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

Full Article/Video: Rich Dad Author Says The Next Financial Crash Will be Like an "Avalanche"By: Kitco NewsFor bestselling author Robert Kiyosaki, crashes, debt and taxes are the secret to how the rich are getting richer, so is 2018 setup to deliver?"I hope so," said Kiyosaki the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad and his latest, How the Rich are Getting Richer. And with the stock market continuing to...Read More

Published on: Jan 15, 2018 | by finfeedAmerican Pacific Borate and Lithium (ASX:ABR) today announced that it has completed its 14-hole confirmatory borate drilling program at the 100%-owned Fort Cady Borate and Lithium Project in southern California.Assay highlights include:4m at 5.7% borate (10.1% H3BO3) and 342ppm lithium from 498.1m in drill hole 17FTCBL01216.9m at 7.3% borate (12.9% H3BO3) and...Read More

The darkest time in American history.I saw someone refer to the Trump Presidency as “possibly the darkest time in American history.” I’ve heard some iteration of that many times from people still in a frenzy over the Trump Administration.I’m not a big Trump fan. I wasn’t a big Obama fan either. But their presence in office did not and does not hang over my life like a...Read More

The darkest time in American history.I saw someone refer to the Trump Presidency as “possibly the darkest time in American history.” I’ve heard some iteration of that many times from people still in a frenzy over the Trump Administration.I’m not a big Trump fan. I wasn’t a big Obama fan either. But their presence in office did not and does not hang over my life like a...Read More

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Saudi Arabia's billionaire prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, has been carted off to Al Ha'ir prison - the Kingdom's highest security prison - after refusing to pay a reported $6 billion to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to secure his freedom.Read full newsRead More

President Erdo??an urges US to support operation against Afrin enclave, which is intended to 'purge terror' from borderRead full newsRead More

Saudi Arabia's billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a possible settlement with authorities but so far has not agreed on terms, a senior Saudi official said.Read full newsRead More

With oil prices rising and spending returning, many companies will likely take a look at exploring new parts of the US offshoreRead full newsRead More

BI PRIME: Asheesh Birla, VP of product for Ripple, told Business Insider banks in Asia are more open to innovation than US-based firms.Read full newsRead More

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Mike discusses the copper market. It is a massive market with 20 millions of tons production per annum which is ten times larger than nickel. In this series, we've worked from the niche battery metals all the way to the largest which is "big copper".Copper is particularly interesting as Electric Vehicles represent a new area of incremental demand. The average E.V. requires 80kg more copper than a...Read More

EXAIR's new Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife eliminates static electricity 34% better at low inlet pressures which saves compressed air and money. Production speeds, product quality and surface cleanliness can improve dramatically. It eliminates static on plastics, webs, sheet stock and other product surfaces where tearing, jamming or hazardous shocks are a problem. Gen4 products have undergone independen...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.Spot gold gained $21.40 between Wednesday and Friday, clearly benefiting from the fallout of a dramatic selloff of US government debt. February gold futures rose 0.29% to $1,338.80.According to Bloomberg, Chinese government officials have recommended slowing or halting purcha...Read 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

MONTREAL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - 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.China has grown into one of the world's biggest sources of cryptocurrency mining but there are signs Beijing is increasing scr...Read More

MONTREAL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - 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.China has grown into one of the world's biggest sources of cryptocurrency mining but there are signs Beijing is increasing scr...Read More

Discussing the current state of the markets with Larry Glazer, Mayflower Advisors; Kenny Polcari, O'Neil Securities; and CNBC's Rick Santelli.Read full newsRead More

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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