Friday, 8 May 2015

US Dollar and Gold: Jobs Report Miss, March Revised to … 85k. Can FED Really Hike Now?





  When Gold will be allowed to make its mind and move appropriately reflecting the reversal in US Dollar parabolic move? 

ZeroHedge:

April Payrolls Miss At 223K, March Revised Much Lower, Wage Growth Disappoints Again


"While the April payrolls came almost precisely as expected, at 223K, a tiny 5K below the 228K expected, the reason stock are soaring is that the already abysmal March payroll prints was revised even lower to just 85,000, the weakest print since June 2012, and pushing the 3 month average job gain to under 200K, or a level which the Fed has indicated previously it will hardly do much if anything material.
The household survey did not provide an offsetting boost, with the number of employed Americans rising only 192,000 in April according to the "other" survey.
And, as a result and as we noted in our market wrap today, with a June hike now looking unlikely, the S&P has exploded higher. ZeroHedge."


US Dollar Slides To 95.00 - Confirms Double Top Reversal. Can Somebody Invite Gold To FED's Party?

  


  After disastrous GDP number of 0.2% growth with deflator at - 0.1% US Dollar has finally given up and slides to 95.00 level. 96.24 was crossed yesterday and now we have the confirmation of the US Dollar Double Top Reversal. Gold is still sleeping and cannot believe its luck, somebody has to make a call … Gold could be manipulated all day long, but US Dollar will be very difficult to put back on the parabolic move. Now it is apparent that economy in US is nowhere near to the robust growth after unprecedented historical monetary expansion. What will be coming next? Nobody knows, but short squeeze in Gold and Silver will be very nice to have for a change. Party starts after $1,225, but the real fireworks will come after $1,316.


Huge Miss On The Jobs Report And Gold - The Parabolic Move In US Dollar Is Over.






  After today's huge miss on The Jobs Report the parabolic move in US Dollar is officially over. With crashing dollar commodities should finally find the bottom. Gold is already printing very strong Double Bottom Reversal, confirming what we had discussed before. Move above $1,310 will bring all the fun back now. Good Friday to everybody who is not short Gold or Euro … Monday will be interesting with Record Short position in Gold.




Gold: Is US Dollar Parabolic Move Over?




  "This is what is called the parabolic move in US Dollar. It has "coincided" with the collapse in Oil and other commodities. You can appreciate the magnitude of this move and the total devastation is has caused in the commodity markets. Is it over now? Everybody is still bullish on dollar, but FED has already scaled back expectations on the rate hike. Immediately we had the dollar flash crash, which is better seen on the daily chart below. Strong dollar is not very good for the recovering US economy, actually FED is in the corner of 18 Trillion debt, All-Time-High markets and the brave idea to hike the rates. Half of the traders maybe have never even seen rising rates in their lives before. What will happen with the market on fire once the oxygen will be going out? I would say that this "removal of patient does not mean that we are impatient" will lead to the very gradual couple of hikes the most. Once the market realise it, this parabolic move will end in the crash. The higher it goes the harder it will go down. When will it happen? I guess that nobody knows, but at least we have the hesitation now, which could be enough for the margin calls on this the most crowded trade after another 5% move down. Read more."


TNR Gold: Shotgun Gold Project Development in Alaska.


 "Nova Gold has published its new presentation for PDAC 2015. Now you can find more information about Alaska as mining jurisdiction and Donlin Gold type of Gold deposit. TNR Gold owns 100% of Shotgun Gold project in Alaska, which has very similar geology to Donlin Gold, according to Greg Johnson - one of the founders of Nova Gold. Read more."


Thursday, 7 May 2015

Lithium Technology: Tesla Powerwall Explained! - A Battery Powered Home.



Elon Musk has announced yesterday that Tesla Energy has already received 38,000 pre-orders for Powerwall!


Elon Musk Presents Tesla Energy: The Move Away From Fossil Fuels With Lithium Batteries.




  Now it is time to study the numbers behind Elon Musk's vision and draw some conclusions for the outcome for our industry. We are entering the very exciting stage for the mass market in electric cars and Solar Power to charge them!


The End of ICE: Genius Elon Musk Starts The Race To The Bottom Of Energy Storage Prices.




Video - Elon Musk Presentation Of Tesla Lithium Energy Storage: PowerWall and PowerPack With "Infinite Scalability".



