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

I added a new stock to my portfolio today.A pretty straight forward story.The stock is Metalla Royalty and Streaming and is listed on the CSE under the symbol MTA.I bought my position at 72 cents per share this morning.The company is a precious metals royalty and streaming company that pays a very very small monthly dividend. Monthly cash flow!Please do your own due diligence.Some links to get you...Read More

The past-producing Snip Mine's 440 Portal and technical crew in BC's Golden Triangle region. Source: Skeena Resources Ltd.Skeena Resources Ltd. [SKE-TSXV] is gearing up for a big exploration program this year in a bid to revive two of Canada's most successful high grade precious metal mines - Snip and Eskay Creek - both located in northwest British Columbia's Golden Triangle region.If the company...Read More

Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV:EMH) and Namaste Technologies Inc. (CSE:N) ink an LOI to develop a fully-integrated e-commerce platformSmallCapPower | January 31, 2018: Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV:EMH) and Namaste Technologies Inc. (CSE:N) announced on January 30, 2018, that the two companies have signed a letter of intent (LOI) whereby Emerald Health and Namaste Technologies hav...Read More

Hand sample from Nasigon NE showing disseminated copper minerals (bornite, covellite, malachite) in calc-silicate rock at the Mitchi Project in Quebec. Source: Kintavar Exploration Inc.Kintavar Exploration Inc. [KTR-TSXV] on Wednesday January 31 released assays from the first four holes of a 2017-2018 winter drilling program at the Mitchi property, which the company has described as the only pure...Read More

field crew surface sampling breccia pipe 6 (2.1 g/t gold; 93.8 g/t silver) at Soledad Project in Peru. Source: Condor Resources Inc.Chakana Copper Corp. [PERU-TSXV] shares began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange Wednesday January 30 as the company released new assays from its Soledad copper-silver-gold project in Peru. By early afternoon Wednesday, the shares were trading at 85 cents, up $0.76 o...Read More

Stress will kill you. Most people know this intuitively. Stress weakens your immune system. Stress allows your body to be more easily controlled by pathogens.A recent study compared two sets of mice. One set had a certain stress receptor cell, and one set did not. Normal mice exposed to stress had a higher rate of disease than mice exposed to stress who lacked the stress receptor cell. This held...Read More

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / January 31, 2018 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / OTCQB: MGXMF / FKT: 1MG) is pleased to announce the Company's operating partner (the "Paradox Partner") has received approval from the State of Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining to conduct a 3D geophysical survey (the "Survey") on the Blueberry Unit ("Blueberry") at its Paradox Basin Petrolithi...Read More

Full Article: Gold Stocks An Inflationary Money TrainBy: Stewart ThomsonTechnically and fundamentally, gold is poised to resume its magnificent rally that is taking investors into what I call a "bull era".The next FOMC meeting announcement is tomorrow. I expect the Fed to strongly signal more rate hikes and ramped up quantitative easing. There's an outside chance that bank deregulation is address...Read More

I added a new stock to my portfolio today.A pretty straight forward story.The stock is Metalla Royalty and Streaming and is listed on the CSE under the symbol MTA.I bought my position at 72 cents per share this morning.The company is a precious metals royalty and streaming company that pays a very very small monthly dividend. Monthly cash flow!Please do your own due diligence.Some links to get you...Read More

Shares in Canada's Ivanhoe Mines fell sharply on Wednesday after lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Ivanhoe is advancing two major projects, voted in favour of new mining laws that immediately lifts a provision which exempted licence holders from compliance with the new code for 10 years.Ivanhoe Mines, headed by billionaire mining financier Robert Friedland, ended down 11.3% on t...Read More

Miners and explorers knew that the Democratic Republic of Congo would be raising taxes and royalties, but were blindsided on Wednesday when lawmakers of the country voted in favour of an immediate lifting of a provision exempting licence holders of compliance with the new code for 10 years.That means mines and projects run by companies including Glencore, Randgold Resources, China Molybdenum, Eura...Read More

(IDEX Online) - ALROSA and the GfK research company have conducted extensive research into diamond consumers in the US and China, and found that in both countries they are interested in buying diamond jewelry, are planning to buy it in the future, and purchase for themselves much more often than as a gift.   The USA is the world's largest consumer market of diamond jewelry, and China is...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures fell across the board on Wednesday as SHFE nickel led the loss with over 2% drop. Both lead and aluminium were down some 1%, while zinc and tin slipped.In the ferrous complex, coking coal went back up in the afternoon while coke and iron ore were down some 1%. Hot-rolled coil and rebar edged down slightly.Copper: The SHFE 1803 copper contrac...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures fell across the board on Wednesday as SHFE nickel led the loss with over 2% drop. Both lead and aluminium were down some 1%, while zinc and tin slipped.In the ferrous complex, coking coal went back up in the afternoon while coke and iron ore were down some 1%. Hot-rolled coil and rebar edged down slightly.Copper: The SHFE 1803 copper contrac...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures fell across the board on Wednesday as SHFE nickel led the loss with over 2% drop. Both lead and aluminium were down some 1%, while zinc and tin slipped.In the ferrous complex, coking coal went back up in the afternoon while coke and iron ore were down some 1%. Hot-rolled coil and rebar edged down slightly.Copper: The SHFE 1803 copper contrac...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) –Copper: Lacklustre downstream consumption has dragged the performance of copper futures of late but we see support for SHFE copper at 53,000 yuan/mt. LME copper, meanwhile, is set to trade at $7,050-7,110/mt. We see spot discounts stable today at 210-150 yuan/mt amid quiet physical market.Aluminium: LME aluminium will test support at the $2,200/mt level today while th...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) – Copper scrap spot prices fell 100 yuan/mt on Wednesday January 31 as downstream customers started to close for the Chinese New Year holiday.The 1# bare bright copper in Guangdong province area traded at 46,500-46,800 yuan/mt today, SMM learned. Trading was limited as supply remained tight and seller were reluctant to let go cargoes easily.  For editorial qu...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) –Copper: Lacklustre downstream consumption has dragged the performance of copper futures of late but we see support for SHFE copper at 53,000 yuan/mt. LME copper, meanwhile, is set to trade at $7,050-7,110/mt. We see spot discounts stable today at 210-150 yuan/mt amid quiet physical market.Aluminium: LME aluminium will test support at the $2,200/mt level today while th...Read More

Published on: Jan 31, 2018 | by finfeedAustralian Mines Limited (ASX:AUZ) has appointed Medea Natural Resources Limited in an advisory role, as the company enters into its off-take and financing negotiations for its 100%-owned Sconi cobalt-nickel-scandium project in north Queensland.The agreement will see the advisory firm assist AUZ in coordinating with several potential off-take partners, which...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) – Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group’s net profits for 2017 are expected to amount to 510-580 million yuan, up 183-222% from a year ago, the company said in a statement on Wednesday January 31. This is due to the increase in average processing fees of copper foil, the company noted. For editorial queries, please contact Daisy Tseng at daisy@smm.cn For mor...Read More