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
Tahoe Resources (TSX, NYSE:THO) is denying a media report issued on Thursday that its Shahuindo mine in Peru has contaminated local water supplies.The story (in Spanish) by Cajabamba Peru, stated that heavy rains caused a leaching pit to overflow and flooded a nearby village."The heavy rains that have occurred that in the early hours of today, one of the waste pits of this company overflowed and...Read More
Tahoe Resources (TSX, NYSE:THO) is denying a media report issued on Thursday that its Shahuindo mine in Peru has contaminated local water supplies.The story (in Spanish) by Cajabamba Peru, stated that heavy rains caused a leaching pit to overflow and flooded a nearby village."The heavy rains that have occurred that in the early hours of today, one of the waste pits of this company overflowed and...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold sees a lot of potential in this company's Nova Scotia and Newfoundland projects.Read full newsRead More
When it comes to acquiring this piece of Southern Nevada real estate, there's nothing wrong with getting the shaft.Read full newsRead More
One report claimed that a leaching pit had overflowed at Tahoe's Shahuindo mine site, flooding a nearby village with toxic materialsRead full newsRead More
Stung by some lousy investments that led to billions of dollars in losses a few years ago, the world's major gold producers have cut way back on mining dealsRead full newsRead More
Gold mining stocks lagged behind the performance in prices for the precious metal last year, but they could surpass gold's rise in 2018.Read full newsRead More
Think it's time for the rocking chair when you're in your 70s? Dakota Fred Hurt talks to us about the thrills and dangers of extreme mining on Gold Rush: White Water!Read full newsRead More
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Asteroid strikes, flu plague, and economic meltdown.According to CNN, that is what we should fear from this “government shutdown.”People have to hype it up in order to give the impression that the government matters.In reality, this just reveals why we shouldn’t trust the government to do anything essential in our lives.If political fights in DC can put people at that kind of ris...Read More
Tahoe Resources (TSX, NYSE:THO) is denying a media report issued on Thursday that its Shahuindo mine in Peru has contaminated local water supplies.The story (in Spanish) by Cajabamba Peru, stated that heavy rains caused a leaching pit to overflow and flooded a nearby village."The heavy rains that have occurred that in the early hours of today, one of the waste pits of this company overflowed and...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Sales of fine jewelry and fine watches rose by 8.4 percent in the U.S. market in November 2017, when compared to the same month a year ago, as the graph below illustrates. Sales were an estimated $8.2 billion, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Commerce Department. The November sales performance was higher than the figure for the month which came in at a 7.0 percen...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Gem Diamonds has recovered another large exceptional quality diamond at the Let??eng mine in Lesotho just a week after reporting finding a 910-carat stone. This time, the miner has found a 149-carat, D color Type IIa diamond, with excellent shape. It is the fourth high-quality diamond of over 100 carats recovered so far this year. Read More
Asteroid strikes, flu plague, and economic meltdown.According to CNN, that is what we should fear from this “government shutdown.”People have to hype it up in order to give the impression that the government matters.In reality, this just reveals why we shouldn’t trust the government to do anything essential in our lives.If political fights in DC can put people at that kind of ris...Read More
Asteroid strikes, flu plague, and economic meltdown.According to CNN, that is what we should fear from this “government shutdown.”People have to hype it up in order to give the impression that the government matters.In reality, this just reveals why we shouldn’t trust the government to do anything essential in our lives.If political fights in DC can put people at that kind of ris...Read More
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How are the top stock picks from the Vancouver Resource Conference 2017 doing? I was doing some DD as I prepare for VRIC 2018 and wanted to know how the top stock picks from 2017 actually played ou...Read full newsRead More
Uncertainty surrounding a potential US government shutdown sent precious metals prices on an upward trajectory on Friday.Read full newsRead More
Without a deal, a "spending gap" would trigger a carefully prescribed, but still disruptive, halt to Washington's work.Read full newsRead More
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