Junior Mining News

By analyst By Andrew Topf With 2016 being a year of rock bottom-of-cycle prices, many expected it to also be a good year for mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A). But while the number of deals made last year increased by a third from the year prior, to 477 deals in 2016, it’s the low value […]

By analyst By Andrew Topf In a case that appears to turn the logic of citizen actions against mine owners on its head, a group of Minnesota residents is suing the state and the Governor over a decision to revoke mineral leases. While disgruntled residents opposed to mines usually go to court to try to

By analyst By Frik Els The Northern China import price of 62% Fe content ore fell 2.8% on Monday, to a near-one-month low of $89.00 per dry metric tonne according to data supplied by The Steel Index. After a 85% rise in 2016, the price of iron ore has improved by 12% so far this

By analyst By Frik Els After its worst week since November, gold was drifting lower again on Monday with the metal coming under pressure from a stronger dollar and a looming interest rate hike in the US which would only the third time since June 2006. Gold for delivery in April, the most active contract

By GoldSilverWorlds Inflation is the most pernicious of taxes levied by our government. Officials systematically devalue the Federal Reserve Note “dollar,” then levy capital gains taxes on assets when their dollar price rises. The “gains” are largely illusory. Rising asset prices over time reflect the fact that the dollar buys less of everything. But the

By Ray Blanco This post How Thinking Small Could Lead to Huge Profits appeared first on Daily Reckoning. Artificial intelligence, robotics and virtual reality technology will create an investment cycle that will surpass the dot-com boom. You’ll have plenty of opportunities for profits as this trend works its way through the system… You just have

By Keith Weiner Bitcoin Mania The price of gold has been rising, but perhaps not enough to suit the hot money. Meanwhile, the price of Bitcoin has shot up even faster. From $412, one year ago, to $1290 on Friday, it has gained over 200% (and, unlike gold, we can say that Bitcoin went up

Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold chronicles the career of Dr. Keith Barron and his latest foray in Ecuador. In 2001 you could count the number of people in the world who believed we were starting a gold bull market on one hand even if you were missing fingers. Everyone hated gold, you couldn’t give it

Citing the uncertainty caused by China dumping U.S. Treasuries, an impending debt ceiling crisis, the upcoming French elections, and more, Wealth Research Group editor Lior Gantz advises investors to make sure their portfolios are diversified. Each of the last five major U.S. recessions were preceded by a shrinking global trade as a percentage of GDP.

Tom Beck of Portfolio Wealth Global believes the “Trump Trade” is overblown and recommends investors bulletproof their holdings. The number one lesson I learned from Warren Buffett is that the market is not who to look to for advice. There are more than 150 million Americans who own stocks, and 140 million of them will