Author name: Thom Calandra

Thom Calandra of thomcalandra.com Thom Calandra of thomcalandra.com and service The Calandra Report is (was) co-founder and was chief commentator and editor-in-chief of CBS MarketWatch.com.

This ‘Baby’ Mine Will Grow For Decades

Ivanhoe’s Platreef To Develop Into ‘Godzilla’ Ivanhoe Mines‘ Platreef volley is fresh on the wires. See the ‘super-giant’ release. South Africa’s Platreef platinum (gold, nickel, copper, etc.) complex, via Robert Friedland‘s Ivanplats in 2003, was my second introduction to Ivanhoe. Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in the Gobi was my first. Q4 and 2024-Year Ivanhoe […]

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This ‘Baby’ Mine Will Grow For DECADES

Platreef To Develop Into A ‘Godzilla,’ Friedland says Forgive me the ‘hustle’ here: Ivanhoe Mines‘ Platreef volley is fresh on the wires. See the ‘super-giant’ release. South Africa’s Platreef platinum (gold, nickel, copper, etc.) complex, via Robert Friedland‘s Ivanplats in 2003, was my second introduction to Ivanhoe. Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in the Gobi was

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Uranium Hardball Ahead? Cameco Revealed

TRADING NOTE ;below * Interview: Swagger In The Basin Watch, Read ‘Between The Lines’ [Listen to, watch the Grant Isaac interview: Triangle Investor] Cameco, the $20 billion (USD) mostly Athabasca Basin company in Canada, will report its year end and quarterly numbers next week. Cameco, hq’d in Saskatchewan, is not the world’s largest producer of

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Gold, Bitcoin, Mining Stocks: Bell Tolls

THREE TAKES: London banker Simon Catt’s Short-Call on Bitcoin vs. Gold; Jim Anthony on mining stocks’ splendid start to 2025; and my own ‘reciprocal’ view. TCRs, Bitcoin ($97k) and the U.S. dollar (109.2 DXY) are feeding their fan bases this new year of 2025.   So too are gold ($2,668 USD futures) and precious metals. The mining stocks also kicked it in for the

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Orbital Waste | Gold’s Swoon, Recovery

​Outer space​ might be safer than investment markets this week​. ​I’m dizzy. How about you? The decline of gold, silver, most metals, and along with them (until the week’s close and a vibrant recovery), ​tremendous fluctuations in Fortune 1000 equities and bond prices​, and an ever-strong USD, are taking their toll on all of us. The recovery Friday

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Africa Gold, Copper, Platinum | Tapes Via NOIC

As Miners Get Whipped, Ghana ‘Shoot’ Bears Promise The New Orleans Tapes: Fresh From Brien Lundin — below and here. The cute banner below got a lot of guffaws from the crowd. TCRs,  Xtra-Gold Resources XTG XTGRF: the longstanding (since 2008) exploration team at Ghana’s Kibi Gold Belt has fresh drill core from what could be (emphasize could be) a

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