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

WINTHROP, Washington, Dec 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Although the wooden boardwalk and turn-of-the-century saloons reflect Winthrop's Old West history as a mining town, residents these days are counting down to a year-end deadline that could see the government ban extraction there for 20 years.Dec. 29 will mark the culmination of a battle by citizens of the Methow Valley, a constellation of...Read More

WINTHROP, Washington, Dec 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Although the wooden boardwalk and turn-of-the-century saloons reflect Winthrop's Old West history as a mining town, residents these days are counting down to a year-end deadline that could see the government ban extraction there for 20 years.Dec. 29 will mark the culmination of a battle by citizens of the Methow Valley, a constellation of...Read More

The Fed will kick off its final policy-setting meeting of 2018The stock market appears to be stabilizing following yesterday's sharp sell-off, with Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures trading above fair value this morning. Today's focus will be on the Fed, which kicks off its final policy meeting of 2018. Fed funds futures are pricing in a 71.5% chance the central bank will raise interest r...Read More

Vedanta Zinc International (VZI), a subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resources (LON:VED), is bringing its Black Mountain Mining (BMM) operations in South Africa up to speed in terms of digital innovations by implementing Sandvik's OptiMine platform.The miner, which expects to boost safety, efficiency and productivity with the solution, said it will commission OptiMine for trucks, loaders and d...Read More

Early investors stand to reap the rewards as a new technology looks to change everything.One research firm - which recommended Google and Amazon before they became household names - has built a worldwide reputation of identifying profitable tech trends well before Wall Street and the talking heads on T.V.And just recently, they've uncovered a technology that's already being labeled "humanity's las...Read More

Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) announced that it has entered into an option agreement with a group of vendors and consolidated a land position of over 90 square kilometres in the Babine copper-gold porphyry district in central British Columbia, Canada.In a media statement, the prospect generator said that the staked ground was added to its Paragon project, which also includes the company's W...Read More

Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) announced that it has entered into an option agreement with a group of vendors and consolidated a land position of over 90 square kilometres in the Babine copper-gold porphyry district in central British Columbia, Canada.In a media statement, the prospect generator said that the staked ground was added to its Paragon project, which also includes the company's W...Read More

Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) announced that it has entered into an option agreement with a group of vendors and consolidated a land position of over 90 square kilometres in the Babine copper-gold porphyry district in central British Columbia, Canada.In a media statement, the prospect generator said that the staked ground was added to its Paragon project, which also includes the company's W...Read More

Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) has upped its holdings in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG), which is developing the Cascabel copper-gold project in the country's north.The deal further bolsters Newcrest's position in SolGold against No.2 shareholder, BHP, as it raises its stake in the junior miner to 15.33% from 13.83%.In September, BHP bought Guyana G...Read More

Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) has upped its holdings in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG), which is developing the Cascabel copper-gold project in the country's north.The deal further bolsters Newcrest's position in SolGold against No.2 shareholder, BHP, as it raises its stake in the junior miner to 15.33% from 13.83%.In September, BHP bought Guyana G...Read More

Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) has upped its holdings in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG), which is developing the Cascabel copper-gold project in the country's north.The deal further bolsters Newcrest's position in SolGold against No.2 shareholder, BHP, as it raises its stake in the junior miner to 15.33% from 13.83%.In September, BHP bought Guyana G...Read More

Jiulian Resources (TSX-V: JLR) announced that it has received a five-year area-based permit from the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources to establish up to 60 drill sites and four kilometres of exploration trail for core drilling on its Big Kidd Property in British Columbia.Big Kidd is a 4,056-hectare property located 25 kilometres east of Merritt. Historic drilling...Read More

Jiulian Resources (TSX-V: JLR) announced that it has received a five-year area-based permit from the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources to establish up to 60 drill sites and four kilometres of exploration trail for core drilling on its Big Kidd Property in British Columbia.Big Kidd is a 4,056-hectare property located 25 kilometres east of Merritt. Historic drilling...Read More

Jiulian Resources (TSX-V: JLR) announced that it has received a five-year area-based permit from the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources to establish up to 60 drill sites and four kilometres of exploration trail for core drilling on its Big Kidd Property in British Columbia.Big Kidd is a 4,056-hectare property located 25 kilometres east of Merritt. Historic drilling...Read More

A seismic shift is currently underway in the Toronto real estate market which may have finally pricked Canada's biggest bubble...Read full newsRead More

Mitsubishi Corporation is selling its interest in two Australian thermal coal mines for A$750 million ($539 million) to its joint venture partners Glencore and Sumitomo Corp., in a move that marks the end of its involvement in upstream fossil fuels.The company, which is Japan's biggest trading house, will sell its 31.4% stake in the Clermont coal mine to GS Coal, the 50-50 joint venture between Gl...Read More

Vancouver, BC - good natured Products Inc. (TSX-V:GDNP) (the "Company" or "good naturedTM"), is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it has retained Questrade, INC., ("Questrade"), to provide market making services to the Company in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable legislations.Questrade will trade shares of good na...Read More

Kakamega County has 1.31 million ounces of deposits valued at Sh171 billion, according to Mining MinistryRead full newsRead More

Rory Johnston is a commodity economist covering energy and metal markets in Scotiabank's Economics department. His research includes the Scotiabank Commodity Price Index (a monthly assessment of developments affecting the prices of major Canadian export commodities), contributions to Scotiabank's Global Outlook (the department's flagship quarterly forecast), as well as notes on various topics of i...Read More

Identifying early market trends is an excellent way to secure high returns and beat the index over the long-term. That said, in today's world, demand for physical cash is diminishing with the rise of secure, high-tech payment solutions. As the global payment industry is shifting from traditional methods to innovative digital technologies, companies operating within this sector provide an appealing...Read More