RAPAPORT... Mineral inclusions in rare diamonds have provided clues towhen their continents of origin were formed, according to research by the GemologicalInstitute of America (GIA). The researchers studied sulphide inclusions in type Ibyellow diamonds originating from the Zimmi mining area near the Liberia-SierraLeone border. Those stones have rare nitrogen impurities, and comprise less than...Read More
RAPAPORT... US consumers are expected to spend 13% more on jewelry thisMother's Day, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said last week. Americans will shell out $5.2 billion on the category this year,compared with $4.6 billion in 2018, according to the trade organization'sannual survey. The dollar increase for jewelry sales represents 31% of the total expected growth inMother's Day sales over la...Read More
STOCKHOLM – The opaque diamond trade may be ripe for disruption.Lucara Diamond, which recently found the second-largest diamond in history in Botswana, is taking on industry giants such as De Beers and Alrosa PJSC with an online platform to replace the current physical auctions.AdvertisementThe service allows Lucara to match buyers’ requirements, not only saving jewelers the trouble of...Read More
Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpWill Indonesia abandon its plan to ban bauxite exports?SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftSpeaking in the 'capital markets and key trends in mining' panel, Urquiaga said a...Read More
Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxUnder the agreement, Gold Fields has the right to set up a technical advisory panel to review and provide input on Chakana's exploration programme, a pre-emptive right to participate in any future proposed equity offering to maintain its pro-rata interest, and the right to increase its equity position to match that of another mining company in a future equi...Read More
London Metal Exchange base metals prices have generally been weak in recent days but some dip-buying seems to be emerging, which for now is providing support. But, with much of Asia in, or heading for, Golden Week and Labor Day holidays, liquidity is likely to shrink either leading to more volatility, or quiet trading in the days ahead. Base metals Three-month base metals prices on the L...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 economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for March Personal Income was an increase of 0.3% versus a gain of 0.2% I February. Actual was a gain of 0.1%. Consensus for March Personal Spending was an increase of 0.7% versus an increase o...Read More
Although baseball is America's favorite pastime, a close second could be shopping. The average American spends around $161 per month on clothes and accessories, according to CreditDonkey.com. Women spend nearly 76% more than men do per year, and the average family of four spends around $1,800 per year on clothes, with $388 spent on shoes. Buying clothes is a necessary evil but an expensive hobby....Read More
In this gutsy speech first recorded at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum in late 2017, Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) president and CEO Steve Letwin speaks about the need to be ever-vigilant with regards to cost control and innovation when running a business - and what calamities can happen if you're not.This is an encore broadcast of Steve's keynote in honour of his upcoming appearance a...Read More
The following is an edited transcript of a portion of a podcast interview with James Gallagher, president and CEO of North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF). Gallagher discusses the supply and demand fundamentals of the palladium market, and why palladium won't likely suffer much substitution by platinum in the critical global autocatalyst market.Gallagher joined North American Palladiu...Read More
Drilling at the Antenna target on Premier Gold Mines' (TSX: PG) McCoy-Cove project in Nevada has returned a 119-metre intercept grading 4.12 grams gold per tonne.Drill hole 19-03R started from 607 metres downhole and includes a 34-metre interval of 5.96 grams gold starting from 692 metres downhole, and a 12-metre intercept of 8.08 grams gold from 703 metres downhole.Premier plans to twin the rever...Read More
How to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixWhite Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corpQuality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumWill Indonesia abandon its plan to ban bauxite exports?SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftBut whether Mackenzie could, or would, give a direct answer is unlikely be...Read More
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With superhero season in full-swing in theaters, time to take a look back at the 1992 Charles Band produced Doctor Stra...um, I mean "Doctor Mordrid".Buy this movie on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IZbMcbGET SOME GEAR: https://teespring.com/kaiju-criticSupport the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BrandonTenoldTWITTER: http://twitter.com/BrandonTenoldFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/OfficialBran...Read More
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Eskay Creek, formerly the world's highest-grade gold mine, may be headed for a re-start due to very promising exploration work completed by Skeena Resources (TSX.V: SKE). Jonathan Roth sits down with Skeena's CEO Walter Coles, Jr. and Skeena's VP of Communications Kelly Earle to discuss the company's discoveries, what the next steps are, and why investors should be paying attention.Cautionary note...Read More
Apr 30, 2019 Guest(s): Mike McGlone The equities, commodities, and precious metals spaces all look like they are trading above their historic averages, which may signal a revision downwards to the mean, this according to Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence. "The key mean that really matters in the S&P 500 is the mean that started with the Fed rate hike which...Read More
Kincora Copper Ltd. (TSXV: KCC) has consolidated the dominant land position in the emerging Southern Gobi copper-gold belt of Mongolia, along strike and in between two large-scale, world-class porphyry projects - the Oyu Tolgoi mine, operated by Rio Tinto, and the Tsagaan Suvarga Serven Sukhait, open pit, development project. We learned from Sam Spring, President and CEO of Kincora Copper, that th...Read More
A listener question triggers an interesting debate about the Commitment of Traders (COT) Report. How can the so-called Speculators keep on losing every month? How do the Commercial Traders always get it right? And who in their right mind is coming back month after month only to lose bigly? John believes that there's a constant supply of new Speculators. But are they really so rich and so dumb to k...Read More