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September 13, 2024

Gold Stocks Have Never Been Cheaper

From Goehring & Rozencwajg This disconnect between gold and gold equities is largely […]
September 13, 2024

A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires

By Jake Spring and Stefanie Eschenbacher – Reuters South America is being ravaged by fire from […]
September 13, 2024

‘Risk to human society’: Earth has exceeded critical planetary boundaries, says a study

From Business Today A new study warns that human activity is endangerng eight […]
September 13, 2024

Iron ore price soars to over one-week high on upbeat seasonal demand outlook

From Reuters Iron ore futures prices surged on Thursday to hit their highest […]
September 12, 2024

Right on track for gold price to hit $4,800 – Incrementum’s Ronald-Peter Stoeferle

From Kitco Gold is not yet at the euphoria stage, but the metal’s […]
September 12, 2024

Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation: “Core CPI” Again Accelerates Month-to-Month Fueled by Hot “Core Services” CPI. Durable Goods Prices Drop Further 

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET Second month-to-month acceleration in a row. Year-over-year, Core CPI and […]
September 10, 2024

Junior Resource Companies own the world’s future mines – Richard Mills

2024.09.10 A junior resource company’s place in the food chain is to acquire […]
September 10, 2024

US Yield Curve No Longer Inverted: Why This Time The Recession Scenario Might Be Different For Investors

By Piero Cingari – Benzinga The U.S. Treasury yield curve officially exited its […]
September 10, 2024

Charted: $315 Trillion in Global Debt, by Sector

By Kayla Zhu – Visual Capitalist Global debt remains a topic of concern […]
September 10, 2024

Xi Is Paralyzed by China’s Economic Mess. The World Will Pay.

By William Pesek – Barron’s Just about everyone has a view on China’s economic […]
September 9, 2024

Silver North about to drill Haldane in the Keno Hill Silver District after completing 2,252m program at Tim CRD project – Richard Mills

2024.09.07 Silver North Resources (TSX-V: SNAG, OTCQB: TARSF) isn’t wasting any time in completing […]
September 9, 2024

Uninverted yield curve signaling recession – Richard Mills

2024.09.05 In a typical healthy market, the yield curve (typically the spread between the US […]
September 9, 2024

Silver looks ready to rip – Richard Mills

2024.08.29 Last Friday, United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said “the time […]
September 9, 2024

Get Ready for the New Nuclear Age. It Could Help Solve America’s Electricity Problems.

By Avi Salzman – Barron’s Just south of Harrisburg, Pa., on a narrow island […]
September 9, 2024

The Yield Curve’s Steep Inversion, now Partial Un-inversion, the Sag in the Middle, and its Predictions of Recessions

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET Following the jobs report on Friday that showed job creation had […]
September 9, 2024

South America’s rivers hit record lows as Brazil drought impact spreads

By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott – Reuters ASUNCION, Sept 9 (Reuters) – South America’s Paraguay […]
September 9, 2024

US Fed Rate Cut: How have markets reacted to rate cuts historically?

By Sunil Dhawan – Financial Express For the global equity market, September 18 is […]
September 8, 2024

The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change

By James Dinneen – NewScientist Bands of fast-moving wind that blow west to east […]
September 8, 2024

Gold’s quick reversal and copper’s major indications

From Kitco News In the entire commodity sector, only crude oil is more […]
September 7, 2024

Global Food Commodity Prices Have Returned to 2021 Levels

By Katharina Buchholz – Statista After global food prices had climbed to unprecedented […]
September 7, 2024

The Brutal Economics of Reaching Net Zero

By J.B. MacKinnon – Bloomberg Last year, at the 28th annual United Nations Climate […]
September 7, 2024

Gold’s Demand Comeback

Adam Hamilton, CPA This gold bull’s latest upleg has proven mighty, surging to […]
September 6, 2024

Age-Defying Health Benefits: New Research Unravels Secrets of the “Longevity” Gene

From SciTechDaily S6K1 is a protein that plays a role in regulating aging […]
September 6, 2024

What is the Cost of Being Early?

