The legend is irresistible: 800 bbls of gold and jewels hidden on the small, rocky island in the Pacific Ocean that inspired Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe novel. The story of how the 18th Century Spanish gold from the Americas got there changes with every telling. But, that has not stopped Dutch businessman and treasure hunter […]
$GLD, $XAU, $GOLD A major annual analysis of major gold discoveries yielded 278 deposits containing 2.16-B oz of gold discovered over the Y’s 1990-2018 frame, an increase from the 1.94-B oz in 263 deposits in the Y 2018 analysis. The discovery list increased by 15 deposits and 215.1-M oz of gold is heartening, by far […]
METALLA UPDATE: NEW DISCOVERY ON THE SANTA GERTRUDIS GOLD PROPERTY $MTAFF, $AEM Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.(TSXV: MTA) (OTCQX: MTAFF) (FRANKFURT: X9CP) ) updates on its recently acquired 2% net smelter return royalty covering the Santa Gertrudis gold property owned by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. (NYSE: AEM). Brett Heath, President and Chief Executive Officer of […]
NKorea’s Economic Potential is Huge, Peace Looms Virgin Natural Resources: Crude Oil, Nat Gas Exploration and Minerals Mining to Open Up Sunday, US President Donald Trump said that he truly believes North Korea has “brilliant potential and will be a great economic and financial Nation one day” just as the historic Summit with NKorean leader […]
Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk, “an interesting man” $TSLA, $RACE, $GM, $F, $VLKAY Saturday, a Seattle fund manager noted that Elon Musk is “possibly the most interesting man in the world,” in a post on his firm’s website He did not refer to Wednesday’s conference call Mr. Musk held on the controversial financial travails of the […]
Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) Pay $3.7-M for Stake in a Newly Formed Explorer $GG Canada’s GoldCorp (NYSE:GG) is investing $3.7-M to acquire a 14% interest in a newly formed Bold exploration company born Thursday from the merger of Matamec, Canada Strategic Metals and Sphinx Resources. The new explorer, named Quebec Precious Metals Corp. (QPM), will focus on the James […]
Lake Resources N.L. (ASX:LKE) HEFFX Highlights Lithium exploration company Lake Resources N.L. ( ASX:LKE) (“Lake” or “LKE”) announces that it has secured commitments to raise $1.665 million in an oversubscribed offer by way of the issue of 1,665,000 unsecured notes (Notes) to sophisticated and professional investors. The intention was to raise $1.5 million but due […]
Origin Energy Ltd (ASX:ORG) Down 1.54% Origin offers a two-week payment extension but says it’s vital for those experiencing financial hardship to approach them sooner rather than later. “There’s a lot more options available to us early in the piece than if we start to have a conversation down the track,” Ryan Auger from Origin […]
Gold Miners “Magic” Triggers $24-B Exploration Race $GLD, $EXCFF, $RIO, $BHP $SLW The sector is coming off of the bottom of the Bear Market cycle A rebound in exploration by global miners could see spending hit C$24-B by Y 2025 with China the front runner in the search for a new generation of giant discoveries. […]
Quebec to Open up Shale Oil & Gas Reserves TVX:QEC, TVX:JNX Quebec passed hydrocarbon legislation that is likely to open up Shale Gas and Oil reserves to energy companies operating in the Province. Bill 106, introduced in June, passed by a margin of 62 to 38. It creates a new agency to promote Quebec’s transition […]
Donald Trump in 2017, Different Than Ronald Reagan in 1981 $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Since the November 8th Presidential election, the NYSE has seen 17 trading sessions, with the DJIA closing at new all-time highs in 9 of them. I cannot argue with success, but seeing the stock market do so well after an election does nothing […]
Lithium Miners are Setting Out to Tap New Reserves $TSLA The Electric Vehicle (EV) is here, there is no going back now As I have said in the pas Lithium is the new fuel, but the reserves the miners are currently tapping into are finite, and investors can take to the bank. The Big Q: […]
Donald Trump, “I will Introduce an America First Energy Plan” Donald Trump outlined his pro-Coal mining and fossil fuel election platform, telling an industry audience in Pittsburgh, PA that he will scrap the $5-T Obama-Clinton Climate Action Plan and the Clean Power Plan, and overhaul EPA regulations seen as strangling US, Coal, Oil & Gas […]
Queensland’s Mineral Exploration Spending Dives The latest exploration statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics simply confirm that exploration in Queensland is “on its knees”. For the 4th year running, the annual spending on exploration for minerals in Queensland has declined. Just 4 years ago, Queensland was investing almost AU$250-M each Quarter in mineral exploration. […]
Oman’s State Oil (PDO) Raises $4-B or Projects $JPM, $HHBC, $ING The amount raised will be used to finance construction of new facilities Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the country’s top Oil & Gas exploration and production company, has obtained a $4-B loan from international banks, as low Crude Oil prices strain state finances. The 5-year […]
Gold and Silver in a Stock Market Correction $DIA, $GLD, $SLV When I last published this Bear’s Eye View of the DJIA a few weeks ago it appeared the US benchmark index would be making a new all-time high sometime in early May. On April 20th it was only 1.18% from last May’s BEV Zero, […]
