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

Already legal in 30 states, the tide is turning for medical marijuana.It seems like everyone is looking for a way to make money from the legal marijuana boom...But many don't want to roll the dice and risk their hard-earned money on a penny stock, or spend hours learning how to buy shares of a grower on some Canadian exchange.But there is good news.Marijuana profit-sharing plans are here, and one...Read More

A financial re-set could lead to the biggest political event in decades.The American financial system may be headed towards a crisis, unlike anything the U.S. has seen in the last 50 yearsOne financial guru is predicting a political event that could "reset" the financial system in ways that many Americans will never predict -- and it could lead to "a national nightmare."With growing inequality cau...Read More

Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis. Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2019 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intellig...Read More

Shareholders of both precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) and struggling rival Lonmin (LON:LMI) approved on Tuesday the planned merger of the companies, effectively creating the world's largest platinum producer and the second-biggest palladium miner.Sibanye-Stillwater said that 87% of its shareholders backed the all-share offer, which it revised down in April, valuing t...Read More

Shareholders of both precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) and struggling rival Lonmin (LON:LMI) approved on Tuesday the planned merger of the companies, effectively creating the world's largest platinum producer and the second-biggest palladium miner.Sibanye-Stillwater said that 87% of its shareholders backed the all-share offer, which it revised down in April, valuing t...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second largest producer of the precious metal, said it was considering a $1 billion expansion of its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic in a 60-40 joint venture with Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE: NEM)(TSX: NGT).Having recommitted Barrick to its Latin American portfolio earlier this year, president and CEO Mark Bristow said the company...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second largest producer of the precious metal, said it was considering a $1 billion expansion of its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic in a 60-40 joint venture with Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE: NEM)(TSX: NGT).Having recommitted Barrick to its Latin American portfolio earlier this year, president and CEO Mark Bristow said the company...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second largest producer of the precious metal, said it was considering a $1 billion expansion of its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic in a 60-40 joint venture with Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE: NEM)(TSX: NGT).Having recommitted Barrick to its Latin American portfolio earlier this year, president and CEO Mark Bristow said the company...Read More

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Berkeley said it was not aware of any information that could explain the trading, instead highlighting recent municipal elections in Retortillo, Spain, that saw the People's Party win four of the five council seats.Berkeley is developing the Salamanca uranium project in the region.The People's Party platform includes plans to run nuclear plants for as long as the regulator deems them safe, as well...Read More

Gemological Science International (GSI), the New York headquartered, global gemological organization and a leader in diamond identification and screening, recently identified synthetic white sapphire melee in jewelry. The synthetic sapphires were detected during a routine jewelry screening procedure. GSI's New York Screening and Testing Department received diamond pendants for screening and f...Read More

Luxury market intelligence agency The Futurist is supporting a new marketing and research project of the Plumb Club of suppliers to the US jewelry, diamond and watch industries. Using data acquired through this research, the symbols of the Polar Star and the Sun, and the constellations, were identified as significant trending iconic motifs that resonate with the consumer. The Plumb Club has create...Read More

Lithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resources"It's not regulation that fails, it's [the industry] as engineers and operators"SPONSOREDsrk consultingThe newspaper reported that sources close to the court stated a draft decision is circulatin...Read More

Selling on eBay can be a lucrative side hustle if you you know what you're doing. eBay makes it easy for just about anyone to start buying and selling items for auction online. And, I'm sure you've heard the success stories of people making $1,000 – $2,000 or more per month selling on the platform.Is that really possible? If so, what are these sellers doing differently? It turns out there ar...Read More

This podcast features SolGold CEO Nick Mather accepting The Northern Miner's "Mining Person of the Year" for 2018, first announced in March 2019.The award is in recognition of Nick's role as the driving force behind the wildly successful grassroots exploration team that has drilled off the world-class Alpala copper-gold deposit at its Cascabel project in Imbabura province in northern Ecuador.Even...Read More

Shares of Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) soared 21% to 44 ? following news of drill results at the junior's Colomac project in the Northwest Territories.The first assay results from its 2019 drill program returned 56 metres of 13.49 grams gold per tonne, including 31 metres of 22.12 grams gold from 238 metres downhole in hole 19-08, and 111 metres of 2 grams gold, including 24 metres of...Read More

Alrosa held a rough diamond tender earlier this week at the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) in Ramat Gan. The sale resulted in a revenue of $10.2 million. The company sold 120 stones at a total weight of 1,940 carats, including two large diamonds weighing more than 50 carats each. Firms from Belgium, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Russia, the UAE and the USA were among the tender participants. The tende...Read More

GGTL Laboratories Liechtenstein announced it has launched  a  the first real  diamond fingerprint report in the market. GGTL Director Thomas Hainschwang explained that the report is the result of 23 years of experience in diamond/fancy color diamond testing combined with the development of unique diamond testing equipment at the laboratory.  This service which has been develop...Read More

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The top five gainers on the TSX last week were Lydian International, Talon Metals, Corvus Gold, Marathon Gold and Roxgold.Read full newsRead More