Precious Metals

TFMetals Throws Newmont, World’s Largest Gold Mining Company Under The Bus…

In rare form today, TFMetals decided to throw Newmont under the bus on “X” or Twitter.  This was likely due to Newmont’s dismal Q4 2023 results, reporting a $3.1 billion net income loss for the period.  Turd used several expletives to describe the performance of the world’s largest gold mining company…

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Record U.S. Solar & Battery Electric Capacity Additions In 2024 Will Consume Lots Of Silver

According to the EIA for 2024, the U.S. plans to install double the amount of solar power it did last year and increase total battery storage capacity by 50 percent.  More than 80% of new Electric-Generating Capacity added to the U.S. Grid will come from solar and battery storage…

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U.S. Mint Ramping Up Silver Eagle Sales As Gold Eagle & Other Official Coins Remain Weak

The U.S. Mint has sold nearly 5 million Silver Eagles in the first three weeks of the year compared to only 87,500 oz of Gold Eagles.  This is a Big trend change compared to the previous three years, as the Silver-to-Gold Eagle buying ratio has more than doubled…

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BARRICK GOLD GETS A STOCK ENEMA TODAY: Gold Production Falls To Two-Decade Low As Company Under-Reports Total Costs

After the company reported lower-than-expected gold production today, Barrick’s share price plummeted nearly 10%.  Barrick’s gold mine supply is now the lowest in over two decades.  How could this be when the company invested billions in the past decade to expand production…

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