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So Who Actually Affects the Gold Price the Most? In order to explain the concept of bullion banking it is useful to first identify who...

In this article I hope to share some interesting insights surrounding the pricing of gold, who the major players in the gold market are,...

I just received the most insightful comment on one of my posts. Here's the original post: What is the main danger of rate spikes in repo...

In their 2014 quarterly bulletin: “Money creation in the modern economy” The Bank of England sought to clarify a common misconception...

What do lenders care more about: your company's income statement, balance sheet, or cash flow statement? Well, in order of priority, the...

What is an ECA, and why are they so important? ECAs are government-owned insurance companies that provide political and commercial risk...

Resource and reserve statements illustrate the minerals of interest within an orebody, and the quantities in which they are present....

Which funding providers would be ideal for a mining company at each stage of its evolution? Understanding the different stages a mine...

I was asked by a student the other day: "how do we derive any value from our financial models, when no one can possibly predict what's...

Preparation of Pitch Books A pitch book is a sales presentation sent to a client with the objective of beginning the sales process....

Do you trust yourself? Do you find yourself procrastinating and over-analyzing even the most basic "common sense" decisions? Do you feel...

In Recent times quite a few speculators in the mining resources sector have been touting royalty companies as the best entry point into...