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

Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), majority owned by Vedanta Resources, suspended operations at its Nchanga mine following the introduction of an import duty on copper concentrates, the company said.Zambia, Africa's No.2 copper producer, introduced new mining duties, increased royalties and plans to replace Value Added Tax (VAT) with a sales tax by April to help bring down mounting debt.KCM said...Read More

Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), majority owned by Vedanta Resources, suspended operations at its Nchanga mine following the introduction of an import duty on copper concentrates, the company said.Zambia, Africa's No.2 copper producer, introduced new mining duties, increased royalties and plans to replace Value Added Tax (VAT) with a sales tax by April to help bring down mounting debt.KCM said...Read More

When investing in stocks, you're taking on risks for the potential of high returns. Some stocks are higher risk than others. Some of these high-risk stocks do offer potentially higher returns, but not all of them.Depending on how big of an appetite for risk you have, you would want to avoid stocks with one or more of these three things: volatile earnings or cash flow, a weak balance sheet, and hig...Read More

Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM; US-OTC: SMTTF) has announced the final results from its 15,000-metre, 2018 drill program at its Stardust polymetallic project in north-central British Columbia.Notable intercepts from the carbonate-replacement deposit include: 1.72% copper, 0.93 gram gold per tonne and 29.1 grams silver per tonne over 5 metres from 232 metres downhole, 1 metre grading 0.59 gram gold, 382.8...Read More

In the final days of 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his country a gift of stability and security.The day after Christmas, he announced that the country had successfully tested the Avangard system. This is a hypersonic boost-glide missile that boasts a speed of Mach 20 and is impossible to track and take down before it reaches its intended target. It's something the country has be...Read More

Small-scale gold mining has led to the destruction of more than 170,000 acres of primary rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon over the past five years, according to new research.Read full newsRead More

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Vancouver, British Columbia- January 04, 2019 - Next Green Wave Holdings Inc. (CSE : NGW) (OTCQB:NXGWF) ("Next Green Wave" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that is has obtained...Read full newsRead More

US December private ADP numbers suggest a firm economy. Traders reacted the other way as focus is on the US government shutdown and it's after affects. Certain Federal Reserve speakers suggest that interest rate hikes need to be stopped for the moment. Economic news is not affecting the markets in the first trading week of the year. Concerns over global slowdown has resulted in gold and silver...Read More

US December private ADP numbers suggest a firm economy. Traders reacted the other way as focus is on the US government shutdown and it's after affects. Certain Federal Reserve speakers suggest that interest rate hikes need to be stopped for the moment. Economic news is not affecting the markets in the first trading week of the year. Concerns over global slowdown has resulted in gold and silver...Read More

The hurdles to increased exploration spending in CanadaRead full newsRead More

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Next week's U.S.-China trade talks were also in focusIt was a busy day on Wall Street, as traders digested a blowout jobs report, confirmation of next week's U.S.-China trade talks, and a relatively dovish tone from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. And thanks in part to a big rally for newly upgraded Intel (INTC), the Dow surged 746 points. The rally was broad-based, with the S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq jump...Read More

Early investors could see a windfall as this invention unlocks $15.7 trillion in revenue.It's been called humanity's last invention...The "king of disrupters."And "the most important conversation of our time."Insiders are already predicting it will have a bigger economic impact than the steam engine, electricity and the internet...The World Economic Forum claims it will usher in the "4th industria...Read More

Peloton Minerals Corporation is a junior exploration company with three gold exploration projects--Independence Valley, Golden Trail and Texas Canyon--located in the mining-friendly jurisdiction of Nevada.Read full newsRead More

Goldman Sachs likes Varian Medical Systems' exposure to ChinaStocks are finishing the week out strong today, powered by the latest comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Among the notable climbers today are healthcare stock Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR), as well as biotechs Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) and Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB). Below, we'll take a look at the news...Read More

Vancouver, British Columbia- January 04, 2019 - Next Green Wave Holdings Inc. (CSE : NGW) (OTCQB:NXGWF) ("Next Green Wave" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that is has obtained...Read full newsRead More

Gold futures fell sharply on Friday, suffering from their biggest single-session decline in two weeks, as a stronger-than-expected jobs report reinforced strength in the U.S. economy. Appetite for assets perceived as risky also got a fillip amid a hint of softening trade tensions between the U.S. and China, drawing investor attention away from gold. The U.S. garnered a better-than-expected 312,00...Read More

Cost estimating is a niche practice in any industry; however the mining business brings unique challenges. Cost estimating must be considered at nearly every stage of a project's development to inform investors and to de-risk decisions.Investors need the comfort of knowing that project decisions are as unbiased as possible, from the first resource definition through to development. Exploration...Read More