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

MarketWatch.com reported that "China is unlikely to surpass the U.S. in retail sales this year as previously expected thanks to the damaging effect of the current trade conflict between the two powers, but that milestone is likely to happen in 2021." MarketWatch said that a recent forecast made and published the research company eMarketer had said that it was expecting China retail sales to domina...Read More

Amish Shah, founder and owner of ALTR Created Diamonds, will be leading a panel entitled 'Lab Grown Diamonds (LGDs): Challenges and Opportunities'. at the Gem & Jewellery Conclave (GJC) Manthan on July 2, 2019. The discussion will be held from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Hotel Sahara Star in Mumbai, India. Now in its second year, GJC Manthan is an event that brings together 27 industry...Read More

Brent Eiseb, a 24-year veteran of the diamond industry who has risen through the ranks of the Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) who was recently appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer, gave an extensive interview to the Windhoek Observer, saying that in the previous 11 years since the establishment of Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC), the firm has successfully executed its mandate...Read More

For the ninth consecutive year, Jewelers of America (JA) members met with key lawmakers to discuss trade and tax concerns during its annual advocacy visit to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 19. As in past years, the delegation was led by the Jewelers of America Political Action Committee (JAPAC) . The delegation met with a number of key lawmakers and congressional staff - including Senator To...Read More

Various news US sources have reported that the pearl and gemstone wholesaler Tara Jewels LLC has filed for Chapter 11 protection in a New York bankruptcy court. The company claims more than $10 million in liabilities. The American subsidiary of its Indian parent Tara Jewels Ltd. is said to have about $1 million in assets. Its liabilities, however, are set from an amount of $10 million to as much a...Read More

White Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corpThe company said it had received permits to expand the tailings dam facility and conduct further surface exploration drilling at its polymetallic Yauricocha mine in Peru.Sierra has been looking for a rebound after a first quarter marred by a 12-day strike at Yauricocha, slower-than-expected ramp-ups at its...Read More

Greenland shines brightly in the rare earth spotlightSPONSOREDgreenland minerals'When top miners commit to an aspiration, that does trickle down'SPONSOREDdeloitteBlack Rock readies for race to graphite productionSPONSOREDblack rock miningE25 powering towards Butcherbird PFSSPONSOREDelement 25The death toll at the Katanga mine is said to have risen from 19 to 43, with the illegal miners wor...Read More

Our monetary system is broken. It's given us low growth, a shrinking job force, inequality beyond what a healthy economy would produce, inefficiency, and the unnatural growth of finance as a portion of the economy. Our aging Federal Reserve System starves both small businesses and Silicon Valley of the capital needed to grow jobs and wages.Fed policy translates into zero-interest-rate loans for th...Read More

I've been self-employed for the last decade and I've been doing my own taxes for as long as I've had income so I've learned an awful lot about both things over the years.Now, after recently getting a letter from the IRS regarding my 2018 return, I have some new insights to share with you about where the two areas intersect - specifically why the advantages of a special retirement plans for busines...Read More

Greenland shines brightly in the rare earth spotlightSPONSOREDgreenland minerals'When top miners commit to an aspiration, that does trickle down'SPONSOREDdeloitteBlack Rock readies for race to graphite productionSPONSOREDblack rock miningE25 powering towards Butcherbird PFSSPONSOREDelement 25Citi, in a report titled ‘Drilling down into Winu', arrived at a preliminary conclusion that...Read More

The death toll at the Katanga mine is said to have risen from 19 to 43, with the illegal miners working in two galleries that caved in on Thursday in benches overlooking the excavation area. Glencore owns 86.3% of Katanga Mining (TSX: KAT), which runs the mine through its 75%-owned Kamoto Copper Company in a joint venture with state-owned Gécamines.Glencore has said up to 2,000 illegal arti...Read More

The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) is launching a global awareness campaign to differentiate, in the IDE's verbiage, "fake from real." The campaign consists of several short videos that will be released during the coming weeks and will be promoted through digital marketing channels. The message of the campaign is "In a fake world, real things are rare," and tells the story of the natural diam...Read More

On June 10, 2019, I told you to get into gold now.The second half of the year is upon us and so is the new gold bull market we've all been waiting for.I'll be honest, I'm a bit giddy. Not only because the new gold bull market is here, not because gold is past $1,400/oz. and breaking out in all currencies, not because there isn't a lot of resistance between $1,400 and $1,550, but because despite a...Read More

Polymetal building with good momentumSPONSOREDpolymetal international"We're an active explorer in a very prospective part of WA and we're concentrating on our gold assets, where we think there is good potential for the discovery of a new resource," managing director Lachlan Reynolds told RESOURCEStocks.The focus on gold is a return to the company's namesake inspiration, the prolific Golden Mile at...Read More

Jun 27, 2019 (TheNewswire.ca via COMTEX) -- (via TheNewswire) VANCOUVER, CANADA - TheNewswire - June 27th, 2019: Sitka Gold Corp. (SIG) (the...Read full newsRead More

Jun 27, 2019 (TheNewswire.ca via COMTEX) -- (via TheNewswire) VANCOUVER, CANADA - TheNewswire - June 27th, 2019: Sitka Gold Corp. (SIG) (the...Read full newsRead More

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A financial re-set could lead to the biggest political event in decades.The American financial system may be headed towards a crisis, unlike anything the U.S. has seen in the last 50 yearsOne financial guru is predicting a political event that could "reset" the financial system in ways that many Americans will never predict -- and it could lead to "a national nightmare."With growing inequality cau...Read More

Americans' very way of life could be threatened, according to the man who predicted the downfall of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.No one believed Porter Stansberry years ago when he said the world's largest mortgage bankers (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) would soon go bankrupt.And no one believed him when he said GM would fall apart... or that the same would happen to General Growth Properties (America...Read More

David Becker23 hours ago (Jun 28, 2019 1:36 AM GMT)Gold prices rebounded on Thursday, ahead of Saturday’s meeting between President Trump and President Xi. Expectations are for the two to agree to restart discussions toward a trade deal. Both sides have cautioned market participants not to get too exuberant.  US jobless claims rose more than expected putting downward pressure on US yie...Read More