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

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Bear Creek Mining Corp. [BCM-TSXV, Lima] shares advanced Friday after the company released production forecasts for its Mercedes Gold Mine in Sonora Mexico.The company said it expects Mercedes to produce 65,000-70,000 ounces of gold this year at an average cash gold of US$830 to US$940 per ounce. The all-in-sustaining cost is forecast at between US$1,120 and US$1,290...Read More

Resurgent Chinese demand can overcome a potential recession while the gold price remains strong and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) expands its production by 40% over four years, according to company head Randy Smallwood. The streaming company remains focused on long-life mines with gold and silver byproducts in stable jurisdictions and may step outside its Americas focus to enter...Read More

The company is expecting a higher gross profit on the back of higher underground recovered grades, as well as an increase in the average gold price.Read More

Russia broke into Ukraine one year ago today.Shortly after this invasion, we hosted a debate between a mainstream spokesman - who denounces Vladimir Putin in the most vicious and violent terms - and Advocatus Diaboli, the devil's advocate.Being the devil's advocate, this fellow speaks on Mr. Putin's behalf.Today, we repost this rambunctious debate, updated slightly. Read on...Mainstream Spokesman:...Read More

From Botswana to Ecuador, Spain and Jamaica - it may sound like a travel destination bucket list, but these are just some of the places these eight juniors are exploring for precious, base and energy metals.Aurania ResourcesAurania Resources (TSXV: ARU; US-OTC: AUIAF) claims to have discovered the "lost city" of Logrono de los Caballeros, a historic gold camp from the time of the Spanish conquista...Read More

Ivanhoe has updated on activities at the company's 90-100%-owned Western Foreland Exploration Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where it is "targeting high-gradeRead More

Coda's copper deposits: the hippo atop an elephantSPONSOREDcoda mineralsPanoro targets Cotabambas PFS by end of yearSPONSOREDpanoro mineralsAnglesey makes up for lost time at Parys MountainSPONSOREDanglesey mining Saudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesPilbara, which is one of the world's largest pure-play producers, oper...Read More

Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) expects production to significantly increase over the next five years thanks to the addition of the Skouries gold-copper mine in northern Greece.The company's board approved in December a full restart of construction activities at Skouries, which has reserves of 3.7 million oz. of gold and 1.7 billion lb. of copper (147.1 million tonnes grading 0.77 gram gold pe...Read More

Panoro targets Cotabambas PFS by end of yearSPONSOREDpanoro mineralsCoda's copper deposits: the hippo atop an elephantSPONSOREDcoda mineralsSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAnglesey makes up for lost time at Parys MountainSPONSOREDanglesey mining Over the past three months, as China has reopened its economy, the iro...Read More

Lithium Royalty, a Toronto-based investor in battery metal producers, is planning to list on the city's stock exchange to raise capital as it considers opportunities in Quebec for the fast-growing industry. The initial public offering (IPO) could be valued at $150 million, one of the five largest for the TSX in the past year, according to a report this week in The Globe and Mail citing unnamed...Read More

Gibraltar produced 97Mlb of copper in 2022 on a 100% basis, of which 75% was attributable to Taseko. That will jump to 87.5% this year through the purchase from long-term partner Sojitz's 12.Read More

China's spy balloon caught the nation's attention, but there's something far more serious concerning Pentagon officials this week...Evidence that China is prepared to send weapons to Russia. Such assistance could provide a badly needed lifeline for beleaguered Russian forces. But it would also send an unmistakable message to the rest of the world...China is ready for war. In a way, that seems t...Read More

Having focused exclusively on exploration in post-conflict environments since it was founded in 2010, Royal Road spent the last three months of 2022 reassessing its strategy and analysing geopolitical dynamics globally and locally within its countries of Tim Coughlin, Royal Road president and chief executive operation, particularly in Colombia, which has acc...Read More

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Grab Holdings has a lot of potential to expand its existing customer base and strong market position in several countries. See why I rate GRAB stock a Hold.Read full newsRead More

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Grupo M?(C)xico's shares follow the copper price trend, so it moves through fluctuations and seems to have peaked now. Read why I rate the stock a Sell.Read full newsRead More

Q1 builds are starting to really dampen market sentiment. U.S. total liquids YTD show a build of 55.431 million bbls. Click here for our oil review.Read full newsRead More

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