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Defense Metals in the Media

February 16, 2024

Our 2024 Predictions, Part 2

January 11, 2024

Our 2024 Predictions, Part 1

January 02, 2023

Can Gold Hit $3,000 in 2024?

29 December, 2023

Will Bitcoin ETFs Kill Gold?

November 21, 2023

What's Next for Gold?

06 June, 2023

Platinum and Palladium

February 2022

Transition to Production

June 15, 2021

Silver Suppression?!

February 02, 2021

Gold: Year in Review 2020, and 2021 Outlook

January 04, 2021

Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

AbraPlata: CMR's full analysis of an Argentina focussed gold and silver junior

May 2020

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

New High-grade Drill Targets Add to Project Upside

January 10, 2023 / www.theaureport.com

Drilling at this Colombia property and metallurgical testing continue ahead of the maiden resource estimate due out in Q1/23, noted a Research Capital Corp. report.Outcrop Silver & Gold Corp. (OCG:TSX.V; OCGSF:OTCQX; MRG1:DB) discovered more high-grade vein targets via sampling at Santa Ana in Colombia and guided to release of the project's maiden resource estimate in Q1/23, reported Research Capi...Read More

Trouble in Tropics for Fortuna and Franco

January 10, 2023 / www.theaureport.com

Adrian Day of Adrian Day Asset Management discusses updates at some companies, including two experiencing difficulties with local governments. Day believes such incidents often provide opportunities.Two companies on our list have run into trouble in two countries in Central America, one the continuation of a dispute that came to light a month ago and the other the renewal of a long-running dispute...Read More

Gold's Nasty Divorce / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2023

January 09, 2023 / www.marketoracle.co.uk

Gold’s nasty divorce from the U.S. dollar was finalized in August 1971 when President Richard Nixon suspended any further convertibility of U.S. dollars into gold by non-U.S. citizens. That action removed any remaining links between the dollar and gold.Without convertibility, any official price for gold became meaningless. At that time, the official U.S. dollar price of gold was raised from...Read More

Tinka's "spectacular" hole at Ayawilca

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Cypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingHole 202 at South Ayawilca returned 38.9m grading 20% zinc including an ultra-high-grade interval of 10.4m grading 42% zinc.Read More

Peru exploration increases 33.9% in 2022

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipCypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootThe Mining and Energy Ministry said exploration spend increased 33.9% in the 11 months through November to...Read More

Fortescue looking for new CFO

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Cypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingWells has been with the company since 2010 and took over as CFO in 2018 when his predecessor Elizabeth Gaines became CEO.Read More

Stellantis backing emerging manganese producer

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipCypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingThe $30 million involves a $15 million equity investment at a minim...Read More

Tianqi and IGO to acquire lithium junior

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Cypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingTLEA, a joint venture between Tianqi Lithium Corporation (51%) and IGO (49%), owns a 51% stake in Greenbushes, the world's largest hard...Read More

Friedland's Ivanhoe lifts 2023 copper guidance

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

The company is developing the third phase of expansion of its operations at Kakuka-Kamoa.Read More

Eskom CEO survives poisoning attempt

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

The attempt on his life took place a day after de Ruyter stepped down from his position as CEO of the state-owned power company and prior to his resignation becoming public knowledge, on December 12.Read More

China plays coal and currency games

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Cypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingA series of recent events in the coal market highlight the importance of the material which is a near-universal source of energy but on...Read More

Titan Revenue up 12% over Festive Period

January 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Titan, India's largest branded jewelry maker, says overall sales were up 12 per cent year-on-year during the last quarter of 2022.Revenue was buoyed by positive consumer sentiment combined with Diwali in October and a busy wedding season.Sales of jewelry across its 2,362 stores were up 11 per cent, watches and wearables rose 14  per cent and eyecare revenue was up 10 per...Read More

Conmen "Switch $118,000 of Diamonds for Worthless Fakes"

January 09, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Police in India are hunting three men alleged to have duped a diamond dealer by switching genuine stones worth $118,000 with fakes.They visited the victim's office at the Bharat Diamond Bourse, Mumbai, where they examined and photographed a selection of diamonds and their pouches.They returned later, chose 320 carats and asked for them to be set aside until while they went to...Read More

Qatar Royals Battle over 70-ct Idol's Eye Diamond

January 09, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Members of Qatar's royal family are locked in a legal battle over The Idol's Eye, a 70.21-carat Golconda diamond with an estimated $10m value.Qipco, a private investment company run by art collector Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani has filed a lawsuit in London against Elanus Holdings Limited, based in Guernsey.Qipco claims Elanus is owned by the late Sheikh Saud bin Mo...Read More

Calls to Abolish Lab Grown Diamond Duty

January 09, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - The Indian government is facing calls to abolish import duties on seeds, the raw materials for lab grown diamonds.Industry leaders are also pressing for a presumptive taxation policy on diamonds at special notified zones and a more 'friendly' jewelry repair policy.All the moves outlined would create jobs and boost exports, according to Colin Shah, former chairman of the G...Read More

The outlook for copper in 2023

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

On Friday, copper gained 2.5% to US$8569.90 per tonne, or $3.91 per pound, the highest price since June. The red metal is enjoying improved sentiment since China announced its reopening.Read More

Tech Talk for Monday January 9th 2023

January 09, 2023 / www.timingthemarket.ca

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points in pre-opening trade.Goldman Sachs added $4.32 to $348.08 after announcing plans to cut 3,200 employees.Lululemon dropped $45.23 to $284.03 after lowering fourth quarter earnings guidance. Tilray dropped $0.10 to $2.85 after reporting a fiscal second quarter loss. Abercrombie & Fitch added $1.21 to $26.41...Read More

Scammed!

January 06, 2023 / dailyreckoning.com

The incredible meltdown of FTX and the Bernie Madoff scam long before should tell us a thing or two about how much the government will protect us against scams. It does not and will not.Too often, government itself is part of that scam.That certainly seems true in the above two cases. And perhaps this is why Sam Bankman-Fried is being treated with kid gloves, with his $250 million bail not involvi...Read More

Don't Buy a Junior Mining Company IPO without Considering These 6 Points First explains Bill Powers

January 09, 2023 / www.youtube.com

Bill Powers explains six points to consider before buying a junior resource stock IPO. The monologue warns retail investors to be ...Read More

Critical Minerals & Clean Tech: A Route Forward for the West

January 09, 2023 / www.youtube.com

Recent world events have changed western government views of critical metals. Wanting to be part of the critical minerals space, ...Read More

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