Say what you will about Elon Musk, but you can't deny the man is ambitious.His mantra seems to be "go big or go home."After revealing his latest plan to put a million people on Mars by 2050 and his dreams of building a fleet of 1,000 starships, even the sky isn't a limit for him.Yet, for all of his galactic ambition, there's one thing he simply cannot shake down here on Earth.I'm talking about a b...Read More
Craig HemkeWe've been monitoring and writing about palladium since the price first broke to new all-time highs in 2018. With the chart now seeming to go parabolic and with misunderstanding and misinformation also at all-time highs it seemed a great time to post this update.Let's start by going back to the beginning. Here are links to four palladium-focused posts written in 2019. If you only rea...Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Jan. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the "Company") today announced preliminary 2019 consolidated year-end and fourth quarter production results. The Company produced a record 40,318 gold ounces and produced 1,732,604 silver ounces for the 2019 year, which met annual gold and silver production target ranges....Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold held the first challenge of the 18-DMA, Bollinger bands are tightening:Read More
Industrial metals will be impacted more by the Corona Virus in China. Silver can also be impacted. Industrial metals can sell off and test 2019 lows and even fall below 2019's low if China's Corona Virus becomes an epidemic. Too early to comment. A few hundred people getting diseased by the virus is not an epidemic in the world's populous nation. The next three weeks will be crucial. Chinese int...Read More
New results include long, high-grade polymetallic intervals. Group Ten Metals Inc. (PGE:TSX.V; PGEZF:OTCQB; 5D32:FSE) announced in a news release that recent drill results from the Camp target at its Stillwater West project in Montana confirmed and extended the platinum group elements-nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization there.Specifically, the company doubled the tested depth from surface to 400...Read More
Our recent research suggests the US stockmarket may be entering a period of volatility that may include a broad marketrotation/reversion event. We believethis volatility event could begin to happen anytime over the next 10 to 30+days. The rally in the US stock marketending 2019 and carrying into 2020 appears to be setting up a “rally to a peak”type of price pattern. Please...Read More
Sector expert Michael Ballanger considers the last week in the stock and precious metals markets.Ever since Sept. 19, 2008, when Hammerin' Hank Paulson appeared in front of the U.S. Congress on bended knee and begged those clueless politicians for a bailout—which he did successfully—the spread of moral hazard throughout the world has been a contagion that makes the Bubonic plague appea...Read More
Craig HemkeWe've been monitoring and writing about palladium since the price first broke to new all-time highs in 2018. With the chart now seeming to go parabolic and with misunderstanding and misinformation also at all-time highs it seemed a great time to post this update.Let's start by going back to the beginning. Here are links to four palladium-focused posts written in 2019. If you only rea...Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Jan. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the "Company") today announced preliminary 2019 consolidated year-end and fourth quarter production results. The Company produced a record 40,318 gold ounces and produced 1,732,604 silver ounces for the 2019 year, which met annual gold and silver production target ranges....Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold held the first challenge of the 18-DMA, Bollinger bands are tightening:Read More
Industrial metals will be impacted more by the Corona Virus in China. Silver can also be impacted. Industrial metals can sell off and test 2019 lows and even fall below 2019's low if China's Corona Virus becomes an epidemic. Too early to comment. A few hundred people getting diseased by the virus is not an epidemic in the world's populous nation. The next three weeks will be crucial. Chinese int...Read More
Uranium companies have been awaiting a price recovery following the tragic Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor disaster in March 2011. Since early 2016 the spot uranium price has remained below US$30 per lb. of uranium oxide (U3O8). Many uranium producers have curtailed and shuttered operations, maintaining assets while awaiting a more profitable future. Some juniors have successfully developed impr...Read More
AUSTRALIA - Boss Resources says that a restart and expansion of its Honeymoon uranium project in south Australia is feasible.Following a feasibility study (FS) and based on a conservative uranium price, Boss believes that Honeymoon is positioned as one of the world's most advanced uranium development projects that can be fast-tracked to re-start production in 12 months with low capital intensity.I...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.As we look to 2020, copper is faced with a finely balanced market. For now, positive investor sentiment around copper’s fundamentals is supporting higher prices. Stronger demand growth is underpinned by new semis capacity, while...Read More
RAPAPORT... Millennial consumers are independent, vocal, tech-savvy and used to getting what they want. They have disposable income and aren't afraid to spend it on things they believe add value to their lives, no matter the price tag. But successfully enticing this market into your store is not as easy as it was with their moms and dads, and retaining them can be even more difficult. That's...Read More
(Press Release) - DelGatto Diamond Finance ("DelGatto" or "Company"), an institutional diamond finance company, today announced it has partnered with Koin International ("Koin"), a leading specialized polished and rough diamond company, to provide immediate financing for clients at Koin's international tenders.DelGatto Diamond Finance is a leading collateral-based alternative finance provider...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The government of Russia's Yakutia region, a major shareholder in Alrosa, has proposed that the Russian precious metals and gems repository Gokhran buy $0.5-$1 billion of the firm's rough diamonds this year, reports Reuters. The proposal was apparently made to President Vladimir Putin and Russia's finance ministry, according to Aysen Nikolaev, the head of Yakuti...Read More
(IDEX Online) - IIJS Signature is adding a Design Pavillion to its showfloor this year. The new pavilion will feature the work of nine female entrepreneurs and nine budding jewelry designers. The participants will be chosen by independent industry experts appointed by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in assistance with the Women's Jewelry Association - India. Prefer...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Swarovski has added 16 new colors to its lab-grown diamond collection. The crystal behemoth launched its first Swarovski Created Diamonds in 2018 with the new colors premiering during this week's Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris "Swarovski is probably most known for our precision-cut crystals, but as a company we are increasingly focused on exploring new materials and...Read More