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

(IDEX Online) - Diamond Foundry, the manufacturer of lab-grown diamonds, said it raised its prices by an average of 15% across all channels as of January 1.   "After careful monitoring of the market situation over the past months, we see demand increasingly outpacing supply," the firm said in a statement. "This is due to the increase in size and frequency that buyers in the diamond industry a...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Tiffany & Co. plans to share information on a diamond's complete journey through the supply chain - from mine to where it was cut and polished - by 2020 in what the retailer says would be an industry first.   The move is part of the firm's aim of telling customers where its diamonds come from in a bid to boost consumer confidence by increasing its business transparenc...Read More

Kyzyl ramp-up signals new growth path at buoyant PolymetalSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalIn releasing its December quarter production results yesterday, the miner said it had exceeded its updated gold guidance, while copper production was in line with forecasts.Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedThe wire service quoted Collahuasi CEO Jorge Gómez telling reporters at an event in Santiago that it was seeking synergies with operations in the Tarapaca area, including sharing pipe and power lines and potentially desalinated water as water shortages were becoming an issue."It does not make much sense that two companies so...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 consultancySPONSOREDbyrnecutThe idea that two otherwise identical companies can produce divergent investment returns simply through differing numbe...Read More

Lucara sells large diamonds for US$32.5mPrecious stonesMahenge 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 mineralsIn 2014 China invested more than US$239 billion in oil and gas and mineral exploration; that same year, private investment in US explorati...Read More

Last year yielded positive results for Aim-listed diamond miner BlueRock Diamonds, which achieved significant increases in production and recovered grade, and saw its diamond sales increase by 71% to 5 805 ct, compared with the 3 385 ct sold in 2017.Production volume for the miner, which owns and operates the Kareevlei diamond mine, near Kimberley, increased by 24% to 189 999 t, compared...Read More

We took command of The Daily Reckoning fully aware of the bodily risk, reduced here to words by our co-founder Bill Bonner:In our trade as newsletter publishers, hardly a day passes without a good laugh. Our only occupational hazard is a rupture of the midriff.Each day tosses up a fresh roster of fools, scoundrels, frauds, knaves, rogues, ne'er-do-wells, world improvers, lunatics and pitchmen.Some...Read More

Mark my words: this will be the year that marijuana breaks into the mainstream...The last few years have been filled with fits and starts, but it's high time that cannabis takes its seat as the most profitable new business sector since the tech boom.Last year started with legalization hitting California, making it the largest North American market.We watched as more conservative states like Utah a...Read More

2018 was a record-setting year for Kirkland Lake Gold as the miner produced 723,477 ounces of gold, up 21 percent from 2017.Read full newsRead More

Big moves will be there in metals, energies and the US dollar Index only after the outcome of US-China trade talks are known. Till then, the consolidation phase will be there. Focus of the world in on a Chinese slowdown. Long term metal investors are on the sidelines as they expect slower and lower Chinese demand. If the trade talks succeed and all issues comes to an end once and for all, then a...Read More

Big moves will be there in metals, energies and the US dollar Index only after the outcome of US-China trade talks are known. Till then, the consolidation phase will be there. Focus of the world in on a Chinese slowdown. Long term metal investors are on the sidelines as they expect slower and lower Chinese demand. If the trade talks succeed and all issues comes to an end once and for all, then a...Read More

ExGen Resources Inc. (TSXV:EXG; OTC: BXXRF) ("ExGen") announced today that, effective Friday, January 11, 2019, it will continue from the Province of Alberta to the Province of British Columbia pursuant to a resolution passed by shareholders of ExGen at the annual and special meeting held November 5, 2018.Read full newsRead More

The Fed minutes underscored a dovish take toward future rate hikesStocks soared today on lingering trade tailwinds, while a relatively dovish tone in the December Fed meeting minutes only strengthened bulls' resolve into the close. Traders also watched as oil prices surged back above the $50 per barrel mark for the first time since mid-December, while Apple (AAPL) climbed to the top of the Dow, de...Read More

It's easy to prepare your retirement savings for the New Year.It's that time of year again.Yes, the holiday season is filled with shopping and Christmas parties, but we still have to squeeze in a little time for end-of-year portfolio housekeeping. Because let's face it, life isn't exactly going to slow down once we hit the first of the yearIt's particularly important to take a good look at your 40...Read More

Imperial Metals (TSX:III) announced this week that due to declining copper prices, operations at the Mount Polley mine will be suspended. The suspension plan includes milling of low grade stockpiles which is targeted to extend operations to the end of May 2019.In a news release, the company said there will be no impact to the mine's ongoing environmental monitoring and remediation program, and t...Read More

Imperial Metals (TSX:III) announced this week that due to declining copper prices, operations at the Mount Polley mine will be suspended. The suspension plan includes milling of low grade stockpiles which is targeted to extend operations to the end of May 2019.In a news release, the company said there will be no impact to the mine's ongoing environmental monitoring and remediation program, and t...Read More

ATM maker Diebold Nixdorf is also heading toward its best day in yearsStocks are cruising higher today, enjoying solid gains amid U.S China trade optimism. Among stocks making notable moves today, Kandi Technologies Group Inc (NASDAQ:KNDI) and computer hardware issue Diebold Nixdorf Inc (NYSE:DBD) are higher, while Snapchat parent Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) is lower. Below, we'll take a look at the...Read More

Gold settled higher on Wednesday, buoyed by a drop in the dollar as the market weighed comments from Federal Reserve officials for hints on the pace of the central bank's interest-rate hikes this year. Prices for the precious metal then extended their gains following the Comex settlement as minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's December meeting revealed that some Federal Reserve members...Read More

Gold settled higher on Wednesday, buoyed by a drop in the dollar as the market weighed comments from Federal Reserve officials for hints on the pace of the central bank's interest-rate hikes this year. Prices for the precious metal then extended their gains following the Comex settlement as minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's December meeting revealed that some Federal Reserve members...Read More