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

Don't miss out on the multi-billion-dollar "Marijuana Buyout Boom."One Fortune 500 company is betting over $4 BILLION on "legal weed."Constellation Brands already owns Corona, Robert Mondavi, Canadian Whiskey, and Svedka.And now they're getting into cannabis.They recently made a HUGE investment in major pot company called Canopy Growth.Why?Because they anticipate massive growth and profits once...Read More

Oil prices rose on reports the EU will back French sanctions on IranThe Dowdropped out of the gate and didn't look back, ending with a loss ofnearly 400 points. FAANG stocks continued to drag down the market, withFacebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) among the worst hit. The former touched an annual low on more negative media attention, while the latter plummeted amid renewed concerns about iPhone deman...Read More

ILLINOIS - Komatsu America announced on Nov. 15 that the FrontRunner autonomous haulage system (AHS) has achieved the unprecedented milestone of more than 2.0 billion tonnes of material moved autonomously.Since its first commercial deployment in 2008 at Codelco's Gabriela Mistral (Gaby) copper mine in Chile, the FrontRunner AHS has experienced exponential growth in cumulative production, breaking...Read More

ILLINOIS - Komatsu America announced on Nov. 15 that the FrontRunner autonomous haulage system (AHS) has achieved the unprecedented milestone of more than 2.0 billion tonnes of material moved autonomously.Since its first commercial deployment in 2008 at Codelco's Gabriela Mistral (Gaby) copper mine in Chile, the FrontRunner AHS has experienced exponential growth in cumulative production, breaking...Read More

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Toronto-based Nighthawk Gold completed almost 16,000 metres of drilling this summer at its Colomac gold project 220 km northwest of Yellowknife in the Indin Lake greenstone belt. The company says it continues to intersect broad zones of mineralization with higher grade centres.This year rather than focus on the northern half of the sill, Nighthawk tested several prospective...Read More

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Toronto-based Nighthawk Gold completed almost 16,000 metres of drilling this summer at its Colomac gold project 220 km northwest of Yellowknife in the Indin Lake greenstone belt. The company says it continues to intersect broad zones of mineralization with higher grade centres.This year rather than focus on the northern half of the sill, Nighthawk tested several prospective...Read More

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Toronto-based Nighthawk Gold completed almost 16,000 metres of drilling this summer at its Colomac gold project 220 km northwest of Yellowknife in the Indin Lake greenstone belt. The company says it continues to intersect broad zones of mineralization with higher grade centres.This year rather than focus on the northern half of the sill, Nighthawk tested several prospective...Read More

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YUKON - ATAC Resources of Vancouver continues to drill on that part of the Rackla gold project not optioned to Barrick, and has made high grade gold discovery at surface at the Osiris property.Two rotary air blast (RAB) holes 1,000 metres southwest of the Conrad zone and 800 metres east of the Ibis zone returned 1.5 metres of 3.05 g/t gold and 6.1 metres of 3.39 g/t.Step-out drilling at the Osiris...Read More

YUKON - ATAC Resources of Vancouver continues to drill on that part of the Rackla gold project not optioned to Barrick, and has made high grade gold discovery at surface at the Osiris property.Two rotary air blast (RAB) holes 1,000 metres southwest of the Conrad zone and 800 metres east of the Ibis zone returned 1.5 metres of 3.05 g/t gold and 6.1 metres of 3.39 g/t.Step-out drilling at the Osiris...Read More

YUKON - ATAC Resources of Vancouver continues to drill on that part of the Rackla gold project not optioned to Barrick, and has made high grade gold discovery at surface at the Osiris property.Two rotary air blast (RAB) holes 1,000 metres southwest of the Conrad zone and 800 metres east of the Ibis zone returned 1.5 metres of 3.05 g/t gold and 6.1 metres of 3.39 g/t.Step-out drilling at the Osiris...Read More

YUKON - Vancouver-based Golden Predator Mining reports that it has discovered an important new style of disseminated gold mineralization in the Sprogge area of its 3 Aces project. This is a potentially large gold bearing intrusive system not previous known at 3 Aces.A total of 27 shallow diamond drill holes tested six zones within a 1.4 by 1.0 km at Sprogge, and will be followed up next year. The...Read More

YUKON - Vancouver-based Golden Predator Mining reports that it has discovered an important new style of disseminated gold mineralization in the Sprogge area of its 3 Aces project. This is a potentially large gold bearing intrusive system not previous known at 3 Aces.A total of 27 shallow diamond drill holes tested six zones within a 1.4 by 1.0 km at Sprogge, and will be followed up next year. The...Read More

YUKON - Vancouver-based Golden Predator Mining reports that it has discovered an important new style of disseminated gold mineralization in the Sprogge area of its 3 Aces project. This is a potentially large gold bearing intrusive system not previous known at 3 Aces.A total of 27 shallow diamond drill holes tested six zones within a 1.4 by 1.0 km at Sprogge, and will be followed up next year. The...Read More

The WSJ is the latest media outlet to report on leadership trouble at FBThe shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) are down 5.8% today to trade at $131.40, fresh off a 22-month low of $131.27. In addition to a broader FAANG stock sell-off, the social media name could be reacting to another PR disaster, with the Wall Street Journal the latest media outlet to weigh in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg's leadersh...Read More

Friday's trading session was mixed, as investors continued to hesitate following the recent decline. The S&P 500 index extends its month-long fluctuations along the level of 2,700. Is this some medium-term bottoming pattern?The U.S. stock market indexes were mixed between -0.2% and +0.5% on Friday, extending their short-term fluctuations, as investors continued to hesitate following last week'...Read More

Gold futures settled at a more than one-week high on Monday, with geopolitical uncertainty helping the precious metal tally a fourth straight session gain. "The fact that investors have revisited gold as a major safe haven will keep it to top of mind as the year ends," said Alfonso Esparza, senior market analyst at Oanda. "The U.S. dollar has appreciated against all major pairs year to date but as...Read More

Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI; US-OTC: SUPGF) has announced results for 9,700 metres drilled across 51 holes aimed at expanding the reserves and resources at the Indian zone on its 100% owned Plutonic gold mine in Western Australia.The company currently has three diamond drills operating underground at the project. It has focused two on grade control and infill drilling and the third on resource and r...Read More

Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI; US-OTC: SUPGF) has announced results for 9,700 metres drilled across 51 holes aimed at expanding the reserves and resources at the Indian zone on its 100% owned Plutonic gold mine in Western Australia.The company currently has three diamond drills operating underground at the project. It has focused two on grade control and infill drilling and the third on resource and r...Read More

Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI; US-OTC: SUPGF) has announced results for 9,700 metres drilled across 51 holes aimed at expanding the reserves and resources at the Indian zone on its 100% owned Plutonic gold mine in Western Australia.The company currently has three diamond drills operating underground at the project. It has focused two on grade control and infill drilling and the third on resource and r...Read More