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

This morning's jobs data badly missed expectationsFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are trading above fair value, as stocks try to build off their best day in months on Tuesday. However, investors this morning were greeted by a bad miss in the ADP employment report, with just 27,000 private payrolls added in May, compared to 173,000 expected -- potentially adding to recent fears of...Read More

Sibanye-Stillwater said on Wednesday about 3,450 jobs would be lost in the proposed restructuring of the South African company's gold mining operations, following financial losses at some of its mines since 2017.The number of job losses is lower than a February forecast that put layoffs at about 5,870 employees and 800 contractors.The precious metal miner said it had concluded talks with stakehold...Read More

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

The world's 40 largest mining companies showed steady growth in 2018 and consolidated the positive performance they had over the past several years, a new report by PwC revealed.In its Mine 2019: Resourcing the future report, the multinational professional services network states that, as a group, the top 40 mining firms increased revenue by 8% to $683 billion, buoyed by higher commodity prices an...Read More

The world's 40 largest mining companies showed steady growth in 2018 and consolidated the positive performance they had over the past several years, a new report by PwC revealed.In its Mine 2019: Resourcing the future report, the multinational professional services network states that, as a group, the top 40 mining firms increased revenue by 8% to $683 billion, buoyed by higher commodity prices an...Read More

Volatility could ramp up in the near termI'm old enough to remember when there was only one expiration date per month available for options on stocks. It was the third Friday of each month. That's still the most heavily traded expiration date, but with weekly expiration dates now available on so many stocks, there's less focus on how the third Friday of the month affects stocks. This month, howeve...Read More

The Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines has issued 10 exploration permits to Golden Share Resources (TSXV: GSH) for drilling targets within the Ogoki project and the Kagiami project, located in the Wabassi and Albany River area of the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario, Canada.Ogoki and Kagiami sit 200 kilometres southwest of DeBeers' Victor diamond mine, approximately 150 kilometres sou...Read More

The Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines has issued 10 exploration permits to Golden Share Resources (TSXV: GSH) for drilling targets within the Ogoki project and the Kagiami project, located in the Wabassi and Albany River area of the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario, Canada.Ogoki and Kagiami sit 200 kilometres southwest of DeBeers' Victor diamond mine, approximately 150 kilometres sou...Read More

The Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines has issued 10 exploration permits to Golden Share Resources (TSXV: GSH) for drilling targets within the Ogoki project and the Kagiami project, located in the Wabassi and Albany River area of the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario, Canada.Ogoki and Kagiami sit 200 kilometres southwest of DeBeers' Victor diamond mine, approximately 150 kilometres sou...Read More

The Vice President of Ecuador, Otto Sonnenholzner, and the Minister of Energy and Non-renewable Natural Resources, Carlos P?(C)rez, presented the country's new Public Mining Policy, with the focus on supporting large-scale operations and investments, and eradicating illegal mining.The announcement was made during a visit to the southern Zamora Chinchipe province, where Lundin Gold's (TSX:LUG) flag...Read More

The Vice President of Ecuador, Otto Sonnenholzner, and the Minister of Energy and Non-renewable Natural Resources, Carlos P?(C)rez, presented the country's new Public Mining Policy, with the focus on supporting large-scale operations and investments, and eradicating illegal mining.The announcement was made during a visit to the southern Zamora Chinchipe province, where Lundin Gold's (TSX:LUG) flag...Read More

The Vice President of Ecuador, Otto Sonnenholzner, and the Minister of Energy and Non-renewable Natural Resources, Carlos P?(C)rez, presented the country's new Public Mining Policy, with the focus on supporting large-scale operations and investments, and eradicating illegal mining.The announcement was made during a visit to the southern Zamora Chinchipe province, where Lundin Gold's (TSX:LUG) flag...Read More

As drones become a familiar sight, they will also become a new avenue for businesses to investigate incidents and law enforcement to solve crimes.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to announce it has expanded its 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property"), home to the Hurricane uranium zone. The Hurricane zone is a new discovery of high-grade uranium mineralization located in the prolific eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan.Through staking on May 28th, 2019, the Company added a contiguous...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee") is pleased to announce the completion of the integration of its Mesh API intelligent content distribution platform with Bed Bath & Beyond and Buy Buy Baby, further expanding its list of Venzee Certified retailers.Venzee's channel partners can now connect their clients directly to Bed Bath & Beyond through Ve...Read More

With The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House in London, U.K., in May, attendees were treated to contrasting visions for the gold mining industry put forward by three gold mining leaders.Mark Bristow, president and CEO of Barrick Gold, said his company focuses on the quality of its orebodies, stating: "The principle of any mining is: your revenue is in your orebody. If y...Read More

Gold was trading close to US$1,326 an ounce earlier, its highest point since late February.Meanwhile, China has issued a travel advisory on the US and is closely studying proposals to establish rare earth export controls, Bloomberg reported.Late yesterday, the US Commerce Department outlined a strategy to secure supply of critical minerals, including improving the government's understanding of dom...Read More

When you're in the checkout line, what goes through your mind?Do you think about how much available credit you have on each of your cards, then choose the one with the smallest debt? Do you think about the value of the product you're about to buy versus the opportunity cost of using those dollars elsewhere? Or do you simply pull out whatever card is closest in your wallet, and spend? The choices w...Read More

We have a treat for gold investors this episode, with a moderated conversation between two deep-thinkers who are executives of leading, Canadian intermediate gold miners: Steve Letwin, president and CEO of Iamgold; and Peter Marrone, executive chairman of Yamana Gold.Moderated by senior staff writer Trish Saywell, the free-wheeling discussion was recorded live at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mini...Read More

After setting up Sulliden Exploration in 1995 and opening an office in Lima in 1996, Jacques Trottier wrote a personal check in 2002 to acquire a property from a family in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru.Trottier was interested in the property based on historical data and then reinterpreted it to determine that there was potential for a multi-million-ounce gold deposit. His theory turned out...Read More