America's Kittson-Cobalt property in the Cobalt Exploration Camp of northeast Ontario. Source: Power Americas Minerals Corp.In its heyday back in the early 1900s and beyond, Cobalt was predominantly a silver mining camp, one that produced cobalt as a by-product. But now that cobalt has emerged as a key ingredient in the production of lithium ion batteries needed to support the growing electric veh...Read More
The uncertainty created by the announcement of import tariffs under Section 232 in the United States kept Turkish steel mills out of the deep-sea scrap markets during the working week from Monday March 19 to Friday March 23, although strong demand in the US domestic market kept sentiment positive.But the poor demand for material sent Taiwanese import prices downward.Turkey importsThe Turkish steel...Read More
Centerra Gold's Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in central British Columbia. Source: Centerra Gold Inc.Centerra Gold Inc. [CG-TSX, CAGDF-OTC] said Friday March 23 that it has restarted its second ball mill circuit at its Mount Milligan Mine located 145 km northwest of Prince George, central British Columbia.As announced on February 5, 2018, milling operations were restarted (albeit at a reduced ca...Read More
The gold market has been actively changing over the past 20 years.Some of the triggers that once had a significant effect on gold prices are now almost completely ignored.It wasn't too long ago that a terrorist bombing or nuclear threat would send gold prices much higher. Today, gold barely reacts to these incidents.But there has been one consistent market-moving event that reliably creates signi...Read More
The light iron scrap market in the United Kingdom is unchanged this week, extending a steady trend from the previous week, although signs are emerging that prices may fall in the near term.The market has been steady for two weeks in a row after four weeks of price rises stemming from strengthening demand to key export markets such as Turkey and the Indian subcontinent. Metal Bulletin's price asses...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop International Lithium (TSXV: ILC) Provides Corporate Update Vancouver, British Columbia - March 23, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC) (the "Company" or "ILC") announces: Following the ann...Read More
The market for containerized ferrous scrap imports into India showed signs of softening this week amid poor scrap demand and weaker local steel prices, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday March 23.Market participants shied away from buying imports at a time of uncertainty in the steel markets after no scrap deals were heard in the Turkish deep sea scrap market for the second consecutive week and...Read More
With a tear in her eye his mother joked that if J.C. was still alive, she would ground her sixteen-year-old son for killing himself. Unfortunately, her attempt to remain somewhat lighthearted after her son’s death reveals the tragic root of the problem.Teens have more legal restrictions than ever before. And as society continues to get stricter, teen suicide is skyrocketing.The suicide rate...Read More
Dubious Picks Unless this is part of another cunning negotiation tactic, the Donald's recent cabinet nominations have to be considered highly dubious, to say the least. First he promoted Mike Pompeo from his CIA post to the position of Secretary of State - removing the eminently reasonable, and as we believe widely underappreciated Rex Tillerson. Pompeo is mainly known for sharing Trump's irration...Read More
SPX, Quo Vadis? Considering the Crash Potential In view of the fact that the stock market action has gotten a bit out of hand again this week, we are providing a brief update of charts we have discussed in these pages over the past few weeks (see e.g. "The Flight to Fantasy"). We are doing this mainly because the probability that a low probability event will actually happen has increased somewhat...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1345.70+$17.40+2.44%Silver$16.53+$0.14+1.22%XAU81.50+2.66%+3.56%HUI176.86+3.01%+3.33%GDM616.94+2.55%+3.08%JSE Gold1131.26+41.30+7.65%USD89.45-0.33-0.84%Euro123.56+0.45+0.56%Yen95.70+0.61+1.46%Oil$65.88+$1.58+5.68%10-Year2.812%-0.009-1.16%Bond145.00+0.25-0.32%Dow23533.20-1.77%-5.67%Nasdaq6992.67-2.43%-6.54%S&P2588.26-2.10%-5.95% The Metals: Gold...Read More
"The drums of war are beating louder, and louder, and louder."Read the latest articles at Peak Prosperity: https://www.peakprosperity.com/Christopher Martenson is a former American biochemical scientist. Currently he is a writer and trend forecaster interested in macro trends regarding the economy, energy composition and environment. He is the founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early eco...Read More
By David SmithIt's a safe bet that most readers of this column who hold physical precious metals - gold, silver, platinum and palladium - do so because they view them as a store of value. Gold and silver especially, have served in the role of honest money for at least five millennia.With a melting point 700 degrees higher than gold, the Spaniards weren't able to determine how to utilize platinum...Read More
Some producers of hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) in Turkey reduced their prices this week amid weak demand in the domestic and export markets.Domestic pricesOne Northern Turkish producer was offering 0.50mm gauge HDG at $830 per tonne ex-works this week, while a second producer in the same region was offering similar product at $890-900 per tonne ex-works.A Southern Turkish producer was offering...Read More
By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA Gold has firmed above $1300 in recent days and is holding comfortably above $1300 for now. We think the market will break to the upside sometime this year. The question is when. Here are 3 things to watch that will tell us if Gold is on the cusp of that break-out soon or later. First, keep your eye on Gold's close at the end of next week. It's not only the end of...Read More
Topics:-Showmanship or Trader War?-Implications for the Dollar, Gold & Currencies-Portfolio ImplicationsAxel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing, and on building sustainable wealth, and he is a pioneer in t...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold profiles a silver explorer that has changed direction and is finding drilling success. Silver Bull's Sierra Mojada ProjectI wrote about Silver Bull Resources Inc. (SVB:TSX; SVBL:NYSE.MKT) back in November. The stock was unloved and hovering at $0.11 a share. I suggested potential investors watch for news releases because the company has totally changed direction. Since th...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort223,88275,151102,004173,307340,577499,193517,732Change from Prior Reporting Period -10,5498,66819,29111,703-9,83720,44518,122Traders17890965160278205 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 46,30627,767545,499 -1,70861518,737 non reportable positionsChange from the previous repo...Read More
Some flat steel prices in Turkey's domestic and import markets went down slightly this week, although export prices were unchanged despite weak demand, market participants told Metal Bulletin on Friday March 23.Local producers were fully booked until June.Domestic pricesHot-rolled coil (HRC) producers in Turkey have been offering material at $665-670 per tonne ex-works for late-May and early-June...Read More
Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric established Sprott Asset Management Inc. Over the years, Eric has personally been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including one of Investor Dig...Read More