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

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

Bitcoin investment platform BitConnect announced it was closing the company's cryptocurrency exchange and lending operation after receiving two cease-and-desist letters from state authorities for the unauthorized sale of securities.Read full newsRead More

On Monday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation issued a warning to NATO that is has started a massive missile drill involving truck-mounted intercontinental ballistic missile launchers across the country.Read full newsRead More

Spooked by potential regulatory crackdowns around the world, investors unloaded cryptocurrencies in a big way on Tuesday.Read full newsRead More

Saudi Arabia's air defenses claim they have intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched from Yemen targeting Saudi province of Jazan. AccordingRead full newsRead More

Second in a series of exclusive columns for The National from S&P Global Platts looks at oil group's changing relationship with continentRead full newsRead More

LONDON: Oman will be among the countries in the Gulf region expressing the most relief about recovering oil and gas prices. The Sultanate is more vulnerable to price shocks than others in the GCC as it holds less in the way of foreign exchange reserves. "It doesn't have the balance sheet strength of a country such as Saudi Arabia or Kuwait," said Jason Turvey, a Gulf specialist at Capital Economic...Read More

The law that requires America to turn some of its soybeans into diesel fuel for trucks has created a new industry. But it's costing American consumers about $5 billion each year.Read full newsRead More

A Canadian judge on Tuesday told jurors to continue deliberations, despite their difficulty in reaching a verdict in the joint trial of three former rail employees in the 2013 Lac Megantic train derailment that killed 47 in Quebec, local media said.Read full newsRead More

People living in some of the coldest places on Earth are hunkering down as temperatures fall to near-record lows that are even defeating thermometers. TempRead full newsRead More

Western Copper and Gold Corporation (TSX:WRN, NYSE AMERICAN:WRN) is pleased to invite shareholders and the investment community to the Cambridge 2018 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference.Read full newsRead More

Speculation that Bitcoin mining will lead to "uncontrolled growth" in electricity consumption may be overblown, recalling the hype that surrounded projections for data centers and marijuana growing.Read full newsRead More

Mexican state oil company Pemex [PEMX.UL] has chosen Japanese conglomerate Mitsui as its partner for a $2.6 billion coking plant project at its Tula refinery in a preliminary deal, two sources told Reuters this week.Read full newsRead More

Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (TSXV: ELY) (OTC: ELYGF)('Ely Gold' or the 'Company') through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nevada Select Royalty, Inc ('Nevada Select') is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive option agreement with Intermont Exploration LLC.Read full newsRead More

Cache Exploration Inc. (the 'Company', or 'Cache'), (TSX-V:CAY) announces that it has closed its previously announced financing raising an aggregate of $738,600, through the sale of 9,232,500 units at $0.08 comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant at $0.10 per share for two years from closing.Read full newsRead More

Look for signs of profit taking in gold and silver as US markets reopen. Any further rise in gold and silver will be dependent on the ability or inability to break past key resistances of $1358 and $1754. Over the past two years gold has not been able to break $1380. It will not be easy to break $1380 on fears of sharp correction. However in case gold breaks and trades over $1380 anytime before...Read More

Look for signs of profit taking in gold and silver as US markets reopen. Any further rise in gold and silver will be dependent on the ability or inability to break past key resistances of $1358 and $1754. Over the past two years gold has not been able to break $1380. It will not be easy to break $1380 on fears of sharp correction. However in case gold breaks and trades over $1380 anytime before...Read More

The world's biggest diamond producer is turning to the technology behind bitcoin to track gems from mine to retailer.Read full newsRead More

Aben Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ABN) (OTCBB: ABNAF) (Frankfurt: E2L2) (the "Company") is pleased to invite shareholders and the investment community to the Cambridge 2018 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, the world's largest resource investment conference dedicated to resource exploration, on January 21st and 22nd at the Vancouver Convention Centre West Building.Read full newsRead More

Even though it sees only minor gains for gold in 2018, with average prices rounding $1358 an ounce, bullion trader Sharps Pixley says it is important to add the yellow metal to one's assets. "Why so?," the company's CEO Ross Norman writes in a press release. "2016 and 2017 saw gold higher on strong spec buying in Q1, taking the market above the level of most physical buyers, before retracing in Q4...Read More