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 | Robert Blumen |
| What Is Key for the Price Formation of Gold |
| Robert Blumen discusses some important but widely misunderstood elements acting on the gold price. He explains that frequently cited gold demand statistics have no relationship to the gold price. In addition, he explains that the annual gold mine production is of very little influence, as gold is hoarded, not consumed like other commodities.
Robert Blumen was born in 1964 and grWednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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 | Alan Leishman |
Mineral Specimen Collecting: Silver and Gold  |
| For the last 20 years, the author has been visiting mines, mineral fairs,
and mineral dealers to purchase and self collect minerals from over 40 countries
to date.
One of his guiding inspirations was Peter Bancroft's excellent book Gem
and Crystal Treasures which describes Bancroft's selection of the 100
localities for the worlds best mineral specimens.
This essay will describe some of the background and history of famous localities,
and the minerals found there.
It isMonday, January 18, 2021 |
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 | Antal E. Fekete - Gold University |
| Has Barrick Been Barricked By The U.S. |
| .Wednesday, January 13, 2021 |
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 | Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Power of Two: A Primer for the Lay Investor |
| The Mercenary Geologist investing philosophy requires actively trading stocks. There are no “buy and hold” scenarios in my portfolio. That said, there are trades and there are investments but that’s a subject to be tackled in a future musing. My trading methodology employs a very conservative strategy to speculate in a very high risk market sector.Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| Reserves vs. Resources : a primer for the lay investor |
| As a classically-trained economic geologist, I was introduced to the definition of “Ore” and “Ore Deposit” during the first minute of my first course in graduate school at the University of New Mexico.Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
Geological Catastrophes Waiting to Happen or TEOTWAWKI  |
| 3rd Stone from the Sun (Jimi Hendrix and Chad Chandler, 1967):
Hendrix: Star fleet to scout ship, please give your position. Over.
Chandler: I am in orbit around the third planet of star known as Sun. Over.
Hendrix: May this be Earth? Over.
Chandler: Positive. It is known to have some form of intelligent species. Over.
Hendrix: I think we should take a look.
Throughout its 4.5 billion year history, the geology of the Earth has created an environment that allows life to thrive or causes it to die.Saturday, December 5, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Never-Ending Wars of the United States of America |
| A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary Geologist"War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small 'inside' group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefiMonday, November 23, 2020 |
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 | John Butler - Goldmoney |
| Financial crisis dynamics, the ‘shadow’ gold demand, and Mene |
| The study of financial crises is as old as the economics discipline itself. One of the most prominent theorists of financial crises ever to hold a senior Federal Reserve policy position was John Exter, vice-president of the New York Federal Reserve during the 1950s. Several years ago I co-wrote a series of essays on Exter’s theories together with his sonin- law, Barry Downs. In this paper, building on Exter’s work, including his eponymous ‘pyramid’, I introduce a new ‘hourglass’ framework for unSaturday, November 14, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Trouble with Geologists: A Primer for the Lay Investor |
| In resource exploration, we are faced with very impressive odds against success. Note I said that in an optimistic way. A pessimist might say “overwhelming odds of failure”. One of every ten thousand prospects, one of every thousand drill targets, one of every one hundred resources, and one of every ten deposits with a positive feasibility study will make a profitable mine.Saturday, November 14, 2020 |
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 | Philip Barton - Gold Standard Institute |
| Stock to Flow Ratio - A Primer |
| The importance of gold's stock to flow ratio is greatly
underestimated. I first came across the concept in 2009 at a lecture by
Professor Antal E. Fekete in Szombathely, Hungary. It fascinated me and
the more I looked at its implications, the more amazed that I became,
not least of which because my search engine couldn't locate a single
piece of writing on the subject anywhere.
