The Canadian firm's overall score in the 90th percentile warrants a "Good" rating, noted a SADIF Investment Analytics report.Dolly Varden Silver Corp.'s (DV:TSX.V; DOLLF:OTCQX) stock was upgraded to Good from Above Average by SADIF Investment Analytics, the research firm reported in a July 12 research note."The company has a bright prospect, with an overall score of 94/100," SADIF wrote.This total...Read More
This Canadian rare earth elements (REEs) company is watching China's decisions involving critical mineral exporting with interest. Officials say time is running out for new mines.China's recent decision to restrict the export of two metals critical to superconductor production could be a boon for North American rare and critical elements companies.Defense Metals Corp.'s (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTCQB; 3...Read More
Arizona Silver has found more coarse gold in high grade drill sites on the Philadelphia project. Read more to see how the company conducted the re-assay project and how much gold was revealed.Arizona Silver Exploration Inc. (AZS:TSX; AZASF:OTC) has announced positive results from its re-assays on the Philadelphia epithermal gold project. The re-assays were carried out by the metallic screen proced...Read More
As I've been warning my readers, the most significant development in international finance since 1971 will be unveiled just over one month from today.A new BRICS gold-linked currency will be announced on Aug. 22 at the BRICS Leader's Summit conference in Durban, South Africa (the BRICS are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).The fact is the global desire to move away from the dollar as...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund reviews BacTech Environmental's 6-month chart to tell you why he believes it may begin to advance. After we bought BacTech Environmental Corp. (BAC:CSE;BCCEF:OTCQB;OBT1:FRA) toward the end of March, we had to sit out an unwelcome dip back to 6 cents that occurred after it broke down from its uptrend as we can see on its latest 6-month chart below. After forming an int...Read More
Trade tensions between China and the West over critical elements are being watched closely by many in the industry, including this company exploring for the important solar panel ingredient tellurium.Companies across several critical elements sectors have been watching recent trade tensions between China and the West closely. Those seeking tellurium for use in solar technology, like First Telluriu...Read More
LONDON, 18 July 2023 - Popular German personal finance site Das Investment today highlights the findings of BullionVault's latest customer survey."Nearly 40 percent of Bullionvault customers cite diversification as their top goal for owning gold or silver this summer," says the report."A severe economic downturn would not necessarily push gold prices higher," it goes on, quoting analysis from Bull...Read More
Despite key missteps and throngs of disillusioned shareholders, Cathie Wood's infamous ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) has posted a significant comeback this year as its beaten-down components begin to post massive base breakouts.But will Cathie's army of innovation investors reap the benefits?Probably not.As ARKK rallies, investors are taking the opportunity to flee the fund, declares The Wall Street J...Read More
This is a financial newsletter and not a political service. At the same time, it's the case that the financial and political worlds are becoming more closely entwined to the point that it's almost impossible to treat them separately.That's why we have to keep a close eye on political developments. They can have a major impact on your investments.For better or worse, the U.S. 2024 presidential elec...Read More
Many others have explained why inflation is part-and-parcel of the status quo. In the simplest terms, where’s why inflation is essential:1. Our economy and financial system are totally dependent on the expansion of credit/debt. Banks make money by issuing new loans, and financiers make money by buying and selling debt and instruments that leverage debt.Consumers can only buy big-ticket items...Read More
Adrian Day discusses the surprising dismissal of the CEO at one of his favorite gold royalty companies.Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (OR:TSX; OR:NYSE; NY 14.32) has been roiled this week with the unexpected dismissal of the firm's popular and successful CEO and President Sandeep Singh. In a terse press release, the company announced a new interim CEO had been hired to replace him. No explanation was...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund takes a look at the jump in the price of gold and the decline of the dollar.Gold silver and precious metal (PM) stocks staged a major breakout yesterday as the dollar cratered to signal the onset of a major devaluation as its loss of reserve currency status becomes a physical reality. The BRICS are set to introduce an alternative CBDC related gold backed currency of t...Read More
Happy Thursday!Tomorrow is Bastille Day. And with all the recent trouble in France, it's interesting to revisit the beginning of communism. They're not communists there, you say? Perhaps not. But one bright historian called the French Revolution the "Proto-Communist Revolution."Didn't Marx and Engels start it all? Nope. They just wrote those stupid ideas down.But thanks to this historian of fantas...Read More
Since last March the Federal Reserve has been elevating its target rate with fantastic abandon.Across that same frame it has been chewing into its balance sheet.Meantime, the bond market is putting out the loudest recession warnings since 1982.Wobbles to the banking system have likewise clouded the economic outlook.It is a formula toxic to the stock market.That is, in theory it is a formula toxi...Read More
Amid China's new restrictions on critical metals, asset manager Chen Lin sits down to speak with First Tellurium CEO Tyrone Docherty.Chen Lin: Welcome to this special interview; we have a special situation here this week. China imposed export controls to the rest of the world on two critical metals that China controls about 80 to 90% of worldwide production. Those are very, very critical and aim t...Read More
Junior explorers are hoping investment will now increase in copper projects in Chile, the world's top producer of the red metal needed for the green energy transition.Junior explorers like World Copper Ltd. (WCU:TSX.V;WCUFF:OTCQX) are watching the situation intently as mining tax reform wraps up in Chile.Companies want to see more investment dollars for exploring and mining copper return to the So...Read More
Adrian Day discusses the surprising dismissal of the CEO at one of his favorite gold royalty companies.Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (OR:TSX; OR:NYSE; NY 14.32) has been roiled this week with the unexpected dismissal of the firm's popular and successful CEO and President Sandeep Singh. In a terse press release, the company announced a new interim CEO had been hired to replace him. No explanation was...Read More
See the first results of this company's metallurgical heap leach test program at one of the deposits in its gold and silver project in Nevada.Western Exploration Inc. (WEX:TSX.V;WEXPF:OTC) announced the first results from its metallurgical heap leach test program of the Doby George deposit at its Aura gold and silver project in Nevada.The company reported an average gold extraction oxide mineraliz...Read More
CNBC gives the day's headline news:Inflation fell to its lowest annual rate in more than two years during June, the product both of some deceleration in costs and easy comparisons against a time when price increases were running at a more-than-40-year high.The consumer price index, which measures inflation, increased 3% from a year ago, which is the lowest level since March 2021.Yet why? Why has i...Read More