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

Pope Francis will be visiting Peru's famous Madre de Dios region on Friday. While many hope he will address the region's rampant illegal gold mining, others are wary of the papal message.Read full newsRead More

The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth - its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.Read full newsRead More

From Zacks: Gold prices scaled a three-month high on the last trading day of 2017, its best yearly performance since 2010. Notably, spot gold has surged more thRead full newsRead More

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The American Exploration & Mining Association honored two North American mining companies at its 123rd Annual Meeting in late 2017 in Reno. Kinross Gold U.S.A., Inc. received AEMA's Environmental ExcellenceRead full newsRead More

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HAR.JO) said Tuesday that it is on track to meet annual gold-production guidance of 1.1 million ounces for 2018, with first-half gold output up from the previous six-month period.Read full newsRead More

Despite the fact that the stock market has been booming, so many people are not meeting their financial goals. Some wonder if they'll ever be able to retire.Well, I want this year to be the year in which you actually reaching your financial goals.I'm a trader. Usually, when traders are not meeting or reaching their financial goals there are some simple and easy to explain reasons why. That fact ma...Read More

Dear Reader,It is a red-letter day here at The Daily Reckoning... a day of celebration.For we have hooked a hefty fish.Mr. Timothy Sykes - trader extraordinaire - has joined our swelling ranks of misfits, dreamers, visionaries and money men."I know 1,000s of day traders," begins our own James Altucher, himself a former hedge fund manager and venture capitalist."I know one successful day trader," h...Read More

Barron's kicked off the short trading week with another head-scratcher:One retailer's stock has jumped 10% in 2018 - and there could be more to come.Retail stock?I doubt it. The article probably tells the story of a cutting-edge startup looking to challenge Amazon in the online retail space.Or a logistics firm helping shops streamline their inventory process using blockchain technology. An actual...Read More

Stocks finished in the red on Tuesday.I know that's hard to believe. But it's true. After leaping above 26,000 for the first time ever, the Dow Jones Industrial Average coughed up more than 250 points to finish the trading day just barely in the red.The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq followed suit. Both posted new all-time highs before lunch only to reverse and finish in the red by the closing bell. W...Read More

“Do NOT fall out of the boat!!”I was 17-years old and thought I was invincible. My class was on a white water rafting expedition and I was cutting up at the front of the boat. That’s when I saw the pale look on our guide’s face.I can still remember the tension in his voice as he barked out the orders for our next set of rapids.“Diamond Splitter is a class four rapids!...Read More

, Max Porterfield, President and CEO of Callinex Mines, with Jason Levers, Project Geologist, examining the Nash Creek Project diamond drill core at the Madran core facility in New Brunswick. Photo courtesy Callinex Mines Inc.Callinex Mines Inc. [CNX-TSXV, CLLXF-OTCQX] on Thursday January 18 said drilling has intersected high-grade zinc values and expanded the near-surface Nash Creek deposit in Ne...Read More

Supply agreement enables Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (TSXV:CBW) to accelerate the execution of its international distribution strategy 12 to 18 months ahead of scheduleSmallCapPower | January 18, 2018: Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (TSXV:CBW), the world's first cannabis streaming company, announced Wednesday that it has inked an interim supply agreement with Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH). As per the agr...Read More

The Lovelock Cobalt Mine in west-central Nevada. Source: Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp.Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp. [NEV-TSXV] said samples taken from its Lovelock Cobalt Mine property in Nevada have returned assays of up to 1.81% cobalt, 3.05% nickel, and 5.99% copper. Investors applauded the news, sending Nevada Sunrise shares up 29.4% or $0.05 to 22 cents in early afternoon trading on Thursday January...Read More

Full Article: Silver Antidote to Bubble CrazinessBy: Gary ChristensonCHARACTERISTICS OF BUBBLE CRAZINESS:U.S. stocks, according to many measures, are the most over-valued in history. We live in a Bubble Zone!Bitcoin and other cryptos are definitely in a bubble, but they could rise even higher.Full Article: Silver Antidote to Bubble CrazinessBy: Gary ChristensonDisclaimer (C) 2010 Junior Gold Re...Read More

Full Article: Silver Antidote to Bubble CrazinessBy: Gary ChristensonCHARACTERISTICS OF BUBBLE CRAZINESS:U.S. stocks, according to many measures, are the most over-valued in history. We live in a Bubble Zone!Bitcoin and other cryptos are definitely in a bubble, but they could rise even higher.Full Article: Silver Antidote to Bubble CrazinessBy: Gary ChristensonDisclaimer (C) 2010 Junior Gold Re...Read More

The findings of a survey conducted by the Chamber of Mines (CoM), which were released last month, indicate that, if South Africa’s mining industry shifts its focus to create an attractive policy, regulatory and governance environment – through ethical leadership, good governance and the adoption of competitive, stable and predictable policies – considerable new investment in mini...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa-focused diamond miner BlueRock Diamonds made a number of planned modifications to the crushing circuit at its Kareevlei diamond mine, near Kimberley, during a three-week Christmas break.The modifications are expected to improve the method of feeding ore to the crushers.AdvertisementThese changes have been tested and the crushing circuit was back...Read More

2018 kicked off with a call for smarter sectors to boost the economy, a praise of Glencore’s asset management and a sparkle of hope for the diamond city of Kimberley. Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer unpacks the headlines with Creamer Media's Sashnee Moodley.AdvertisementRead More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A new Proudly South African mine tunnel borer that requires no blasting, delivers higher production advances, comes with a collaboration imprimatur and can be retrofitted to existing operations, will be unveiled at next month’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town and commissioned in the third quarter of this year.Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Master Drilli...Read More