The stock to fSaturday, October 10, 2020 |
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 | Perth Mint Blog - Perth Mint Blog. |
| Scientists Discover Gold Grows On Trees |
| ALL ABOUT GOLD Money doesnâ??t grow on trees, but according to scientists from CSIRO, gold most certainly does! Theyâ??ve discovered tiny â??nuggetsâ?? in the leaves and branches of eucalyptus trees growing in the Kalgoorlie region of Western Australia. CSIRO geochemist Dr Mel Lintern said the trees act as hydraulic pumps, drawing up water containing gold from tens of metres beneath the surface. â??As the gold is likely to be toxic to the plant, itâ??s moved to the leaves and branches where iFriday, October 9, 2020 |
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| Perth Mint Blog |
How Tiny Particles Of Gold Get Transformed Into Solid Gold Bars  |
| Exactly how are microscopic particles of gold, invisible to the naked eye, extracted from huge quantities of ore and fashioned into solid gold bars?Saturday, September 26, 2020 |
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| Antal E. Fekete - Gold University |
| Has Hedging Killed The Goose - (Final Part) |
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| Gold Secrets - Bix Weir |
| Golden Secrets (V) Chocolate Mountain Military Base |
| Here's where it gets a little tricky. The largest gold mine in the world is reported to be the Grasberg Mine in Indonesia with estimated reserves of 1,250 tons of gold (40M oz). According to USGS the total economically mineable gold reserves in the world is only 100,000 tons. And of that the USA only holds about 5,500 tons...or do we?Thursday, June 4, 2020 |
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| Antal E. Fekete - Gold University |
How to protect one’s pension with Gold  |
| Greed is as old as human race. The last time it overtook husbandry in the realm of gold was over 35 years ago. In 1968 you could still buy gold at $35 per oz. The price had not changed for 35 years, since 1933, in spite of six years of depression; six years of World War II; six years of Marshall give-away; six years of Korean War; six years of escalation of the Vietnam War; the Berlin blockade, the Cuban missile crisis and other Cold War battles. All these historic events have contributed to monetary depreciation in the order of 75 percent. The gold mining industry was badly hurting. Yet it kept producing and selling gold at break-neck speed as if there was no tomorrow. The gold producers of the 1960s, just as those of today, were doped by the paper-money magic. They were coaxed out of their possession of a real asset to exchange it for a phony one. In giving it up at a ridiculous price they were unwitting stooges helping postpone the day when gold could break its shackles. Nobody then or since has bothered pointing out the folly of the inmate who would ingratiate himself to the jail-keepers by assisting them to make his yoke heavier.Sunday, May 31, 2020 |
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| Investing in Mining Stocks - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Power of Two: A Primer for the Lay Investor |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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 | The Gold Report |
| Brent Cook's Primer on Reading Drill Result Press Releases |
| The Gold Report: After the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention in March, you said that the next 12?18 months could define how investors, speculators and mining companies perceive and value both the junior and major mining sectors. That was before the volatility of mid-April. With higher production costs being the new normal, what percentage of miners can make money at the current gold price?
Brent Cook: That is a tough call because companies use different methods to repoTuesday, May 12, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Life Cycle of Money |
| In the aftermath of the global economic crisis of 2008-2009, governments throughout the world have fostered a tenuous recovery predicated on massive increases in money supplies and debasement of currencies. Note however, that monetary debasement is not a recent phenomenon; it is simply the natural life cycle of money.There are six well-defined stages in the life cycle of money. This progression has occurred in every dominant civilizationMonday, May 11, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| Gold, Silver, and the US Dollar: 1792-1971 |
| In today's musing, I review the history of gold, silver, and fiat currency as money in the United States of America. I document how various wars, panics and depressions, Congressional acts, and executive orders have affected the US dollar prices of precious metals and resulting gold-silver ratios.This musing covers the period from 1792 when the United States government first established a national currency backed by gold and silver untilMonday, April 6, 2020 |
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| Confiscation Issue - Goldchat |
| Australian Gold Confiscation |
| Monday, April 6, 2020 |
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