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

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

Tech giant Dell has a new initiative in mind: mine gold from old laptops and spin it into jewelry. The initiatives makes sense.Read full newsRead More

The key to bubble analysis is to look at what's causing the bubble. If you get the hidden dynamics right, your ability to collect huge profits or avoid losses is greatly improved.Based on data going back to the 1929 crash, this current bubble looks like a particular kind that can produce large, sudden losses for investors.The market right now is especially susceptible to a sharp correction, or wor...Read More

The Dow broached 24,000 on Nov. 14.It crested 25,000 on Jan. 4.Today… only 12 days later… the Dow briefly crossed 26,000.Is the "melt-up" truly at hand?If so, who - or what - is behind it?And how long can it last?Today we reveal startling new information... information our agents have only now brought to our awareness.But first a brief review...The "melt-up" phase is that period of del...Read More

Cryptocurrencies proved to be one of the biggest winners for investors and speculators in 2017.The daddy of them all, bitcoin, closed out the year near $14,000 - a gain of over 1200%.Bitcoin wasn't the biggest winner however. Ripple posted gains in excess of 30,000%!Cryptos can make people rich in a flash. It’s the reason for their appeal. But people need to know, there's also a dark side to...Read More

Barron's kicked off the short trading week with another head-scratcher:This 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 actu...Read More

We’re getting your prepared for next week’s AME Roundup 2018 and Vancouver Resource Investment Conference! Matt runs down where you can catch The Northern Miner (1:49) and what we’ll be up to at both shows.Meanwhile, we also dig into the World Gold Council’s recently-released “Outlook 2018 Global economic trends and their impact on gold” (8:35) and chat about so...Read More

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 out.Let's see how these newsletter writers top stock picks did.Starting off with the conference host Marin Katusa.Marin mentioned a top stock pick of Blackbird Energy BBI.VTuesday Jan 17,2017 BBI closing p...Read More

Nighthawk Gold's exploration camp in Canada's Northwest Territories. Source: Nighthawk Gold Corp.Nighthawk Gold Corp. [NHK-TSXV, OTC-MIMZF] on Wednesday January 17 released impressive results from a 2017 exploration campaign at its 100%-owned Colomac Gold Project in the Northwest Territories.Nighthawk Gold is taking a fresh look at Colomac amid speculation that former operator Royal Oak Mines may...Read More

Power Americas Minerals Corp. (TSXV:PAM) is targeting cobalt-rich, lower silver mineralization hosted within an extensive fracture zone, which differentiates the Company from its peersSmallCapPower | January 17, 2018: Power Americas Minerals Corp. (TSXV:PAM) on January 16, 2018, announced drill results from the first seven-hole program (161m) from Kittson in the Cobalt camp. Since the holes were d...Read More

Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) to supply PEI, as well as expands its presence in AustraliaSmallCapPower | January 17, 2018: Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) announced Tuesday two MOUs (Memorandum of Understandings), one with the Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada for the supply of cannabis and the other with the Victoria State Government, Australia to collaborate on the resea...Read More

The tale of how to catch a wild pig deserves more detail.A smart farmer knew that if he went out with his dogs and nets and cattle prods to capture wild pigs that the pigs would run amok. It would take tremendous energy to round them up. They would violently resist. Some would get away. Some would fight back and possibly injure him or his dogs.And when he finally got them in the pen, his troubles...Read More

Full Article: FED Actions Should Pressure GoldBy: Todd "Bubba" Horwitz"Once again, the master manipulators, better known as the Federal Reserve, are manipulating dollars to try and keep interest rates low. They are scared to death that rates will get away from them, as they have every time. They have tried to control and keep them artificially low.The entire QE program has been a debt building bu...Read More

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 out.Let's see how these newsletter writers top stock picks did.Starting off with the conference host Marin Katusa.Marin mentioned a top stock pick of Blackbird Energy BBI.VTuesday Jan 17,2017 BBI closing p...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds, which sold 156 942 ct of diamonds recovered at its Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho, in the quarter ended December 31, has adopted a revised mine plan to increase cash flow in the short term, while resolving issues that affect the value of recovered diamonds.Diamonds were sold at an average of $80/ct in the December quarter, compared...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) has announced the recipients of its 2018 'Diamonds Do Good' Awards, to be presented at the D.E.F. annual gala on May 31 at the Four Seasons Ballroom in Las Vegas.   The government of Canada's Northwest Territories will receive the Diamonds Do Good Responsible Government Award; Rolex will receive the Diamonds Do Good Global Corporate Spirit...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA) said that the Gem Certification and Assurance Lab (GCAL) has joined the organization.   GCAL is the first diamond and gemstone laboratory to join the organization, the IGDA said. With almost 40 members, which includes lab-grown diamond growers, distributors, suppliers, retailers and technical experts, IGDA members span the US...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Australia-based miner Lucapa Diamond Company is starting the year off on a high note, announcing on Wednesday that it had recovered another 100-ct plus stone at its Lulo project, in Angola.The 116 ct low-quality diamond is the second 100-ct-plus stone recovered in the first three weeks of the year, and also the tenth such diamond unearthed at the mine, which...Read More

China has basically completed capacity cuts in the steel sector, said Shen Ying, general accountant of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) on Wednesday January 17. Moving forward, China will push for a technology upgrade in the steel industry.In 2018, the country aims to further restructure the coal industry and reduce capacity by more than 10 mi...Read More

China has basically completed capacity cuts in the steel sector, said Shen Ying, general accountant of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) on Wednesday January 17. Moving forward, China will push for a technology upgrade in the steel industry.In 2018, the country aims to further restructure the coal industry and reduce capacity by more than 10 mi...Read More