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

DR Congo: Is government intervention the real risk to watch?SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftMahenge 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 mineralsThe PLP has finalised a right-of-way agreement with the Alaska Peninsula Corporation (APC) that secures the...Read More

The gold sector has been under pressure for seven years, but contrarian investors are looking at recent developments in the industry and thinking it might be time to start kicking the tires on some of the beaten-up stocks.Let's take a look at Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:ABX) to see if it deserves to be on your buy list for 2019.ConsolidationHigh-quality gold deposits are becoming harder to find, a...Read More

The exploration camp for IDM Mining's development stage Red Mountain gold project east of Stewart, northwest British Columbia. Photo by Ellsworth Dickson.IDM Mining Ltd. [IDM-TSXV; IDMMF-OTCQB] said Wednesday November 21 that it has expanded the underground drilling program at its development stage Red Mountain gold project east of Stewart, northwest British Columbia.The company said it has added...Read More

Exploration activities at the Pebble Project in Alaska. Source: Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. [NDM-TSX; NAK-NYSE] shares advanced on Wednesday November 21 after the company declared a small win in its fight to develop the giant Pebble gold-copper project in Alaska.The company said its Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) subsidiary has finalized a right-of-way agreement...Read More

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / November 21, 2018 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / OTCQB: MGXMF / FKT: 1MG) and Highbury Energy Inc. ("Highbury") are pleased to report completion of a comprehensive study analyzing beneficial gasification routes from Petroleum Coke ("Petcoke") to three products of value: Hydrogen, FT Liquids and Fuel Gas. Each of these products has potential m...Read More

The World Diamond Council (WDC) has reiterated its support for the Kimberley Process (KP) certification scheme to end trade in conflict diamonds, while expressing concern over the progress in reforming its scope.In a press statement issued after the conclusion of the 2018 KP plenary meeting, in Belgium, the WDC said the KP plenary’s final communique of the submission by the Canadian governme...Read More

(IDEX Online) - While reiterating its support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) as the most effective means possible to end the trade in conflict diamonds, the World Diamond Council (WDC) expressed concern that more progress was not made in reforming its scope during the 2018 KP Plenary Meeting that ended on November 16 hosted by the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.  ...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sales of fine jewelry and fine watches rose by 5.3 percent in the U.S. market in September, when compared to the same month a year ago, as the graph below illustrates.   The rise is the lowest seen so far this year, but is nonetheless a solid increase.   Overall sales in September, the last month for which figures are available, were an estimated $5.5 billion, according...Read More

Broda said BHP could get "first-mover advantage into the next cycle" if it sticks to its new framework."We therefore see BHP as likely much more active in M&A going forward, especially should the target have high-quality growth options," he said.The major's CFO Peter Beaven summarised the plan as looking earlier at possible big plays."We could lose all our investment on these if, for instance,...Read More

It reported a loss after tax of US$2.2 million for the three months to September 30, down from the $1.4 million loss a year ago, but an improvement on the previous quarter's loss of $3.2 million.This translated to a 0.3c loss per share, steady on the year, but an improvement on the June quarter's 0.5c/share loss.Revenue for the quarter was $9 million, 23% higher on the year and up 11% from the Jun...Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedWhile there are no assays at this stage, the two widely spaced diamond holes intersected several zones of secondary copper and narrow veins starting just below surface.The company said it opened up the potential of the wider T20 project, which covers around 3350sq.km.PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limit...Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedLast week's Asia CESCO conference in Shanghai was expected to throw some light on the contradictions in the market for copper, arguably the most important metal in the global economy because of its widespread uses in everything from electronics to construction.But anyone expecting a clear picture at the event organised by a Chilean...Read More

A common question people ask is, “Where did all my money go?” Sometimes it's a joke, but often it's a serious question. The reason people ask this question is because they do not fundamentally understand how cash flow works. They do not really control their money. Rather, it controls them.Today, many people are in financial trouble because they have too much cash flowing out of their p...Read More

My conversation with Dave Gonigam caught me a bit off guard.“Zach, I like reading your work. But I wish you weren’t so darn BULLISH all the time!”And so began a lively discussion about where we are in the market cycle, what investors can expect in the months ahead, and how best to protect one’s wealth.(Dave, as you probably know, is the managing editor for The 5 Minute Fore...Read More

Bannerman Resources Ltd (ASX:BMN) is progressing the updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Etango Uranium Project in Namibia.The company is confident of a recovery in the uranium price due to supply and production cuts across the world's biggest yellowcake producers.Several optimisation opportunities at Etango have been prioritised and studies are assessing the potential of optimisati...Read More

Debswana Diamond Company, a subsidiary of De Beers Group, has appointed Albert Milton MD, effective December 1, following the retirement of Balisi Bonyongo.Bonyongo had been with the company for 26 years and had served as MD from January 2014.AdvertisementMilton is currently GM of Debswana’s Jwaneng mine.Bonyongo will stay on for three months as consultant to ensure a smooth transition.Adve...Read More

In July, Dunnedin Ventures (TSXV: DVI) announced the discovery of a new kimberlite pipe on its Kahuna project in Nunavut.The KH10-11 pipe was tested with a rotary air-blast drill hole to 112 metres depth, ending in kimberlite. Diamond results from KH10-11, which the company notes contained garnets and possible mantle xenoliths in about 100 metres of continuous kimberlite, were pending at press tim...Read More

Following up on last year's discovery of the diamond-bearing ML8 kimberlite at its Mel project in Nunavut, North Arrow Minerals (TSXV: NAR) completed the first ever exploration drilling campaign at the project.Six holes totalling 787.5 metres were completed, with five intersecting kimberlite.Drilling at ML8 extended its strike length to more than 170 metres. Three holes tested the kimberlite, inte...Read More

Any new diamond exploration venture that gets off the ground these days is a notable one.Indeed, Bruce Counts, the CEO of Lithoquest Diamonds (TSXV: LDI), was involved with private company Proxima Diamonds, an explorer focused on the Slave Craton in the Northwest Territories that was planning to launch publicly in 2014."Unfortunately, the timing wasn't great," Counts says, and the public listing d...Read More

The U.S. southwestern states continue to be a hotbed of junior activity in exploration, development and mining, with gold, silver, copper and lithium still the targets of choice. The following is a sampling of seven such companies with active programs in the region.AMERICAN PACIFIC MININGAmerican Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD) describes itself as a new gold explorer focused on precious metal opportuni...Read More