Wednesday, 6 May 2015

James Rickards Author Of "The Death of Money" With Glenn Beck: Coming Collapse of the Dollar.



  Jim Rickards is being right so far about the economy. Today's ADP report is bad and US Dollar is sliding below 94.00 after confirmation of the Double Top Reversal. Gold is still sleeping below $1,200, but even Janet Ellen has said today "Equity Valuations Are Quite High" during the Q&A at IMF. This situation can change on a dime at any moment.


US Dollar Slides To 95.00 - Confirms Double Top Reversal. Can Somebody Invite Gold To FED's Party?

  


  After disastrous GDP number of 0.2% growth with deflator at - 0.1% US Dollar has finally given up and slides to 95.00 level. 96.24 was crossed yesterday and now we have the confirmation of the US Dollar Double Top Reversal. Gold is still sleeping and cannot believe its luck, somebody has to make a call … Gold could be manipulated all day long, but US Dollar will be very difficult to put back on the parabolic move. Now it is apparent that economy in US is nowhere near to the robust growth after unprecedented historical monetary expansion. What will be coming next? Nobody knows, but short squeeze in Gold and Silver will be very nice to have for a change. Party starts after $1,225, but the real fireworks will come after $1,316.


Huge Miss On The Jobs Report And Gold - The Parabolic Move In US Dollar Is Over.






  After today's huge miss on The Jobs Report the parabolic move in US Dollar is officially over. With crashing dollar commodities should finally find the bottom. Gold is already printing very strong Double Bottom Reversal, confirming what we had discussed before. Move above $1,310 will bring all the fun back now. Good Friday to everybody who is not short Gold or Euro … Monday will be interesting with Record Short position in Gold.



Gold: Is US Dollar Parabolic Move Over?




  "This is what is called the parabolic move in US Dollar. It has "coincided" with the collapse in Oil and other commodities. You can appreciate the magnitude of this move and the total devastation is has caused in the commodity markets. Is it over now? Everybody is still bullish on dollar, but FED has already scaled back expectations on the rate hike. Immediately we had the dollar flash crash, which is better seen on the daily chart below. Strong dollar is not very good for the recovering US economy, actually FED is in the corner of 18 Trillion debt, All-Time-High markets and the brave idea to hike the rates. Half of the traders maybe have never even seen rising rates in their lives before. What will happen with the market on fire once the oxygen will be going out? I would say that this "removal of patient does not mean that we are impatient" will lead to the very gradual couple of hikes the most. Once the market realise it, this parabolic move will end in the crash. The higher it goes the harder it will go down. When will it happen? I guess that nobody knows, but at least we have the hesitation now, which could be enough for the margin calls on this the most crowded trade after another 5% move down. Read more."


TNR Gold: Shotgun Gold Project Development in Alaska.


 "Nova Gold has published its new presentation for PDAC 2015. Now you can find more information about Alaska as mining jurisdiction and Donlin Gold type of Gold deposit. TNR Gold owns 100% of Shotgun Gold project in Alaska, which has very similar geology to Donlin Gold, according to Greg Johnson - one of the founders of Nova Gold. Read more."


Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Tesla Brings Lithium Battery Power Home: What You Need to Know.



  Elon Musk is breaking into the 21 Billion industry for Energy Storage. Where the lithium will come from? You can find this information on lithium industry from the links below.
  Our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium makes all the difference for International Lithium. Majority of junior miners are struggling to get the access to the capital now. In our case our two J/V projects in Ireland and Argentina are financed by the lithium end-user - 1,3 billion MC company from China Ganfeng Lithium. Demand for lithium is here and will be increasing with every Gigafactory coming on-line, now it is time to build the lithium supply chain!


Elon Musk Presents Tesla Energy: The Move Away From Fossil Fuels With Lithium Batteries.




  Now it is time to study the numbers behind Elon Musk's vision and draw some conclusions for the outcome for our industry. We are entering the very exciting stage for the mass market in electric cars and Solar Power to charge them!


The End of ICE: Genius Elon Musk Starts The Race To The Bottom Of Energy Storage Prices.




Video - Elon Musk Presentation Of Tesla Lithium Energy Storage: PowerWall and PowerPack With "Infinite Scalability".





