In the commodities space, investors have a wide range of options to choose from. While most of the discussion for Canadian investors considering increasing commodities exposure tends to focus on oil and gas, gold or other precious metals, potash, or a range of other key Canadian mining sectors, base metals is one sector which is often left by the wayside.In this article, I'm going to talk about tw...Read More

Contrarian investors are always searching for unloved stocks that could be on the verge of a recovery.Let's take a look at the situation in the gold market to see if the miners might be interesting picks right now.Gold rallyGold rallied from US$1,140 per ounce in December to above US$1,360 near the end of January. However, it has since pulled back and currently trades near US$1,325 per ounce.The s...Read More

Peter Navarro, the U.S. assistant to the president, director of Trade and Industrial Policy, and the director of the White House National Trade Council, appeared to telegraph in an interview on March 3 with CNN that no countries would be exempted from the new steel and aluminum tariffs. Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross also seemed to indicate that Trump is leaning towards no exemptions in an intervi...Read More

Publisher's Note: Today we're bringing you the transcript of Gerardo Del Real's exclusive interview with Morgan Poliquin, the President and CEO of Almadex Minerals (TSX: AMZ) (OTCQX: AXDDF).Almadex just landed a major investment from Newcrest Mining, and it will bring big changes to the company. Read on to find out what this means for Almadex as a company, and its El Cobre property exploration pr...Read More

While juniors are still pinching pennies and dreaming of making it big with a killer discovery, engaging local communities around potential mine sites might seem like an added expense that is just not worth it. Continental Gold's (TSX: CNL) Alexandra Gu??queta would disagree.Alastair Sharp in Toronto Continental Gold has hired 37 graduates from Colombia's Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA), i...Read More

New Gold (CN:NGD) has signed on Gekko Systems in its bid to get higher copper recoveries out of the New Afton mine in British Columbia, Canada.Staff reporterGekko will install a pre-concentration jig at New Gold's New Afton project05 MARCH 201805/03/2018commentsshare The Canadian miner has guided production of 6-16% less copper at New Afton in 2018, year-on-year (from 41,276 tonnes), saying th...Read More

So President Trump confirmed, last week, that from later this week, he will formally introduce a blanket tariff on steel imports, at 25%, and aluminium, at 10%.Both tariffs are in fact higher than those recommended by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce). In return, he stated to a number of metal manufacturers Thursday (March 1) "You'll have to regrow your industries; that's all I'm asking". To be fair to...Read More

If the rumors are true, cannabis investors are about to make a fortune.Word on the Hill is that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is getting ready to pack his bags.President Trump, who has been very vocal about his frustration with Jeff Sessions, may soon be giving the attorney general his walking papers.If this happens, you're going to want to have three pot stocks in your portfolio.I'll tell you th...Read More

And so the immigration debate continues to hold government and the mainstream media hostage. Let's continue our analysis of the situation that we started last Monday...Continue...Read More

So President Trump confirmed, last week, that from later this week, he will formally introduce a blanket tariff on steel imports, at 25%, and aluminium, at 10%.Both tariffs are in fact higher than those recommended by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce). In return, he stated to a number of metal manufacturers Thursday (March 1) "You'll have to regrow your industries; that's all I'm asking". To be fair to...Read More

"Normally the action in the gold and silver futures markets tends to be pretty similar, since the same general forces..."by John Rubino of Dollar CollapseNormally the action in the gold and silver futures markets tends to be pretty similar, since the same general forces affect both precious metals. When inflation or some other source of anxiety is ascendant, both metals rise, and vice versa.But la...Read More

"it will turn out to be one of the best investments to own as the massive amount of leverage in the stock and real estate market evaporates..."by Steve St Angelo of SRSrocco ReportWhile silver is completely off the radar to most investors, it will turn out to be one of the best investments to own as the massive amount of leverage in the stock and real estate market evaporates. Unfortunately, inv...Read More

Michael Ballanger shows how the cynics and skeptics are about to learn the hard way that silver is a true "buy" right now. Here's the details... by Michael Ballanger of Streetwise ReportsTwenty-seven months and two days ago, I was under huge emotional duress due to the dreadful action in the gold market as prices had been under severe manipulative pressure since mid-October. Under the excruciatin...Read More

The conversion of $39 million of debt-to-equity paves the way for The Mint Corporation's (TSXV:MIT) growthSmallCapPower | March 5, 2018: The Mint Corporation (TSXV:MIT; "Mint") converts $39 million of debt-to-equity, paving the way for growth. Mint announced on March 1, 2018, that it has signed a definitive debt restructuring agreement with its debtholders to convert $39 million of debt to equity...Read More

So President Trump confirmed, last week, that from later this week, he will formally introduce a blanket tariff on steel imports, at 25%, and aluminium, at 10%.Both tariffs are in fact higher than those recommended by the DOC (Dept. of Commerce). In return, he stated to a number of metal manufacturers Thursday (March 1) "You'll have to regrow your industries; that's all I'm asking". To be fair to...Read More

You really must listen to this week's Podcast:HARRY DENT says Australia's property bubble will burst- but is he right? In this podcast I interview Harry Dent, then I chat with Dr Andrew Wilson who bursts Dent's bubble and I share my thoughts on what's ahead for our property markets.No time to listen now?Well why not subscribe to the Michael Yardney Podcast whether you're on the Apple or Android de...Read More

A lack of appreciation of gold has led to the yellow metal being undervalued, said Ivan Bebek, Executive Chairman of Auryn Resources."It seems like investors are looking for every reason but the gold price to buy into other commodities, such as battery metals, tech, or marijuana," Bebek told Kitco News on the sidelines of the PDAC 2018.Bebek noted that in order for investors to rush back into gold...Read More

Have you seen the media freaking out over Amazon buying Whole Foods?The photos you may have seen of empty Whole Foods shelves were taken during this past season’s hurricanes when customers bought up supplies at a fast pace in case of emergency. It had nothing to do with the Amazon deal.It is all fake news according to Whole Foods CEO John Mackey.The truth is that Amazon and Whole Foods are...Read More

Have you seen the media freaking out over Amazon buying Whole Foods?The photos you may have seen of empty Whole Foods shelves were taken during this past season’s hurricanes when customers bought up supplies at a fast pace in case of emergency. It had nothing to do with the Amazon deal.It is all fake news according to Whole Foods CEO John Mackey.The truth is that Amazon and Whole Foods are...Read More

Rogue athlete Hafthor Julius Bjornsson not only wins the Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift with his 1041 lb. pull, he set a new world record on the bar. last year Jerry Pritchett set the new standard at 1031 lbs. while Brian Shaw took the win in the event. at the 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic, Hafthor, The Mountain, took it all.Read More