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Dad of 3 | Writing & Investing #Metals & #Mining | Sector Focused | #Gold | #Commodities | News | **Not Investment Advice** $GC_F $GLD $GDX $GDXJ | ๐Ÿ“ง Qโ€™s

Joined May 2009
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Global Diesel Crunch Set To Last Well Into 2027 zerohedge.com/energy/global-โ€ฆ
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
BP RAMPS UP KIRKUK DRILLING, EYES MORE IRAQ OIL OPPORTUNITIES
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
The Treasury Department says Judy Shelton will become a counselor to Bessent to advise on currency policy, โ€œwith a particular focus on evaluating financial conditions in China.โ€
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Gold Fields is considering a sweetened takeover bid for Northern Star Resources, sources say, as the South African miner seeks to overcome resistance to a deal that would create the worldโ€™s second-largest gold producer bloomberg.com/news/articles/โ€ฆ
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Oil extends rally amid ongoing concerns over Middle East supply - CNBC
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Trump on truth: Axios just released a story that โ€œTrumpโ€ offered Sanctions Relief and Frozen Funds to Iran. This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING! Axiosโ€™ story, like most others, is a HOAX, used only for purposes of satisfying their Trump Derangement Syndrome. They should withdraw this fake story, IMMEDIATELY! โ€ฆ because the market is closed
*TRUMP: DID NOT OFFER SANCTIONS RELIEF TO IRAN
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทU.S. official tells me: "President Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release of frozen funds for concrete progress on nuclear"
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
i can tell almost no one has seen this video, it goes with yesterday's press release. for all the wdo holders out there, this looks like a new system,and as such is a big deal,imo. (especially given the stupidly low valuation it currently has.)
๐Ÿ“ฝHear from Jono Lawrence, SVP Exploration & Resources, on yesterdayโ€™s press release outlining Kiena Eastโ€™s drill results and the emerging exploration potential of this distinct growth opportunity within the Kiena Mine Complex.โ›๏ธ $WDO.TO $WDOFF #Canadianexploration #Wesdome #Gold
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
News Release ๐Ÿ“ฐโ€“ @Mining_Americas Announces Key Permit Approvals for Development of the Cerro de Oro Project in Northern Zacatecas, Mexico. $MAI.TO $MAIFF Full news release: bit.ly/4cVqvlq
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Mining Americas Announces Key Permit Approvals for Development of the Cerro de Oro Project in Northern Zacatecas, Mexico $MAI.TO tinyurl.com/2yj54h2r
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
BESSENT COULD UNLEASH $1 TRILLION ON BOND MARKET The US Treasury could tap its nearly $1 trillion cash account to fund expanded bond buybacks, potentially giving it major firepower to push long-term yields lower. Treasury recently doubled minimum buybacks of longer-dated securities to $4 billion, with Bessent signaling even larger purchases are possible. Using existing Treasury cash could strengthen the programโ€™s market impact while reducing the need for Federal Reserve involvement.
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Wake up, folks. Commodities are telling you something, and yesterday the Treasury confirmed it. Scarcity in the physical world. Repression in the financial one. Scarcity pushes prices up. Repression holds yields down. The gap between them is the debasement. Commodities are the only asset class that wins on both sides. The structural case for commodities has been turbo charged. Underinvestment, deglobalization and electrification all pushing markets like diesel cracks and copper to new highs. Meanwhile the chokepoints are increasing, from Hormuz to the Red Sea, the Rhine, the Panama Canal, the Black Sea grain corridor and Russian refining capacity. It is becoming increasingly apparent that not a single one of those is reachable by anything in Washington's toolkit whether it be caused by war or weather. The illusion of abundance is likely behind us. I said as much on CNBC this Monday, and I got long gold, silver and agriculture last week. Ten points for you to consider. (1/11)
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Treasury said it is at least doubling the maximum size of purchases of longer-dated nominal coupons in its program to buy back government debt, raising the cap from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation beginning Sept. 9. home.treasury.gov/news/pressโ€ฆ
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
US Dept of Treasury is increasing, by at least double, the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities; The current maximum size of $2 billion per operation will be at least $4 billion per operation. Yields, USDJPY tumbles Well, that resolves the debate whether Treasury buybacks are "Mini QE" once and for all
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
BHP now accounts for a tenth of the entire Top 50 mining sector combined. The miner has added $62 billion in market value in 2026, a 41% gain, reaching $216 billion and opening a record $50 billion lead over second-place Rio Tinto. That gap was just $15 billion in 2024, making this the widest spread between first and second in the ranking's history. $BHP $RIO Full Top 50 ranking:
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Data reported by the People's Bank of China shows it increased its #gold reserves by 20 tonnes in July - the largest monthly increase since October 2023. This lifts YTD net additions to 60 tonnes, and total gold holdings to 2,366 tonnes.
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Iranian Oil Minister says Iranian oil sales continue within previous frameworks
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
*TRUMP PRAISES IBM CEO, IBM STOCK GAINS
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
Chinaโ€™s central bank extended its gold-buying streak in May, adding to holdings as prices of the precious metal remained under pressure bloomberg.com/news/articles/โ€ฆ
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High Grade ๐Ÿšœโš’๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
The Peopleโ€™s Bank of China added 10 tonnes to its #gold holdings in May, further increasing its pace of accumulation. Its YTD net additions now total just over 25 tonnes, with gold holdings now 2,331 tonnes.
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