Monday, 4 May 2015

International Lithium Corp. Commences Bulk Sampling and Pump Tests at the Mariana Lithium Brine Project, Argentina




"Mr. Kirill Klip, President, International Lithium Corp. comments, "We are very excited with the ability to continue to advance our projects to the next level through our partnership with Ganfeng Lithium. Recent announcements, by General Motors regarding the commencement of production of the battery-electric Bolt and Tesla with the ongoing construction of the Gigafactory and launch of the Model X, are strong indicators that the electric car is not only here to stay, but is the way of the future. As a result lithium will be a key ingredient in our daily lives and ILC will be ready to meet the demand for this raw and critical material."


  


International Lithium And Ganfeng Lithium: "The End Of The Lithium 'Big 3'.


  "Joe Lowry has published a very interesting article about the lithium market, major producers and rising Chinese powerhouses in lithium industry. You can find now more details on International Lithium strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium. Apple Electric iCar and Warren Buffet BYD move into energy storage to chase Elon Musk with his Tesla Gigafactory bring Lithium back onto the radar screens of investors now. Read more."

  


International Lithium Corp. and Ganfeng Lithium Commence Work Programs on the Avalonia and Mariana Lithium Projects.







International Lithium:

International Lithium Corp. Commences Bulk Sampling and Pump Tests at the Mariana Lithium Brine Project, Argentina


Vancouver, B.C. May 4, 2015: International Lithium Corp. (the "Company" or "ILC") (TSX VENTURE:ILC.V) is pleased to report that the Company in conjunction with their strategic partner, GFL International Co., Ltd, ("Ganfeng Lithium") a fully owned subsidiary of Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., commenced work at the Mariana lithium brine project in Argentina.

The Company recently completed construction of a camp at the Mariana project to support a pump test program and a bulk sample of the Mariana brine. The pump test program will test flow rates and aquifer porosity in the central portion of the salar. Following completion of the pump tests, approximately 17,000 litres (20 tonnes) of brine will be collected from several depth horizons and shipped to strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium for metallurgical analysis and tests at their facilities in China.

In conjunction with the pump test program, ILC will collect core and brine samples for geochemical analysis and to determine effective porosity within each of the prospective stratigraphic horizons.

The work program is expected to be completed before June, 2015.

Mr. Kirill Klip, President, International Lithium Corp. comments, " We are very pleased to begin another round of exploration on the Mariana lithium-potash brine project in Argentina. The project is wholly owned together with our strategic partner, Ganfeng Lithium. Our project is unique to other lithium brine projects in many ways. Firstly, our joint venture owns the mineral rights to the entire Salar de Llullaillaco, which has high potassium to lithium ratio; therefore it may provide a significant credit to the cost of lithium extraction. Secondly, our strategic partner possesses the technology and facilities to analyze the brine chemistry and develop a metallurgical extraction process. Our current program will provide us with enough information to design and plan the next phase of exploration and development as we move toward conducting feasibility studies.

The concurrent exploration programs on the Mariana and Avalonia properties demonstrate we have not deviated from our original plan to produce lithium from multiple sources and deposit types. The lithium industry is heating up right now and our diversified portfolio and partnership with Ganfeng Lithium give us a strong foundation to build upon. I am excited to see things moving ahead and look forward to reporting the results of our programs to our investors in the near future."

John Harrop, P.Geo, FGS, is the Company's Qualified Person on the project as defined under NI 43-101 and has reviewed the technical information contained in this press release.

Hydrogeologists testing a drill hole at the Mariana project site.


Salar de Llullaillaco behind the exploration camp at the Mariana project in Argentina.


About International Lithium Corp.

International Lithium Corp. is an exploration company with an outstanding portfolio of projects, strong management ownership, robust financial support and a strategic partner and keystone investor GFL International, a fully owned subsidiary of Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., a leading China based lithium product manufacturer.

The Company's primary focus is the Mariana lithium-potash brine project, within the renowned South American "Lithium Belt" that is the host to the vast majority of global lithium resources, reserves and production. The 160 square kilometre Mariana project strategically encompasses an entire mineral rich evaporate basin that ranks as one of the more prospective salars or 'salt lakes' in the region.

Complementing the Company's lithium brine project are rare metals pegmatite properties in Canada and Ireland. These projects reported highly encouraging lithium mineralization in drill holes targeting pegmatites that are unexposed at surface (news releases dated April 3,2013 and June 25, 2013).

