“Let´s get physical: the golden rules of gold investment” wurde als zweiter Beitrag ins Programm des “Emergency Summit” aufgenommen, einer Konferenz für Investoren, die vom 24.-26.Oktober in Panama City stattfinden wird.
Mehr Infos zur Konferenz gibt´s hier: http://liveandinvestoverseas.com/conf/emergency-offshore-summit-2016/
Titel des ersten Vortrags ist: “Rare opportunities: understanding strategic metal investments”.
Über Ihren Besuch würde ich mich sehr freuen.
With the “Live and Invest Overseas” conference just finished, the next event is already on the horizon. Lief Simon’s “Emergency Offshore Summit” is aimed at investors worried about the political future of the United States after the elections in November. One way or another, instability may be a result, and the conference focuses on legal precautions private investors have at their disposal to hedge against such effects.
The conference will be from October 24-26 in Panama City, Panama, and I will be speaking on two topics: physical investments in strategic metals, and in precious metals. Let’s not make it one of these:
To register for the event please click here. Looking forward to seeing you in Panama!
Just a reminder that this year’s conference of the International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) is less than a month out. It’s a special one, too, the 40th conference of its kind with an excellent program covering all aspects of the industry.
I love this event because it is such a unique opportunity to catch up on current topics and trends combined with the opportunity to (re)connect and network with industry executives from around the world. If you need further convincing, the Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, is a truly spectacular venue.
I will be speaking as the first presenter in Session C at 10:00 am on Sunday morning, June 12, 2016. Session location are the Grand Canyon Ballrooms 9 & 10.
Head over to http://www.ipmi.org for reservations – looking forward to seeing you there!
From the early phases of writing my series for Kitco News, silver kept appearing in new and large applications suggesting it might one day reclaim its important industrial role within the precious metals family; a role it had lost after the collapse of silver based photography.
This week’s report for Kitco News picks up on several of the stories I have featured during this time and confirms that silver is indeed back, with more growth yet to come. I hope you will enjoy the story. Please check out the links in the article, too – they may not be easy to spot, depending on the screen you use.
(Image courtesy of Solar Impulse)
The International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) just released its fifth and final video on precious metals sampling and analysis. The list of videos was already contained in an earlier blog. You can see them all here, or you can go straight to YouTube and watch their latest only.
These videos were produced by Tom Bannos in collaboration and with contributions from many IPMI member companies. I like them because they are balanced enough to be interesting for a technical audience as well as for people with a general interest only. Strongly recommended viewing for anyone in the business.
Terms like precious metals, rare earth elements, rare metals, minor metals, specialty metals etc. are used throughout reports leaving many people confused about what they actually mean. The term “Technology Metals” is, admittedly, loosely defined as well. Time for some definitions:
Precious Metals (8 metals):
Rare Earths Elements (17 metals):
I recommend this very detailed blog by Mike Albrecht (unrelated) on the difference between rare earth elements, and rare metals.
Strategic Metals (undefined)
This is the group of metals that, other than the first two, isn’t clearly defined. Strategic metals in the context of Metal Megatrends are metals driving technology on a larger scale. So this group is somewhat flexible in its composition as my interviews and reports will follow market trends:
Metals are all around fascinating, and I will continue to report on others if and when they make an appearance to present a new solution, or even new mysteries as this one.
2015 was not a good year for technology metals (precious metals, rare earth elements and strategic metals). From a perspective of industrial use, what is the likely development in demand and price in 2016? Part one of my condensed analysis was just published exclusively on Kitco News. Click here to read. Parts 2 and 3 will deal with the other groups of metals.
As promised, here is part two of the IPMI video collection. This four-part series is on precious metals sampling and analysis.
Part 1: The Basics
Part 2: Preparation and Pitfalls to Avoid
Part 3: Instrumental Methods for Pt, Pd, Rh and other PGMs
Part 4: Fire Assay Explained
Part 5: Wet Chemistry and Gravimetric Analysis
Over the past two years, the International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) produced a series of educational videos on several different aspects of our industry. These videos were made with the input and support of IPMI members, corporations and individuals alike, who contributed decades of experiences to make them worthwhile. Reason enough to present them as a collection for those who haven’t seen them yet, and others who might refer to this blog as a reference point to find them later. I will amend the list as new videos come out, so please be sure to check back periodically. A second set of videos is about sampling. I will add these videos in a separate thread shortly.
Precious Metals Exploration and Prospecting: Gold, Silver and Platinum group metals.
Mining for Precious Metals explained: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium.
How to refine Precious Metals. Step 1: Concentration
How to refine Precious Metals. Hydrometallurgy: Part 1 – Leaching
How to refine Precious Metals. Hydrometallurgy: Part 2 – Concentration and Purification
How to refine Precious Metals. Hydrometallurgy Part 3 – Precipitation
How to refine Precious Metals. Hydrometallurgy Part 4 – Electrolysis
Pyrometallurgical Refining of Precious Metals. Part 1: Calcination and Roasting
Pyrometallurgical Refining of Precious Metals. Part 2: Gas, Reduction and Fusion
New Kitco News report and interview is out:
http://www.kitco.com/news/2015-08-26/Silver-Killing-Bacteria-On-Corning-s-Gorilla-Glass.html
The White Swan 