Erie Indemnity Company remains successful at sustaining revenue growth and margin expansion. See why my recommendation, for now, is a Hold for ERIE stock.Read full newsRead More

BATT has returned a negative 6.7% over the past year but is up 22.8% YTD. Read why I am changing my rating on the ETF from Hold to Buy.Read full newsRead More

Invesco KBW Bank ETF is a sector-specific fund, with a focus on bank stocks exclusively. See why I believe a Hold rating is appropriate for KBWB.Read full newsRead More

The turnaround in oil and other commodities in 2022 is well documented. The turnaround in EM is much less so. Check out my suggestion companies.Read full newsRead More

Altria offers an enormous 8.5% current yield, and has increased its dividend for 53 years in a row. It also faces massive risks.Read full newsRead More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 602.59 points or 1.81% to finish the Jan. 23-27 trading week at 33,978.08 and the S&P 500 rose 97.95 points or 2.47% to 4,070.56. Spot gold finished the week at US$1,927.50 per oz., up US$1.20 per oz. or 0.06%. Fortuna Silver Mines gained US15 ? or 4% to US$3.94 per share. The company announced that the Mexican Federal Administrative Court had granted a p...Read More

Trident reported record royalty receipts of US$3.5 million in the last three months of 2022. This is an increase of 46% quarter-on-quarter, and a ninefold year-on-year increase.Read More

Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDIn the three months to December 2022 Sylvania produced 19,276 4E PGM oz from its dump operations, which process c...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipUr-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumThe latest hit comprised 52.2m at 3.34% lithium oxide from 219.1m, including 15m at 5.1% lithium oxide.Read More

2022 was a significant year for Troilus, with almost 120,000m of infill and expansion drilling, and two discoveries near the main mineral corridor, which stretches 2.5-3km into the Connector zone.Read More

Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDGanfeng estimated its net profit for the year would be between RMB18 billion to RMB22 billion, while Zijin's prel...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Belgium's prime minister has again said opposes an EU ban on Russian diamonds, calling instead for a global boycott.Alexander De Croo (pictured) was speaking as the 27 EU members prepared to implement a 10th round of sanctions.He said the only effective way to stem the ongoing flow of Alrosa's goods would be if all Western nations signed up to a ban, backed by a watertigh...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Police in the US are hunting a raider who pepper-sprayed a female staff member during a raid on the jewelry counter at a Kohl's department store.The suspect was caught on surveillance footage smashing a display case with a hammer and stealing wedding rings valued at $80,000.The worker was injured by the pepper spray , but no further details of her condition were given.The susp...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The US jewelry sector is shrinking, according to the latest listings of retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers by JBT (Jewelers Board of Trade).The number of manufacturers in Q4 2022 was 2,412, down 3.1 per cent on the same quarter in 2021. Retailers fell 2.4 percent from 19,320 to 18,855 and the number of wholesalers fell 1.6 per cent from 3,687 to 3,629.The majority of the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A court in India has ruled that the government should pay the widow of an informant in full for a tip-off that led to Customs officials seizing smuggled diamonds.Chandrakant Dhavre provided specific information in 1991 about a consignment of diamonds, mostly polished, worth over $110,000 (90 lakh rupees at today's exchange rate).He received two payments as part of his reward i...Read More

Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining Intelligence.The Americas produced this week's top drill assays, and Vancouver-headquartered Freegold Ventures (TSX: FVL) took the lead with its Golden Summit project in central Alaska. The junior reported 90.8 metres grading 3.83...Read More

Shares in European Metals Holdings (LSE: EMH; ASX: EMH) jumped on Monday in both Sydney and London after it said its Cinovec lithium project had been classified as strategic for the Czech Republic's Usti region.The nomination means the project will be given priority for grant funding from the Just Transition Fund (JTF), which supports European Union regions relying on fossil fuels and high-emissio...Read More

Preston said the gold price has increased by 19% since early November, adding some US$300/oz, as the US dollar has weakened, and many commentators, including the World Bank forecasting a slowdown inRead More

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 211.3 points or 1.03% to finish the Jan. 23-27 trading week at 20,714.50. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.35 points or 0.29% to 120.80 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index slipped 0.18 points or 0.09% to 204.10. Spot gold climbed US$1.20 per oz. or 0.06% to US$1,927.50 per oz. and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index finished at 306.83, down 1.22 points or 0.4%...Read More

Without going into details, she said the company had done a lot of work assessing potential downstream opportunities.Read More