From Goehring & Rozencwajg We first unveiled this chart (shown below) in our 1Q2019 letter […]
September 6, 2024

Which Countries Dominate the Supply Chain for Strategic Metals?

By Julia Wendling – Visual Capitalist As the energy transition continues, tapping into […]
September 5, 2024

The commodity supercycle revisited – Richard Mills

2024.08.31 A “commodity supercycle” is a period of consistent price increases lasting more […]
September 5, 2024

Microplastics Are a ‘Big Time Bomb,’ Says Researcher Who Found That 57 Million Tons of Plastic Are Produced Annually

By Angel Saunders – People Approximately 57 million tons of plastic pollution is released into the […]
September 5, 2024

Silver: The Unsung Hero of the New Economy

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Silver demand continues to surge, driven by […]
September 4, 2024

Construction Spending Squeaks to Record amid Eyepopping Boom in Spending on Factories while Residential Construction Tries to Dig Out of Last Year’s Slump

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET The eyepopping boom of 230% since early 2021 was driven […]
September 4, 2024

Why the iron ore price is under pressure

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September 4, 2024

Gold Is Rising Because of Demand for ‘Fallback Money’

By John Stepek – Bloomberg Gold is having a moment. A fairly quiet one, […]
September 4, 2024

The Harsh Reality of the Global Energy Transition

By Robert Rapier – OilPrice.com The concept of the “energy transition” emerged after the […]
September 3, 2024

Why gold stocks could be a contrarian investor’s dream right now

By Frank Holmes – Mining.com As I write this, gold continues to trade […]
September 3, 2024

The ‘bull is just starting’: Commodities are a better bet than bonds for the rest of the 2020s, BofA says

By Matthew Fox – Business Insider Commodities are the place to be for investors […]
September 3, 2024

Ranked: The Top Lithium-Ion Battery Producing Countries by 2030

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Elements Lithium-ion batteries are essential for a clean […]
September 3, 2024

Clean energy’s next trillion-dollar business

From The Economist Decarbonising the world’s electricity supply will take more than solar […]
September 2, 2024

A dollar on the defensive brings relief to policymakers globally

By Alun John and Karin Strohecker – Reuters The dollar fell more than 2% against other […]
September 2, 2024

Biden administration considering price support to backstop critical minerals projects

From Mining.com In an effort to support US critical minerals projects, the Biden […]
September 2, 2024

China Is Playing Games With the US in the Pacific

By Tobin Harshaw – Bloomberg “Briefly stated, the question is: Should Washington deprioritize, […]
September 1, 2024

Ukraine unleashes mass drone attack while Russia strikes Kharkiv and Sumy

From CBC Russia says it intercepted nearly 160 drones; missile strikes in Ukraine […]
September 1, 2024

Ranked: Which Countries Drink the Most Beer?

By Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist The global beer industry is massive, contributing […]
August 31, 2024

Copper’s critical role in EV industry

From BNN Bloomberg Ben McMillan, chief investment officer at IDX Advisors, joins BNN […]
August 31, 2024

‘Closer than people think’: Woolly mammoth ‘de-extinction’ is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next

By Sascha Pare – LiveScience For about seven minutes in 2003, scientists reversed extinction. […]
August 31, 2024

Gold’s remarkable performance in 2024 appears poised for further gains

By Gary Wagner – Kitco The gold market has demonstrated remarkable resilience and bullish […]
August 30, 2024

How Fascism Happens

By Mark Jones – Project Syndicate In the face of renewed threats to […]
August 30, 2024

The bond market is about to do something noteworthy while everyone’s distracted by Nvidia

By Jeff Cox – CNBC While traders were focusing on Nvidia’s results Thursday, something […]
August 30, 2024
Planet earth

Mass extinction

From Business Today ‘Happening again’: Mass extinction happened when Earth’s rotation slowed dramatically, […]
August 30, 2024

Trump’s economic proposals could cost trillions, study finds

From YouTube Former President Donald Trump’s tax and spending proposals could send the […]
August 29, 2024

Why inflation fell without a recession

From The Economist High interest rates, not the passage of time, have restored […]
August 28, 2024

