An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More

Three analysts shared the details and their opinions of the proposed transaction. Analyst Jamie Spratt with Clarus Securities reported in a March 20, 2018 research note that Klondex Mines Ltd. (KDX:TSX; KLDX:NYSE.MKT) announced Hecla Mining Co.'s (HL:NYSE) offer to acquire all of its Nevada assets for $462 million ($462M), or $2.47 per share. This price represents a 59% premium to the 30-day vol...Read More

Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More

We're going to look at a bunch of economic data today, but before we do, there's something we need to clear up. Most economic data is released in a monthly cadence, but if you focus on monthly figures, you're going to misinterpret a lot of information.Here's a classic example, using industrial production. This chart shows month-over-month changes in industrial production - the metric that most eco...Read More

RAPAPORT... Retail sales of gold, silver and jewelry in China increasedin the first two months of 2018, the nation'sdata department said. Total revenue for the category rose 3% year on yearto $80.4 billion (CNY 509 billion) in January and February, the National Bureau of Statistics of Chinasaid in a statement Monday. Retail sales of all consumer goods increased 10%,while online sales climbed 37%....Read More

Join our Toronto editorial team as we survey the latest news in the junior mining scene in Canada and beyond.Brady FletcherEditor-in-chief John Cumming looks at declining metal prices, junior gold M&A and recent market stats; senior staff writer Trish Saywell reports on banking and newsletter panels at the PDAC; and staff writer Richard Quarisa digs up intriguing mining company stories.In add...Read More

Shares in Canada's First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) rebounded slightly on Wednesday, dodging what was about to become their worst two-day drop in almost two years after its chief executive said he was ready to dispute a $7.9 billion bill for alleged unpaid import duties in Zambia.Talking to investors and media during a call conference, Philip Pascall said his company refuted the charge and would wo...Read More

Canada-listed Fura Gems (TSX-V:FUR), a new gemstone mining and marketing company headed by the former COO of Gemfields (LON:GEM), has kicked off initial production at its Coscuez emerald mine in Colombia.The early output of 1,720 carats of emeralds, including 826 carats of top quality ones, was achieved through a bulk-sampling program carried out within eight weeks of the completing the acquisiti...Read More

British Columbia's ministries of environment and energy have issued an environmental assessment certificate to BURNCO Rock Products' 70-hectare sand, gravel and rock mine, located on the northwest shore of Howe Sound.Known as the BURNCO project, the mine sits approximately 22 kilometres southwest of Squamish and on the traditional territories of the Squamish Nation, Tsleil Waututh Nation, and Musq...Read More

Russian miner Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), the world's top diamond producer by output, has unveiled its synthetics detector, aimed at cracking down on dishonest suppliers that mix lab-made stones with mined diamonds.The portable machine, named ALROSA Diamond Inspector, screens polished diamonds and jewellery, identifying synthetics as well as treated stones or simulants.Alrosa expects the detector's rela...Read More

Continue...Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at age 37. He is considered to be one of the greatest investors of all time. Rogers has made two record-setting journeys - once by motorcycle and once by car - and is in the Guinness Book of World Records for doing so. In between his frequent travels, he has se...Read More

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Today we talk to Dr. Paul Connett of the Fluoride Action Network (fluoridealert.org) about Food & Water Watch Inc., et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, a lawsuit that could bring an end to the practice of water fluoridation in the United States. We discuss the Toxic Substances Control Act under which the suit is being filed, how recent court rulings have allowed the case to pr...Read More

The USGS publish a lot of free data on mineral deposits through their open file reports. These reports often include the source data and spreadsheets.Generic link - https://www.usgs.gov/science-explorer-results?es=Grade+and+Tonnage+ModelsDeposit specific linksPorphyry deposits - link and an older version link Sediment hosted Cu deposits - linkSediment hosted Zinc deposits - lin...Read More

I began sending you messages to buy shares of a tiny craft distilling company I had been researching in late October of last year.I sent out video alerts, as I typically do, summarizing the opportunity and why I felt so strongly that it was a good investment at the time.Eastside Distilling (NASDAQ: EAST) was trading below $4.00 at the time.Hardly any of you listened.Over the course of October and...Read More

The U.S. Senate recently voted to pass the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act a bill that forces online companies to censor theirContinue...Read More

FlowWorks, a flexible SaaS offering by Carl Data Solutions Inc. (CSE:CRL), allows for real-time monitoring and analysis of water resources through a centralized dashboardVasudha Sharma | March 21, 2018: A mid-winter thaw and unprecedented rainfall during the month of February caused severe flooding across cities of Southwestern Ontario, as swollen rivers and streams overflowed. The Chatham-Kent...Read More

While the programming behind algorithmic trading is still in relative infancy, these computerized systems are more likely to increase volatility in metals trading than reduce it, Lord Copper muses. A few weeks ago, fellow Metal Bulletin columnist Martin Hayes wrote about the dramatic fall in the prices of financial assets since the turn of the year. Stock markets across the world have given b...Read More

Areyou feeling lucky? We all should. Whether you’re short or long gold (or you’rewaiting on the sidelines), the additional day of signals is truly a blessing.That is if you know what to look at. The previous days and weeks provided uswith multiple signs and yesterday’s price action served as the – likely final –sign before the big price move. Were you listening? Let&r...Read More

The gold price is up just 1% year to date in 2018 and has advanced 5.5% from the December 2017 low. There are some bullish signs from the chart, including a number of higher highs and higher lows following the late 2015 bottom at $1,045. But it certainly hasn’t been the powerful breakout the gold bugs have been hoping to see. The late 2017 spike above the resistance trend line was also bulli...Read More