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

There's a little bit more uncertainty around the Fed's decision this time than what's normally seenFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are pointing to a positive open this morning, trading cautiously above fair value. The trading action likely won't pick up in a major way until after the Fed's policy decision this afternoon, while investors will also be tuning in for the post-meeting...Read More

Options traders need to target stocks making fast, aggressive moves in the right directionHere at Schaeffer's Investment Research, we specialize in options trading. Even though an option contract's value is based off the stock price, a successful stock picker is not certain to be a profitable options trader. The main difference is that options have expiration dates. An options trader, therefore, n...Read More

TORONTO/LONDON (Reuters) - Ahead of Tuesday's deadline for Barrick Gold Corp to make a firm buyout bid for its Acacia Mining unit, a gold rally has eroded, but not eliminated, a discount and big Acacia shareholders say they still oppose the offer.Barrick must either firm up its proposal to acquireRead full newsRead More

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Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to announce that it has commenced a program of follow-up core drilling targeting extensions of the newly discovered Hurricane zone uranium mineralization at its 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property") in the Eastern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.HighlightsDrilling has begun with the collaring of drill hole LE19...Read More

"Had a very good telephone conversation with President Xi of China," US president Donald Trump tweeted earlier, saying the countries' teams would begin talks prior to the pair's meeting at G20 in Japan next week.Markets across the globe closed higher yesterday and were mostly set for a positive start today.Among the bigger moves by mining stocks on equity markets, Cobalt 27 Capital Corp (TSXV: KBL...Read More

Shamiso Mtisi, the Zimbabwean lawyer who heads the Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition (CSC), who addressed the Opening Session of the Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting (KPI) in Mumbai, India, emphasized that the discussions on the broadening of the KP scope, meaning the broadening of the term 'conflict diamonds' to included human rights violations, should not raise anx...Read More

The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) GemLab Ltd will be taking part 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). Led by company director Omar Wahid Hatta and chief gemmologist Dietmar Schwarz, ICA GemLab will offer its Premium Report at the show, with the express ser...Read More

The Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) announced the opening ff its 10th Annual International Pearl Design Competition (IPDC) today, complete with an exciting collaboration with a prominent retailer to showcase and sell winning designs. The contest is open today through October 4, 2019. The CPAA celebrates pearls of all varieties, so it encourages seasoned and award-winning artists and b...Read More

HRD Antwerp announced its expansion into the UK market with the opening of a new drop-off point in London's Hatton Garden,saying that it is to help combat the proliferation of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs). "The supply of laboratory grown diamonds is ever increasing. As a result, jewelers are unknowingly selling jewelry which features a mix of natural and lab-grown diamonds. HRD Antwerp is pleas...Read More

Sarine Technologies Ltd. has begun offering jewelry suppliers and retailers a "new, simple, automated and extremely cost-effective imaging and visualization service with interactive personalization functionality." The Israeli start-up Verto has developed an innovative imaging solution that generates high quality interactive video displays, derived automatically from but a handful of images capture...Read More

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will be taking part 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). GIA will give show attendees the opportunity to see live demonstrations of its newest instruments: The GIA iD100???EUR? ? gem-testing device, the GIA UV Lamp and Viewing Cabin...Read More

WINDHOEK – Five African commercial banks have partnered in a $375-million financing deal to build a new diamond mining vessel for a subsidiary of Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers.Nedbank Namibia, RMB Namibia, Standard Bank, ABSA and Bank Windhoek agreed to provide 80% of the funding for the ship, which will be the world's largest of its type.AdvertisementDebmarine Namibia - a 5...Read More

Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsThe highly regarded junior has welcomed Lundin Mining Corporation as both a major shareholder (14.3%) and potentially as a joint venture partner at the 100%-owned Stellar project, aptly named for the porphyry copper-gold potential identified at Saturn, Mars, Gemini and Jupiter.PolarX's summer exploration focus will be on two key pro...Read More

Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsThe major can earn up to 80% of Janice Lake by spending C$30 million (US$22.3 million) on exploration over three years and paying Forum a total of $640,000, under an agreement struck last month.Read More

Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsPolice fired rubber bullets and tear gas as workers tried to block access to the site, Reuters reported.In a translated joint statement, Sindicatos 1, 2 and 3 said workers were "violently repressed" when trying to set up a camp, adding 12 had been detained.Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicals"The repres...Read More

Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsAddressing the South Australian government's annual Copper to the World conference in Adelaide yesterday, Santiago-based CRU Consulting principal analyst, Erik Heimlich, said the copper price at itsRead More

When planning on how much to save for retirement, you first need to know how much you'll spend. The general rule is that you'll need 70% to 80% of your pre-retirement income to maintain your standard of living. However, a recent study found that nearly two in five (39%) retirees are spending more than they had expected. With that in mind, there are at least five things you might spend more on once...Read More

In less than 18 months since acquiring the DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho, Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) has upgraded 90% of its global resource from the inferred to the measured and indicated category, and the company is on track to complete a preliminary economic assessment before the end of September."We were able to upgrade the resource to measured and indicated without l...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 landscapeSPONSOREDatricoI do often wonder what I would do with my time if I didn't drink quite so much. But, try as I might, I have yet to come up with any ideas that woul...Read More