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

The Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF) will be participating in the Gemmological Laboratories Zone at the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, June 20 to 23, at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). At the June Fair, SSEF will present GemTrack???EUR? ?, a service linking cut stones to the rough stones from which they originated using gemological techniques. According to th...Read More

The immense pressure to achieve production targets occasionally means that maintenance practices are difficult to implement in the mining industry and are often time based. Therefore, mines are looking for solutions to improve maintenance management, says Finnish industrial machinery company Metso Africa market area sales support VP Scott Pringle. “Our clients are looking for innovative ways...Read More

A total of 77 cooperatives in Angola have been authorised to explore for and mine diamonds, stated an official announcement at the end of last month. The authorisations were issued by the State-owned Endiama diamond mining company. The information was released by ‘Operation Transparency’ Forward Command spokesperson, Commissioner António José Bernardo. Operation Transpar...Read More

LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has entered into a binding agreement with Pro Civil for the sale of 100% of the share capital of Gem Diamonds Botswana (GDB), which holds the Ghaghoo diamond mine, which has been on care and maintenance since March 2017.Under the share sale agreement, Pro Civil will make a one-off upfront payment of $5.4-million for the share capital of GDB. Gem Diamonds will use the s...Read More

Strongbow reviving age-old Cornwall tin mining traditionSPONSOREDstrongbow explorationLithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumFinally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoE25 powering towards Butcherbird PFSSPONSOREDelement 25President and CEO Luis Tondo said Coro had discovered new, multiple high-grade zones within the oxide zone at surface, and for the first time was s...Read More

Since the 1970s, relationship experts have popularized the notion of "empty nest syndrome," a term used to characterize feelings of deep sadness, angst, and loneliness parents sometimes feel when the last child leaves home.Several books and blogs have been written to help parents deal with the transition. Simon & Schuster even published a "Chicken Soup for the Soul" dedicated to empty nesters....Read More

SANTIAGO, CHILE - In a landmark ruling, Argentina's Supreme Court has upheld radical legislation to protect the country's glaciers, with major implications for the mining industry.The 2012 law aims to ban all harmful activity from glacial and peri-glacial environments identified through a nationwide survey.Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and the pro-mining government of San Juan province had su...Read More

Strongbow reviving age-old Cornwall tin mining traditionSPONSOREDstrongbow explorationLithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumE25 powering towards Butcherbird PFSSPONSOREDelement 25Finally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoFocus is such a highly regarded corporate attribute, its meaning is often stretched beyond any recognisable literal meaning to simultaneously accom...Read More

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - The following is an edited excerpt of an interview with Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) president and CEO Eira Thomas, carried out by Dean MacPherson, head of business development for global mining at TMX Group, at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House in London, U.K., on May 22, 2019. Dean MacPherson: Tell us about Lucara. These are exciting times...Read More

CSIRO spinout NextOre this week confirmed it had raised A$2 million of private funding to expand manufacturing and sales of its Magnetic Resonance (MR) ore sorting sensor system. WorleyParsons investment offshoot Advisian Digital has apparently increased its investment in NextOre.Investment broker and advisor RFC Ambrian, a partner in the business, said the founding shareholders had been joined in...Read More

I'll be the first one to tell you that I missed the first cryptocurrency boom.It's one of the worst investing decisions I never made, and I don't intend to make the same mistake again.It wasn't that I didn't know about crypto, I just didn't understand it. And rarely - if ever - do I invest in things I don't understand; sometimes to a fault.This was back in January 2011, and I had already heard rum...Read More

Jerome Powell dangled the morsel yesterday - rate cuts are on the way.And like Pavlov's famously conditioned dogs, Wall Street heard the opening bell this morning... and began drooling.The major indexes were instantly up and away.They lost momentum after the president intimated he may take a swing at Iran for downing a U.S. drone."You'll soon find out" was his response when asked if the U.S. would...Read More

It was the Dow's highest close since early MayThe Dow cruised to a comfortable win today, its third straight and highest close since May 3. As expected, the Fed left interest rates unchanged, and dovish post-meeting comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell fueled speculation that a rate cut is imminent at the July meeting. Of note, the central bank removed the word "patient" from its statement, and P...Read More

Uber stock was turned away at its IPO price earlierUber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) stock is trading up 1.7% at $44.61 this afternoon, heading for its third straight win. However, this rally ran out of steam earlier at $45 -- site of the ride-sharing service's initial public offering (IPO) -- and one options trader today appears to be positioning for a sharper retreat from here in the near term.U...Read More

Options traders are swarming AXTA and JBL stocksStocks are floating above breakeven, with all eyes turned towards the Fed's decision to hold rates steady. Three other stocks capturing investors' attention today arevehicle coating concern Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE:AXTA), marijuana name CannTrustHoldings Inc (NYSE:CTST), and electronic manufacturer Jabil Inc (NYSE:JBL). Here's a look at what'...Read More

SHOP shares have been on fireShopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP) is hosting its investor day today, and the event has sparked a roughly 5% move in the shares, which have hit an all-time high of $320.68. The e-commerce solutions provider unveiled new products, and its stock now sports a year-to-date lead of more than 131%. This price action has been met with accelerated call trading from options players. The t...Read More

Both names tend to struggle in the summer monthsUpbeat U.S.-China trade headlines fueled buying on Wall Street on Tuesday, lifting Chinese stocks Bilibili Inc (NASDAQ:BILI) and IQIYI Inc (NASDAQ:IQ). However, both names are down today, and, unlike cloud concern Twilio (TWLO), seasonality suggests the shares of BILI and IQ could be headed even lower -- a move some speculators have been bracing for....Read More

ENR has been in a long-term downtrendThe shares of Energizer Holdings Inc (NYSE:ENR) traded at a three-year low earlier of $38.31, and were last seen down 5.2% at $39.64, Today's move lower is the result of a downgrade to "underweight" from "neutral" at J.P. Morgan Securities, which also cut its price target to $36 from $45. The brokerage firm cited declining sell-through rates following the compa...Read More

What to expect after the quick-and-dirty rally, if past is prologueAs of the close on Monday, June 17, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) had rallied more than 5% in the course of 10 sessions, powered by trade optimism and talk of a Fed rate cut. The last time the index enjoyed such a quick-and-dirty rally was in early January, but the signals that sounded in 2018 preceded bearish stretches for the SPX in th...Read More

This podcast is part of our Cannabis Sector CEO interview series, and our mission going forward is to help listeners and investors understand more about investment opportunities in the public marketplace. Stockhouse Media's Dave Jackson was recently joined live in-studio by company CEO Chris Rebentisch and Company President & USA VP of Sales Ester Vigil of 1933 Industries (C.TGIF, OTC: TGIFF...Read More