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February 22, 2023

Energy traders, flush with cash, are moving into crops and metals

By Archie Hunter After making more money than ever in the last few […]
February 22, 2023

Extreme drought, weather forcing cattle farmers to thin herds at near-record numbers: industry experts

By Rosa Saba An uptick in drought and other extreme weather events has […]
February 22, 2023

A suburb in Arizona lost its source of water. Residents warn: We’re only the beginning

By Alexander Panetta  There are two major problems with the Colorado River: It […]
February 21, 2023

2023 will be the year the auto industry secures manganese

By Anna Fleming Only a few weeks into 2023 and interest is already […]
February 21, 2023

The world’s $13trn interest bill

By The Economist After a calm 2010s, in which interest rates hardly budged, inflation is putting […]
February 21, 2023

Peter Schiff: The Fed Brought a Knife to an Inflation Gun Fight

By SchiffGold Despite the hotter-than-expected CPI report, the mainstream still seems convinced that the […]
February 20, 2023

War Certainly Is A Racket

By Iain Davis In 1935, Major General Smedley Butler’s seminal book “War Is […]
February 20, 2023

Which Countries Pollute the Most Ocean Plastic Waste?

By Louis Lugas Wicaksono Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced worldwide […]
February 20, 2023

US Becomes World’s Second-Largest EV Market

BY Tyler Durden China is the largest market for electric vehicles in the […]
February 19, 2023

An Interactive Look at the U.S.-China Military Scorecard

By PROJECT AIR FORCE Over the past two decades, China’s People’s Liberation Army […]
February 19, 2023

Gold’s return as money

By Alasdair Macleod The consequences of Russia and her Asian allies embracing gold […]
February 18, 2023

Victory Battery Metals acquires 17,792 hectares in the James Bay Lithium District – Richard Mills

2023.02.18 Canada- and Nevada-focused Victory Battery Metals (CSE:VR, FWB:VR61, OTC:VRCFF) is our new pick in […]
February 18, 2023

Lithium market booming as supply chases demand – Richard Mills

2023.02.18 The move away from fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to EVs run on batteries is […]
February 17, 2023

Renforth’s polymetallic Surimeau Project has battery, critical and precious metals – Richard Mills

2023.02.17 The Surimeau mineral deposit in Quebec being developed by Renforth Resources (CSE:RFR, […]
February 17, 2023

Why Investors Need to Watch Oil Prices in 2023

By Natural Resource Market Insights Managing Partner Adam Rozencwajg, CFA was recently interviewed […]
February 17, 2023

Gold Futures Stealthed

By Adam Hamilton Gold has been hammered lower in recent weeks by what […]
February 17, 2023

Electric vehicle sales top $1 trillion in wake-up call for carmakers

By Bloomberg Almost 60% of total EV spending occurred in just the last […]
February 16, 2023

Which Countries Have the Lowest Inflation?

By Dorothy Neufeld Investors are bracing for longer inflation. The Federal Reserve indicated […]
February 16, 2023

The Natural Graphite Industry

Simon Moores, Manager, Industrial Minerals Data Reshaping for a hi-tech revolution
February 16, 2023

The Bond Market Is Having A Historic Panic Attack

By Quoth the Raven Never before has it been more evident why the […]
February 15, 2023

Getchell Gold, a case study of “gold in the ground” – Richard Mills

2023.02.15 Historically, all junior resource companies can be evaluated and ranked utilizing four […]
February 15, 2023

Russia’s Grip on Nuclear-Power Trade Is Only Getting Stronger

By Jonathan Tirone Russia’s nuclear exports have surged since the invasion of Ukraine, […]
February 14, 2023

Ahead of the Herd Newsletter 2023 Issue 13 GRAPHITE Special Edition

2023.02.14 Hi War and subsidies have turbocharged the green transition In their panic […]
February 14, 2023

War and subsidies have turbocharged the green transition

The Economist In their panic to keep the lights on, policymakers across Europe […]
February 14, 2023

Declining Global Consumer Confidence

By Gilbert Fontana Our plans to buy new things, travel, invest, and save […]
February 13, 2023

America’s EV Ambitions Need a Graphite Plan. Fast.

