News and Reports

Year Ahead 2025

January 06, 2025

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

Year in Review 2023 and Outlook for 2024

January 04, 2024

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

Year in Review 2022 and Outlook for 2023

January 2023

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: The Heart of Global Copper

October 2021

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 Gold

June 2021

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 Gold Mining and Canadian Juniors

April 2021

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

An Overview of the Golden Triangle

July 2020

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

An Overview of Quebec Gold Mining

April 2020

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

An Overview of the Red Lake Mining District

January, 2020

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

Rare plant species standing in the way of Idaho moly mine

July 13, 2016 / www.mining.com

It's a familiar story for mine developers, when their projects overlay or sit near to sensitive ecosystems. Environmental groups state their intention to protect the animal or plant species at risk, sometimes taking legal action to oppose the project. Many times they are successful, especially with the strict regulatory framework found in the United States, where baseline studies are known to tak...Read More

Arizona court hands key legal victory to Hudbay's Rosemont copper project

July 13, 2016 / www.mining.com

Canada's Hudbay Minerals' (TSX, NYSE:HBM) proposed Rosemont copper mine in Arizona scored a key legal victory this week after a Court of Appeals overturned Tuesday a 2015 ruling blocking its air quality permit.The appeals panel's decision, Tucson.com reports, eliminates one of three pivotal regulatory hurdles still blocking the $1.5 billion mine's go-ahead.While the project is now heading into w...Read More

Chinese Gov't official appointment to Teck Resources board raises questions

July 13, 2016 / www.mining.com

The recent appointment of a Chinese government official to the board Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.A & TCK.B) (NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, has some worried about sovereignty issues in the country's resource sector.Canada has no regulations regarding members of foreign governments sitting on local companies' boards, but it does require at least 25% of the members to be Canadian citiz...Read More

More Questions About Skewed Hillary Polls Based on ‘Younger’ Voters

July 13, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

A majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI’s recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime over her handling of email while secretary of state, and a similar number in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say the issue leaves them worried about how she would handle her responsibilities as president if elected. Most also say the email controversy won’t affect their vote i...Read More

Elon Musk and Tesla Are the Face of Bubbling Stock Market, but Maybe Not for Long

July 13, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

I can’t think of any governance red flags during the Steve Jobs era at Apple (the one exception being the stock-option backdating issue, which was settled). By contrast, there have been many at Tesla. Perhaps the Tesla bulls would say that the combination of Musk’s brilliance as well as the potential size of the electrical car market more than compensates for a few red flags. My gues...Read More

More Questions About Skewed Hillary Polls Based on ‘Younger’ Voters

July 13, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

A majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI’s recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime over her handling of email while secretary of state, and a similar number in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say the issue leaves them worried about how she would handle her responsibilities as president if elected. Most also say the email controversy won’t affect their vote i...Read More

Elon Musk and Tesla Are the Face of Bubbling Stock Market, but Maybe Not for Long

July 13, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

I can’t think of any governance red flags during the Steve Jobs era at Apple (the one exception being the stock-option backdating issue, which was settled). By contrast, there have been many at Tesla. Perhaps the Tesla bulls would say that the combination of Musk’s brilliance as well as the potential size of the electrical car market more than compensates for a few red flags. My gues...Read More

UN Move Toward World Government With First-Ever Globally Televised Leadership Debate

July 12, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

10 candidates for next UN chief to be in “globally televised” debate ... Ten of the 12 candidates who have announced their bids to replace UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will take part in a first-ever “globally televised” debate, President Mogens Lykketoft of the General Assembly said here Monday. – xinhuanet.comThe UN is moving faster now to become the empowere...Read More

Now Media Celebrates Sanders’ Financial and Historical Illiteracy

July 12, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

Sanders' victory: How Bernie ended the Cold War in 2016 ... Sanders’ dark horse candidacy stripped socialism of its fringe labels and, culturally speaking, ended the Cold War – SalonNow that Bernie Sanders is becoming a Hillary backer, the mainstream media is celebrating him.This article from Salon actually gives Sanders credit for ending a certain kind of Cold War.More:I can remember...Read More

UN Move Toward World Government With First-Ever Globally Televised Leadership Debate

July 12, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

10 candidates for next UN chief to be in “globally televised” debate ... Ten of the 12 candidates who have announced their bids to replace UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will take part in a first-ever “globally televised” debate, President Mogens Lykketoft of the General Assembly said here Monday. – xinhuanet.comThe UN is moving faster now to become the empowere...Read More

