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

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) (the "Company" or "IsoEnergy") is pleased to announce that it has intersected intervals of strong (>20,000 total cps on an RS-125 hand-held spectrometer) uranium mineralization at the Hurricane zone in the first two drill holes following-up last summer's intersection in drill hole LE18-01A. The Hurricane zone is a new discovery of high-...Read More

Nicolas Carter is an executive vice-president of uranium at UxC LLC, one of the nuclear industry's market research and analysis companies. Carter has 21 years of nuclear industry experience. He manages and coordinates uranium consulting projects and products, including The Ux Weekly, Uranium Market Outlook, Uranium Suppliers Annual and Uranium Production Cost Study. During his career he has provid...Read More

While the outlook for silver remains poor, the white metal has rallied significantly since hitting its lowest price since January 2016 to be trading at US$15.74 an ounce. Even after that strong rebound, silver is still down by 10% over the last year. There is, however, speculation that silver - along with gold - has entered a new bull market and will move higher over the course of 2019, making now...Read More

Hi there, Fools. I'm back to highlight three stocks that were recently upgraded by Bay Street. While it's always best to take professional ratings with a healthy dose of skepticism, newly upgraded stocks can often be a good starting point for further research.Remember, it's the investment thesis behind the upgrade - not the upgrade itself - that should matter to us most.So, without further ado, le...Read More

The price of gold surged above US$1,300 per ounce last week, hitting a high not seen in seven months, and investors are wondering if the rally is just getting started.Let's take a look at the current situation in the market and see if this might be a time to add one of the industry's largest players to your portfolio.Sustainable recovery?Gold bulls are finally seeing some relief after a seven-year...Read More

Higher gold, which sees the yellow metal recently breaking through the psychologically important US$1,300 an ounce mark and claims that it has entered a new bull market is a boon for gold miners. The VanEck Vectors Gold Miner ETF - where the world's 10 largest listed gold miners make up around 60% of its holdings - has gained almost 12% over the last three months. Not all gold miners have benefite...Read More

As gold continues to firm it is pulling its poorer cousin silver higher. The yellow metal has gained 2% since the start of 2019, recently breaking through the psychologically important US$1,300 an ounce barrier. For the same period, silver has gained 5% to be trading at around US$15.75 per ounce. And this, along with the gold-to-silver ratio requiring 82 ounces of silver to purchase a single ounce...Read More

Rainbow has been in production since late 2017, but said the extra cash from The Lind Partners was needed to keep the ramp-up going.Read More

Exploring the Pegmont lead-zinc project in Queensland, Australia. Source: Vendetta Mining Corp.Vendatta Mining Corp. [VTT-TSXV] shares were active Monday January 28 after the company announced the results an independent Preliminary Economic Assessment for its Pegmont lead-zinc project in Queensland, Australia.Vendetta is a Canadian junior exploration company, engaged in acquiring, exploring and de...Read More

Mariano Lamothe, Undersecretary of Mining Development and Undersecretary of Mining Policy of Argentina.There is no getting around the fact that Argentina faces a number of economic challenges; however, under President Mauricio Macri, in office since 2015, a number of policies have been put in place to attract foreign investment in the mining sector. This has resulted in Argentina's mining sector c...Read More

I’m back from my mini-vacation! All in all, I got to visit the following places this time around: Iloilo City, Guimaras Island, Bacolod, and Camiguin Island.It was awesome to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life (as usual), but as I mentioned in the last post, I left behind a lot of unfinished work, this time around…I really wish I had been able to wrap up the finishing tou...Read More

Chemesis International Inc. to Construct GMP Certified Extraction Facility & Production Lab in Bogota, ColombiaColombia based, La Finca Interacviva-Arachna Med announces plans to construct Certified Extraction Facility & Production Lab with International Export CapabilitiesJanuary 28, 2019Vancouver, BC - Chemesis International Inc. (CSE: CSI) (OTC: CADMF) (FRA: CWAA) (the "Company" or "Chemesis...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Gemological Science International (GSI) announced that Co-Founder and President Debbie Azar has become the newest member of the 24 Karat Club.   Since 1902, The 24 Karat Club, located in Manhattan, has fostered the interests of the jewelry industry. "With a profound belief that values and integrity are found in creating lasting relationships, The 24 Karat Club aligns with GSI...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has announced the appointment of Regina Ciarleglio as Director of Membership.   She will oversee the operations of the Membership Department, including membership development and retention. "We are thrilled to welcome Regina Ciarleglio to Jewelers of America," said JA...Read More

Lucara Diamond Corporation's Karowe mine, in Botswana, has yielded another significant find – a 240 ct top white gem diamond.It will be shown alongside the 127 ct, top white gem diamond recovered earlier this year, together with other exceptional diamonds recently recovered from Karowe at Lucara's upcoming diamond tender that will close on March 7.Advertisement"This . . . diamon...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Diamond Producers Association, in association with Lakm?(C) Fashion Week, announced the winners of 'The Real Cut', a platform which will bring together emerging diamond jewelry designers from iconic jewelry brands to define future trends while drawing on their inspiration from diamonds.   Shazia Motiwala of A.S Motiwala, Bhavana Jhakia of Om Jewellers, Rupam Singhal of Or...Read More

LSE-listed Petra Diamonds delivered solid production, along with a “continued improvement” in its safety performance, in the first half of the 2019 financial year.CEO Johan Dippenaar on Monday said the mining company, which operates the Cullinan, Finsch and Koffiefontein mines, in South Africa, and the Williamson mine, in Tanzania, was “seeing production reaching consistent leve...Read More

Each of these gold stocks has strong growth catalysts for 2019, making them attractive buys.Read full newsRead More

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