By Liam Denning America’s energy angst was easier to gauge before the energy transition: You just looked […]
February 12, 2023

Massive filament swirls into a ‘polar vortex’ on the Sun, wowing scientists

By Scott Sutherland This is apparently the first time such a phenomenon has […]
February 11, 2023

S&P report on copper supply is misleading – Richard Mills

2023.02.11 Copper is one of the most important metals with more than 20 […]
February 11, 2023

Why Copper Is a Critical Mineral

2023.03.11 Copper is critical for everything from the electrical grid to electric vehicles […]
February 11, 2023

Rates Could Go To 6% And Stay There For “Years”

By Quoth the Raven 2023.03.11 It would be a situation where we are […]
February 10, 2023

Zinc: the essential element in increasingly short supply – Richard Mills

2023.02.10 Zinc is among the most important of base metals, constituting an essential […]
February 10, 2023

Sharp Gold Pullback Healthy

By Adam Hamilton 2023.01.10 Gold was just slammed hard in a sharp selloff, […]
February 10, 2023

Will Revitalizing Old Blood Slow Aging?

By Columbia University Irving Medical Center Young blood has a rejuvenating effect when […]
February 10, 2023

No Matter How You Turn It, The Global System is Already Doomed: Got Gold?

By Matthew Piepenburg 2023.03.10 Below we look at the interplay of embarrassing debt, dying […]
February 10, 2023

Central Banks Gobbled Up More Gold Last Year Than In Any Year Since 1967

By Frank Holmes 2023.02.10 The price of gold stopped just short of hitting […]
February 10, 2023

“Graphite is Powering the Future” – A Special Report on Graphite Processing & Sourcing in North America

By Lynn Walford 2023.03.10 Graphite, a form of pure carbon, is essential to […]
February 9, 2023

Biden’s EV Boom Needs a Graphite Rush Like China’s

By Liam Denning 2023.02.09 America’s energy angst was easier to gauge before the energy transition: You […]
February 9, 2023

Graphite One could supply a major portion of North America’s graphite demands – Richard Mills

2023.02.09 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) is moving closer towards its goal of becoming […]
February 9, 2023

Visualizing Gold’s Return Across Currencies

By Bruno Venditti 2023.03.09 A copper deficit is set to inundate global markets […]
February 9, 2023

There isn’t enough copper in the world

By Lee Ying Shan 2023.02.09 Gold has been regarded for a long time […]
February 8, 2023

Dolly Varden hits ‘jewelry-box” mineralization – Richard Mills

2023.02.08 The final results from 2022 drilling at Dolly Varden Silver’s (TSXV:DV, OTC:DOLLF) […]
February 8, 2023

Food Shortages Are Starting To Become Quite Serious All Over The Planet

By Michael 2023.02.08  In response to tightening supplies of food, prices are surging all […]
February 7, 2023

Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Bring Hyperinflation

By Daniel Lacalle 2023.02.07 The monster inflation we’ve endured these past years first […]
February 6, 2023

Scholz is learning that it’s not easy going green

By William Wilkes and Kamil Kowalcze 2023.02.06 In the shadow of the decaying Ensdorf […]
February 5, 2023

The fossil-fuel elephant in the electrification room – A conversation we need to have – Richard Mills

2023.02.05 Hi We should be having this conversation at the highest levels. Rick […]
February 4, 2023

Inside Germany’s renewable energy boondoggle – Richard Mills

2023.02.04 For all their successes building Europe’s strongest economy, the Germans have made […]
February 4, 2023

Mapped: How the Energy Crisis Impacts Global Food Insecurity

By Selin Oguz 2023.02.04 Food insecurity occurs when an individual does not have […]
February 3, 2023

Could silver outperform gold again? – Richard Mills

2023.02.03 Gold sold off following the US Federal Reserve’s Feb. 1 decision to […]
February 3, 2023

Fed Gold Anomaly Unwinding

By Adam Hamilton 2023.02.03 Gold has behaved strangely over this past year, largely […]
February 3, 2023

Copper’s fight for critical mineral status gets political push

By Jacob Lorinc 2023.02.03 Some of the biggest names in copper have found high-ranking […]
February 2, 2023

The fossil-fuel elephant in the electrification room – Richard Mills

2023.02.02 The transition from fossil fuels to electrified transportation and renewable energy is […]
February 2, 2023

Junior Miners: Dolly Varden Silver Is a No-Brainer

By John Rubino 2023.02.02 Canadian explorer Dolly Varden controls 163 square kilometers of […]
February 2, 2023

Silver Is Outpacing Gold. That’s a Good Sign for the Global Economy.

