though authorities have stipulated certain health-and-safety measures that companies must take. However, Lucapa has chosen to cut back activities in an e...Read More

Nimesh Patel will step down as CFO of diamond miner De Beers, effective July 26.Patel has resigned to join Spirax-Sarco Engineering as its CFO.AdvertisementPatel joined Anglo American – parent company of De Beers – in 2012 as group head of corporate finance before moving to De Beers Group to take up the role of CFO in 2016.De Beers CEO Bruce Cleaver says Patel has built a strong financ...Read More

 (IDEX Online) - Lucara says its sale of large stones from the Karowe mine, in Botswana, may not take place next month as planned.  The quarterly tender in Gabarone in May is under threat from Covid-19 and may be replaced by sales in Antwerp, the Canadian miner said.  Most of Lucara's revenue comes from the sale stones over 10.8 cts.  Other diamonds are sold on Clara, the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Coronavirus saw India's gem and jewelry exports fall by more than half last month. Estimates put the total gross figure for March 2020 at $1.5bn, compared with $3.44bn in March 2019, according to the country's Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council.  That's a drop of 56.4 per cent. February figures for the world's cutting and polishing capital were down...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The president of the the world's largest diamond exchange is calling for urgent government help. Yoram Dvash appealed for targeted assistance to the 1,500 businesses that operate from the Israel Diamond Exchange - or Bursa - in Ramat Gan. The vast majority of workers are on unpaid leave, he said, as coronavirus brings trading to a virtual standstill at the Bursa, on which 15,0...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Two more high-profile Las Vegas shows have been canceled, in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The Couture 2020 and the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show had both been due to take place in June. Organizers of both events, Emerald Expositions, said in a statement that it was cancelling or postponing all planned shows through June. Last month JCK Las Vegas, the biggest j...Read More

Markets seem to be in the calm before the United States employment data storm this morning, Thursday April 2, with metals prices mixed, trading volume low and not much movement on equity indices for a change. * Asian-Pacific equity indices were mixed this morning, but pre-market western futures were firmer with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up by 1.2% as at 7 am London time. * Stocks in Asia in...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 36 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for Weekly Jobless Claims was a slip to 3.000 million from 3.283 million last week. Actual was 6.65 million. Consensus for the February U.S. Trade Deficit was $43 billion versus $45.30 bill...Read More

New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD) has closed a strategic partnership with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) to acquire a 46% free cash flow interest in the company's New Afton mine for an upfront cash payment of US$300 million. The proceeds are to be used to reduce the company's debt and increase its financial flexibility."The partnership agreement is a great deal and a great outcome and f...Read More

Not so long ago, in situ oilsands production was little more than a dream in the eye of Alberta's petroleum producers. Years of government and industry-funded research cracked that nut with the development of steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) that has created a multibillion-dollar industry paying dividends to both producers and governments for two decades.A new group of entrepreneurs and tech...Read More

Mexico, the world's largest silver producer, has become the latest country to enforce a suspension of non-essential activities in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, after confirmed cases in the country climbed above 1,000, with 29 deaths.The government decree, effective until April 30, is expected to have a significant impact on the supply of silver at a time when demand for sil...Read More

John Thornton, Barrick Gold's (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) executive chairman, has sold half his stake in the company "due to personal portfolio considerations."Thornton sold 2.63 million shares following the publication of the company's 2019 annual results. The gold major noted that he sold the shares that he had bought using his personal funds and the shares were not subject to holding restrictions.Th...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesThe ESG bar has just been raised... Who will get over it?SPONSOREDstrategia worldwideAmong ASX-listed resources companies, stocks with rising prices outpaced the number with falling pri...Read More