The AOCE and WB have moderate overall forecasts for the metals in 2025 inline with IMF forecasts for a decline in economic growth and inflation, although we see the probability of a stagflationary scenario as still reasonably high.Read More

The past year was a difficult one overall for the metals, with the main standouts to the upside being a geopolitical risk-driven gain in gold, a China-driven rise in iron ore and a surge in uranium on broadening global support for nuclear power (Figure 1). A jump in global interest rates to near two-decade highs saw recession fears persist all year, and while one still did not actually eru...Read More

This year the post-global health crisis boom was brought to an end by a surge in inflation to forty-year highs, a major rise in global interest rates in an attempt to curb the rising prices and surging geopolitical risk after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While precious metals held up reasonably well as markets turned to them as a risk hedge, by Q2/22 the higher interest rates put an end t...Read More

Chile is the world leader in copper production, at 28.5% of the total in 2020, and this looks set to continue, with the country having the largest global reserves, at 23.0% of total. It is also the global leader for molybdenum, which is often found along with copper, and is a major lithium player, holding 51.1% of global reserves. Read More

Newfoundland has become a gold exploration hotspot over the past few years, with the sector seeing some of its strongest activity ever. While the province remains a small contributor to Canadian gold production, it has a substantial mineral industry well supported by the government, focused on iron ore, copper and nickel, and the surge in exploration suggests that gold output from the...Read More

Nevada is the core of the U.S. gold output, accounting for by far the majority, at 75.4% on average for the past year. The state looks set to remain a dominant player in U.S. gold, as it accounts for 49% of total U.S. reserves, with Alaska slightly ahead with 51% of reserves, but just 8.6% of current production. The U.S. accounts for 6.1% of global gold output, making Nevada one of the largest gol...Read More

The Golden Triangle in northwestern British Columbia has historically been a major site of Canadian gold production, beginning as early as the mid 1800s. There was a wave of production in the 1990s which cooled as the gold price declined, but larger scale production resumed in 2017, and the area has seen surging exploration interest over the past year, given that the region has some of the largest...Read More

In this report we outline the Quebec gold mining industry, including its major producers, and a survey of many of the junior miners focused on the province. Quebec accounts for 34% of Canadian gold production (second to Ontario, with 44%) and remains a major focus for both producers and junior miners.Read More

Red Lake has been one of the most prolific gold mining districts in Canada and the world, with exploration having started in the 1920s, and production, which began in the 1930s, continuing to the present day. The district is known for the high grade of its gold, its infrastructure, and strong institutional support, given the long history of mining in the area.Read More

In a note published on Wednesday, Gavin Thompson, vice chair of Asia-Pacific at Wood Mackenzie, said China's exports, which accounted for 17% of the country's GDP in 2019, were being hit hard by theRead More

Share this articleTORONTO - Barrick Gold Corp. has withdrawn production guidance for its Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea after suspending operations amid a dispute with the national government over an extension of its expired mining permit.The company now expects its 2020 overall gold production to be between 4.6 and 5.0 million ounces, about 200,000 ounces lower than its previous estimate...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Barrick Gold Corp. says it earned US$400 million in its first quarter, up from US$111 million in the same quarter a year earlier.The gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to 22 cents per share compared with six cents per share in the first quarter of 2019.On an adjusted basis, Barrick says it earned US$285 million or 16 cents per s...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Young Diamantaires have built and launched their own website -  www.ydts.org  - to help members grow their businesses. The group, part of the Antwerp-based World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), say it will function as a forum for discussion, networking, charitable activities. It will also cultivate leadership roles within the WFDB.Twenty-five members have alrea...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond factory bosses are urging the Indian government to allow a partial return to work after the nationwide lockdown was again extended, to 17 May. Some other industries have resumed partial production after rules were relaxed to allow a third of workers to return, albeit with social distancing rules and frequent sanitizing. But the nature of the cutting and polishing process-...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Pandora reported a first-quarter loss of $3.49m, as sales across its 7,300 outlets fell by 13 per cent. The Danish jewelry retail giant, best known for its charm bracelets, said it had been badly hit by COVID-19, but insisted it was in a "strong financial position" to withstand ongoing effects of the pandemic.The global pandemic forced Pandora to close most of its outlets, fir...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSpeaking as part of the NWR Virtual Resources Conference, Bond gave a macro backdrop that posited the current era as having strong historical similarities to the 1960s and 1990s in terms ofRead More

Russia is questioning a U.S.-proposed global legal framework for mining on the Moon, saying the document would have to be examined thoroughly to make sure it complies with international laws before it is officially proposed.The draft agreement, called the Artemis Accords, would be the latest effort to attract allies to the U.S. National Space Agency's (NASA) plan to place humans and space stations...Read More

Rio Tinto's (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) top investors are set to face off at the company's upcoming annual meeting, with only some of them in favour of pushing the miner to extend the range of its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The world's second-largest mining company recently committed to spend US$1 billion over the next five years to reduce its carbon footprint and have "net zero" emissio...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesSeven ways the resources sector can survive the COVID-19 crisisSPONSOREDproudfootAccording to whoever it is who decides such things, I just snuck into Generation X, being born in the fi...Read More

Publisher's Note: I had the honor once again of getting access to former U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. This comes in the wake of the Nuclear Fuel Working Group's report to President Trump that included, among many other things, direct purchases from U.S. uranium producers to create a National Uranium Reserve. Currently, the U.S. produces zero uranium. So today, right now, is the ground fl...Read More

There will be a sell off if gold and silver fall today. Crude oil is bullish. There will be renewed short term hot money in crude oil (long positions) if crude oil rises till Thursday. Gold is somehow managing to float over $1700. Corrections up to $1650 will be a part of the bullish trend. Short term bearish trend will be there only if gold falls below $1650. Day traders and jobbers need to rem...Read More

There will be a sell off if gold and silver fall today. Crude oil is bullish. There will be renewed short term hot money in crude oil (long positions) if crude oil rises till Thursday. Gold is somehow managing to float over $1700. Corrections up to $1650 will be a part of the bullish trend. Short term bearish trend will be there only if gold falls below $1650. Day traders and jobbers need to rem...Read More

The company also reported that is on track to meet its full-year production guidance of between 80,000 ounces and 85,000 ounces of gold.Read full newsRead More

Gold prices in 2020 have jumped higher. As a result, the top gold mining stocks are moving higher as well. It'd be good to watch these three gold companies.Read full newsRead More

Part two of this series explores RNG pricing and market trends in the transportation fuel and utilities markets.Read full newsRead More

The possibility of the U.S. economy slowly reopening gave stocks a big boost The Dow notched a roughly 133-point win on Tuesday -- despite ceding a chunk of its gains from earlier in the session -- as some concern over a second wave of coronavirus cases lingers. Overall though,Wall Street eyed talks of slowly reopening the U.S. economy with optimism, especially after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo...Read More

Talisker Resources is pleased to announce results from the second drill hole at the Bralorne Gold ProjectRead full newsRead More

AKAM has ample support during this unsteady climateCloud computing name Akamai Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ:AKAM) is one of many the many stocks suffering a volatile swings during the past two months. When trading during such an unsteady stock market climate, it's important to gather ample support behind any decision when it comes to your portfolio. One way we gauge what a potential pullback means fo...Read More

Brixton Metals Corporation is pleased to announce drill results from its wholly owned Langis Mine Project located in the Cobalt Camp, Ontario, Canada.Read full newsRead More