Dr. Peter Megaw, MAG Silver's chief exploration officer, has been waiting for decades to explore the Deer Trail Mine area. Deer TrailMAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE A), known for its high-grade Juanicipio silver project in Mexico that it is developing with Fresnillo Plc, is branching out with an earn-in agreement to acquire 100% of the Deer Trail Project in Utah.The company has consolidated l...Read More

Adrian Day and the leadership teams of three precious metals royalty companies discuss their upcoming catalysts and events.Adrian Day, London-born and a graduate of the London School of Economics, heads the money management firm Adrian Day Asset Management, where he manages discretionary accounts in both global and resource areas. Day is also sub-adviser to the EuroPacific Gold Fund (EPGFX). His l...Read More

Drilling at Scottie Resources' properties returned results as high as 2.53 meters of 109.4 g/t gold and 32.4 g/t silver. In a news release, Scottie Resources Corp. (SCOT:TSX.V) announced that initial results from its 2020 exploration program at its British Columbia properties, specifically the O-Zone and Blueberry, show the drill bit continuing to intersect high-greade gold and silver mineralizat...Read More

Dolly Varden Silver hits "intercepts with consistent, strong silver mineralization, significant thickness and areas of very high-grade silver," including 1,240 g/t silver over 16 meters. Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DOLLF:OTCMKTS) announced in a news release the results from stepout and infill drilling at its Torbrit silver property in British Columbia."We are pleased to see stepout drill...Read More

Caldas Gold Corp.'s estimate for its Juby Gold Project in northeastern Ontario is based upon results from a recently filed NI 43-101 technical report. In a news release, Caldas Gold Corp. (CGC:TSX.V; ALLXF:OTCQX) announced that it has completed an updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its Juby Gold Project (Juby), prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 standards.The company highlighted that...Read More

Fremont Gold reported it plans to drill a minimum of 1,500 meters during its fall drill program at its North Carlin Project in Nevada. The company will discuss the plans in greater detail during an open access webinar scheduled for 11:15 am EDT on October 8. Fremont Gold Ltd. (FRE:TSX.V; FRERF:OTCQB; FR2:FSE) announced today in a news release, that the company "plans to drill the North Carlin gol...Read More

Mexican automotive production dropped by 5.50% year-on-year in September 2020, with the country's output only gradually recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to national automotive association Amia.The country assembled 301,426 light vehicles in September, down from 318,906 units in the corresponding month in 2019.Compared with August, however, production increased by 2.7...Read More

In the five months between March and August this year, the price of silver increased from a fourteen-year low of $11.77 per ounce to a seven-year high of $29.26. That is a whopping gain of one hundred sixty-three percent.Meanwhile, gold’s price rose from its low of $1472 per ounce to a recent high of $2061. That represents a gain of forty percent, which is certainly a handsome number. N...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 8 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has set definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled flat stainless steel products from Indonesia, China and Taiwan, it announced in a document published on Tuesday October 6.Read More

Recent sentiment toward the yellow metal matched peak 2011 levels You may recall investor optimism that attended gold's then record high of $1921.50 in September 2011.A Gallup poll from that time period captured the prevailing sentiment. The Sept. 2, 2011 Elliott Wave Financial Forecast said a monthly publication which provides forecasts for major U.S. financial markets, said:Perhaps the stronges...Read More

Whether the market is foreign or domestic, equity, commodity or metal the grind is on. Speaking of grind, the one in gold has been expected as the metal builds out its big picture Handle to the bullish Cup with an objective that is much higher. Let’s take a look at a few NFTRH charts to gauge the grind in several markets and by extension, the grind many feel on their nerves these days. It&rs...Read More

Technical analyst Clive Maund takes a look at silver and explains why he believes it's a good time to build positions.More than a few traders are confused about what is going on with silver here after its recent reaction, but when we look at its long-term chart the situation quickly becomes clear. So we will start this update by looking at silver's 13-year chart in order to get big picture perspec...Read More

Technical analyst Clive Maund charts recent movements in the gold market and what they may indicate going forward.In the last Gold Market update we had thought that it might break out upside from the Triangle that was forming, mainly because of its positive Accumulation line coupled with favorable seasonal factors, but instead, after moving sideways for a while, it broke down, as we can see on its...Read More

Gold is trading really close to its 2011all-time high. This is obviously a critical level for the future of goldprices.Historically gold in US dollars often clearssignificant all-time highs only some time after significant currencies like theEuro and British pound.This is mainly due to US dollar behaviourduring times of significant risk aversion, like we’ve had this year and 2008,for example...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 8 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has set definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled flat stainless steel products from Indonesia, China and Taiwan, it announced in a document published on Tuesday October 6.Read More

IntroductionToday, we will take a look at the damage inflicted on this sectorby the recent sell-off and try to ascertain just what lies ahead for theprecious metals stocks involved in gold and silver mining.We will commence with look at the charts for gold and silverprices followed by a comparison of gold’s progress versus that of the Gold BugsIndex (HUI) and conclude with what lies in store...Read More

Reinforcing bar steel prices and demand in the United States were steady week on week, market participants said. Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), fob mill US held at $29.75 per hundredweight ($595 per short ton) on Wednesday October 7.US market"I don't see any downward pressure," a mill source said. "We expect steady to up on prices."Indeed, prices for shredded auto...Read More

Biden asked Trump to shut up during the first presidential debate. But for us, the most important question is whether gold will finally go up.Thankfully, the first U.S Elections debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is behind us. Arguably, it was awful to watch and one of the worst presidential debates in history, as both candidates talked over each other and threw insults. Consequently, the d...Read More

The three-month aluminium price on the London Metal Exchange was the standout performer at the close of trading on Thursday October 8, breaching nearby resistance levels amid growing concerns over instability at Malaysian commodities hub Port Klang, while the metal's forward curve continued to shrink into the afternoon.Aluminium's outright price on the LME closed at $1,804 per tonne on Thursday af...Read More

The Fed Vice Chair says that the Fed will not even think about hiking interest rates until the inflation reaches 2 percent. Meanwhile, the price of gold decreases further. What is exactly happening in the gold market?Over the last week, several Fed officials spoke publicly with the purpose of convincing investors that their new policy strategy would be positive for the economy. Powell himself test...Read More