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4 Reasons To Remain Gold Bullish

May 24, 2013 – 1:01 AM Comments Off

Today’s letter is a bit on the long side. But I hope you’ll read it all the way through because it encompasses all of my thoughts on gold: one of the most important asset classes, …

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Peter Schiff Explains Why Gold Bull Is Far From Dead

February 26, 2013 – 10:30 AM | Comments Off
Peter Schiff Explains Why Gold Bull Is Far From Dead

In a new, exclusive video on the gold market, Peter Schiff responds to skeptics who claim gold’s bull run is over. Many believe the economy is improving and therefore that gold’s rise has ended. However, …

Sudan and Saudi Arabia Go Ahead with Deep-sea Mining Plans

February 12, 2013 – 10:38 AM | Comments Off
Sudan and Saudi Arabia Go Ahead with Deep-sea Mining Plans

The Arab states of Sudan and Saudi Arabia are going ahead with their plans to start mining for gold, copper, silver and other riches along the Red Sea basin by 2014.
The joint effort, unveiled in November, …

Gold Bugs Gloat After Nadler and Kitco Part Ways

February 4, 2013 – 9:16 AM | Comments Off
Gold Bugs Gloat After Nadler and Kitco Part Ways

The pro-gold group is gleeful after Friday’s news that analyst and bullion’s damp squib, Jon Nadler, is leaving Kitco.
Nadler’s former employer announced his leaving in a press release.
“We appreciate Jon’s contributions to the company and wish him …

Casey Research Talks Gold, Silver Stocks Plus More

January 31, 2013 – 8:24 AM | Comments Off
Casey Research Talks Gold, Silver Stocks Plus More

Senior analysts and strategists on precious metals, energy and mining from Casey Researchdiscuss a series of market-related questions at the 2013 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference.
Jeff Clark, Louis James and Marin Katusa field a series of questions …

China May Now have World’s 2nd Largest Gold Reserves: Leeb

January 24, 2013 – 9:23 AM | Comments Off
China May Now have World’s 2nd Largest Gold Reserves: Leeb

Renowned investor Stephen Leeb says China has massively increased its holdings of gold, ousting Germany from the second place spot.
In an interview with King World News Leeb says that although China keeps a tight lid on data …

India Strives to Undermine its Gold Bugs

January 23, 2013 – 9:58 AM | Comments Off
India Strives to Undermine its Gold Bugs

India’s finance minister has called for the South Asian giant to curb its external purchases of bullion in order to balance the country’s current account and improve resource allocation.
The South China Morning Post reports that Palaniappan …

Chinese Miners Hunt for Gold Overseas on Expectations of Bullion Price Gains

January 9, 2013 – 7:54 AM | Comments Off
Chinese Miners Hunt for Gold Overseas on Expectations of Bullion Price Gains

A recent mining industry conference held in the northern Chinese coastal city of Tianjin has highlighted the concerted effort amongst the country’s miners to snap up gold mines abroad.
Caixin reports that conversations amongst gold mining executives …

Colombia Backs Eco-friendly Gold Production

January 1, 2013 – 10:44 AM | Comments Off
Colombia Backs Eco-friendly Gold Production

Colombia hopes to achieve ecologically sound gold production by means of the Oro Verde (“Green Gold”, movement, which pays small-scale miners a significant premium for the adoption of environmentally friendly processing techniques.
The World reports that miners …

Miners File South Africa’s Biggest Ever Class-Action Lawsuit Against Gold Giants

December 27, 2012 – 9:11 AM | Comments Off
Miners File South Africa’s Biggest Ever Class-Action Lawsuit Against Gold Giants

Four thousand former miners suffering from lung disease have launched three simultaneous lawsuits against the world’s leading gold producers in what is the biggest class action lawsuit ever seen in South Africa.
Al Jazeera reports the miners …

Mining Costs Soar as Productivity Languishes, Superfluous Staff Proliferate

December 24, 2012 – 10:23 AM | Comments Off
Mining Costs Soar as Productivity Languishes, Superfluous Staff Proliferate

Australian miners have been increasingly beset by burdensome expenses, cost blowouts and project delays in recent years, with many now pointing the blame at miners themselves for retaining superfluous management personnel and employing out-dated procedures.
The …