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

Eighteen people have been killed in Venezuela at an illegal gold mine following clashes with security forces.On Sunday Associated Press reported that there was a confrontation in Bolivar state between an armed gang that was threatening wildcat miners. The army then travelled to the Cicapra mine to try and control the area. No soldiers were among the dead.AP stated:It was the most violent incident...Read More

A uranium deposit in Western Australia under development by Cameco (TSX:CCO, NYSE:CCJ) will not be held up by conservationists who oppose it.Last week the Conservation Council of WA lost an appeal against the Yeelirrie project's approval by the WA Supreme Court. In his judgment, Chief Justice Wayne Martin dismissed the CCWA's contention that environmental approval by the former WA Environment Min...Read More

The Gold market has gone up by about 20% in the last year and a half or so. But that won't stop it from continuing the up trend.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

Multiple suspects tried their hand at using a Russian supercomputer to mine cryptocurrency - and it didn't go well.Read full newsRead More

To understand the risk of contagion, you can think of the marlin in Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea. The marlin started out as a prize catch lashed to the side of the fisherman Santiago's boat.But, once there was blood in the water, every shark within miles descended on the marlin and devoured it. By the time Santiago got to shore, there was nothing left of the marlin but the bill, the tail and so...Read More

Every decision humans make is colored by their past. Despite vast progress, we are still prey to the oldest tool of learning: social conditioning and the pressure of the group.What was once a key to survival follows us into the modern age. It shapes our decisions, the careers we choose, and at times even forces us to act against our better judgment. But we can break free and shape our own decisi...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an investigation into billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi, one of the country's richest men, over accusations that he and others defrauded a state bank of $44 million.   The CBI said it was acting on a complaint from the Punjab National Bank that Nirav Modi and others had conspired with bank officials to fraudulently o...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sotheby's Diamonds is offering a Type IIA 102.34-carat, D Flawless stone to private buyers.   Sotheby's says the Gemological Institute of America described the stone as the "largest round shaped, D color, Flawless diamond ever graded."   Mined in Botswana, it weighed 425.40 carats in the rough. Study of the stone and mapping by Sotheby's Diamonds' partner Diacore re...Read More

Every decision humans make is colored by their past. Despite vast progress, we are still prey to the oldest tool of learning: social conditioning and the pressure of the group.What was once a key to survival follows us into the modern age. It shapes our decisions, the careers we choose, and at times even forces us to act against our better judgment. But we can break free and shape our own decisi...Read More

Every decision humans make is colored by their past. Despite vast progress, we are still prey to the oldest tool of learning: social conditioning and the pressure of the group.What was once a key to survival follows us into the modern age. It shapes our decisions, the careers we choose, and at times even forces us to act against our better judgment. But we can break free and shape our own decisi...Read More

China plans to launch its long-awaited crude oil futures contract on March 26, the country's securities regulator said on Friday, a move that could potentially shake up pricing of the world's largest commodity market.Read full newsRead More

LOVELOCK - An agency that encourages stewardship over prohibition is the Environmental Protection Agency that Administrator Scott Pruitt represented to the Nevada mining industry on Feb. 5.Read full newsRead More

Canada's main stock index fell on Friday, closing at its lowest level for five months reflecting weakness in mining stocks as gold futures and copper prices declined.Read full newsRead More

The U.S. tobacco giant has many ways to profit in the year ahead and beyond.Read full newsRead More

15% Increase in Zinc ReservesRead full newsRead More

Markets were up and down like a yo-yo today, but the Dow closed today up 330 points.Since last Thursday we'd seen a triple meltdown in bonds, stocks and cryptocurrencies. What's amazing is that there's no consensus on why these three markets were all crashing at once.Using my unique Project Prophesy predictive analytic methods, I can offer investors a clear view of why markets have been falling, a...Read More

The lion has lost its roar.Stocks have officially suffered a "correction."After yesterday's soaking, both the Dow Jones and S&P fell 10% from their recent highs.And like a moony love affair gone suddenly wrong... last month's euphoria has succumbed to this week's disillusionment."Disillusionment" seems just the right word, too.This week's events have left many investors disillusioned…Van...Read More

It was another rough day for the markets.The major averages fell off a cliff yesterday afternoon to finish the trading day at the lows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average coughed up another 1,000 points to post a 4% drop. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite weren't far behind.Aside from a couple positive earnings surprises, few stocks were safe from Thursday's drop. This morning, the selling is con...Read More

As the dust settles from Monday’s flash crash, we’re starting to get a better picture of what actually happened.It turns out the carnage can be traced back to a kind of financial “weapon of mass destruction” - or WMD. Traders regularly use these instruments to siphon cash out of the market. But one wrong move, and BOOM! - as we saw firsthand earlier in the week.So today, we...Read More