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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.
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| Perth Mint Blog |
If It Sounds Too Good To Be True… |
Following on from Wednesday’s post onGold Scams,Kid Dynamite drew my attention to the story of one-time NBA starDikembeMutombo’s involvement in a “proposed deal to extract more than a thousand pounds of gold from his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, amidst the core of the conflict mineral trade, and sell the haul for more than $10 million.Friday, March 13, 2020 |
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| SRSrocco - SRSRocco Report |
Top Gold Producers Mine Supply To Fall Right When Potential Investment Demand To Surge |
The gold market is setting up for a perfect storm as the top mining producers’ supply is forecasted to decline right when demand is likely to surge. The surge in gold demand will occur as the broader stock markets roll over and begin their inevitable massive correction. Due to the tremendous amount of leverage in the system, the coming market correction will be quite violent at times. If investors believe the correction is over, and high times are here again, then they haven’t learned anythinTuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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| SRSrocco - SRSRocco Report |
The Market Underestimates The Tremendous Energy Consumption By The Gold Mining Industry |
While the gold mining industry reports energy as only 15-20% of its total production costs, the total amount consumed by the industry is much higher. The market underestimates the amount of energy consumed by the gold mining industry because of the way it is listed in their financial statements. Thus, it takes a great deal more energy to produce gold than the market realizes.Due to the complex supply chain system that we depend upon, most of the energy that is consumed in the production of gooThursday, January 25, 2018 |
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| The Gold Report |
Miners of the Modern Yukon Gold Rush |
Ron Struthers of Struthers’ Resource Stock Report describes a miner making a promising stand in the Far North, as well as other Yukon-based gold companies that have captured his attention.
The Yukon is seeing a modern-day gold rush, with five major miners jumping in and several junior exploration companies with large exploration budgets. Kinross Gold Corp. (K:TSX; KGC:NYSE) was the first of the major gold miners to make a move into the Yukon when it gobbSunday, January 7, 2018 |
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| The Gold Report |
Gold: Not the Typical Year-End Buying Opportunity |
Ron Struthers of Struthers' Resource Stock Report takes a look back at gold's performance in the last quarter of 2017, and describes a producer he'll be adding to his portfolio in early 2018.
As of my last Seeking Alpha comments on gold on September 15, gold (GLD) had hit my $1,360 target and I was contemplating the possibility of a break above $1,375. I believed at that time the best chance for this was in September/October, because after that we wouldFriday, January 5, 2018 |
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| Chris Powell - GATA |
McEwen Mining CEO admits gold market rigging but just shrugs at it |
McEwen Mining Chairman and CEO Rob McEwen, founder of Goldcorp, told investors in a conference call November 3 that his company is fully aware of the rigging of the gold market but is not trying to do anything about.
Disappointing as this is generally and should be for his company's shareholders particularly, McEwen is far ahead of most other executives of monetary metals mining companies, since at least he can admit the obvious.
McEwen's comments are noted in today's edition of Ed Steer's GoldWednesday, November 29, 2017 |
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| Oilprice.com - oilprice.com |
Meet The World’s Most Powerful Bitcoin Backers |
Cryptocurrency may be one of the biggest threats to governments, security and the entire financial system that we’ve ever seen. It can help fund terrorism and its anonymity makes it almost impossible to track. Most importantly, it is poised to revolutionize global finance and banking.
But our new Enemy No. 1 can’t be fought; it can perhaps be controlled. Banks have figured that out and are bringing crypto currency into the fold.
The superpowers—U.S., China and Russia--will have to face the new rTuesday, November 28, 2017 |
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| Adam Hamilton - Zealllc |
Silver Miners’ Q3’17 Fundamentals |
The
silver miners’ stocks have really languished this year, grinding
sideways to lower for months on end. This vexing consolidation has
fueled near-universal bearishness, leaving silver stocks deeply out
of favor. But once a quarter when earnings season arrives, hard
fundamentals pierce the obscuring veil of popular sentiment. The
silver miners’ recently-reported Q3’17 results reveal today’s silver
prices remain profitable.
Four
times a year publicly-traded Friday, November 24, 2017 |
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| Michael Ballanger |
Rebirth in Nevada for Gold Explorer |
Stakeholder Gold Corp. (SRC:TSX.V) was born in July 2011 after a spinout from Quebec-based Hinterland Metals. It was done so to highlight the company's White Gold District landholdings featuring the well-situated Ballarat Property located proximitous to Goldcorp's recently-acquired Coffee property. However, within the next year, the vicious 2011–2016 bear market in mining stocks arrived and the company remained inactive until late 2013 when a management change ushered in current CEO Chris BerletSunday, October 29, 2017 |
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| The Energy Report |
11 Opportunities in Gold, Uranium and Diamonds |
Former journalist James Kwantes, editor of Resource Opportunities, provides a tour of promising junior mining opportunities, from the extremes of northern Canada to the tropics of French Guiana.