By Myra P. Saefong Silver has sharply outpaced gold’s gains in the past three months, and its […]
February 1, 2023

Getchell Gold Corp. Files Technical Report for the Mineral Resource Estimate at Fondaway Canyon, NV

2023.02.01 Vancouver, BC – February 1, 2023 – Getchell Gold Corp. (CSE: GTCH) […]
February 1, 2023

Bank of Canada: “We’re Pausing to Assess Whether We’ve Done Enough,” Hikes by 1/4% to 4.5%, QT Continues

By Wolf Richter 2023.02.01 The Bank of Canada hiked its policy rates by […]
February 1, 2023

We’re On Thin Ice Into Today’s Fed Decision

By Quoth the Raven 2023.02.01 It’s not the time to celebrate the S&P’s […]
February 1, 2023

2022 was strongest year for gold demand in over a decade – report

By Staff Writer 2023.02.01 Demand for gold has reached its highest in over […]
January 31, 2023

Dolly Varden Silver highlights 46.31 g/t gold and 70 g/t silver over 25m, including 1,145 g/t Au and 826 g/t Ag over 0.48m, at Homestake Ridge – Richard Mills

2023.01.31 Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV:DV, OTC:DOLLF) has come up with more high-grade gold and […]
January 31, 2023

Peter Schiff: The Federal Reserve Is Nowhere Near Victory

 BY SCHIFFGOLD 2023.01.31 The mainstream is optimistic about both the economy and the Fed’s […]
January 30, 2023

Visualizing U.S. Consumption of Fuel and Materials per Capita

By Bruno Venditti 2023.01.30 Wealthy countries consume massive amounts of natural resources per […]
January 30, 2023

Peru’s violent protests imperil 30% of its copper output

By James Attwood 2023.01.30 An upsurge in the violent protests wracking Peru is crimping […]
January 29, 2023

Are You Really Against Fossil Fuels? Read This Before You Answer

By Vijay Jayaraj 2023.01.29 It is easy for anyone to say that they are […]
January 29, 2023

Visualizing the New Era of Gold Mining

By Govind Bhutada 2023.01.29 Between 2011 and 2020, the number of major gold […]
January 28, 2023

Green energy investment matches fossil fuels for the first time – Richard Mills

2023.01.28 The shift to a world powered by renewable energy and run on […]
January 28, 2023

As West, Debt & Stocks Implode, East Gold & Oil Will Explode

By Egon von Greyerz 2023.01.28 “The risk of over-tightening by the European Central Bank […]
January 27, 2023
EV and lithium battery markets to experience significant growth

Renforth taking a closer look at lithium- and rare-earths bearing pegmatites – Richard Mills

2023.01.27 Renforth Resources (CSE:RFR, OTCQB:RFHRF, FSE:9RR) wants to know how much lithium and […]
January 27, 2023

Clean energy sets $1.1 trillion record that’s bound to be broken

By Nathaniel Bullard 2023.01.27 Last year was a double milestone for decarbonizing the world’s […]
January 27, 2023

How Not to Fight Inflation

By Joseph E. Stiglitz 2023.01.27 NEW YORK – Despite favorable indices, it is […]
January 26, 2023

Graphite One working with three EV manufacturers and two US Department of Energy labs – Richard Mills

2023.01.26 Graphite One aims to become the first vertically integrated domestic producer to serve […]
January 26, 2023

Earth’s core appears to have reversed its spin. So what does this mean?

By Scott Sutherland 2023.01.26 The solid metal core of Earth doesn’t rotate perfectly […]
January 26, 2023

A “Debt Doom Loop” Is Now Fully Engaged

By Quoth the Raven 2023.01.26 Friend of Fringe Finance Lawrence Lepard released his most recent […]
January 25, 2023

Max publishes first assays from CESAR drilling; highlights include 3.4% copper and 48 g/t silver over 10.6m – Richard Mills

2023.01.25 Max Resource (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) has drilled into what appears to be a […]
January 25, 2023

EU metals industry urges aid to rival US green energy package

By Mark Burton 2023.01.25 Top metal producers called on the European Union to […]
January 24, 2023

Violent demonstrations roil Peru’s southern copper and tourism heartland

By Stephan Kueffner 2023.01.24 The focus of Peru’s violent unrest shifted back to the […]
January 24, 2023

Copper shortage getting real – Richard Mills

2023.01.24 At AOTH we’ve been writing about the coming copper supply deficit for […]
January 23, 2023

Big business is in for a rough earnings season

By The Economist 2023.01.23 Winter has come—and it isn’t pretty Chief executives of the […]
January 23, 2023

Which Countries are the Most Polarized?

