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

Production and sales were down about 20 percent last year at the only active, large-scale gold mine in the Black Hills, according to reports filed with state regulators.Read full newsRead More

May 30, 2019 (Investorideas.com via COMTEX) -- Point Roberts, WA and Delta, BC - May 30, 2019 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a global...Read full newsRead More

Montr?(C)al, Qu?(C)bec - June 04, 2019 - Siyata Mobile Inc. (the "Company" or "Siyata") (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX:SYATF), a leading provider of in-vehicle communication devices, is pleased to announce the Uniden (R) UV350 in-vehicle mounted phablet is FirstNet ReadyTM, making it tested and approved for use with services on the FirstNet communications platform.FirstNet is built with AT&T in a public-pri...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices rose on Monday in Asia amid worries over Mexico and escalating trade tension between China and the U.S.Gold futures for June delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, was up 0.4% at $1,316.45 per ounce by 12:45 AM ET (04:45 GMT).The Trump administration announced on Thursday it will impose a 5% tariff on all imported goods from Mexico b...Read More

Gold was down a couple of dollars to US$1,323 an ounce earlier, while palladium was worth $1,306/oz on the spot market, as macro uncertainties continue.In London, SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has recovered about half the value shed last week, having tumbled on local media reporting Ecuador was moving towards holding a referendum on mining in some areas.SolGold has said there was no indication its tenure wa...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Junior mining is badly in need of a policy framework that will kickstart activity, mining luminary Bernard Swanepoel said on Tuesday.Speaking to a packed 2019 Junior Indaba conference for explorers, developers and investors in junior mining, Swanepoel outlined how he had boldly stepped into the world of entrepreneurial junior mining after many years in the c...Read More

Although the S&P 500 is still up almost 10% year to date, it's dropped roughly 5.7% in the last month. So as we approach 2019's halfway mark, you might be feeling like things are turning a bit and it might not be another "sit back and relax" kind of year... one where things just keep going up on autopilot. Well, here's how I look at it...What Can You Control?As investors, we should always reme...Read More

Fifteen months ago, Pembridge Resources (LON: PERE) agreed to acquire Capstone Mining's (TSX: CS) Minto mine in the Yukon for US$37.5 million in cash and a 9.9% equity stake in its company.But the U.K.-based company couldn't come up with the money to seal the deal, so Capstone put the copper-gold-silver mine, 240 km north of Whitehorse, on care and maintenance.This week, a new agreement was reache...Read More

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - The following is an edited excerpt of Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC; US-OTC: LUCRF) president and CEO Eira Thomas interviewed 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.Thomas discusses the big picture for mining companies today, includin...Read More

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - The following is a transcript of SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LON: SOLG) CEO Nicholas Mather's remarks at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K., as he accepted in person his Northern Miner "Mining Person of the Year" Award for 2018, first announced in March 2019.__________________Thank you to The Northern Miner and Her Excellency, the High C...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The world’s top 40 mining companies continued to consolidate their performance of the past several years by delivering steady growth in 2018, PwC’s ‘Mine 2019’ report, published on Tuesday, states.Combined, these companies’ revenue had increased by 8% year-on-year, which PwC says was buoyed by higher commodity prices and margina...Read More

Lithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesFinally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoNot talking so much about honest errors of fact, spelling mistakes or stupid sentence constructions not picked up by copy editors.Read More

417 to 3. Imagine a vote like that today in Congress.Well, it happened with the SECURE Act. On the surface, the bill in question seems like a no-brainer.Look under the hood, though, and you'll see what is really going on.While parts of it may help, the real push behind this is undoubtedly setting up the financial industry to secure itself a bigger slice of everyone's pie.In yet another groan-worth...Read More

The top five gainers on the TSX last week were Eldorado Gold, TMAC Resources, Harte Gold, Osisko Mining and Silver Bear Resources.Read full newsRead More

<teaser>Friday's trading session was bearish, as the broad stock market broke below its Wednesday's daily low following the ongoing trade war fears. The S&P 500 index fell the lowest since March the 11th and it got close to the 1,750 mark. Will the downtrend continue today?</teaser>Briefly:<briefly>Intraday trade: The S&P 500 index lost 1.3% after opening 0.8% lower on Fr...Read More

Eike Batista says that the sudden downfall of his oil company offers a cautionary tale for Tesla investors.Read full newsRead More

This podcast is part of our 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 joined live in-studio by one of the Canadian business community's most respected and experienced names - Richard Carleton - Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Secur...Read More

On May 30, 2019 Crop Infrastructure (CROP.C) announced that Elite Ventures (in which CROP holds a 49% interest) has partnered with its licensee The Hempire Company to enter into a supply agreement with Bioscience Enterprises - a California-based CBD isolate distribution company. To review, Crop's biz model is to loan capital to purchase real estate, ...Read full newsRead More

Gold futures prices are up $45 in the last two trading days, bursting through the $1300 Maginot Line, and surging to the highest since March (in USDollars).Read full newsRead More

The Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) has appointed Kendra Johnston as president and CEO, effective June 13, 2019.Johnston is a professional geologist and mining executive with over 15 years of experience in various facets of the mineral exploration and mining industry. In addition to corporate board experience, she is a tireless industry advocate working extensively with non-profits as a...Read More