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 newly commissioned Verkhne-Munskoe deposit, in western Yakutia, has yielded its first large diamond, Russian miner Alrosa reported on Wednesday, announcing the recovery of a 51.49 ct rough diamond.The transparent round-shaped octahedron crystal has an insignificant yellow hue and measures 23 mm by 22 mm by 15 mm.Advertisement"It is the first rough diamond over 50 carats from Verkhnyaya Mu...Read More

(IDEX Online) - ALROSA said it has recovered the first large gem-quality rough diamond from Verkhne-Munskoe deposit that was commissioned on October 31.   The transparent round-shaped octahedron crystal with insignificant yellow hue was recovered from Zapolyarnaya pipe - one of four kimberlite pipes at the deposit. The 51.49-carat rough diamond measures 23 by 22 by 15 mm. The approximate age...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Vicenza's Museo del Gioiello jewelry museum - a project promoted by the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) in partnership with Vicenza Municipality - is changing its entire collection.   The new collection features 310 unique exhibits, many of which belong to private collections that are not usually accessible to the public or to sector insiders.   The Museo del Gioiello is...Read More

The share price of diversified junior Savannah Resources jumped 6% on Wednesday on news of three newly discovered pegmatites at the Pinheiro deposit at the Mina do Barroso (MdB) lithium project, in northern Portugal.Pinheiro is now the fourth major deposit in the mining lease and has the potential to increase the mineral resource estimate to more than 20-million tonnes, for over 200 000 t of...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Richline Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is partnering with JCPenney and Macy's to introduce Grown With Love, lab grown diamonds this holiday season.   "The category of lab grown diamonds is revolutionizing the diamond industry. As the name implies, these diamonds are grown in a lab and are chemically, physically and optically identical to mined diamond...Read More

Quebec miner Stornoway Diamonds is investigating a potential new openpit at the Renard diamond mine, which earlier this year transitioned to underground operations.The new openpit being studied is located at the Renard 4 and nearby Renard 9 kimberlites and will supply ore feed earlier in the mine life. Such a pit, the company said on Wednesday, would allow the extraction of about two-million carat...Read More

JOHANNESBURG – Anglo American is going where larger rivals fear to tread, returning to its African roots to tap mineral assets with compelling returns.The storied mining company, founded by Ernest Oppenheimer in Johannesburg a century ago, is devoting a third of its exploration budget to the continent, including searching for copper and cobalt in Angola and Zambia.AdvertisementIn South Afri...Read More

Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resourcesThe bank increased the target price to £11 (US$14.47) per share from the previous £10/share and also retained the "outperform" rating, noting that copper was still one of its favoured commodities and, as a copper pure play, Antofagasta was poised to benefit from the upside seen in the commodity.Antofagasta's share price fell...Read More

Good morning and welcome to post-election America!With all of the hype and drama leading up to yesterday’s midterm election, you might think that the sun wasn’t going to come up this morning...But despite the dire warnings from both sides of the aisle, life continues. And for most of us, it’s simply “business as usual” this morning.But what should we expect as investo...Read More

Jared Kushner paid no federal income tax for years. A couple weeks ago, New York Times reported that Jared Kushner "paid little or no income tax from 2009 to 2016."Gasp!President Trump's son-in-law and his family company have spent billions of dollars buying real estate. His net worth is reported to be almost $324 million. But yet, they have paid almost no federal income taxes."In 2015, for exampl...Read More

DR Congo: Is government intervention the real risk to watch?SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftBezant's Mankayan back in copper-gold spotlightSPONSOREDbezant resourcesKyzyl ramp-up signals new growth path at buoyant PolymetalSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalGolden Mile has the right stuff: ReynoldsSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesThere was once a time when I was immortal. In my 20s, I was fit. Rugby t...Read More

Botswana Diamonds has concluded a mining contract with Palaeo Minerals, covering both bulk sampling activities and future full-scale mining, at the Thorny River project, in South Africa.Palaeo is an experienced mining contractor that operates in South Africa and Zimbabwe.AdvertisementThe contract will enable Botswana Diamonds to self-fund the Thorny River project from bulk sampling through to mine...Read More

Are you considering hiring a financial advisor? The reasons for doing so can include:You no longer have time to manage your investmentsYour returns fall far short of what you had hopedYou want a knowledgeable person who will provide a detached unemotional perspectiveThere's no shortage of financial planners, insurance agents, and stock brokers who are more than happy to assume the role.Where do yo...Read More

Last December, Congress passed the largest U.S. tax system overhaul in more than 30 years - a $1.5 trillion tax cut, but America's middle class will see less than a quarter of the savings under the legislation.In 2018, middle-income households - those earning $20,000-$100,000 - will see a tax cut of about $930 on average.Just about half of American adults live in middle-class households, down from...Read More

The American people executed their civic responsibilities yesterday... and the latest "most important elections ever" have been decided.The long-anticipated "blue wave" broke upon a red reef... and lost its oomph.Instead a "purple wash" came lapping ashore last evening.Democrats seized command of the House. Requiring 23 seats, they collared at least 26... and may extend their lead once all votes a...Read More

In mining, as in everything else, there are trends.Successfully identifying these trends and taking speculative positions ahead of the herd is one way to make a lot of money.I should know. I've made a career of it, doing it time and again for myself and my subscribers.We were quadrupling our money on electric vehicles as early as 2008 - two years before Tesla IPOed.We made over 1,500% in 2016 when...Read More

RESOURCEStocks: Element 25 expects to complete about 7,000m of infill drilling (200 holes) on the Yanneri Ridge deposit at Butcherbird in Western Australia by the end of November, which will feed into a revised resource estimate (January 2019), and also the planning for a starter pit in an area with a maiden reserve being incorporated in the project PFS. What can you say at this stage about what i...Read More

You would think that Tesla short sellers would be running away after the company's record quarter announced last month, but it's not the case for one of the most prominent men betting a...Read full newsRead More

New research reveals that cryptocurrencies require far more electricity per-dollar than it takes to mine most real metalsRead full newsRead More

COMEX FUTURES REPORT - Happy Kali PujaGold and silver should break free from the recent consolidation phase and form a new range. Copper and crude oil will be very volatile. I prefer to stay away from intraday trades in crude oil. No one knows what will be the effect on crude prices due to Iran sanctions. Risk traders should invest in crude oil for the year end with a stop loss below $58.30. T...Read More