At 7:09 last evening, it was reported that "Deutsche Bank to settle U.S. silver price fixing litigation," which is a staggering admission of that very criminality of which I have been ranting, writing and opining for years now.

Gold supply is getting tighter, deposits of quality are getting rarer and the project development timeline is getting longer.

Altius Minerals Corp. has continued to make progress through the bear market in resources.

Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses the tug-of-war going on between the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar/Chinese yuan, and its effect on precious metals.

Technical analyst Jack Chan has examined the charts and says the gold sector is on a new major buy signal, which could signal a new bull market, but he is patiently waiting for confirmation.

Caesar's Report's Thibaut Lepouttre discusses the merits and effects of such a busy month.

This week's Gong Show in the global financial markets reminds me of the early 1980s before the advent of the Internet or online trading or blogs says Michael Ballanger.

The large gold royalty companies remain among our top holdings, notwithstanding the high valuations and our comments on the overall gold market and short-term concern on the gold stocks.

The company's storied founders have set their sights on making Newmarket the next high-quality mid-tier gold producer.

Gold is up over 15% this year so far, but investors are skeptical about this year's gold rally, and that's a good thing.

"Around the world we see a slowdown in economic activity," he says, and is cautious about investments in equities, but bullish on mining.

Reservoir Minerals Inc. (RMC:TSX.V) has moved up sharply this month—over 50%—after Lundin Mining Corp. (LUX:TSX) made an offer to buy part of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (FCX:NYSE) interest in its joint venture with Reservoir.