Precious Metals & Minerals

Noted bear David Rosenberg of Gluskin-Sheff was just on CNBC and Rosenberg thinks we may be headed for another recession, and that there are more risks to the recovery than there were in 209. Rosenberg said he sees a recession on the horizon, as food and energy costs are going to hit the consumer...

Solitario Resources (NYSE: XPL) Files Form S-3 to Mixed Securities Shelf

Capital Gold Corporation (NYSE: CGC) announced that, on March 17, 2011, it entered into an amendment to its merger agreement with Gammon Gold Inc. (NYSE: GRS), which increases the cash component of the merger consideration payable to CGC's stockholders by $0.30, from $0.79 to $1.09. Also on March...

The "permanent Bull market" engineered by the constant intervention of banking and political authorities has a problem: the duration of each cycle is getting shorter. As we all know, the central banks of the world have decided that in lieu of actual prosperity, they will provide the illusion of...

Global X on Tuesday (3/15/11) rolled out a new ETF designed to target companies producing gold and only gold.  Global X Pure Gold Miners ETF (GGGG) seeks to track an index that limits inclusion to companies that generate the vast majority of their business from gold mining. The underlying Solactive...

This morning gold and silver are trading slightly higher during the morning trading session. The move higher in the precious metals are not as strong as one would expect with the sharp decline in the U.S. Dollar Index. Often when the U.S. Dollar Index declines so sharply the major stock indexes,...

On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) is a well run company, with no international exposure. He is a buyer of this stock. Hillenbrand, Inc. (HI) gained 0.29% today, and closed at $21.10. Cramer thinks that International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT...

Despite the correction in many stocks, precious metals continue to hold their own. The catastrophe in Japan has helped to accelerate stock selling, yet silver and gold are holding up well since precious metals are part of the flight to safety trade. Events like...

Despite the correction in many stocks, precious metals continue to hold their own. The catastrophe in Japan has helped to accelerate stock selling, yet silver and gold are holding up well since precious metals are part of the flight to safety trade. Events like...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that TIBCO Software (NASDAQ: TIBX) is a “cloud software play but I'm not overstaying my welcome. Let's take profits." He believes that Community Bank System (NYSE: CBU) is “fine.” He added, “I prefer First Niagara Financial (NASDAQ:...

In a report published by J.P. Morgan, it is updating the SWOT view on Stillwater Mining (NYSE: SWC). J.P. Morgan said that, “We are strong believers in the fundamentals of palladium as new demand from diesel auto catalysts comes at the same time when we believe Russian stockpiles have depleted...

Below are the top small-cap nonmetallic mineral mining stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of cash. Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (NYSE: HWD) had $85.09 million in total cash and $336.64 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Alexco Resource Corp (AMEX: AXU) had $47....

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today the results of the quarterly re-ranking of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index (Nasdaq:NXTQ), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, March 21, 2011. The following eight securities will be added to the Index: Charter Communications,...

Today, Kevin McElroy, editor of Wyatt Investment Research's daily e-letter, Resource Prospector, will share some of his insights from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) International Convention. "I'm here in Toronto writing live from the...

Today, Kevin McElroy, editor of Wyatt Investment Research's daily e-letter, Resource Prospector, will share some of his insights from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) International Convention. "I'm here in Toronto writing live from the...