A group of Spanish archaeologists ran a chemical and isotopic analysis to examine gold fragments that had broken off from one of the artifacts that make up the Carambolo Treasure, a 2,700-year-old cache whose origin has been a source of debate.According to National Geographic, some experts say the pieces were created by Tartessos, a wealthy civilization that thrived in southern Spain between the n...Read More

Canada's Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) announced that, following last week's negotiations that put an end to a five-month blockade at its El Lim??n-Guajes mine, today it received a notification stating that the union in conflict had withdrawn its case before Mexico's Federal Labour Board. Los Mineros Union, led by expat in Vancouver Napole??n G??mez Urrutia, had been fighting since November 3, 2...Read More

https://www.reuters.com/(Reuters) – Not far from Linjiang, people in thin, head-to-toe rubber suits were diving in the river. Locals said they were part of North Korea's smuggling operations.We couldn't figure out what the divers were doing – mending pipes in the river bed, fishing? One local walking along the Chinese side of the river bank was happy to fill us in. "They're mining for...Read More

Apr 13, 2018 Guest(s): Barbara Corcoran Real Estate Mogul Half of life is luck, but the other half is how hard you hustle, says Barbara Corcoran, real estate mogul and investor. Corcoran told Kitco News on the sidelines of the "Three Sharks In A Castle" symposium that her big break into real estate came when she met her boyfriend while waitressing at age 23, who later encouraged her to work as a...Read More

Lucara Diamond Corp (CN:LUC) has recovered a 472 carat, top light brown gem diamond from its 100%-owned Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.Staff reporterThe 472 carat, top light brown gem diamond recovered from Karowe12 APRIL 201812/04/2018commentsshareThe stone is the third biggest diamond ever to be recovered at the mine and the fourth over 100ct to be discovered so far this year.It recovered 218 d...Read More

India's copper smelters could soon renew buying of mine and project stakes abroad to guarantee access to concentrates, the head of India's largest copper smelter said at the World Copper Conference in Santiago, Chile.Tom Azzopardi in Santiago Hindalco business Birla Copper needs access to quality copper reserves in the ground12 APRIL 201812/04/2018commentsshare Jadish Laddhra, CEO of Birla Copper,...Read More

Two years after acquiring part of Anglo American's Chilean operations, private equity-backed Mantos Copper is preparing investments worth about US$1 billion to expand and extend production, executive chairman John MacKenzie told Mining Journal.Tom Azzopardi in Santiago Copper charge: Mantos Copper ready for new investment at Mantos Blancos in Chile12 APRIL 201812/04/2018commentsshare Speaking at t...Read More

New massive breakout patterns have been setting up in the markets for months and our research team at the Wealth Building Newsletter has been quietly watching these setups – waiting for the right time to alert our followers of these exceptional opportunities.  Today, we are announcing our research and triggers to all of our followers so you can attempt for profit from our hard work and...Read More

It’s a relatively quiet trend, but the most active of investors—hedge funds and traders—are aggressively putting gold hedges in place.It shouldn’t really be a surprise, given the recent spike in volatility in the stock market. It hasn’t been reported much in the mainstream, but an increasing number of people who make their living from investing are betting on gold. We...Read More

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In an "update" to the market, the would-be development company had little to report but to say the process was ongoing and the government had failed to set any deadlines for its internal departments on a decision. The decision-making process dates back to 2015 and has been hampered by the project's environmentally-sensitive location just over 30km from a UNESCO world heritage site. The c...Read More

Toronto, Ontario - April 12, 2018 - Amarillo Gold Corporation ("Amarillo" or the "Company") (TSX.V:AGC) is pleased to announce that further to its news releases dated March 19, 2018, March 29, 2018, and April 2, 2018, the Company has successfully closed the second and final tranche of its previously-announced non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") through the issuance of 4,244,4...Read More

SHANGHAI, Apr 12 (SMM) – SHFE zinc tumbled during the day and touched a low at 23,605 yuan/mt on Thursday April 12 despite better fundamentals since the start of this month.This is mainly because sentiment turned bearish when market talk suggested that China’s State Reserve Bureau may release 50,000-60,000 mt of zinc ingot to be received by some state-owned enterprises.Speculative inve...Read More

SHANGHAI, Apr 12 (SMM) – High-nickel ternary cathode materials are expected to dominate the market by 2025 as demand surges, said research and development manager at Ningbo Ronbay Material, She Shengxian.This is due to its “exceptional performance” in terms of capacity, circulation, discharge rate, and resistance to high temperatures, he told delegates at the SMM CoLiNi Summ...Read More

There's been an abundance of coverage surrounding the recent steel and aluminum tariffs. Those measures could hurt more sectors than they help within the Continue...Read More

Today, I have a tale of horror and treasure on the high seas for you...On September 12, 1857, the SS Central America - known as the "Ship of Gold" - sank 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.She was caught in a violent hurricane, with 100-mile-per-hour winds whipping the ship around, shredding the sails, and eventually causing the boiler to fail - leaving the ship without power. The SS...Read More

The timing is fit for a movie plot climax!Just as Trump announced intentions to get out of Syria, Assad did something unspeakable. According to Assad’s opposition, the Syrian government “once again” used chemicals weapons on civilians.At a time when the war is almost won for Assad, he decided to re-ignite international calls for his ouster by senselessly murdering about the same...Read More

How can Derrick and Keith be so in love, and so NOT on the same page? From the producers of the award-winning independent pilot, FreakMe, comes the story of two men, a dog and a relationship in crisis. Falling in love was easy for Derrick and Keith, but what happens when the man you love has vastly different beliefs than you? A relationship can coast pretty far without having to face the big quest...Read More

LONDON, 12 April 2018 - Comment from BullionVault features today in the latest gold-price report from leading US finance site MarketWatch."For gold this week, the Fed's promise of more rate hikes beats Trump's latest threat of airstrikes," the report quotes Adrian Ash, director of research at BullionVault."So while prices are testing 5-year resistance, the financial climate remains more important...Read More

The timing is fit for a movie plot climax!Just as Trump announced intentions to get out of Syria, Assad did something unspeakable. According to Assad’s opposition, the Syrian government “once again” used chemicals weapons on civilians.At a time when the war is almost won for Assad, he decided to re-ignite international calls for his ouster by senselessly murdering about the same...Read More