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

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesIt said the community of Chilloroya had formally approved a surface rights agreement, although it said additional consultation between the government and local community was required before HudbayRead More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesWhile Canaccord's head of mining research Reg Spencer believes the full impact of coronavirus is yet to be felt, any assumption around it being brought under control means the current period could in fact represent a ‘buying' opportunity on the basis of future stimulus spending in China.   As such, Spencer is positi...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe index put the month's average at 90.1, up from December's 88.9.The figures have ranged over the past 12 months from 85.2 in April to 93.8 in July.Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe observations showed activity was "particularly strong" in Europe during January, and while there was a slight re...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 resourcesCase study: platform financeSPONSOREDminexiaI wrote last week that I thought we were all going to die a horrible viral death, drowning in our own phlegm.Read More

Controversial development plans for Northern Dynasty Minerals' (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK) wholly-owned Pebble project in southwest Alaska's Bristol Bay region, have swung further in the company's favour following the release of a preliminary version of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' final environmental impact statement (EIS).The executive summary of the draft EIS, recently leaked to the media, ta...Read More

The flurry of M&A transactions last year brought a much-awaited consolidation of the global gold sector. It also brought significant changes to the Canadian mining landscape: Newmont's (NYSE: NEM) takeover of Goldcorp wiped a major Canadian firm off the board, and Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), while still Canadian, has undeniably shifted its focus away from the country, with few executives...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 resourcesCase study: platform financeSPONSOREDminexiaBoth hugely successful miners now have direct operating exposure into North America via their acquisitions of assets in Alaska and Ontario, r...Read More

Nine months after construction began on its Relief Canyon mine in Nevada, Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA) has poured first gold and expects commercial production to start before the end of the second quarter of the year.Relief Canyon, about 153 km northeast of Reno, was built within budget for US$28 to US$30 million.The mine is expected to produce 91,000 oz. gold per year over a 5.6 year mine...Read More

As part of U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget for fiscal 2021, his administration is requesting US$150 million annually over the next decade to stockpile U.S.-mined uranium in a new national uranium reserve.The move is designed to prop up domestic production as a matter of national energy security and re-establish the country's nuclear fuel supply chain.Trump's "Budget for Ameri...Read More

According to the 2020-21 budget document, revenue from mineral tax, fees and miscellaneous mining receipts is forecast to fall 29% in fiscal 2020-21, mainly owing to assumed weakening coal prices onRead More

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner Lucapa will continue the hunt for the primary hard-rock sources of alluvial diamonds at its Lulo mine, in Angola, noting that the first stream bulk samples excavated from the Canguige tributary had resulted in the recovery of 45 diamonds weighing 30.3 ct.The bulk sample included eight diamonds weighing more than 1 ct each and three diamonds of more th...Read More

Editor's Note: I've been trying to educate you about private placements like those I offer to members of Nick's Notebook. They can be extremely lucrative for several reasons, which I explain here. But it's always better to show than to tell. So below is a sample deal that members of Nick's Notebook are participating in this week. It's a high-grade silver discovery play with multi-bagger upside tha...Read More

Gold futures surpassed $1,600 an ounce on Tuesday and analysts believe the precious metal has the fuel it needs to climb to its highest level in more than...Read full newsRead More

Gold futures surpassed $1,600 an ounce on Tuesday and analysts believe the precious metal has the fuel it needs to climb to its highest level in more than...Read full newsRead More

Ability/inability of spot gold to trade over $1600 will decide the trend for gold for the next three week's. Right now the trend is bullish. Silver will break free from $1740-$1810 trading range and form a new range. Copper, crude oil and nickel, boom or bust two days ahead. Right now trend is bullish for copper and nickel. Japan, Eurozone, Singapore, are among the various nations (apart from Ch...Read More

Ability/inability of spot gold to trade over $1600 will decide the trend for gold for the next three week's. Right now the trend is bullish. Silver will break free from $1740-$1810 trading range and form a new range. Copper, crude oil and nickel, boom or bust two days ahead. Right now trend is bullish for copper and nickel. Japan, Eurozone, Singapore, are among the various nations (apart from Ch...Read More

Ted Seifried, VP and chief market strategist at Zaner Ag Hedge, discusses coronavirus impacts on commodities. He says oil and soybeans are suffering amid fears of the disease, while gold is benefiting from the fear trade.Read full newsRead More

Ted Seifried, VP and chief market strategist at Zaner Ag Hedge, discusses coronavirus impacts on commodities. He says oil and soybeans are suffering amid fears of the disease, while gold is benefiting from the fear trade.Read full newsRead More

Our Adaptive Dynamic Learning predictive modeling system is suggesting Gold will rally above $1650 within the next 2 to 4 weeks, then settle into a narrow price range above $1600. If you've followed our analysis of Gold over the past few months and years, you already know we expect Gold to rRead full newsRead More

Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos will commit $10 billion to fund scient...Read full newsRead More