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

Scientists at the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory created ultra-low density gold, silver and copper foams to give physicists better X-ray sources to employ in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.This facility is a large laser-based inertial confinement fusion research device that uses lasers to heat and compress a small amount of hydrogen fuel with the goal of inducing nuclear...Read More

Scientists at the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory created ultra-low density gold, silver and copper foams to give physicists better X-ray sources to employ in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.This facility is a large laser-based inertial confinement fusion research device that uses lasers to heat and compress a small amount of hydrogen fuel with the goal of inducing nuclear...Read More

Scientists at the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory created ultra-low density gold, silver and copper foams to give physicists better X-ray sources to employ in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.This facility is a large laser-based inertial confinement fusion research device that uses lasers to heat and compress a small amount of hydrogen fuel with the goal of inducing nuclear...Read More

We highlight four gold mining ETFs and stocks that have led the market in May.Read full newsRead More

We highlight four gold mining ETFs and stocks that have led the market in May.Read full newsRead More

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) made its mark at JCK Las Vegas with a panel discussion on responsibility and trust in the jewelry supply chain. The panel's members were: [photo - from left] Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director at RJC; Raj Metha, Director at Rosy Blue NV; Erik Jens, CEO at LuxuryFintech.com; Gina Drosos, CEO at Signet Jewelers; Jeff Corey, Owner of Day's Jeweler...Read More

Organized by the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI), the Israel Diamond Pavilion will be in the diamond area in Hall 3BC. As in previous years, it will include a spacious lounge, this time in a new and modern design, with refreshments served throughout the day. Convenient "Get Diamonds" terminals will enable buyers to search a computerized database in both English and Chinese of all goods offered by I...Read More

Ritani, a vertically integrated, technology-minded jewelry company launched Virtual Shelf at JCK Las Vegas. Virtual Shelf is a white-label application and sales vehicle that "re-imagines how jewelers sell, and customers shop for engagement rings, diamonds, and jewelry." Like its various competitors, Ritani sought to overcome one of the brick-and-mortar retail jewelers' most urgent dilemmas, i...Read More

Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Signs with CDE.Coeur Mining Inc. (CDE) is strongly positioned to benefit from this trend for several reasons.First, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas S. Whelan purchased 25,000 ordinary shares of the company for an average price ofRead full newsRead More

Have you run up a huge hospital bill that you're having difficulty paying? The stress can be overwhelming, especially while you're recovering from a complicated procedure and feeling like you've been hit by a truck. But you're not alone… The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that 43 million Americans have overdue medical debt on their credit reports. You may have already ple...Read More

Half a day south of the N40 highway in Pakistan, the main road heading west to Iran through the Balochistan desert, lies the Ras Koh mountain range. Steep, rugged mountains with little or no forest cover cut by deeply incised nallas, or dry stream beds, which you don't want to be stuck in when it rains.Not that it rains very often. I was there in 1997 prospecting for porphyry copper systems, hot o...Read More

I read headlines all day and focus extensively, if not exclusively, on gold. If gold is the best form of money (it is), and if gold had unique properties as money (it does; it's the only form of money that is not also debt), then gold is well worth the focus.With that said, it's hard to surprise me on the subject. After a while, you think you've seen it all. Yet, there are exceptions. This headlin...Read More

12 dead. 5 injured.That's the toll of the recent shooting in Virginia Beach, which took place on Friday, May 31 at a municipal building.The shooter was an employee of the city. All of the victims in the incident were either city employees or contractors. Six of the victims were employees of the city's public utilities department, which is the same department the shooter belonged to.Just hours befo...Read More

Gold surged sharply over this past week or so, nearing a major bull-market breakout! Nearly everyone was surprised by this violent awakening, which erupted suddenly as gold languished around year-to-date lows. If this dramatic rally has staying power, gold has good odds of achieving decisive new bull-market highs. That would change everything psychologically, ushering gold and its miners...Read More

Gold surged sharply over this past week or so, nearing a major bull-market breakout! Nearly everyone was surprised by this violent awakening, which erupted suddenly as gold languished around year-to-date lows. If this dramatic rally has staying power, gold has good odds of achieving decisive new bull-market highs. That would change everything psychologically, ushering gold and its miners...Read More

This was the Dow's fourth straight triple-digit gain and longest win streak since JanuaryThe Dow scored a 264-point win today to close out a perfect week, with its five-day winning streak marking the longest January. This was the blue-chip index's fourth-straight triple-digit gain, as weak jobs data fueled speculation that a Fed rate cut is imminent. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump earlier twee...Read More

US stock markets just enjoyed their best week of the year on speculation that the Federal Reserve would once again ride to the rescue of equities and inflate asset prices by cutting rates.The S&P 500 index is sporting double digit percentage gains so far this year. Meanwhile, the S&P GSCI All Commodities index is down 14% over the past year.Apart from all things gold, Incrementum's 13th annual In...Read More

US stock markets just enjoyed their best week of the year on speculation that the Federal Reserve would once again ride to the rescue of equities and inflate asset prices by cutting rates.The S&P 500 index is sporting double digit percentage gains so far this year. Meanwhile, the S&P GSCI All Commodities index is down 14% over the past year.Apart from all things gold, Incrementum's 13th annual In...Read More

US stock markets just enjoyed their best week of the year on speculation that the Federal Reserve would once again ride to the rescue of equities and inflate asset prices by cutting rates.The S&P 500 index is sporting double digit percentage gains so far this year. Meanwhile, the S&P GSCI All Commodities index is down 14% over the past year.Apart from all things gold, Incrementum's 13th annual In...Read More

Goldspot Discoveries (TSXV: SPOT) announced Friday a signed service agreement with Pacton Gold (CVE: PAC) to use Goldspot's A.I. and machine learning tools to evaluate and identify possible mineral and drill targets on Pacton's Red Lake, Ontario property. "We believe Red Lake's ground is ripe for a technological revolution" - Goldspot CEOGoldspot has been granted a 0.5% smelter roy...Read More