By Pallavi Rao 2023.01.23 How do you measure something that’s made headlines for […]
January 22, 2023

The 13 Food Shortages To Expect In 2023

By Brian Boone 2023.01.22 So far, in the 2020s, farmers, food processors, suppliers, […]
January 22, 2023

The risks of plundering the periodic table

By Mining.com Staff Writer 2023.01.22 A recent paper published in the journal Trends […]
January 22, 2023

How Russia is leveraging its Arctic region for global influence

By Rachel Premack 2023.01.22 For the past decade, while the rest of us […]
January 21, 2023

The chill of autumn – Richard Mills

2023.01.21 A democracy is a political system in which all members have an […]
January 21, 2023

Global South: Gold-backed currencies to replace the US dollar

By Pepe Escobar 2023.01.21 When Bretton Woods was created the US possessed most of […]
January 21, 2023

Men Live Longer (Happier?) Lives Taking ‘Little Blue Pill’; New Study Finds

By Tyler Durden 2023.01.21 According to the American Heart Association, erectile dysfunction could […]
January 20, 2023

Contrarian Thoughts on the Petro-Yuan and Gold-Backed Currencies

By Charles Hugh Smith 2023.01.20 1. The yuan remains pegged to the US […]
January 20, 2023

Visualizing China’s Dominance in Battery Manufacturing (2022-2027P)

By Govind Bhutada 2023.01.20 With the world gearing up for the electric vehicle […]
January 19, 2023

Getchell Gold: eliminating country risk by mining in Nevada – Richard Mills

2023.01.19 Country risk is one of the most important factors to consider in […]
January 19, 2023

Sleepwalking on Megathreat Mountain

By Nouriel Roubini 2023.01.19 Where once interest rates were too low – or […]
January 19, 2023

Saudi Arabia Just Killed The Petrodollar Right In Front Of Our Eyes

By Quoth the Raven 2023.01.19 Saudi Arabia has just issued a death knell […]
January 18, 2023

Protectionism becoming hallmark of US government policy – Richard Mills

2023.01.18 The United States’ reputation as a free-trading nation is under attack from […]
January 18, 2023

Half Of All Cars Sold In Top Markets Will Be Electric By 2030

2023.01.18 Every other car sold in 2030 in the three largest EV markets […]
January 18, 2023

Mega miners are hunting for deals after decade on the sidelines

By Thomas Biesheuvel, Dinesh Nair and Jack Farchy, with assistance from Archie Hunter, Annie […]
January 17, 2023

The Top 10 Best and Worst-Performing Commodities of 2022

By Govind Bhutada 2023.01.17 Hard commodities had a roller coaster year in 2022. […]
January 17, 2023

The Cycle of Freedom

By Jeff Thomas 2023.01.17 “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot […]
January 16, 2023

China Dominates the Rare Earth Market

By Martin Armstrong 2023.01.16 Rare earth elements (REE) are metals used in many of today’s […]
January 16, 2023

Ticking Time Bomb: Rising Consumer Debt and Rising Interest Rates

By SCHIFFGOLD 2023.01.16 Rising consumer debts colliding with rising interest rates is a ticking […]
January 16, 2023

Visualizing $65 Trillion in Hidden Dollar Debt

By Dorothy Neufeld 2023.01.16 Visualizing $65 Trillion in Hidden Dollar Debt The scale […]
January 14, 2023

Fed 101 Cure inflation by destroying demand – Richard Mills

2023.01.14 US inflation cooled in December, putting the US Federal Reserve on track […]
January 14, 2023

6% Rates Incoming? Gundlach Spars With Dimon 24 Hours Before Crucial CPI Print

By Quoth the Raven 2023.01.14 Friend of Fringe Finance and well known financial news contributor […]
January 14, 2023

So far so good: How Colombia’s green energy push dovetails with its mining industry

Kitco 2023.01.14 The Colombian government’s push into green energy fits well with its […]
January 13, 2023

Graphite One prepares sample battery material for EV Manufacturers’ analysis – Richard Mills

2023.01.13 The electrification of the global transportation system is one of the most […]