Max Resource discovers Manto-style mineralization at Sierra Azul – Richard Mills

2024.08.24 The Sierra Azul project sits along the Colombian portion of the Andean […]
August 28, 2024

Video – MAX-AM13 Under the Spotlight

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August 28, 2024

Coeur making significant progress at Silver North’s Tim earn-in – Richard Mills

2024.08.22 Silver North Resources (TSXV:SNAG, OTCQB:TARSF) is working with partner Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) to develop […]
August 28, 2024

Storm Exploration focused on the Miminiska-Fort Hope greenstone belt – Richard Mills

2024.08.21 On Aug. 19, Storm Exploration (TSXV:STRM)  announced that it has reached an […]
August 28, 2024

The US Must Win the Great Game in the Pacific

By Andreas Kluth – Bloomberg Today’s Great Game is a tug-of-war with the US […]
August 28, 2024

The Other Proliferation

By Richard Haass – Project Syndicate But as important as this scenario is, […]
August 28, 2024

America’s Coast Guard Marches North With A Big New Alaskan Base

By Craig Hooper – Forbes In a first hesitant step towards reinvigorating the […]
August 28, 2024

Diplomacy, Distrust, and Nuclear War

By Carus Michaelangelo – Mises Wire This week, for the third straight month, the […]
August 28, 2024

Gold bulls delight in Jackson Hole as Powell juices price rally

From Mining.com The market can expect large ETF flows, as well as ongoing […]
August 27, 2024

The Forgotten Story of Spanish Conquerors in North America

From Ancient Origins Official history says that the Spanish colonizers in America were […]
August 27, 2024

Silver always outperforms

From Kitco News Wheaton Precious Metals is a top precious metals streaming company. […]
August 27, 2024

Tropical Atlantic mixing rewrites climate pattern rules

From Phys Org The churning of the upper ocean in the tropics of […]
August 27, 2024

‘Powerful solar flares’ heading for Earth will make people ‘feel unwell’, says boffin

By Leigh Mcmanus – Star News Meteorologist Mikhail Leus said that the flares […]
August 26, 2024

Australia’s iron ore golden age ‘well and truly over’ as nation falls behind in ‘green steel’ race

By Jamie Seidel – News.com.au Australia’s prosperous Iron Age is well and truly […]
August 26, 2024

Copper is flooding into US

From Bloomberg News When copper surged toward a record high in New York […]
August 26, 2024

Get ready to enter the copper age

From The Economic Times We may be entering our second Copper Age – […]
August 26, 2024

A Collapse of the Russian Economy Might Lead to Chinese Aggression

By Richard E. Caroll – Modern Diplomacy The Russian invasion of Ukraine has […]
August 25, 2024

Gold, Oil, and Copper Prices Are Set to Rise, This Energy Analyst Says. What’s Driving Demand Now

By Avi Salzman – Barron’s Jeff Currie has been charting the path of commodities […]
August 25, 2024

US policy to increase mineral production must include revisiting tariffs

From Mining.com Regardless of the next president, tariffs will remain a part of […]
August 24, 2024

‘Mind-boggling’ low – Sprott CEO John Ciampaglia on underpriced silver catching up to gold

From Kitco News Silver prices should spike higher with gold hitting a new […]
August 24, 2024

Silver prices expected to keep rising as new players list on the ASX

By Tara de Landgrafft – ABC News Silver prices have risen sharply this […]
August 24, 2024

China’s strategic silver takeover: A calculated move to drain the west

By TIM ZYLA – The Jerusalem Post China hoarding silver, price 10% higher than […]
August 24, 2024

Iron Ore Rises for Third Day on China Policy Support Optimism

From Bloomberg Iron ore rose for a third day — recovering more of its […]
August 24, 2024

Uranium Markets: A Drama in the Making

From Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates Mark your calendars: August 23rd promises to be […]
August 24, 2024

VIDEO: There’s a “disconnect between junior equity prices and the gold price” – Gold Fields CEO

From Mining.com South Africa’s Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) grabbed headlines with its recent acquisition […]
August 23, 2024

