The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

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

These gold stocks are among the best investments in the sector.Read full newsRead More

GameStop reported a loss and revenue that were worse than analysts' estimates The shares of retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) are looking to snap their five-day win streak that lead up to their second-quarter earnings, after reporting a per-share loss of $0.32 -- wider than the $0.21 loss predicted by analysts -- and worse-than-expected revenue. The firm also lowered its 2019 outlook. In response...Read More

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Wall Street is watching Trump's Twitter feed this morning, too Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are modestly above fair value this morning, after the blue-chip index muscled to a fifth straight win on Tuesday. This comes after China's Finance Ministry unveiled a list of U.S. goods exempt from retaliatory tariffs, including cancer drugs and pesticides. Traders are also eyeing the latest p...Read More

This S&P ratio just surpassed its highest level ever, and some fear a reversal could spell trouble for stocksThere seemed to be a significant change in the market on Monday, as investors bailed on the growth and momentum names which had outperformed for some time, and flooded into more stable value stocks. Specifically, the S&P 500 Growth Index fell 0.7% on Monday, while the Value Index gained 0.8...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Norra Metals Corp. (TSX-V:NORA) is pleased to announce a private placement offering for the sale of up to 15,000,000 units (each, a "Unit") at the issue price of $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $ 750,000. Each Unit shall comprise of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant, where each whole warrant (a "Warrant") may be exercised to purchase a fur...Read More

Ontario is one step closer to making the Ring of Fire a reality.Rick Gregford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs, announced in August that the province would work directly with First Nation communities to develop infrastructure that unlocks the mineral-rich region in northern Ontario.Establishing bilateral agreements with individual First Nation...Read More

Meanwhile, Citigroup has forecast the gold price may rise above US$2,000 an ounce in the next two years, Bloomberg reported.Gold hit a six-year high of $1,557.11/oz on the spot market earlier this month but was last trading about $1,490/oz, as markets await looming European and US central bank decisions.Back at Bullfrog, CEO David Beling said: "We are extremely pleased with the dual listing t...Read More

"I think the gold price will continue to improve, at least in terms of increased investment demand, because there is chaos across the globe," he told Mining Journal during the Precious Metals SummitRead More

The financials included contributions from the Atlantis Group books, which Master bought at the back end of last year, to help deliver a modest 4% lift in revenues to US$70 million.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Despite an anticipated 9 percent increase in demand for platinum in 2019, demand for the precious metal for jewelry fell 5 percent in the second quarter of the year.Demand for platinum for jewelry fell 30 koz year-on-year. The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) said this drop was due to a continued decline in Chinese demand.WPIC said total platinum supply is expected to...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The price of gold could reach $2,000 within the next two years - a record high - according to New York-based Citigroup. The surge is due to fading US economic growth, interest rates cuts, uncertainty about the upcoming presidential elections and a weakening economy. According to the World Gold Council, strong central bank buying is also boosting gold prices. Prices last passed the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa's combined rough and polished diamond sales totalled $181.8 million in August. Rough diamond sales by value amounted to $180.2 million with polished diamond sales falling to just $1.5 million. Despite the second-weakest month of the year, the results were an improvement on July when total sales totalled $170.5 million. For the first time since 2010, August sales outperf...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipWhite Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limited"We are looking at about 30 months to get to a construction decision driven by the permitting process.Read More

Stellar result for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe company said it had struck a deal with local family owners to acquire the remaining 49% of the central Marimaca 1-23 claim, part of the Marimaca project, for US$12 million in cash, certainRead More

As varied as people are, they usually have common wishes. I mean, who wouldn't love to win the lottery or have a beach body no matter what they ate, right?This holds true when it comes to the lifestyle people envision for their retirement.When it comes to their post-work years. many people plan to use the extra time to visit loved ones, or get elbows-deep in their beloved hobbies. One woman I met...Read More

BURITICA, COLOMBIA - It has been one year since The Northern Miner last toured the Buritica gold project, and the interim has been a critical period for Continental Gold (TSX: CNL)."We're fully permitted and on schedule for 2020 production," says Donald Gray, Continental's chief operating officer, on a spring site visit, 65 km northwest of Medellin in Colombia's Antioquia department.Next to a gold...Read More

White Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion minerals"He has changed a lot of the rules, released a lot of permits"SPONSOREDI am not entirely sure when it happened - and to be fair it was probably not a violent epiphany pe se bu...Read More

Zimbabwe’s State-owned Minerals Marketing Corporation opened a 316 000 ct diamond auction, which will close at the end of the week, an official said.“This is the third auction we have conducted this year as there were some administrative issues which were taking place within the organization," MMCZ’s GM Tongai Muzenda said by phone on Wednesday. The last auction was held in...Read More

White Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion minerals"He has changed a lot of the rules, released a lot of permits"SPONSOREDThe Vancouver-based company has reported more wide gold intercepts this year as it continues to expand t...Read More