The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

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

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It's that time of year for a lot of people where your wallet and your "wants" aren't on the same page.It’s no secret that the average American isn’t good with money. As The Motley Fool reports, almost 70% of Americans don’t have even $1,000 in the bank. And “almost half of Americans claim that to cover a $400 emergency, they’d need to borrow the money or sell somethin...Read More

Aton Resources (TSXV: AAN; US-OTC: ANLBF) recently drilled 4,125 metres across 50 reverse circulation holes during its phase one exploration program on the South Ridge at its Rodruin gold project, part of its 738 sq. km Abu Marawat concession in Egypt.The company hit gold mineralization in every zone it drilled: Aladdin's Hill, Spiral Pit, Central Buttress and GF. Highlights from the project so fa...Read More

This episode features a round-table discussion on mine automation recorded live at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto in October 2018.The panelists are Mikko Koivunen, business line manager for automation at Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology; Walter Siggelkow, president and founder of HLS Hard-Line Solutions; Daniel Lucifora, manager of mine a...Read More

Mining Journal caught up with CEO Peter Steenkamp in Johannesburg to talk about these operations, the outlook for 2019 and his thoughts on operating in South Africa and the new mining c...Read More

Mining production lifted marginally, by 0.5% year-on-year, in October, primarily on the back of strong growth in platinum group metals (PGMs), diamonds and manganese ore output, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).Production of PGMs, which occupy the second-highest weighting in the minerals basket at 23.5%, increased by 21.4%, adding 4.3 percentage points to the headline number.Adverti...Read More

I've been thinking a lot about Mexico.Warm beaches away from the cold weather sound great and I can't help but let thoughts of them creep in, but I'm thinking about business.Namely, the business of selling marijuana, and how to invest in the next big thing in the marijuana sector.A lot has been happening on the legalization front in recent months, and I think that Mexico may very well become a maj...Read More

The impending battle for control of DR Congo - and its mineral riches - threatens further pain for miners. The 23 December presidential, provincial and legislative elections are likely to have one of two outcomes. The first scenario, our base case, is a dubious electoral victory for Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary (anointed successor to the current president) and his incumbent electoral grouping, the FC...Read More

A.P.K. Safford, prominent for his mining and railroad ventures, served as third territorial governor.Read full newsRead More

Pan Global Resources (TSXV: PGZ) was granted a mineral exploration permit on the Escacena gold / copper / zinc prospect in the Iberian Pyrite Belt in southern Spain. In a press release, the Vancouver-based miner said the Escacena Investigation Permit was granted and a formal notice was received by current owner EVALAM 2003 SL. Yet, Pan Global has a binding Letter of Intent with EVALAM, providing t...Read More

Pan Global Resources (TSXV: PGZ) was granted a mineral exploration permit on the Escacena gold / copper / zinc prospect in the Iberian Pyrite Belt in southern Spain. In a press release, the Vancouver-based miner said the Escacena Investigation Permit was granted and a formal notice was received by current owner EVALAM 2003 SL. Yet, Pan Global has a binding Letter of Intent with EVALAM, providing t...Read More

Pan Global Resources (TSXV: PGZ) was granted a mineral exploration permit on the Escacena gold / copper / zinc prospect in the Iberian Pyrite Belt in southern Spain. In a press release, the Vancouver-based miner said the Escacena Investigation Permit was granted and a formal notice was received by current owner EVALAM 2003 SL. Yet, Pan Global has a binding Letter of Intent with EVALAM, providing t...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

A turnaround in tech stocks helped the major indexes recoverIt was a volatile day on Wall Street, with the Dow and S&P 500 ultimately finishing in the black, and snapping their three-day losing streak. The blue-chip index was down 507 points at its session lows, and briefly breached the 24,000 level, but erased those steep losses in afternoon trading. Rebounding tech and FAANG stocks also helped p...Read More

Currency markets were shaken by more Brexit drama on Monday, after a highly anticipated vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's deal on the U.K.'s exit from the European Union was postponed. The British pound GBPUSD, +0.1201% slid Monday morning and touched a 20-month low after May scrapped the Brexit vote scheduled for Tuesday. The prime minister also said that a deal that didn't include the contro...Read More

GoPro will pull Chinese production on U.S.-bound cameras next yearShares of GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) traded mostly lower today, on news the company will be pulling production on cameras shipped to the U.S. out of China. Despite the 90-day trade truce between China and the U.S., the camera manufacturer has previously noted plans to be proactive amid increasing tariff concerns. At last check, GPRO s...Read More

Analysts are saying to drop these stocksThe U.S. stock market has muscled its way back near breakeven, thanks to a rebound in tech shares. Three names in particular traders should monitor today are drugmaker MacroGenics Inc (NASDAQ:MGNX), boat maker Marine Products Corp. (NYSE:MPX), and truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV). Let's take a closer look at what's moving shares of M...Read More

The brokerage firm also lifted its price target on the stockThe shares of Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) are trading up 5.6% at $7.48, after Cowen and Company named the mobile app maker their best pick for 2019. The brokerage firm also raised its GLUU price target to $9.50 from $8 -- territory not charted since November 2007 -- saying the stock's current price discounts next year's launches, which...Read More

U.S. production of lithium is set to increase 1,300% in the next 2 years.Who wouldn't be happy with 614% gains in a very short amount of time?Well that's what one lithium mining stock did in just under 12 months. But only Australians could reap the rewards of that slam-dunk.Until now that is. The very same "secret sauce" that led to that stock's meteoric rise is now being implemented here in Ameri...Read More

VANCOUVER - The Association for Mineral Exploration has announced the winners of its 2018 celebration of excellence award winners. They will be recognized for their significant efforts and contribution to the mining industry. The awards will be handed out on Jan. 30, 2019, during the awards gala at the Roundup.Here is a list of the winners:Al McOnie, Seymour Iles and Jared Chipman of Alexco Resour...Read More