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

Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), Tanzania's No.1 bullion producer, has scrapped its 2017 dividend after a long-running dispute with the government of the East African nation cost the company $700 million in annual loss.The company, majority owned by Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), also said its gold output would drop in 2018 as a result of the ongoing ban on exports of metal concentrate, which represent...Read More

Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), Tanzania's No.1 bullion producer, has scrapped its 2017 dividend after a long-running dispute with the government of the East African nation cost the company $700 million in annual loss.The company, majority owned by Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), also said its gold output would drop in 2018 as a result of the ongoing ban on exports of metal concentrate, which represent...Read More

Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) announced that, for the first time, workers at its 70% owned Mothae mine in Lesotho have recovered diamondssourcedfromresidualmaterialandkimberlitestockpiles.In a press release, the company explained that the gems were recovered through theexisting bulk sampling plant and infrastructure at Mothae, which has been refurbished ahead of schedule as part of a previo...Read More

Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) announced that, for the first time, workers at its 70% owned Mothae mine in Lesotho have recovered diamondssourcedfromresidualmaterialandkimberlitestockpiles.In a press release, the company explained that the gems were recovered through theexisting bulk sampling plant and infrastructure at Mothae, which has been refurbished ahead of schedule as part of a previo...Read More

Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) announced that, for the first time, workers at its 70% owned Mothae mine in Lesotho have recovered diamondssourcedfromresidualmaterialandkimberlitestockpiles.In a press release, the company explained that the gems were recovered through theexisting bulk sampling plant and infrastructure at Mothae, which has been refurbished ahead of schedule as part of a previo...Read More

Broadway Gold Mining Ltd. announced that Phase III surface drilling program at the Company's 100%-owned Madison copper-gold project in the legendary Butte-Anaconda mining region of Montana, USA.Read full newsRead More

Suncor Energy (TSX:SU), Canada's second-largest oil and gas producer, is buying Mocal Energy's 5% stake in the Syncrude joint venture for $730 million (roughly Cdn$920 million), and said it's also acquiring an interest in an offshore project in the Norwegian Sea.As a result of the first deal, expected to close in the first quarter, Suncor's share in Syncrude rises to 58.74% from 53.74%. The other...Read More

At least 18 people were killed at an illegal gold mine in southern Venezuela during clashes with security forces looking to take control of the area, an official said Sunday.Read full newsRead More

At least 18 people have been killed in a confrontation between security forces and illegal miners in eastern Venezuela. The mineral-rich region sees frequent clashes between rival gangs seeking to control gold deposits.Read full newsRead More

A Duke University-led study has found dangerously high levels of mercury and its more toxic chemical cousin, methylmercury, in soils, sediments and rivers near artisanal gold mines in the West African nation of Senegal.Read full newsRead More

With massive amounts of electricity needed to run the computers that create bitcoins, large virtual currency companies have established a base in the North Atlantic island nation blessed with an abundance of renewable energy.Read full newsRead More

At least 18 people were killed at an illegal gold mine in southern Venezuela during clashes with security forces looking to take control of the area, an official said Sunday.Read full newsRead More

Broadway Gold Mining Ltd. announced that Phase III surface drilling program at the Company's 100%-owned Madison copper-gold project in the legendary Butte-Anaconda mining region of Montana, USA.Read full newsRead More

Barrick Gold Corp. executives will have some explaining to do when the company releases full-year results Wednesday.Even with rising gold prices and a strengthened balance sheet, the world's largest gold producer left shareholders with the worst returns among its top North American peers last year and the third-worst performance in the 15-company BI Global Senior Gold Valuation Peers index.That's...Read More

Broadway Gold Mining Ltd. announced that Phase III surface drilling program at the Company's 100%-owned Madison copper-gold project in the legendary Butte-Anaconda mining region of Montana, USA.Read full newsRead More

Mark Smith, CEO, Largo Resources, at Maracas Menchen Mine.Vanadium redox batteries demand a steady supply of vanadium to make the technology work. One vanadium redox battery requires six to eight kilograms of vanadium per kilowatt hour, so a 10 megawatt per hour battery requires 60 to 80 tonnes of vanadium. With a geographical concentration of vanadium producers in South Africa, Russia and China...Read More

Dividend announcement is BCE Inc.'s (TSX:BCE) 14th increase to its annual common share dividend since Q4 2008, signifying rise of 107%SmallCapPower | February 12, 2018: BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) recently reported 4.6% YoY growth in operating revenue to $22.72 billion for FY2017, driven primarily by strong additions to its postpaid subscriber base, particularly in the fourth quarter, which saw the best s...Read More

Via Soveriegnman.comLess than two weeks ago, the United States Department of Treasury very quietly released its own internal projections for the federal government's budget deficits over the next several years.And the numbers are pretty gruesome.In order to plug the gaps from its soaring deficits, the Treasury Department expects to borrow nearly $1 trillion this fiscal year.Then nearly $1.1 trilli...Read More

Just 15% of Americans think the government will bring us to a better future. 59% say the government is the most broken institution, followed by 21% who think the media is the worst.On the other hand, 29% of Americans think NGOs (non-governmental organizations) are the most likely institutions to lead to a better world followed by 22% who say businesses will take us where we need to be.Trust in gov...Read More

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / February 12, 2018 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / FKT: 1MG / OTCQB: MGXMF) is pleased to report the adsorbtion rate for the Company's lithium extraction nanofiltration process (the "System") has been increased from 20mg/g, milligram of lithium per gram of adsorbtion reagent, to an optimized 40mg/g Li/reagent. This reflects a doubling of ads...Read More