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

If you're like me, you were taught that the way to make money was to get a job. I was programmed to be an employee. If you went through the American education system, you were probably programmed the same way. "Go to school, get a good job," and later, we were all told, "Invest in a 401(k)." That was and still is the American dream being shoved down the throats of students.That advice might have...Read More

For half a century it has been an act considered completely off limits...A taboo subject...Too dangerous to even mention.Leave it to the world’s most dangerous man to change all of that.Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia. His father is the actual king, but he is in poor health and everyone knows that the Crown Prince is running the show.For mon...Read More

One simple solution to optimize your underground operationSPONSOREDkomatsuKin reshaping path towards developmentSPONSOREDkin mining nlKasbah on cusp of tin riches at world-class AchmmachSPONSOREDkasbah resourcesNew thinking carves out strong zinc position for Europa MetalsSPONSOREDeuropa metalsDespite being a banker and one-time analyst, I have to confess cash management was never my strong suit.&...Read More

One simple solution to optimize your underground operationSPONSOREDkomatsuKin reshaping path towards developmentSPONSOREDkin mining nlKasbah on cusp of tin riches at world-class AchmmachSPONSOREDkasbah resourcesNew thinking carves out strong zinc position for Europa MetalsSPONSOREDeuropa metalsAll three companies have proposed treating beneficiated kaolin - a form of aluminous clay - with hydrochl...Read More

This Miner Moment bonus segment features Salim Teja, president of venture services at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, as he welcomes delegates of The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum held at MaRS in mid-October 2018.Salim updates us on MaRS' evolving role as a major incubator for new Canadian tech businesses and other ventures. For more information, visit www.marsdd.com.Northern Mi...Read More

"Every nation gets the government it deserves," said 18th century French philosopher Joseph de Maistre.If true, and we suspect there is justice here... the United States is a nation of no-good deadbeats.For the nation hosts a spendthrift government perpetually on the borrow.By some metrics, the United States now takes on more debt in one year than it did in the first 200 years of its lovely existe...Read More

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This could soon be the backbone of America's electrical grid.What would the perfect mining stock for this market look like?First, it would be an incredibly rare element... one with limited supply.Second, it would be an element now under the radar... but about to break out with predictable demand.Third, there should be a company working toward a virtual monopoly on this element...And these three th...Read More

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British Columbia's Golden Triangle mining district is experiencing a modern-day gold rush on improved key infrastructure, rising gold prices and the discovery potential in a new geological model.Read full newsRead More

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Is a "Blue Wave" building?Something strange is happening in America.Millions of Americans are furious - and this time, they're taking their anger out on Republicans.All across America, 45 Republicans have lost elections during Trump's presidency in places they shouldn't have possibly been able to lose... even in districts where Trump won in a landslide and remains popular.In the last few months al...Read More

Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis.Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2018 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intelligen...Read More

The Dow traded in a 330-point range todayU.S. stocks closed lower today, as investors digested the newly released September Fed minutes -- temporarily pushing corporate earnings to the back burner. A majority of Fed officials now support a shift toward a more restrictive monetary policy, though central bankers differ over how long rates should remain high enough to constrain economic growth. In an...Read More

Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is surging.Read full newsRead More

The world market for salt is forecast to grow fast, a newly released report by Roskill reveals. Salt is used to produce chlorine, caustic soda and a range of other chemicals required by industry.Roskill reports the Chinese chemical sector will continue to drive demand for high purity salt to 2027, and will be a major factor driving future projects in Asia and India.By 2027, Asia is forecast to acc...Read More

The world market for salt is forecast to grow fast, a newly released report by Roskill reveals. Salt is used to produce chlorine, caustic soda and a range of other chemicals required by industry.Roskill reports the Chinese chemical sector will continue to drive demand for high purity salt to 2027, and will be a major factor driving future projects in Asia and India.By 2027, Asia is forecast to acc...Read More

The world market for salt is forecast to grow fast, a newly released report by Roskill reveals. Salt is used to produce chlorine, caustic soda and a range of other chemicals required by industry.Roskill reports the Chinese chemical sector will continue to drive demand for high purity salt to 2027, and will be a major factor driving future projects in Asia and India.By 2027, Asia is forecast to acc...Read More

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s annual LME Week party is usually an opportunity for Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson to hobnob with the traders and consumers who buy copper from his mining company. At this year's event, he was surrounded by investment bankers.We are probably not going to see massive M&A from the majors in the next 12 months.With its biggest stock overhang - a deal around its flags...Read More