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

Our country is facing a retirement crisis. The unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare coupled with the low savings rates and decimated 401(k) large parts of the baby boomer generation not having enough money to retire.Retirement FundsUnfortunately, the retirement funds of many boomers are either minimal or nonexistent. The statistics are somewhat grim: 41% of baby boomers between the...Read More

It’s been a long December and there’s reason to believeMaybe this year will be better than the last - Counting CrowsThe lyrics from one of my favorite mellow songs seems appropriate right now. With the market currently experiencing its worst December since 1931, traditional investors have reason to be a bit introspective right now.But are things really as bad as they seem?Today, I w...Read More

As a new year approaches, The Northern Miner runs down 15 of the most interesting new mines scheduled to begin production in 2019.The processing plant under construction at Lundin Gold's Fruta del Norte gold mine in southern Ecuador in November 2018. Credit: Lundin Gold.Fruta del Norte (gold)Lundin GoldThe Fruta del Norte saga has been as dramatic as any in the industry. In 2006, Aurelian Resourc...Read More

Jon Hykawy is the president and director of Stormcrow Capital. He is a research scientist and expert in lithium, the rare earths, fluorspar and tin. Originally training as a physicist, he has gone on to do technical work with rechargeable batteries, fuel cells and solar and wind power. He recently spoke with The Northern Miner about his outlook for battery metals in 2019.The Northern Miner: Before...Read More

I wanted to offer you some highlights from our premium publications from the year that was.Combined, over 20,000 of you now receive our paid research.The most new members joined Wall Street's Underground Profits. Readers of that publication closed a big win on Bitcoin Cash this year - before crypto imploded. They made 62% on an international copper buyout. And they closed a 371% position on spinou...Read More

A major new market is about to rapidly open up in the recreational marijuana industry.New York looks like it'll be the next state to fully legalize, and it is going to be a big deal.For some perspective, it has half the total population of California, and a bit more than half the population of all of Canada.But when you take a look at the bigger picture, this is just a drop in the bucket for what...Read More

There have been no details released on the pricing multiple paid by Potentia or even how large a stake it bought.Micromine, among the world's largest privately-owned mining software and technology companies in a fragmented market, produces geological exploration, data management, resources estimate, three-dimensional mine design, planning and production control solutions.Potentia is a Sydney-...Read More

The Letšeng mine in Lesotho has produced a 101 ct diamond, bringing the total recoveries to a record 14 diamonds of more than 100 ct during the year, London-listed Gem Diamonds reported on Wednesday.Besides the 101 ct diamond, the miner also extracted a 71 ct white Type IIa diamond.AdvertisementLetšeng is the highest dollar per carat kimberlite mine in the world.To watch Creamer Medi...Read More

RS: Kin's recent drilling returned some interesting and encouraging results from seven holes completed in September this year. You've said the new round will aim to provide more clarity on the definition and distribution of the low-grade epithermal (shallow) and higher-grade VMS-style (deeper) mineralisation intersected in the earlier holes. Firstly, how have the earlier results influenced the des...Read More

Australian gold miner Newcrest Mining Ltd has raised its holdings in Ecuador gol...Read full newsRead More

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

There's a few "sneaky" tricks Wall Street doesn't want made public.While pretending to be pillars of investing intelligence and integrity...The richest, most influential billionaires on Wall Street are secretly manipulating the market - and they don't care who gets hurt in the process.It's nothing personal...They have multi-million dollar bonuses to collect and high-rise condos to buy their mistre...Read More

A free tool can help traders bank big during the upcoming earnings season.Too many investors let their portfolios slip during the busy holiday season, but this is a huge mistake... especially with the market moving events just around the corner!With the crazy market action investors have been seeing lately, right now is the time to prepare to bank big wins.It's important for investors to position...Read More

Oil prices logged their worst day since September 2015Amid a violent bout of volatility emblematic of Wall Street's recent struggles, stocks endured another roller-coaster session today. The Dow was up over 300 points at its session highs, only to flirt with negative territory in afternoon trading, before recovering to end higher. Likewise, the S&P started strong, but touched another new annual lo...Read More

One little-known company already has the key to efficient, high-quality, low-cost cannabis production.Cannabis 2.0 is coming.And it's going to be huge. With huge margins and international attention...The cannabis sector is poised to explode. Some analysts are predicting that the industry will reach $500 billion. With stakes that high, only the most efficient and competitive cannabis players will...Read More

Two of today's biggest stock moves are coming from NAV and RCIIThe Dow is holding modest gains today despite a huge decline in oil prices. Three of today's biggest stock moves are coming from truck producer Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV), retailer Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ:RCII), and storied soccer franchise Manchester United PLC (NYSE:MANU). Let's take a closer look at the shares of NAV,...Read More

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An epidemic is killing thousands of coal miners, and regulators could have stopped it, according to a joint National Public Radio (NPR) and PBS Frontline investigation.'Black lung' has been plaguing coal miners for generations across Appalachian states, and in Virginia, NPR tracked the plights of former coal miners suffering from the disease.The multiyear investigation found that the former coal...Read More

An epidemic is killing thousands of coal miners, and regulators could have stopped it, according to a joint National Public Radio (NPR) and PBS Frontline investigation.'Black lung' has been plaguing coal miners for generations across Appalachian states, and in Virginia, NPR tracked the plights of former coal miners suffering from the disease.The multiyear investigation found that the former coal...Read More

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Toronto-based Seabridge Gold has promising induced potential and drilling results from its 100% owned Iskut gold property 110 km northwest of Stewart. All indications point toward a large copper-gold porphyry system.The results indicate a robust hydrothermal breccia containing abundant clasts of chalcopyrite-pyrite-magnetite in veined intrusive rocks and stock works positioned o...Read More