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

While 200-day breaks can precede accelerated selling, they can also mark bottoms"...traders -- specifically, equity option buyers -- have suddenly soured on the market... this group was buying equity put options relative to call options at a rate similar to that which marked the bottom of the February and March correction. By the end of the week, this ratio climbed to its highest level since Augus...Read More

Rockcliff Metals (TSX.V: RCLF) announced that it is about to kick off a first phase drill program on its high-grade Laguna Gold property located in Snow Lake, Manitoba.The Laguna Gold Property hosts the past producing Rex-Laguna Mine that was Manitoba's first and highest-grade gold mine. The 2,500-metre drill program marks the first drill program on the property in over 70 years.In a press release...Read More

Rockcliff Metals (TSX.V: RCLF) announced that it is about to kick off a first phase drill program on its high-grade Laguna Gold property located in Snow Lake, Manitoba.The Laguna Gold Property hosts the past producing Rex-Laguna Mine that was Manitoba's first and highest-grade gold mine. The 2,500-metre drill program marks the first drill program on the property in over 70 years.In a press release...Read More

Rockcliff Metals (TSX.V: RCLF) announced that it is about to kick off a first phase drill program on its high-grade Laguna Gold property located in Snow Lake, Manitoba.The Laguna Gold Property hosts the past producing Rex-Laguna Mine that was Manitoba's first and highest-grade gold mine. The 2,500-metre drill program marks the first drill program on the property in over 70 years.In a press release...Read More

Rockcliff Metals (TSX.V: RCLF) announced that it is about to kick off a first phase drill program on its high-grade Laguna Gold property located in Snow Lake, Manitoba.The Laguna Gold Property hosts the past producing Rex-Laguna Mine that was Manitoba's first and highest-grade gold mine. The 2,500-metre drill program marks the first drill program on the property in over 70 years.In a press release...Read More

Enforcer Gold Corp (TSX-V: VEIN) announced that it plans to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to $1.5 million and acquire a property in the historic mining community of Red Lake, on top of issuing a share consolidation.The property that the Toronto-based miner wants to buy is called the McKenzie Gold property and it is located just northwest of Red Lake, the third largest gold camp i...Read More

Enforcer Gold Corp (TSX-V: VEIN) announced that it plans to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to $1.5 million and acquire a property in the historic mining community of Red Lake, on top of issuing a share consolidation.The property that the Toronto-based miner wants to buy is called the McKenzie Gold property and it is located just northwest of Red Lake, the third largest gold camp i...Read More

Enforcer Gold Corp (TSX-V: VEIN) announced that it plans to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to $1.5 million and acquire a property in the historic mining community of Red Lake, on top of issuing a share consolidation.The property that the Toronto-based miner wants to buy is called the McKenzie Gold property and it is located just northwest of Red Lake, the third largest gold camp i...Read More

Enforcer Gold Corp (TSX-V: VEIN) announced that it plans to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to $1.5 million and acquire a property in the historic mining community of Red Lake, on top of issuing a share consolidation.The property that the Toronto-based miner wants to buy is called the McKenzie Gold property and it is located just northwest of Red Lake, the third largest gold camp i...Read More

Enforcer Gold Corp (TSX-V: VEIN) announced that it plans to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to $1.5 million and acquire a property in the historic mining community of Red Lake, on top of issuing a share consolidation.The property that the Toronto-based miner wants to buy is called the McKenzie Gold property and it is located just northwest of Red Lake, the third largest gold camp i...Read More

World's No.1 diamond producer by output Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) has joined rival De Beers' end-to-end diamond blockchain program, aimed at clearing the supply chain of imposters and conflict precious rocks.Anglo American's De Beers, the largest diamond miner by value, began developing its "Tracr" tracking platform last year, but officially launched a pilot program to test the technology in January.With...Read More

World's No.1 diamond producer by output Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) has joined rival De Beers' end-to-end diamond blockchain program, aimed at clearing the supply chain of imposters and conflict precious rocks.Anglo American's De Beers, the largest diamond miner by value, began developing its "Tracr" tracking platform last year, but officially launched a pilot program to test the technology in January.With...Read More

World's No.1 diamond producer by output Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) has joined rival De Beers' end-to-end diamond blockchain program, aimed at clearing the supply chain of imposters and conflict precious rocks.Anglo American's De Beers, the largest diamond miner by value, began developing its "Tracr" tracking platform last year, but officially launched a pilot program to test the technology in January.With...Read More

The world's biggest miners are cranking up spending for the first time in half a decade as well as pursuing more takeovers - and investors are flashing hazard lights as commodities prices slide and as doubts swirl over the outlook.Capital expenditure among the 10 largest metals and mining companies is forecast to advance to about $35 billion this year, the first annual rise since 2013, according t...Read More

The world's biggest miners are cranking up spending for the first time in half a decade as well as pursuing more takeovers - and investors are flashing hazard lights as commodities prices slide and as doubts swirl over the outlook.Capital expenditure among the 10 largest metals and mining companies is forecast to advance to about $35 billion this year, the first annual rise since 2013, according t...Read More

The world's biggest miners are cranking up spending for the first time in half a decade as well as pursuing more takeovers - and investors are flashing hazard lights as commodities prices slide and as doubts swirl over the outlook.Capital expenditure among the 10 largest metals and mining companies is forecast to advance to about $35 billion this year, the first annual rise since 2013, according t...Read More

Shares in Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) climbed Monday after the company said that its 75%-owned Liqhobong diamond mine in Lesotho had a strong start to the second quarter after selling its third most valuable stone to date.The 68-carats white diamond fetched just under $1 million, it said, adding it also sold and a 20-carats fancy yellow diamond at an undisclosed price. Firestone...Read More

Shares in Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) climbed Monday after the company said that its 75%-owned Liqhobong diamond mine in Lesotho had a strong start to the second quarter after selling its third most valuable stone to date.The 68-carats white diamond fetched just under $1 million, it said, adding it also sold and a 20-carats fancy yellow diamond at an undisclosed price. Firestone...Read More

Shares in rare earths producer Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC) jumped more than eight percent Monday, after being allowed to continue storing waste materials at its plant in Malaysia for now.The Australian miner, one of the world's main suppliers of rare earths outside China, has been under scrutiny by the country's new government over fears that its processing plant in Kuantan is harmful to locals a...Read More

Copper prices are due to rebound next year as healthy supply/demand fundamentals overcome macro-economic worries, a Reuters poll showed.Read full newsRead More