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

Government predicts output will increase to more than 2.4 million barrels per day despite crumbling economyRead full newsRead More

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SHANGHAI, Jan 15 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper traded lowered between the 10-day and 20-day moving averages and is expected to trade at $7,080-7,160/mt today. SHFE copper is expected to trade at 54,260-54,790 yuan/mt while spot premiums are to rise to 40-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: LME aluminium is expected to trade higher at $2,210-2,240/mt due to the suspension of Alcoa’s overseas plant...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 15 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper traded lowered between the 10-day and 20-day moving averages and is expected to trade at $7,080-7,160/mt today. SHFE copper is expected to trade at 54,260-54,790 yuan/mt while spot premiums are to rise to 40-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: LME aluminium is expected to trade higher at $2,210-2,240/mt due to the suspension of Alcoa’s overseas plant...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 15 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper traded lowered between the 10-day and 20-day moving averages and is expected to trade at $7,080-7,160/mt today. SHFE copper is expected to trade at 54,260-54,790 yuan/mt while spot premiums are to rise to 40-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: LME aluminium is expected to trade higher at $2,210-2,240/mt due to the suspension of Alcoa’s overseas plant...Read More

Gold enjoyed a nice lift late last week as the yellow metal cruised to $1,337.40 at the close of trading Friday in New York. Read full newsRead More

Turkey's president said Sunday the country will launch a military assault on a Kurdish enclave in northern SyriaRead full newsRead More

Iraq joined the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman in calling for OPEC and allied producers to stick with their agreement to cut oil output until the end of the year, despite recent price gains.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 12, 2018) - TerraX Minerals Inc. (TSXV: TXR) (OTC Pink: TRXXF) (FSE: TX0) is pleased to report that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Ptarmigan Mine property, located within its Eastbelt property, Yellowknife City Gold Project (seeRead full newsRead More

Russian gold producer Arlan plansto have doubled gold output from its mine in 2020, expecting theprice for the precious metal to rise further, the firm'sdirector for development said.Read full newsRead More

Greece's Environment Ministry has appealed a court decision annulling a 1.7-million-euro ($2.06 million) fine it had slapped on mining firm Eldorado Gold.Read full newsRead More

In addition to payment-systems problems, there are the problems of the nationalized money system, which is so loose and confusingRead full newsRead More

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www.clearcreekdigital.com | Trevor Hall and Nick the Mining Book Guy discuss the opportunity spaces for junior resource companies to engage and communicate with younger investors. Nick provides a great backdrop to his approach to investment decisions and where he thinks companies might really iRead full newsRead More

China's Bitmain Technologies is eyeing bitcoin mining sites in Quebec, a company spokesman told Reuters, as expectations of a potential Chinese crackdown on cryptocurrency mining make the energy-rich Canadian province an attractive alternative.Read full newsRead More

An earthquake in Peru on Sunday has claimed two lives and caused an illegal mine to collapse.The epicentre of the magnitude 7.1 quake was in the southern region of Arequipa, offshore from the town of Lomas, at a depth of around 36 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.Governor Yamila Osoria tweeted that the earthquake caused damage to buildings, including adobe houses, and caused roads to coll...Read More

Peninsula Energy Ltd (ASX:PEN) has achieved its third successive quarter of increased uranium production from the Lance Projects in the U.S.There were circa 38,800 pounds of uranium produced in the December quarter, 4,300 pounds more than the previous quarter.The average daily production rate improved to 430 pounds during the quarter and this has continued into January with a rate of 500 pounds.RE...Read More

Diamond drilling at the Mirado Gold Project near Kirkland Lake, northeastern Ontario. Source: Orefinders Resources Inc.Orefinders Resources Inc. [ORX-TSXV, OTC-ORFD] on Monday released a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a proposed open pit operation at its Mirado Gold Mine near Kirkland Lake, Ontario.Orefinders shares rallied on the news, rising 15.4% or $0.02 to 15 cents in morn...Read More

Shares of LGC Capital Ltd. (TSXV:LG) have soared nearly fourfold following the Company's entry into the cannabis businessSmallCapPower | January 15, 2018: LGC Capital Ltd. (TSXV:LG) announced recently that it has formally launched a new joint venture company called CLV Frontier Brands Pty Ltd (CLV) to enter cannabis and hemp-derived beverages markets, pursuant to the November 2017 binding letter o...Read More