Jay Taylor: Turning Hard Times Into Good Times
Michael Oliver's Plate Tectonics Bode Well for Gold Shares
Jay Taylor's, miningstocks.com, guests include: Jeff Deist, Dr. Mark Thornton, John Rubino and Michael Oliver. Deist questions Austrian school economist Thornton about the real reason for booms and busts and concludes that it’s impossible to know exactly when a boom will turn to a bust. Oliver agrees that it’s impossible to know exactly when a boom will end but this veteran technical analyst has an enviable track record for determining when you can safely take a longer term position on either the long or short side of a market. Michael has now correctly called major market turns for gold, commodities, the dollar, T-Bonds and stocks. The fundamentals underlying those markets will be the topic discussed with Rubino with a possible contribution from Michael as well. Jay Taylor and Rubino will also talk about some exceptionally promising junior exploration stocks.

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It’s Time to Buy Gold as Insurance
Investors in the resource sector are starting to lick their chops at the prospects of $5,000 to $10,000 gold within the next few years or perhaps sooner.

Investment in Mexican Mining Seen Rising After Four-Year Downturn
Investment in Mexico’s mining industry is expected to rise this year due in large part to a global recovery in metal prices after four years of declines.

Why Sprott’s Rick Rule Sold His Bitcoin
VIDEO: Sprott U.S. Holdings’ CEO Rick Rule is known to talk gold and mining stocks, but the outspoken investor also has thoughts on cryptocurrencies. Speaking with Kitco News recently, he said he dabbled in the leading cryptocurrency bitcoin for some time. But, ‘the truth is I am no longer a bitcoin holder,’ he added. Despite much volatility, bitcoin has been on a tear this year, up more than 300% and hovering near the $4,000 price tag, according to Kitco’s aggregated charts. Rule said he sold his bitcoin at half the current price but still thinks the technology behind cryptocurrencies is ‘fascinating.’ ‘Will it change the way that we do commerce worldwide? Absolutely.’ However, the longtime investor said he still does not view bitcoin or other virtual currencies as safe bets. ‘I don’t think it’s a safe haven at all.’
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Lawrie Williams: Gold Mine Output Turning Down This Year. Is Peak Gold With Us?
Analysts at Metals Focus see mine supply as holding up reasonably robustly, at least in the near-term but even so they forecast that global gold mine production will fall marginally overall in 2017, bringing to a close nearly a decade of continued growth.

Parity between Platinum, Palladium Prices Coming, but Not Yet
Parity between platinum and palladium prices is on the way as the latter metal’s market deficit breaches a million ounces a year – but it won’t be seen just yet.

World Sugar Supply Deficit Seen Fading in 2017/18
The global sugar deficit that sent prices soaring last year is expected to fade away in the upcoming crop year, though expectations of whether a surplus emerges remain mixed.

U.S. Shale Oil Braces for the Unfamiliar in 2017: Inflation
U.S. shale producers are facing their first production cost increase in five years in 2017 as industry activity picks up and energy service providers hike fees to take a bigger share of the profits generated by higher oil prices.

Have The Majors Given Up On Canada’s Oil Sands?
Canada’s oil sands are incredibly expensive, some of the costliest sources of oil in the world. Unlike conventional oil drilling, or even drilling in shale, producing from oil sands is more like open-pit mining in many cases. In short, Canadian oil sands is struggling to remain competitive in a marketplace that has changed dramatically from three years ago.