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India Credit Tightening Squeezes Sarine Profit

May 20, 2019 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... Sarine Technologies posted a loss in the first quarter ascredit problems in the Indian manufacturing sector led to softened demand forits equipment. The diamond-technology company reported a net loss of $1.4million, versus a profit of $3.1 million for the same period last year, thecompany said last week. The company's customers in India, its largest market,struggled to obtain cred...Read More

Industry Launches New Lab-Grown Association

May 20, 2019 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... Two jewelry veterans have debuted a group that aims toincrease awareness of, and demand for, lab-grown diamonds in the US. The Lab Grown Diamond Council (LGDC) will introduce newinitiatives for the synthetics market, including research services, socialmedia and education about sustainability. Chris Casey, the former publisher of National Jeweler,will serve as the group's president, an...Read More

Economic Times: "Amend laws on synthetic diamonds, Russia tells India"

May 20, 2019 / www.idexonline.com

Russia's major diamond mining firms including Alrosa have urged India to amend consumer laws on synthetic diamonds so that there is clarity on the quantity of synthetic diamonds entering the country and how they are being used, Indiass Economic Times: reported. Industry executives said that around 5 million carats of synthetic diamonds are produced globally, and the volume is increasing, cau...Read More

RJC holds virtual AGM, brings in new board and committee members

May 20, 2019 / www.idexonline.com

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) held its first - virtual - annual general meeting (AGM) this week, appointing a series of new board members. The event was broadcasted to all RJC member companies globally from Chatham House in London on Tuesday 14 May 2019. During the meeting, RJC Chair David Bouffard announced a series of appointments to the RJC board of directors and its standards, assura...Read More

There is no US$5 billion coming to Zim from China

May 20, 2019 / www.idexonline.com

The Zimbabwean news website Bulawayo24 reported that National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire had heard that the Chinese authorities has refused to honor a $5 billion loan that was requested by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He noted that China argued it had only pledged to honor the loan agreements made during the tenure of former President Robert Mugabe, adding that that China is s...Read More

First Quantum's US$6B development has transformed a nation with no real mining legacy

May 20, 2019 / www.mining-journal.com

Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsSpeaking at the Latin America Down Under conference in Perth, the Canadian company's director of projects, Zenon Wozniak said the massive project had moved into the operations phase last quarter withRead More

'Transformative' exploration at Filo adds potential

May 20, 2019 / www.mining-journal.com

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesHole FSDH028 hit 547.5m at 0.4% copper, 0.78g/t gold and 8g/t silver from 16m.The final 20m averaged 0.67% copper, 0.74g/t gold and 43.5g/t...Read More

Thinking About Retiring? Here's How Much You'll Really Need...

May 20, 2019 / dailyreckoning.com

One million dollars has long been the benchmark for how much retirees need to have saved for a comfortable retirement. However, it appears a cool million doesn't go too far these days. A new report by GoBankingRates, looked at how long a nest egg of $1 million would last in the U.S. The study compared average expenses for people age 65 and older, including groceries, housing, utilities, transporta...Read More

Site visit: New Pacific Metals blazes a trail at Silver Sand in Bolivia

May 20, 2019 / www.northernminer.com

BETANZOS, BOLIVIA - Vancouver-based junior New Pacific Metals (TSXV: NUAG; US-OTC: NUPMF) could be on the verge of a major silver discovery in south-central Bolivia, after clinching a pioneering deal with Bolivian authorities.For 500 years, since the discovery of the giant Cerro Rico silver deposit at Potosi, Bolivia has tantalized visitors with its mineral wealth. But the country's unstable polit...Read More

TSX posts slight gain, May 13-17: Barrick, Franco-Nevada, Roxgold

May 20, 2019 / www.northernminer.com

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.64%, or 104.20 points, to 16,401.80. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased 0.11 points, or 0.15%, to 71.55, while the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index fell 2.75 points, or 2.48%, to 107.96, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index climbed 3.96 points, or 2.23%, to 181.21. Spot gold fell US$8.70 per oz., or 0.68%, to finish the trading week at US$1,277.10 per ounce.S...Read More

US markets fall, May 13-17: Kinross, Iamgold, Peabody, Consol Energy

May 20, 2019 / www.northernminer.com

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.69%, or 178.37 points, to finish the May 13 to 17 trading week at 25,764.00, and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.76%, or 21.87 points, to 2,859.53. Spot gold dropped US$8.70 per oz. or 0.68% to US$1,277.10 per ounce.Strong quarterly results sent Kinross Gold's shares up 3.6% to US$3.16. Kinross reported net earnings in the three months ended March 31 of US$64.7 mil...Read More

TSX Venture rises, May 13-17: Atlantic Gold, SilverCrest; Maverix, Midland Exploration

May 20, 2019 / www.northernminer.com

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 9.67 points, or 1.61%, to finish the May 13 to 17 trading week at 609.15.News of the acquisition of Atlantic Gold by Australian gold producer St Barbara sent Atlantic's shares up 89 ? to $2.89. St Barbara's offer represented a 40.8% premium to the company's 30-day volume weighted average price. The offer consisted of $2.90 per share in cash plus a spin-out...Read More

Industry all smiles with Fe uplift, political shock

May 20, 2019 / www.mining-journal.com

Hot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesWhite Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corp"It's not regulation that fails, it's [the industry] as engineers and operators"SPONSOREDsrk consultingAnalysts argue Australian producers of the steel...Read More

Adding Magnets to your Puppets!

May 20, 2019 / www.youtube.com

**ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED!** It is YOUR responsibility to apply any and all safety measures available when working with these tools for crafting. Tommy's Puppet Lab and its representatives are not liable for any harm or injuries.Life Size Puppet Base Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grKpJ...This video will teach you how to install magnets to your puppets! This feature is handy for many...Read More

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May 20, 2019 / www.youtube.com

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Nickel Prices Could "Go Through The Roof"; Watch For Signs - Expert

May 20, 2019 / www.kitco.com

May 21, 2019 Guest(s): Alex Laugharne Principal Consultant, CRU Group In the next five to ten years, the electric vehicle (EV) revolution will likely dominate the nickel space and will be sending prices much higher, this according to Alex Laugharne, principal consultant of CRU Group. Laugharne said that nickel sulfide producers and the metallurgical laterite producers, who are most closely linke...Read More

Gold Market In China Is Being "Spoofed": Frank Holmes

May 20, 2019 / www.kitco.com

May 20, 2019 Guest(s): Frank Holmes CEO, U.S. Global Investors Gold prices are being manipulated on Chinese markets, said Frank Holmes, chief investment officer and CEO at U.S. Global Investors. Holmes spoke to Kitco News at Palisade Global's Hard Asset Conference on Friday. The three-day conference was held on Jekyll Island, Georgia. The market manipulation or spoofing occurs during Chinese h...Read More

What Will Negative Interest Rates Do to Me? | Alasdair Macleod

May 20, 2019 / marketsanity.com

With the Brexit threatening to break up the Eurozone, and US/China trade wars escalating at the top of today's massive credit cycle, what will happen to the the ordinary person during the next downturn, as feverish central banks slash interest rates to zero or negative (ZIRP/NIRP)?Alasdair Macleod, head of research at GoldMoney.com, returns to Reluctant Preppers to weigh in on the true state of th...Read More

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