Heavy rains to threaten 25% of copper projects by 2050

By Cecilia Jamasmie – mining.com A quarter of the world’s copper mining projects are […]
August 23, 2024

Silver set to soar on Samsung’s solid-state battery breakthrough – analysts

By Jordan Finneseth – Kitco Gold has had a breakout year as the […]
August 23, 2024

Big China Stimulus May Finally Be Coming; Copper Price, TECK, BABA Rally

By Jed Graham – Investor’s Business Daily Chatter increased on Monday regarding possible […]
August 23, 2024

The Top 10 Countries by Gold Reserves in 2024

ByBruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download […]
August 23, 2024

Coastal Chile Stratabound Cu deposits

August 21, 2024

Harvest Gold: Writing an emerging gold story in Quebec – Richard Mills

2024.08.19 Through EGR Exploration (TSX.V:EGR) I’ve been given a chance to learn about […]
August 21, 2024

A multibillion-dollar sale raises uncomfortable question for Canada: Is our mining industry in decline?

By Gabriel Friedman – Financial Post Canada’s mining industry let out a collective groan after […]
August 21, 2024

It’s Happening – China Launches World’s First Thorium Nuclear Reactor

By Dr Ben Miles – You Tube
August 20, 2024

Zambia’s proposed mining law bad for investment, miners say

From News24 Zambia’s proposed minerals regulation law could deter investment and deliver a […]
August 20, 2024

The Real Cause of Alzheimer’s Might Not Be Amyloid: Groundbreaking Discovery Challenges Decades-Old Theories

By Emory Health Sciences – SciTech Daily New research from Emory University suggests that […]
August 20, 2024

How the huge hike in U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber will impact B.C.

By Derrick Penner – Vancouver Sun U.S. officials warned Canada in February that […]
August 19, 2024

All Life On Earth Originates From One Ancestor, Older Than Previously Believed

From NDTV Scientists have rewritten the history of life on Earth with a […]
August 19, 2024

‘Building a new era’: Mineral shipment from Port of Churchill first in more than two decades

By Devon McKendrick – CTV News A major milestone was marked in northern […]
August 19, 2024

Why trade tension between DRC and Zambia is escalating

From news24 The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) imposed a 12-month ban on […]
August 18, 2024
Copper wire

Miners down tools at two Chilean copper mines, as majors struggle to maintain production levels – Richard Mills

2024.08.15 The copper market continues to be challenged by supply issues, with two […]
August 18, 2024

Gold Fields’ Osisko Mining acquisition heats up Windfall area play, Quebec – Richard Mills

2024.08.14 Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) is one of the world’s largest gold miners […]
August 18, 2024

What happened to the Fed’s gold? – Richard Mills

2024.08.13 As the richest nation and the world’s largest economy, it is hardly […]
August 18, 2024

The 9 Oldest, Tallest, and Biggest Trees in the World

By Meaghan Weeden – One Tree Planted Trees are some of the most […]
August 18, 2024

New research shows unprecedented atmospheric changes during May’s geomagnetic superstorm

From Virginia Tech On May 11, a gorgeous aurora surprised stargazers across the southern […]
August 18, 2024

Goldman Cuts US Recession Risk Following Retail Sales, Jobs Data

By Alan Goldstein – Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists lowered the probability of […]
August 17, 2024

The superstorms from space that could end modern life

By Jonathan O’Callaghan – BBC The Sun is going through a period of […]
August 17, 2024

Visualizing the Rising Cost of Government Debt

By Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist Today’s high interest rate environment is making […]
August 16, 2024

Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition

By Nick Pickens, Robin Griffin,Eleni Joannides,Zhifei Liu – Wood Mackenzie The world cannot […]
August 16, 2024

Visualizing the Growth of Chinese Copper Miners

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Electrification China, with its huge manufacturing sector, is […]
August 16, 2024

Inflation Cools to Lowest Level Since March 2021

By Felix Richter – Statista Little more than a week after fears of […]
August 16, 2024

Reluctantly, America eyes building more nuclear weapons

From The Economist The nuclear de-escalation that followed the cold war is over, the […]