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

An economic slowdown in China, consumer of about half the world's commodities, is the single biggest challenge for the mining and metals sector in 2019. (Image courtesy of Liebherr.)A worsening of the ongoing economic slowdown in China, consumer of about half the world's commodities, is the single biggest challenge mining and metals companies face this year, a new survey of senior executives shows...Read More

An economic slowdown in China, consumer of about half the world's commodities, is the single biggest challenge for the mining and metals sector in 2019. (Image courtesy of Liebherr.)A worsening of the ongoing economic slowdown in China, consumer of about half the world's commodities, is the single biggest challenge mining and metals companies face this year, a new survey of senior executives shows...Read More

An economic slowdown in China, consumer of about half the world's commodities, is the single biggest challenge for the mining and metals sector in 2019. (Image courtesy of Liebherr.)A worsening of the ongoing economic slowdown in China, consumer of about half the world's commodities, is the single biggest challenge mining and metals companies face this year, a new survey of senior executives shows...Read More

West Africa-focused gold miner Avesoro Resources (TSX, AIM:ASO) said Thursday it had exceeded its 2018 full year production guidance, thanks mainly to a 44% output increase at its New Liberty mine in Liberia and despite a 4% production decline at its Youga asset in Burkina Faso.Avesoro's annual production jumped by 15% to 220,458 ounces of gold compared with 2017, with New Liberty alone churning o...Read More

West Africa-focused gold miner Avesoro Resources (TSX, AIM:ASO) said Thursday it had exceeded its 2018 full year production guidance, thanks mainly to a 44% output increase at its New Liberty mine in Liberia and despite a 4% production decline at its Youga asset in Burkina Faso.Avesoro's annual production jumped by 15% to 220,458 ounces of gold compared with 2017, with New Liberty alone churning o...Read More

Mahenge the Cinderella of the graphite space?SPONSOREDblack rock miningSky is the limit for BSK at Amarillo GrandeSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumNew Energy brings experience to new dawnSPONSOREDnew energy mineralsSustained investment in people a big plus for consultancySPONSOREDbyrnecutAfter a prolonged bear market, Fitch analysts said they expected stronger industry investment to continue, supported by...Read More

Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) will delay an updated resource estimate for its DeLamar gold-silver project in southwestern Idaho after drill core from a step out hole nearly half a kilometre from the project's current resource assayed 2.53 grams per tonne gold equivalent over nearly 110 metres."Relative to everything we did in 2018, this one drill hole in particular is a real game ch...Read More

Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX:GUY) has a history of impressive runs.In 2004, shares shot up by 1,000% in 6 months. In 2006, shares doubled in 30 days. Following the financial crisis in 2009, shares experienced another 1,000% run. Most recently, shares tripled in 2016.Unfortunately, repeated strong runs were always a result of similarly sized downturns. Recently, shares have fallen 75% from their hig...Read More

The FTSE100 closed lower as British prime minister Theresa May has to come up with a "Brexit Plan B" after her government survived a no-confidence vote.Precious metals miner Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) was among those posting the biggest declines yesterday on the London Stock Exchange, down 2.96% on no news.Rio Tinto also closed lower, down 0.59%, while metals and mining stocks rose a collective 2.04% i...Read More

Trevali Mining's Caribou zinc mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp of New Brunswick. Source: Trevali Mining Corp.Trevali Mining Corp. [TV-TSX, LMA; TREVF-OTCQX; 4T1-Frankfurt] on Thursday January 17 announced a leadership change, along with weaker-than-expected production guidance for 2019.The company said CEO Mark Cruise and Chairman Mike Hoffman both plan to step down as part of a leadership transit...Read More

Kirk WoodmanCanadian geologist Kirk Woodman was kidnapped and later killed on Wednesday (January 16, 2019) while he was working in Burkina Faso, West Africa.The veteran geologist was employed by Progress Minerals Inc., a privately-owned Vancouver minerals exploration company.Progress has confirmed that its exploration camp near Tantiabongou in the Sahel region of northern Burkina Faso near the fro...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - The killing of a Canadian mining company executive in Burkina Faso is drawing attention to the deteriorating security situation in the country and the risks resource firms face in unstable regions.Kirk Woodman, who was working for Vancouver-based Progress Minerals Inc., was found dead after being kidnapped from a company exploration camp in the country Tuesday.The...Read More

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / January 17, 2019 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / OTCQB: MGXMF / FSE: 1MG) and engineering partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions ("PurLucid") are pleased to report commissioning results from its commercial-scale 5m3 per hour (750 barrel per day) NFLi-5 advanced wastewater treatment system. The system is currently operating and under...Read More

(IDEX Online) - CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, and the Federation for European Education (FEEG) in Gemmology, will be presenting a day-long conference at the VICENZAORO January jewelry trade show, organized by the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), in Vicenza on Saturday, January 19, where the principle focus will be on issues related to responsible sourcing and gemology.   For CIBJO,...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The organizers of the Jewelry Industry Summit have published the agenda and speaker roster for the upcoming Jewelry Industry Summit taking place in Tucson, Feb, 2-3.   An international array of expert and experienced industry members will share their ideas and recommendations for actions that jewelers can take now to sustain the supply chain for jewelry products, the group sa...Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedThe company, which produces copper concentrates from fresh and historic tailings at Codelco's El Teniente mine, said it set new production records in 2018 at Minera Valle Central.Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedThe majority investor, which had in recent months bolstered its Hudbay position to 11.9%, said it was embarking on its first proxy fight to address Hudbay's chronic underperformance.Read More

Today I have two stock picks for you that I believe Warren Buffett would love.As you know, Buffett is pretty widely viewed as being the greatest stock market investor in history.Despite having given a massive $27 billion to charity over the past decade, Warren Buffett still sits on a net worth of $80 plus billion.Eventually, almost every dime of that remaining $80 billion is going to be given back...Read More

Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) expects to produce 72,000-80,000 ounces of gold this year at all-in sustaining costs (AISC) of US$985-$1,040 per oz. at its Eagle River mine complex in northern Ontario.The gold producer also forecasts a significant grade increase to 15.5-16.5 grams gold per tonne, compared to a reserve grade of 12.2 grams gold and a recent high of 13.3 grams gold achieved in the thir...Read More

The S&P recently tumbled 19.8% before finding its legs - coming within an ace of the official 20% defining a bear market.Bet let us declare it a bear market and have done.Based on history's telling, when can you expect stocks to recapture their early October 2018 highs?A) 11.4 monthsB) 1.6 yearsC) 3.2 yearsD) 5.7 yearsThe answer shortly.But first a progress report...The Dow Jones marched 164 p...Read More