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

Arizona Sonoran prepares for lift-off at CactusSPONSOREDarizona sonoran copper company inc.Avino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOREDavino silver & gold mines ltd Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Peter BryantSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resources"Recently, all production lines of the Huayou Cobalt's Arcadia lithium mine project have...Read More

Unsurprisingly copper, the most widely traded and investable of the new energy metals, was the most widely discussed.Read More

Mark Selby, chairman and CEO of Canada Nickel Company, talks to Mining Journal about the junior miner's Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide discovery and what investors can expect to see in the coming months.Read More

The Northern Miner caught up with the world's biggest mining technical consulting group SRK Consulting at PDAC in Toronto in March 2023. Tamer Elbokl, Editor-in-Chief of TNM sister publication Canadian Mining Journal discussed the latest trends in mine closure and reclamation with SRK's principal corporate consultant Jeff Parshley, who specializes in closure planning and closure cost estimation. W...Read More

"After the approval in the Senate Mining Commission, some additional issues have arisen, which do not alter what was legislated by the Commission with the executive available to evaluate them in thisRead More

Politicians everywhere have a tendency to make decisions based on short-term outcomes that might become catastrophic in the long term. There are few better examples of this than legislation in London 250 years ago. In one of the U.K.'s worst ever political decisions (and we've had a few), Parliament voted on Apr. 27, 1773, to help the financially troubled East India Co. (EIC) by allowing it to...Read More

"Old soldiers never die," said Gen. Douglas MacArthur in his long-ago farewell address of April 1951. "They just fade away," he added with a note of deep sadness.I sure wish we could say that about Keynesian economists.That is, about economists who follow the doctrines and dogmas of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), a British economist whose main works were published in the 1920s and '30s and whose...Read More

Gemfields reported revenues of US$341 million in 2022, up by 32% year-on-year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 25% to $166 million in 2022.Read More

Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Dr Michelle Michot Foss SPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesSouthern Silver excited by high-grade prospects at Cerro Las Manitas SPONSOREDsouthern silver exploration corp.Rex Minerals nearing investment decision on Hillside copper-gold projectSPONSOREDrex mineralsAvino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOR...Read More

Shares in coloured gems miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) climbed more than 5% on Friday after it posted record revenue for 2022, exceeding the US$300-million mark for the first time.The Africa-focused emeralds and rubies miner said last year revenue hit US$341 million, a 32% increase from the almost US$258 million recorded in 2021."The coloured gemstone market has seen strong demand after the...Read More

The standard Keynesian policy solution to economic inefficiency is that government takes active measures via a (supposedly) wise and knowledgeable central bank, one filled with people who hold Ph.D.s in economics from top-notch universities.Because they know stuff.These central bankers act in tandem with fiscal policy emanating from a (supposedly) all-seeing, all-knowing government, one filled wit...Read More

As the besieged residents of Kyiv tried to find some peace of mind and quiet, sleeping in their beds this past Tuesday night, 21 Russian drones flew toward the city.Ukrainian forces shot down 16, but five got through, damaging power stations, communications towers, and even a school. Worst of all, at least four people were killed and 20 injured. This is the nature of modern warfare. It's not ma...Read More

Mitsubishi agreed to acquire a 5% stake in the junior at C$2.63 per share. The exact number of shares will be determined by whether Rio Tinto elects to exercise its right to maintain its 7.Read More

Shawn Wallace, CEO and Chair of Torq Resources, talks to Mining Journal about the company's flagship copper-gold project in Chile and what investors can expect over the course of the year.Read More

DUST provides -2x exposure to the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, but levered ETFs suffer from volatility decay. Find out why I'm bearish on the DUST ETF.Read full newsRead More

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:ALPN) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 23, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsTemre Johnson - SD, IRMitchell Gold - Executive Chairman,...Read full newsRead More

Eargo, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:EAR) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript March 23, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsNick Laudico - Chief Retail OfficerChristian Gormsen - President and Chief...Read full newsRead More

Torrid Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NYSE:CURV) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 23, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsPaula Dempsey - SVP of Finance and IRVince Adams - SVP, FinanceLisa...Read full newsRead More

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:SCHL) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 23, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsJeffrey Mathews - Executive Vice President, Corporate Development...Read full newsRead More

Emerging markets are likely to outperform the benchmarks in the long term; however, not all emerging markets are equal. Click to read why I like the FRDM fund.Read full newsRead More