With the increasing demand for high tech rechargeable batteries used in vehicle propulsion technologies and portable electronics, lithium is paramount to tomorrow's "green-tech" economy. By positioning itself with solid development partners and acquiring high quality grass roots projects at an early stage of exploration, ILC aims to be the green tech resource explorer of choice for investors and build value for its shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Kirill Klip
President, International Lithium Corp.


Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Statements in this press release other than purely historical information, historical estimates should not be relied upon, including statements relating to the Company's future plans and objectives or expected results, are forward-looking statements. News release contains certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, including risks inherent in resource exploration and development. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

Sunday, 3 May 2015

WIRED: Tesla’s Powerwall Home Battery: The Stuff Worth Knowing.



  WIRED is raising very valid points about the new Tesla Energy proposition. Most of these questions will be answered with Tesla Gigafactory coming on-line and dropping price for Powerwall. Combined package with SolarCity installation and financing will bring the most attractive economic benefits.


Elon Musk Presents Tesla Energy: The Move Away From Fossil Fuels With Lithium Batteries.




  Now it is time to study the numbers behind Elon Musk's vision and draw some conclusions for the outcome for our industry. We are entering the very exciting stage for the mass market in electric cars and Solar Power to charge them!


The End of ICE: Genius Elon Musk Starts The Race To The Bottom Of Energy Storage Prices.




Video - Elon Musk Presentation Of Tesla Lithium Energy Storage: PowerWall and PowerPack With "Infinite Scalability".



Saturday, 2 May 2015

US Dollar and Gold: Will the Fed Run Out of Excuses as the Weather Warms?



  Peter Schiff continues to dissect the dismal performance of the U.S. economy. US Dollar has found its top, in my opinion, and Gold was hit very hard last week again. As we have discussed before: you can play Gold all day long, but dollar will be very difficult to turn around again with the ailing economy and anaemic growth.


US Dollar Slides To 95.00 - Confirms Double Top Reversal. Can Somebody Invite Gold To FED's Party?

  


  After disastrous GDP number of 0.2% growth with deflator at - 0.1% US Dollar has finally given up and slides to 95.00 level. 96.24 was crossed yesterday and now we have the confirmation of the US Dollar Double Top Reversal. Gold is still sleeping and cannot believe its luck, somebody has to make a call … Gold could be manipulated all day long, but US Dollar will be very difficult to put back on the parabolic move. Now it is apparent that economy in US is nowhere near to the robust growth after unprecedented historical monetary expansion. What will be coming next? Nobody knows, but short squeeze in Gold and Silver will be very nice to have for a change. Party starts after $1,225, but the real fireworks will come after $1,316.


Huge Miss On The Jobs Report And Gold - The Parabolic Move In US Dollar Is Over.



 


  After today's huge miss on The Jobs Report the parabolic move in US Dollar is officially over. With crashing dollar commodities should finally find the bottom. Gold is already printing very strong Double Bottom Reversal, confirming what we had discussed before. Move above $1,310 will bring all the fun back now. Good Friday to everybody who is not short Gold or Euro … Monday will be interesting with Record Short position in Gold.



Gold: Is US Dollar Parabolic Move Over?




  "This is what is called the parabolic move in US Dollar. It has "coincided" with the collapse in Oil and other commodities. You can appreciate the magnitude of this move and the total devastation is has caused in the commodity markets. Is it over now? Everybody is still bullish on dollar, but FED has already scaled back expectations on the rate hike. Immediately we had the dollar flash crash, which is better seen on the daily chart below. Strong dollar is not very good for the recovering US economy, actually FED is in the corner of 18 Trillion debt, All-Time-High markets and the brave idea to hike the rates. Half of the traders maybe have never even seen rising rates in their lives before. What will happen with the market on fire once the oxygen will be going out? I would say that this "removal of patient does not mean that we are impatient" will lead to the very gradual couple of hikes the most. Once the market realise it, this parabolic move will end in the crash. The higher it goes the harder it will go down. When will it happen? I guess that nobody knows, but at least we have the hesitation now, which could be enough for the margin calls on this the most crowded trade after another 5% move down. Read more."


TNR Gold: Shotgun Gold Project Development in Alaska.


 "Nova Gold has published its new presentation for PDAC 2015. Now you can find more information about Alaska as mining jurisdiction and Donlin Gold type of Gold deposit. TNR Gold owns 100% of Shotgun Gold project in Alaska, which has very similar geology to Donlin Gold, according to Greg Johnson - one of the founders of Nova Gold. Read more."