The downside of a "representative" form of government (Republic) is that those who "represent" the people as their full-time career are subject to bribes. A Democracy Continue...Read More

"The most that might come is new ground rules for discussion and some sort of schedule for when detailed technical talks might resume."Continue...Read More

Paul Tudor Jones of Tudor Investment Corp. joins the ranks of Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital and Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates in being bullish on the yellow metal.Frank Holmes is the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc., a boutique investment advisory firm based in San Antonio that manages domestic and offshore funds specializing in the natural resources a...Read More

Dr. Quinton Hennigh, chairman of Novo Resources, in conversation with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, discusses his company's current exploration efforts at three projects in Australia. , Maurice Jackson: Joining us for conversation is Dr. Quinton Hennigh, the president and chairman of Novo Resources Corp. (NVO:TSX.V; NSRPF:OTCQX), which is delivering a new paradigm in gold exploration an...Read More

Technical analyst Clive Maund charts gold and explains why he believes this is a good time to build positions. With things shaping up so well for gold, we can certainly take any short-term correction in our stride, and more than that, we can seize upon it as an opportunity to build positions further across the sector, whether by means of ETFs, stocks or options, and of course, gold itself.Several...Read More

With the precious metals markets range-bound and driven by forces beyond his control, sector expert Michael Ballanger turns his contrarian eye to the past. With gold enjoying its best week of the year, with the Daily Sentiment Index charging northward, with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) pressing 72 for the GLD, with the RSI for GDX pushing 75, and finally, with the newsletter community all fa...Read More

The last three years have been extremely difficult for metals enthusiast.If you speak with them, you would assume that gold has been going down for the last three years.Well, at least that is the impression you would get based upon their “sentiment.”But, in fact, all gold has been doing for the last three years is move sideways.In other words, it has been consolidating.Yet, during that...Read More

- Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsWe will start this off with a pet peeve. Too often, one is reading something about gold. It starts off well enough, discussing problems with the dollar or the bond market or a real estate bubble... and them bam! Buy gold because the dollar is gonna be worthless! That number again is 1-800-BUY-GOLD or we have another 1-800-GOT-GOLD in case the lines on the first n...Read More

With things shaping up so well for gold, we can certainly take any short-term correction in our stride, and more than that, we can seize upon it as an opportunity to build positions further across the sector, whether by means of ETFs, stocks or options, and of course, gold itself.Several factors suggest that a modest short-term correction is likely before the major breakout occurs. Gold is overb...Read More

By: Avi GilburtThe last three years have been extremely difficult for metals enthusiast. If you speak with them, you would assume that gold has been going down for the last three years. Well, at least that is the impression you would get based upon their "sentiment."But, in fact, all gold has been doing for the last three years is move sideways. In other words, it has been consolidating....Read More

SD Outlook: If you're not sure why silver is still under fifteen bucks as we firmly enter the second half of 2019, then...Last week I unplugged.I disconnected.Tuned-out.Info.From last Monday through now, I haven't seen one external piece of information other than mere interference.That is to say, I blocked-out all of the information that I could, and that which I could not block-out, I paid no min...Read More

RAPAPORT... World Diamond Council (WDC) president Stephane Fischlerurged Kimberley Process (KP) member governments to reach an agreement on trade-reform issues, including expanding thedefinition of a conflict diamond. "We are relying on each of you, during this final year of the review and reform process, to show the consumers of diamonds that the Kimberley Process can unite around a program...Read More

RAPAPORT... The US polished-diamond trade slowed in April, with importsdeclining and exports stable. The drop in import value reflects both a lower volumeand average price.US Diamond Trade Data for April 2019 Millions unless stated otherwiseRead More

RAPAPORT... The US jewelryindustry sees social media as instrumental in overcoming digital challenges, a recent report by JCK found. Ofthe 500 respondents surveyed in the JCK's 2019 State of the Jewelry Industry Report, 46% identified connecting with clients viasocial media as their top digital strategy. Some 39% chose non-traditionaladvertising as the most effective approach and 37% consider...Read More

Speaking at the opening session of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme Intersessional Meeting (KPI) in Mumbai, World Diamond Council (WDC) President Stephane Fischler has called on Kimberley Process-member governments to do what is necessary to safeguard the interests of their mining communities and consequently optimize the developmental potential of their natural resources. "We must agre...Read More

Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsMembers of trade unions 1, 2 and 3 had voted in favour of strike action last month, saying the state-owned miner's final offer had made "a mockery" of their demands. Workers and their supporters marched "for dignity" in Calama on the weekend.The company is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs as it transitions the 104-year-old...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points in pre-opening trade. Equity markets are expected to be quieter than usual prior to news on interest rates from the Federal Reserve to be released on Wednesday.Array Biopharma jumped $17.87 to $47.46 after Pfizer offered to buy the company for $48.00 per share cash. Value of the deal is $11.4 billion.Walt Disn...Read More

I had a great Father's Day weekend, spending time at the beach watching my daughter compete in a major surf contest at Huntington Beach.This week I'll watch her do an even bigger one - the USA championships at Lower Trestles, an invite-only Olympic development event. Quite honestly, my daughter amazes me. After just a few years in the sport, and just a few days after her twelfth birthday, she's al...Read More

Students in the new Advanced Energy Systems graduate program at Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will have access to summer research opportunities, student-run seminars from global energy experts and more, thanks to a $600,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The generous support will also provide initial funding for a full-time program director to ove...Read More

Why does Mono Lake in California turn green? A Colorado School of Mines professor helped lead a graduate student training course that got to the bottom of that question (and the lake). John R. Spear, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was the co-director of the International Geobiology Course for seven years, including in 2016, when students worked on Mono Lake, obtaining samples t...Read More