The Gold Report: What’s your gold price forecast for the rest of 2015? Joe Reagor: For the full year, our average price is $1,260 per ounce ($1,260/oz). If the U.S. dollar were to remain steady and not strengthen, gold could reach $1,300/oz by year-end. TGR: Gold was sold off heavily in the last week of […]
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The Gold Report: Please give us an overview of Auryn Resources and its genesis. Shawn Wallace: Auryn Resources Inc. (AUG:TSX.V) is the third company that Auryn chairman Ivan Bebek and I have started. Previously we founded Keegan Resources and later Cayden Resources. Keegan became Asanko Gold Inc. (AKG:NYSE.MKT; AKG:TSX; ) and it merged with its
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The Gold Report: The U.S. Federal Reserve has downgraded its forecasts for both economic growth and inflation. That being the case, why would it raise interest rates? Chris Mancini: There’s a certain contingent in the Fed that believes that its zero interest monetary policy might result in adverse consequences going forward. This contingent is dead
The Energy Report: John, how has the renewable space changed in the last five years? John McIlveen: Cost. The cost of standardized technologies for wind and solar have fallen by at least a half in five years, to just below $2 million per rated megawatt ($2M/rated MW), versus the same cost for a coal plant.
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The Mining Report: John, what are the global issues you are watching that could have an impact on commodities, particularly gold? John Kaiser: There is a risk that the economic growth slowdown already underway can deteriorate further, precipitating major general market declines and causing demand for raw materials to flag. This would worsen the current
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The Gold Report: At the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in March, scandium was probably the most talked about metal after gold. Please give us an overview of the scandium market. Ryan Castilloux: Scandium initially found applications in Soviet aircraft and weaponry during the Cold War. It wasn’t until the 1990s
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Published on Apr 30, 2015 Although Dudley Baker of http://www.marijuanaspeculator.com has never smoked cannabis in his life, he’s not shy about investing in this burgeoning sector with regard to stocks. He’s done well over the years with resource stocks and after following over 250 marijuana related public companies, he’s come up with his Baker’s Dozen
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The Gold Report: Where do you see the price of gold going this year? Duncan Hughes: Gold should remain fairly flat, probably around US$1,225 per ounce (US$1,225/oz), due to the strength of the U.S. dollar. In U.S. dollar terms, gold has underperformed, but when valued in other currencies, gold has actually performed pretty well. TGR:
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The Energy Report: John, oil and gas prices have rallied a bit recently. Have we established a bottom? John Ragozzino: Yes. In our recently published Global Energy Research “Commodity Price Revisions” report, we are calling for a meaningful V-shaped recovery beginning in the back half of 2015 and into 2016. This is not significantly different
The Mining Report: This year we’ve seen a modest rally for specific rare earth elements (REEs), namely terbium, dysprosium, praseodymium and neodymium. Has this bolstered the near-term outlook for rare earth exploration and development projects outside of China? Ryan Castilloux: It has. The recently announced supply agreement between Molycorp Inc. (MCP:NYSE) and Siemens AG (SI:NYSE)
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