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 year 2018 has been a bad one for silver investors and miners. The precious metal, which is renowned for its conductive qualities, has plunged by around 16% since the start of 2018 to be trading at US$14.50 per ounce. This has hit primary silver miners hard, with the Global X Silver Miner's ETF crashing by 27% for that period.One miner that's been heavily marked down by the market is Fortuna Si...Read More

Greatland's share price spiked last month after it reported a drill hit of 275m at 4.77g/...Read More

The company said "significant improvement in graphite recoveries and consistently high product quality" has been achieved post resumption of production early in November following a fire in October.As such it was "on track" to achieve full-year 2018 production target of 101,000-106,000t of graphite concentrate.At full speed the operation should be producing about 350,000t per annum based on feasib...Read More

The view north downslope from the old Lone Star Mine at the Lone Star Zone. Source: Klondike Gold Corp.Klondike Gold Corp. [KG-TSXV] on Monday December 3 reported assay results from another nine drill holes on the Lone Star Zone at its flagship Klondike District property near Dawson City, Yukon. The company said 87 holes were drilled in 2018. So far, final assay results have been received and rele...Read More

The Laiva deposit is located in Raahe, Finland and is one of the largest gold resources in the region. The mine is a conventional open pit mine with 2 pits. Source: Nordic Gold Corp.Nordic Gold Corp. [NOR-TSXV] has kickstarted Europe's newest gold mine. The company said Monday December 3 that it has completed the first gold pour at its 100%-owned Laiva Mine near Raahe, Finland. A total of 1,234 ou...Read More

With the recent drops in oil prices and disparity between WTI and WCS, I wanted to interview an expert on the potential reasons why. It was my pleasure to have interviewed Tim Pickering, founder and CIO of Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. The interview is interesting and I certainly learned a lot! Kal: Can you explain why there is such a spread between WTI and WCS?Tim: The spread exists primarily du...Read More

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / December 3, 2018 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / FKT: 1MG / OTCQB: MGXMF) is pleased to announce a discovery at the Fran Gold Property ("Fran" or the "Property") in British Columbia, 30 kilometers southwest of the Mount Milligan Gold-Copper mine. Drill hole FR18-95 has returned a broad intercept from 227.0 to 241.0 meters of gold minera...Read More

The industrial action in protest of retrenchments at the operation has been ongoing for four weeks, with Gold Fields offering increased severance payments and better portable skills training opportunities for retrenched employees as part of a potential settlement.It also offered to extend the period over which wages lost by striking employees would be forfeited.The offer, which was developed in co...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The International Jewelry & Diamond Conference (Guangzhou) 2018 organized by Guangzhou Diamond Exchange and Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange and co-organized by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) was held last week.   More than 600 delegates from Brazil, Thailand, India, the U.S., Ukraine, Senegal, Belgium, Britain, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Canada, Singapore, Bots...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A survey released by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and KRC Research found that over 53 million Americans (21%) plan to purchase a diamond between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day, with men and millennials most likely to purchase them.   Of those who plan to buy a diamond, more than 20 million plan to buy a diamond engagement ring.   The survey confirmed that the...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 mineralsDealing with the complexity of Coal data with Geobank 2018SPONSOREDmicromineThe company says it expects to produce first copper from the in-situ recovery project in Arizona next year."With the...Read More

Late Saturday the American Caesar emerged in triumph, his head wreathed in laurel, his frame draped in the imperial purple.He had come, he had seen... and he had conquered.After talks with China's Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires, Trump claimed China would be "opening up" to American wares and "getting rid of tariffs."The Washington Post lists the terms of victory:In return for shelving a major escalati...Read More

"I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today."With those words, the Godfather, Don Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, ended the war among the five mafia families in New York. This peace was hammered out at a dinner among the heads of the five families.This weekend the eyes of the world were on Buenos Aires, where President Trump, China's President Xi Jinping and some top aides...Read More

If you remember, in 2011, Berkshire Hathaway invested $5 billion in preferred shares of Bank of America, which was struggling at the time with numerous legal issues in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis.He's done it again.It was revealed that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway invested billions of dollars in bank stocks during the third quarter, including a $4 billion position in JPMorgan C...Read More

The first, and most obvious, is that China's appetite appears to have largely been satisfied with the country's economy slowly switching from heavy manufacturing to an increased focus on servi...Read More

Infill drilling in the southwestern part of the Marathon gold deposit in Newfoundland continues to return high-grade gold intercepts, Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) reports.The company recently completed its 41,000-metre stepout and infill drill program for 2018, and assays include 5.36 grams gold over 11 metres from 26 metres below surface in hole 18-330; 3.63 grams gold over 10 metres from 134 metre...Read More

A Greek court has acquitted 21 people accused of raiding prospective gold mining facilities in the north of the country, which many local residents strongly oppose on environmental groundsRead full newsRead More

Investing.com - Gold prices rose on Monday in Asia while the dollar dropped after news that the U.S. and China agreed to put any new tariffs on hold for 90 days.Gold futures for February delivery on the?EUR?Comex?EUR?division of the New York Mercantile?EUR?Exchange traded 0.25% higher at?EUR?$1,229.10?EUR?a troy ounce by?EUR?10:24 PM ET (03:24 GMT).?EUR?The precious metal has gained momentum since...Read More

BRIEF-Kirkland Lake Gold Increases Fosterville Mine's 2018 Produ:BRIEF-Kirkland Lake Gold Increases Fosterville Mine's 2018 Production Outlook To Over 330,000 OuncesRead full newsRead More

A Greek court has acquitted 21 people accused of raiding prospective gold mining facilities in the north of the country, which many local residents strongly oppose on environmental groundsRead full newsRead More