ALROSA, the Russian diamond miner, held an auction in Vladivostok for rough diamonds over 10.8 carats. The overall revenue amounted to $9.1 million. The company auctioned 125 rough diamonds, weighing 2,090 carats total, to 24 companies from the largest centers of the diamond trade. "The first auction this year in Vladivostok completed with good results. The assortment is still in demand among the...Read More
A delegation of the heads of the Israel Ministry of Economy and the leadership of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) visited Angola earlier this month and met with key officials in the country's rough diamond sector. Initiated by IDE, the visit's objective was to take advantage of changes in Angola's diamond marketing policy and consequently increase direct rough diamond sales to Israel. The delega...Read More
The Women's Jewelry Association (WJA) hosted the inaugural Women Executives Forum in New York City to build purposeful relationships among top women leaders across the jewelry and watch sectors. Held in celebration of International Women's Day, nearly 25 leaders discussed ways to:?EUR? Identify and develop female leaders?EUR? Prepare for the future of jewelry retail - and the rise of th...Read More
Gem Diamonds announced it sold a 13.33 carat pink diamond recovered at the Letseng mine in February 2019 at a tender in Antwerp for US$ 8,750,360. This represents a record dollar per carat price of US$ 656,933 for a Letseng diamond. Earlier this week, the firm published its year-end results for 2018,reportin a revenue of $267.3 million, compared to $214.3 million in 2017. Gem Diamonds It recovered...Read More
The AIGS Lab has launched an app that can verify AIGS gemstone reports, creating additional protection for customers. The app can verify the following AIGS reports: AIGS Master Gemstone Report (MGR and MGRS), AIGS Full Report, AIGS Diamond Report, AIGS Master Jade Report (MJR), and AIGS Brief Report. Customers who download the app may scan their report in order to verify that it is genuine. Third-...Read More
Alkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesThe company said optimising mining and processing represented some 52% of the synergies, or $250 million a year. Within this, integrated mine planning will save $140 million a year, some 29% of the total.It will prioritise high-grade underground ore feed through the Goldstrike and Carlin Mill 6 roasters, minimisin...Read More
"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftHudbay said it would buy United Copper & Moly's 7.95% stake for $45 million in cash upfront and three annual payments of $10 million from July 2022.President and CEO Alan Hair said the simplified ownership structure improved Hudbay's financial flexibility to develop Rosemont and it hoped...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Thursday March 14, with copper, nickel, lead and zinc down by an average of 0.4%, while lead and tin were up by 0.1% 0.4% respectively.Three-month copper was recently quoted at $6,444 per tonne, down by 0.3% compared with Wednesday’s close at $6,466 per tonne.Volume was below average, with 5,913 lots traded o...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the Weekly Initial Jobless Claims report. Consensus was an increase to 225,000 from 223,000 last week. Actual was 229,000.Dollar General dropped $6.69 to $113.99 after reporting lower than consensus fourth quarter earnings. The comp...Read More
Personal debt is the highest it’s ever been in the United States but a large majority of Americans are dealing with it responsibly. According to LendingTree, 95% of borrowers living in 100 of America's largest cities pay their bills on time. Researchers used credit reports from the first quarter of 2018 from more than nine million of its users. They ranked the largest 100 American cities by...Read More
Today I’m going to show you how to get 27% off a basket of blue chip stocks.There is no catch here.You pay only 73 cents on the dollar. Everyone else pays the full buck.It’s a deal that sounds too good to be true... I know.But it isn’t.This Opportunity is a No-Brainer BargainThe basket of blue chip companies that I’m referring to consists of exactly ten stocks.These are the...Read More
Colorado School of Mines has named John Bradford its next vice provost of global initiatives and dean of earth resources and environment programs.Bradford, professor and head of the Geophysics Department, will assume the new role July 1. As one of three vice provost and deans in the Office of Academic Affairs, Bradford will be responsible for strategic initiatives related to international program...Read More
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines, was recently featured in the Houston Chronicle discussing transparency in the mineral markets.From the article:Renewable energy generators and electric vehicle makers are spurring demand for minerals like lithium, cobalt and nickel for battery storage. But there are no transparent mineral trading sites...Read More
Leagold Mining (TSX: LMC; US-OTC: LMCNF) produced 302,550 oz. gold in 2018 from its four operating mines at US$974 all-in sustaining costs (AISC) for a US$83.2 million AISC margin.The company brought in US$376.5 million in revenue for a net income of US$15.2 million, up from a US$7.5 million net loss the year before.The company achieved adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and am...Read More
Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesASX-listed Atrum Coal disclosed in a...Read More
Tommy Robinson Confronts ITV Reporter - Cambridgeshire Court Case Day 3. Filmed by Liam GalvinRead More
Rick Rule, President and CEO of Sprott US Holdings Inc., weighs in on the evolution of natural resource financing and the shifts in the regulatory environment that shaped the investing landscape for the sector.Read More
Grant's Interest Rate Observer Founder and Editor Jim Grant: one of the clear and present risks in today's markets is the intellectuals, the ignorance that knows not it is ignorant.James "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets. He is the author , most recently, of The Forgotten Depression: 1...Read More
Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed first time guest, Contrarian investor, entrepreneur and Tocqueville Bullion Reserve (TBR) founder http://www.tocquevillegoldbullion.com/, Simon MikhailovichDuring this 30+ minute interview Jason asks Simon about his experiences growing up, surviving and escaping socialism in the Soviet Union as well as the growing amount of populism in the US with th...Read More
Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Park is the author of the best selling myth-busting book "Juggling Dynamite: An insider's wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts," as well as a popular daily financial blog: www.jugglingdynamite.com. Danielle worked as an attorney until 1997 when she was recruited to work for an intern...Read More