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

Oracle said it had finished with Sichuan Provincial Investment Group as partner and signed an agreement Beijing Jingneng Power Company for the US$1.6 billion mine and power plant project. The new firm will keep the previous arrangement and eventually take a 78% share of the thermal coal project under the new memorandum of understanding. Oracle's share price was up over 50% on the ne...Read More

Fabrication and evaluation of Si-based anode for Li-ion batteries.MGX said it is financing a research consortium with UBC to develop a low-cost and scalable method for fabricating a silicon-based anode to improve the energy density of lithium-ion batteries.The two-year research program will focus on fabricating nanostructured silicon using low-cost metallurgical silicon as a feedstock, and composi...Read More

Tim Termuende, President and CEO of Eagle Plains Resources, third from right, takes reporters and mining analysts on a tour of company mineral properties. Source: Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.Rockridge Resources Ltd. [ROCK-TSXV] shares were active Thursday December 20 after the company said the TSX Venture Exchange has approved the company's option agreement to acquire the Knife Lake Copper VMS proj...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) is to join the MyKYCBank platform of India's Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council.   Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman of DMCC, and Chairman of DDE, and Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Chairman, GJEPC, signed the agreement which enables DMCC members trading in diamonds, gold and precious stones to join the MyKYCBank platform.   DM...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Lucapa Diamond Company Limited has announced the finalization of S$7 million in development funding from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) for its Mothae kimberlite diamond mine in Lesotho.   The funding from the IDC, which is one of the largest development financiers in southern Africa, followed the execution of the loan and ancillary agreements and...Read More

Before I began my business career, my rich dad insisted that I learn to be a real estate investor. At first, I thought he wanted me to invest in real estate simply for the real estate itself. As the years went on and my base of education grew, I came to better understand the bigger picture of the world of investing.Rich dad said, "If you want to be a sophisticated investor, you must train your min...Read More

The junior exploration and development scene is still in high gear in North America, with many juniors planning for extensive work programs in 2019 at precious and base metal projects across the Americas. Here is a look at eight such companies.BARKERVILLE GOLD MINESBarkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM; US-OTC: BGMZF) is exploring and developing the historic Cariboo mining district of central British...Read More

Junior explorer Supreme Metals (TSXV: ABJ) has identified a large magnetic anomaly on its Bloom Lake East property in Labrador, about 2.5 km to the east of Champion Iron Mines' (TSX: CIA) flagship Bloom Lake open-pit mine and mill, near Fermont in Quebec.The 2.5 km long magnetic anomaly, defined in a recent magnetometer survey done by drone, is about 15 km from the Wabush mines of Iron Ore Company...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 consultancySPONSOREDbyrnecutDuring 2017, I wrote two ‘From the Capital' columns about ASX-listed Mustang Resources. The first, published on 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 consultancySPONSOREDbyrnecutNo one likes to be told what to do and I am no exception. All of us are brilliant, we all have superb judgement, we kno...Read More

The Dow Jones was up some 300 points yesterday when the sirens wailed at 2 o'clock sharp… and Jerome Powell pickled the bomb switch.When the all-clear sounded at 4 p.m., the index was down 352 points. In all, the Dow swung 900 hair-raising points yesterday.Markets emerged from their shelter this morning to take a look around - and survey the damage.Still shaken, still rattled... they broke u...Read More

I never expected it to happen this fast...A couple of weeks ago, I released a report for my Crow's Nest readers that laid out the top five marijuana companies that were likely to be bought out by Big Pharma, Big Tobacco, and Big Beverage.I assumed that these takeovers would happen over the next year. I was wrong. They have already started happening.Two of the companies I mentioned in that report h...Read More

Resolute Mining has started production at its all-new Syama underground gold mine, an important milestone for the Australian miner.Read full newsRead More

This could change the definition of a good beer buzz.Read full newsRead More

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - One man's trash is another man's gold.Read full newsRead More

Significant intercepts include 10.4 m grading 11.9 g/t Au and 16.2 m grading 6.7 g/t Au TORONTO , Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSE American: GSS; TSX: GSC; GSE: GSR) (Read full newsRead More

Work has already begun on upgrading the site security which includes cameras and fencing.Read full newsRead More

The DJI explored a range of nearly 900 points todayIt was another late-session bloodbath on Wall Street. The Dow finished over 350points in the red and marked a new annual low, retreating in the final hours of trading after spending most of the day in the black. The blue-chip index explored a range of nearly 900 points today, swinging from a triple-digit gain to a triple-digit loss after the Feder...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

This stunning research revealed by the former hedge-fund who predicted the last NASDAQ crash could have some Americans thinking twice before hoarding cash.Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is go...Read More