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

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

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

Sp?(C)cialis?(C)e dans les produits th?(C)rapeutiques d?(C)riv?(C)s du cannabis, Tetra Bio-Pharma a mis la main sur un concurrent canadien pour 12 millions $.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

MICROMINE is pleased to announce the relocation of our MICROMINE Vancouver office effective November 1, 2018. The new office is located at 532 - 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3E1. The office remains in the same building, The World Trade Centre, enabling MICROMINE to stay in the iconic waterfront landmark and continue to be in the hub of conferences and world-class events.The need for a new...Read More

There were broad gains throughout the tech sectorU.S. stocks managed gains today, as Wall Street kept a close eye on the start of U.S. midterm elections. Powered by a rally in IBM shares, it was a steady climb higher for the Dow, with the index rallying into the close to grab a second straight win. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also had solid sessions, thanks mostly to broad strength out of the tech sect...Read More

Seequent, a developer of visual data science software and IMDEX, specializing in subsurface intelligence solutions, today announced an partnership to deliver a real-time 3D visualisation solution for the mining and exploration industry, aimed to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making for drilling projects.Seequent and IMDEX are collaborating to integrate IMDEX HUB-IQ, which provides...Read More

Seequent, a developer of visual data science software and IMDEX, specializing in subsurface intelligence solutions, today announced an partnership to deliver a real-time 3D visualisation solution for the mining and exploration industry, aimed to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making for drilling projects.Seequent and IMDEX are collaborating to integrate IMDEX HUB-IQ, which provides...Read More

Seequent, a developer of visual data science software and IMDEX, specializing in subsurface intelligence solutions, today announced an partnership to deliver a real-time 3D visualisation solution for the mining and exploration industry, aimed to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making for drilling projects.Seequent and IMDEX are collaborating to integrate IMDEX HUB-IQ, which provides...Read More

AMD stock is also rallying todayTech stocks are boosting the broader stock market on Election Day. Among individual names making notable moves are chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), and cybersecurity names Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) and FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE). Here's a quick look at what's moving shares of AMD, SYMC, and FEYE.AMD Stock Pops on EPYC Processor AWS Availa...Read More

Cowen cheered Calix's recent earnings reportThe shares of Calix Inc (NYSE:CALX) are up 23.6% to trade at $9.25, near the top of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today. Powering the surge is the company's better-than-expected third-quarter earnings release, which came through last evening. Also helping is an upgrade out of Cowen to "outperform" from "market perform" anda price-target hike to $14...Read More

After the Democrats took control of the House in 2006, the housing ETF rocketed higherMidterm elections are taking place across the U.S. today, as you're likely well aware. Last week, we took a broader look at the impact of these mid-cycle votes on stocks. This week, with expectations calling for the House of Representatives to shift from red to blue, we'll take a look at which sectors won and los...Read More

Junior sees substantial resource potential in Peru pipe-lineRead full newsRead More

The amount of energy required to mine bitcoin, or digital gold as some proponents like to call it, is considerably higher than that of physical gold, a research study has found. In a research paper for The Nature International Journal of Science, Max Krause, a research engineer at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, and Thabet Tolaymat of the Environmental Protection Agency found t...Read More