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

The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) - a non-profit group with chapters in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Sudbury, Perth, Brisbane, Johannesburg and London - has given its Mining Professional of the Year awards for 2018 to Andr?(C)e St-Germain, chief financial officer of Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) and Jose Vizquerra, executive vice-president of strategic development and a director...Read More

The pressure on platinum miners is different to that in gold, though the outcome could be similar as the threat of a global rush into electric vehicles cuts demand for both platinum and its sisterRead More

Reunion's Aremu prospect in Guyana showing artisanal mining. Source: Reunion Gold Corp.Reunion Gold Corp. [RGD-TSXV] said Monday has agreed to embark on a strategic alliance with Barrick Gold Corp. [ABX-TSX, NYSE] to explore, develop and mine mineral properties in the Guiana Shield of South America.Under the agreement, the two companies will form a 50:50 alliance that will cover certain mineral pr...Read More

The Max Resource 30-person exploration camp and bulk testing facilities in Colombia. Source: Max Resource Corp.[MXR-TSXV; MAXROF-OTC; M1D1-FSE] rallied strongly in active trading Monday February 4 after the company said it has signed a sponsorship deal with Star Finance GmbH, a privately-owned communications services provider based in Steinhausen, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany.Max shares jumped...Read More

Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds on Monday reported that it had treated 1.9-million tonnes of ore in the six months to December 31, in line with the company’s full-year guidance of between 3.6-million tonnes and 3.9-million tonnes treated.In a quarterly operations update for its Liqhobong diamond mine, in Lesotho, Firestone noted that 884 252 t of ore were treated in the quarter, lower tha...Read More

The World Gold Council (WGC) recently agreed that global investors will "continue to favor gold as an effective diversifier and hedge against systemic risk." The rise in protectionist policies around the world is chief among the risks since they tend to lead to higher inflation and slower economic growth over the long term.I agree and believe that gold will put in higher lows this year that provid...Read More

Stocks Analysis by Chris Kimble covering: XAU/USD, XAG/USD, Gold Futures, Silver Futures. Read Chris Kimble's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More

A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More

A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More

After years on the sidelines, gold producers are suddenly the mining world's hottest topic as the industry gathers in Cape Town this week.For more than half a decade, gold miners have been stuck in the doldrums, shunned by investors following a string of missteps and bogged down by a stagnant bullion price. Then, in September, a surprise mega-deal turned the industry on its head.Barrick Gold Corp....Read More

Venezuela is reaching for its last card as the deck collapses on President Nicolas Maduro's failed regime.The country is selling its gold in order to provide liquidity for imports of basic goods.You know your regime's days are numbered when you start eyeing your bullion. Indeed gold's status as store of value, as money, the only currency available when yours is worthless, has come into play with r...Read More

EMX Royalty (TSXV: EMX), a royalty holder on the Gumsberg project in Sweden, announced this week that operator Boreal Metals (TSXV:BMX) discovered a high-grade zone of zinc-silver-lead-gold mineralization, named the South Zone, at the property. In a press release, EMX explained that the South Zone occurs near the historic ?-stra Silvberg mine, and is currently delineated as 130 meters of eastward...Read More

EMX Royalty (TSXV: EMX), a royalty holder on the Gumsberg project in Sweden, announced this week that operator Boreal Metals (TSXV:BMX) discovered a high-grade zone of zinc-silver-lead-gold mineralization, named the South Zone, at the property. In a press release, EMX explained that the South Zone occurs near the historic ?-stra Silvberg mine, and is currently delineated as 130 meters of eastward...Read More

EMX Royalty (TSXV: EMX), a royalty holder on the Gumsberg project in Sweden, announced this week that operator Boreal Metals (TSXV:BMX) discovered a high-grade zone of zinc-silver-lead-gold mineralization, named the South Zone, at the property. In a press release, EMX explained that the South Zone occurs near the historic ?-stra Silvberg mine, and is currently delineated as 130 meters of eastward...Read More

Silver recently started outperforming gold again, a watershed event. For long years this white metal has mostly lagged the yellow one, relentlessly battering silver sentiment. But gold surging into year-end 2018 finally sparked some life into moribund silver. This is a bullish sign, as silver has soared in the past once rising prices reach critical mass in attracting new investment capital. Silver...Read More

Seven people conducting illegal mining activities in the Quispicanchi province of southeastern Peru were issued sentences of five to six years in jail by the regional Environmental Prosecutor's Office in Cusco.According to a media statement released by the prosecutor, this is the first time that his office is actually able to issue this type of sentence. He said it will set a precedent to address...Read More

Seven people conducting illegal mining activities in the Quispicanchi province of southeastern Peru were issued sentences of five to six years in jail by the regional Environmental Prosecutor's Office in Cusco.According to a media statement released by the prosecutor, this is the first time that his office is actually able to issue this type of sentence. He said it will set a precedent to address...Read More

Irish researchers found a way to treat osteomyelitis, a particularly difficult-to-treat bone infection, using copper.In a paper published in the journal Biomaterials, the scientists explain that the method they are using to treat the infection involves an implant designed specifically for bone repair into which they incorporate copper particles and bioactive glass.The study's first author Emily Ry...Read More

Irish researchers found a way to treat osteomyelitis, a particularly difficult-to-treat bone infection, using copper.In a paper published in the journal Biomaterials, the scientists explain that the method they are using to treat the infection involves an implant designed specifically for bone repair into which they incorporate copper particles and bioactive glass.The study's first author Emily Ry...Read More

Irish researchers found a way to treat osteomyelitis, a particularly difficult-to-treat bone infection, using copper.In a paper published in the journal Biomaterials, the scientists explain that the method they are using to treat the infection involves an implant designed specifically for bone repair into which they incorporate copper particles and bioactive glass.The study's first author Emily Ry...Read More