The Gold Report: The U.S. stock market has been in a bull run for a number of years. What are your thoughts on the market and what it means for precious metals?
James Kwantes: Since Donald Trump was elected president, but also for years before that, large-cap U.Thursday, September 14, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
A Robot Army Just Made The Biggest Gold Discovery Of The Century |
This report from OilPrice.com is a paid advertorial
Prospectors have mined 20 million ounces of gold from the Yukon’s famous Klondike since the Gold Rush. But they haven’t been able to find the original source—the multi-billion-dollar bedrock.
Until now.
A famous geologist armed with the latest in drone tech and robo-drills is certain he’s just found it.
This is the Mother Lode of Klondike gold that countless prospectors have been trying to get at for over a century.
It makes the 20 million ounMonday, August 21, 2017 |
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| Ronan Manly - Bullion Star |
Are the World’s Billionaire Investors Actually Buying Gold |
Infographic website Visual Capitalist recently published an eye-catching infographic on behalf of Sprott Physical Bullion Trusts which featured 4 well-known billionaire investors and their supposed investments in gold. The infographic is titled “Why the World’s Billionaire Investors Buy Precious Metals” and can be seen here.
The 4 investors profiled in the infographic are:
Jacob Rothschild (Lord), chairman of London-based investment trust RIT Capital Partners Plc
David Einhorn, president of ManSunday, June 25, 2017 |
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| Chris Powell - GATA |
Mexico owes Canadian miners more than $360 million, Reuters says |
By Alexandra Alper and Susan Taylor
Reuters
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Mexico's tax agency is holding more than $360 million in tax rebates owed to six Canadian miners, including $230 million to Goldcorp Inc., according to sources and official documents seen by Reuters, escalating the situation into a showdown between the Mexican government and Canadian mining firms operating in Mexico.
In a string of meetings, Canadian officials have pressed Mexico to fix the problem, which hamstrings mining companFriday, June 9, 2017 |
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| Chris Powell - GATA |
At retirement dinner, Eric Sprott praises GATA's work |
Sprott Asset Management founder and philanthropist Eric Sprott, honored last night in Toronto at a retirement testimonial dinner sponsored by the company, praised GATA's work and called on GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and your secretary/treasurer to stand and be recognized. Some people in the audience of about 200 actually applauded, through the audience consisted mainly of ordinarily respectable people from the Canadian financial industry. Of course they may have just been trying to be polite and Thursday, May 11, 2017 |
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| Chris Powell - GATA |
Goldcorp and Barrick team up on Chile gold mine projects |
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada -- Barrick Gold Corp. and Goldcorp Inc, the world's No. 1 and No. 3 gold miners by value, have agreed to team up to potentially develop gold projects in northern Chile, Goldcorp said today, as the industry starts to put money into growth again.
In a move aimed at reducing development costs and risks, Goldcorp and Barrick will form a 50-50 joint venture to study building gold mines in Chile's Maricunga belt, Goldcorp said. That includes the Cerro Casale projectWednesday, March 29, 2017 |
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| The Gold Report |
Time to Get Back into Gold Stocks |
Money manager Adrian Day updates developments and guidance from three major gold companies.
Gold stocks have been on their not-untypical first-quarter ride, rallying 33% from the mid-December lows before giving back most of that move. The decline in mining circles is known as the "PDAC curse," since it occurs right before the world's largest mining conference in Toronto. This year's show, which attracted over 24,000 attendees, up a little from last year Wednesday, March 15, 2017 |
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| The Gold Report |
Integra Gold's Lamaque Looking Better Than Ever After Updated PEA Announcement |
Integra Gold's updated 2017 PEA on the Lamaque South Gold Project highlights a doubled life of mine estimate, increased total ounces of 156% and a reduction in total mine costs to CA$86/tonne.
In a Feb. 27 press release, Integra Gold Corp.'s (ICG:TSX.V; ICGQF:OTCQX) announced an updated PEA for its 100% owned Lamaque South Gold Project located in Quebec. A few positives from the PEA included an increase in mine life from 4.5 years to 1Thursday, March 9, 2017 |
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| The Gold Report |
Gold Standard Ventures Offers District-Scale and Takeout Potential |
Gold Standard Ventures' aggressive 2017 drill program has the potential to substantially increase resources at its Nevada project, and with Goldcorp and OceanaGold already owning substantial percentages of the company, Gold Standard could be attractive to majors looking to add resources in the high-grade Carlin Trend.
Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (GSV:TSX.V; GSV:NYSE) announced last month an exploration program for 2017 at its 100%-owneThursday, March 9, 2017 |
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