Sandvik is preparing to deliver its renewed electric loader, the Sandvik LH625iE, for field testing to the Kiruna mine in northern Sweden. The unit to be tested is the 600th electric loader from Sandvik and is custom-designed for the Kiruna mine.The giant underground loader, which features a 9.5 cu. metre bucket and a 25,000 kg payload capacity, is designed to operate in the world's largest underg...Read More

Mkhwanazi joined the South32 board in July shortly after the company was formed.He had been a director of BHP Billiton, serving as chairman of BHP Billiton South Africa and president and chief operating officer of South Africa Aluminium.Prior to his executive roles at BHP Billiton, Mkhwanazi served as CEO of Bateman Africa and the National Energy Regulator.He previously held senior positions at th...Read More

NRW CEO and managing director Jules Pemberton said the BGC pick-up had boosted NRW's operational delivery capabilities in the Pilbara by adding skilled personnel with the capabilities and experience to safely and efficiently deliver the project's large bridges and concrete structures.Under the contract's scope BGC will lay about 65km of rail, including earthworks, roadworks, drainage works an...Read More

Jeremy Wrathall, Founder and CEO of Cornish Lithium www.cornishlithium.com tells us more about the first crowd-funded mining company in the UK. Lithium in brine was first identified in Cornwall in 1864 and even then was identified as a source that could have great commercial significance. Demand for lithium in Europe is rapidly rising and the region is expected to become the second largest source...Read More

Today is Tuesday, January 7, 2020, and this is your daily gold market update. Let's look at the latest price of gold, value of the dollar, gold/silver ratio, Commitment of Traders data, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) prices to get a sense of how the yellow metal is faring today.Gold PriceThe price of one troy ounce of gold in U.S. dollars today is $1,572. It's up 0.38% from yesterday and up 21.90%...Read More

Today is Tuesday, January 7, 2020, and this is your daily oil stocks roundup. Today we're looking at the valuations of Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ), Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR), and Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO).Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ)Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ) is a $37.7 billion company today with a one-year return of 25.26%. Let's look at its price-to-ea...Read More

As I have been predicting for months, the IMO 2020 rules have disrupted the global fuel market. These new rules went into effect on January 1, 2020 and have mandated the reduction of sulfur used in marine fuel.This has created chaos in fuel pricing.High-sulfur fuel oil prices have collapsed, as HSFO (3.5% sulfur, or bunker fuel) is now illegal unless the ship is equipped with scrubbers. HSFO price...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold's move to 7-year highs, what to look for next: resistances and supports:Read More

Focus will now shift to US December private ADP job numbers tomorrow and Friday's US December nonfarm payrolls. Both these numbers should come it at or over 160,000 for gold and silver to see selling pressure. Use sharp dips to invest for Easter in both gold and silver. Trade pact with China and Brexit has already been factored by the markets. Trump has started 2020 with a fragile Middle east an...Read More

Peter Epstein of Epstein Research profiles this explorer and explains why he believes it could be a take-out target.Strong drill results have confirmed and expanded the Bend Vein target on Scottie Resources Corp.'s (SCOT:TSX.V) 100%-controlled Bow property. During September, the company completed 878 meters of diamond drilling, 2 km NE of the 100%-owned past-producing Scottie Gold Mine located in...Read More

Fund manager Adrian Day reviews recent developments with precious metals producers in his portfolio. Newmont Goldcorp Corp. (NEM:NYSE, $42.83) is in our portfolio because Newmont acquired Goldcorp. Over the past eight months, it has been active with major sales, including 50% of Kalgoorlie in Australia Barrick also sold the other 50% just a little before and Red Lake (which came with Goldcorp), b...Read More

Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable and Jayant Bhandari of Capitalism and Morality talk about the dangers posed by education, prosperity and democracy to economic stability and the accumulation of wealth. Maurice Jackson: Joining us for conversation is Jayant Bhandari, the founder of Capitalism and Morality and highly sought-out advisor to institutional investors. Mr. Bhandari, welcome to the...Read More

The year included achievements related to exploration and finances. Great Bear Resources Ltd. (GBR:TSX.V; GTBDF:OTCQX) CEO Chris Taylor recapped the 2019 year in his annual letter to shareholders. "It was a very good year for our company," he wrote. He listed four of Great Bear's key accomplishments. In terms of exploration at its Dixie project, it discovered six new gold zones along 4 kilometers...Read More

Normally, after tensions between Iran/Iraq and the US flare-up, Oil and Gold rally quite extensively but reversed sharply lower by the end of the session. Yes, Gold is 1% higher today and was up over $35 overnight, but Crude Oil has actually moved lower today which is a fairly strong indication that disruptions in oil supply from the Middle East are not as concerning as they were 10+ years ag...Read More

Gold and silver investors buy metals because they are scarce.Precious metals are by nature difficult to find, and hard to produce.Consequently, above ground stocks are limited and valuable, particularly whenpriced in unlimited fiat currencies. The bankers and government officials behind these fiat currencysystems don’t like stable monetary benchmarks such as gold putting theirinflation schem...Read More

1. As America loses a ridiculous trade war and manufacturing activity tumbles to 10year lows, the nation's horrific GDP growth rate for 2019 was ranked an abysmal... number 107 in the world. 2. The outlook for 2020 is even worse. The government's debt to GDP ratio is more than 100%, and the rancid "end of empire" cake is now getting iced with maniacal debt-oriented warmongering.3....Read More

1. As America loses a ridiculous trade war and manufacturing activity tumbles to 10year lows, the nation's horrific GDP growth rate for 2019 was ranked an abysmal... number 107 in the world. 2. The outlook for 2020 is even worse. The government's debt to GDP ratio is more than 100%, and the rancid "end of empire" cake is now getting iced with maniacal debt-oriented warmongering.3....Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesJan 7, 2020We are in the best time of the year to be invested in resource stocks. That is from late December into perhaps March. Add to that a quite insane US President eager to accelerate the start of World War III for Israel and you have what at least will be an interesting environment until the US either regains its sanity or becomes a pile of ashes.I was in a war. I didn&r...Read More

Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comJan 7, 2020As America loses a ridiculous trade war and manufacturing activity tumbles to 10year lows, the nation’s horrific GDP growth rate for 2019 was ranked an abysmal... number 107 in the world.The outlook for 2020 is even worse.The government’s debt to GDP ratio is more th...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold's move to 7-year highs, what to look for next: resistances and supports:Read More