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

The world has a love affair with celebrity. Most people spend lots of time and energy keeping up on the lives of their favorite stars, and many idolize them.It's understandable. After all, the lives of movie stars seem very glamorous and who wouldn't want all the stuff they have?But the reality is that movie stars, rock stars, or even some book authors, for all their glitz and glamour, are just ve...Read More

No cord, no problem.At the end of August, I noted that the stock market had served us up an opportunity to purchase shares of giant cable and broadband provider Charter Communications (CHTR) at a very attractive price.The reason that Charter shares were on sale is that the market was greatly misinterpreting how big of a problem “cord-cutting” was for the giant cable company.So far so g...Read More

There's really no other way to say it: marijuana stocks have made people rich.And we've made people rich with marijuana stocks.Readers and I have privately financed six cannabis companies:The Green Organic Dutchman - Sold for 154%Auxly Cannabis (Cannabis Wheaton) - Sold for 136%Emblem Corp. - Sold for 120%The other three are still open so I can't reveal their names. Two of them are about to begi...Read More

Jimmy Mengel has been on the frontline of the marijuana industry since 2014. That was long before anyone took pot stocks seriously. He was the first newsletter writer to visit what is now the biggest cannabis company in the world: Canopy Growth Corp.His readers could have bagged a 3,200% gain from his recommendation, which he made while he was on the airplane home from its headquarters.Ever since,...Read More

To help fight off the post-holiday blues, Philips is giving away a personal care package valued at $1,000 in our 12 Days of Giveaways!Read full newsRead More

To help fight off the post-holiday blues, Philips is giving away a personal care package valued at $1,000 in our 12 Days of Giveaways!Read full newsRead More

Source: Michael J. Ballanger for Streetwise Reports 12/11/2018Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses the role of silver historically as well as recent moves in the market.Could there have ever been constructed four finer sentences strung together for the purpose of defining eight items related to money and social standing than the following?"Gold is the money of kings. Silver is th...Read More

Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) just received $2 million in early funding in connection with a royalty agreement through the execution of a secured senior convertible-to-loan agreement with Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR).In a media statement, the Toronto-based miner said the loan may be converted into a 1% NSR on the La Fortuna gold project pursuant to the Royalty Option Agreement entered into with Osi...Read More

Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) just received $2 million in early funding in connection with a royalty agreement through the execution of a secured senior convertible-to-loan agreement with Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR).In a media statement, the Toronto-based miner said the loan may be converted into a 1% NSR on the La Fortuna gold project pursuant to the Royalty Option Agreement entered into with Osi...Read More

Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) just received $2 million in early funding in connection with a royalty agreement through the execution of a secured senior convertible-to-loan agreement with Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR).In a media statement, the Toronto-based miner said the loan may be converted into a 1% NSR on the La Fortuna gold project pursuant to the Royalty Option Agreement entered into with Osi...Read More

Wal van Lierop, founder and managing partner at Chrysalix Venture Capital, discusses the firm's new fund. He also makes the case for using natural gas as clean technologies take time to become established.Read full newsRead More

Wal van Lierop, founder and managing partner at Chrysalix Venture Capital, discusses the firm's new fund. He also makes the case for using natural gas as clean technologies take time to become established.Read full newsRead More

Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV:JG) (OTCQB:JGLDF) (Read full newsRead More

A resurgent tech sector helped power the NasdaqWall Street enjoyed a positive session, as the Dow finished nearly 160 points higher thanks to optimism surrounding U.S.-China trade talks. The blue-chip index traded up over 450 points at its session highs, after reports indicated China was prepared to undergo massive changes to its trade policy, including allowing greater access to international com...Read More

With a new manager and a bunch of new players, the 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC team promises to look completely different from this past season.Read full newsRead More

With a new manager and a bunch of new players, the 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC team promises to look completely different from this past season.Read full newsRead More

Almost a decade after the introduction of the BMW i3, the German automaker is expected to bring to production the new BMW i4 electric car. It is now starting a $225 million investment at its Munich...Read full newsRead More

A Bloomberg report points to a potential merger between Germany's two biggest lendersDeutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB) is near the top of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), after a Bloomberg report suggested the German government is actively pursuing a merger between the German lender and its rival Commerzbank. The article said efforts to marry Frankfurt's two biggest lenders include changing existing l...Read More

A sample of visible gold from the Granada gold mine. (Image: Granada Gold Mine)QUEBEC - SGS Canada has delivered an updated mineral resource of the Granada gold property near Rouyn-Noranda. Owner Granada Gold Mine, headquartered in Rouyn-Noranda, was also supplied with a revised block model for the entire area.Pit constrained measured and indicated resources are 22.4 million tonnes grading 1.13 g/...Read More

A sample of visible gold from the Granada gold mine. (Image: Granada Gold Mine)QUEBEC - SGS Canada has delivered an updated mineral resource of the Granada gold property near Rouyn-Noranda. Owner Granada Gold Mine, headquartered in Rouyn-Noranda, was also supplied with a revised block model for the entire area.Pit constrained measured and indicated resources are 22.4 million tonnes grading 1.13 g/...Read More