Now Media Celebrates Sanders’ Financial and Historical Illiteracy

July 12, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

Sanders' victory: How Bernie ended the Cold War in 2016 ... Sanders’ dark horse candidacy stripped socialism of its fringe labels and, culturally speaking, ended the Cold War – SalonNow that Bernie Sanders is becoming a Hillary backer, the mainstream media is celebrating him.This article from Salon actually gives Sanders credit for ending a certain kind of Cold War.More:I can remember...Read More

Gold price rally helps producers climb world's top 25 mining companies list

July 11, 2016 / www.mining.com

Gold has consolidated its post-Brexit gains this month and continues to be the best-performing commodity so far this year, filling the pockets of most producers of the precious metal, a new study shows.According to SNL Metals & Mining, gold-focused companies have climbed the most in the ranking of the world's top 25 mining companies by market capitalization from April to June this year, helped b...Read More

BoE Set to Save the Day, But the World’s Banking System Is Set to Fail

July 11, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

Britain’s central bank is on the cusp of pulling an unprecedented move to stop Brexit destroying the economy ... The Bank of England is on the cusp of cutting interest rates to a new historic low again on Thursday in a bid to mitigate an impending economic slowdown caused by a Brexit. -Business InsiderThis Business Insider article points out how the Bank of England is getting ready to save t...Read More

Election Narrative Solidifies: Trump is Racist and Media Demands Hillary Rebuild Nation's Trust

July 11, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

The true danger to democracy is cynicism, not anger ... "The most amazing thing about the 2016 elections," Roger Porter of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government told me, "is that we are likely to elect someone who close to two-thirds of the country does not trust." The choice offered to Americans this November is the largest failure of the two-party system since (at least) the democratization o...Read More

Governments Are Authoritarian Monopolies That Cannot Encourage Social Creativity

July 11, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

Government Holds the Promise of Faster Growth ... One of the U.S.’s biggest economic challenges is the slump in productivity. After climbing steadily for many decades, productivity has slowed dramatically since 2011: Productivity is the key to long-term prosperity. It represents a hard ceiling on the amount of valuable things that a society is able to produce. If productivity flatlines,...Read More

Golden Arrow’s Strategy in a Re-Emerging Mining Market

July 11, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

Below, see news from our sponsor. You can see an interview HERE.Vancouver, BC / Marketwired /July 11, 2016 / Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FRA: GAC (WKN: A0B6XQ), “Golden Arrow” or the “Company”) has structured a plan to capture the positives of the market changes using the Company’s value achievements to date as a base for growth.The top priority...Read More

BoE Set to Save the Day, But the World’s Banking System Is Set to Fail

July 11, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

Britain’s central bank is on the cusp of pulling an unprecedented move to stop Brexit destroying the economy ... The Bank of England is on the cusp of cutting interest rates to a new historic low again on Thursday in a bid to mitigate an impending economic slowdown caused by a Brexit. -Business InsiderThis Business Insider article points out how the Bank of England is getting ready to save t...Read More

Election Narrative Solidifies: Trump is Racist and Media Demands Hillary Rebuild Nation's Trust

July 11, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

The true danger to democracy is cynicism, not anger ... "The most amazing thing about the 2016 elections," Roger Porter of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government told me, "is that we are likely to elect someone who close to two-thirds of the country does not trust." The choice offered to Americans this November is the largest failure of the two-party system since (at least) the democratization o...Read More

Governments Are Authoritarian Monopolies That Cannot Encourage Social Creativity

July 11, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

Government Holds the Promise of Faster Growth ... One of the U.S.’s biggest economic challenges is the slump in productivity. After climbing steadily for many decades, productivity has slowed dramatically since 2011: Productivity is the key to long-term prosperity. It represents a hard ceiling on the amount of valuable things that a society is able to produce. If productivity flatlines,...Read More

Golden Arrow’s Strategy in a Re-Emerging Mining Market

July 11, 2016 / www.thedailybell.com

Below, see news from our sponsor. You can see an interview HERE.Vancouver, BC / Marketwired /July 11, 2016 / Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FRA: GAC (WKN: A0B6XQ), “Golden Arrow” or the “Company”) has structured a plan to capture the positives of the market changes using the Company’s value achievements to date as a base for growth.The top priority...Read More

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