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

Garnet cuts the path for Heavy Minerals' production plansSPONSOREDheavy minerals limitedRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedThe Perth-based company said December 2022 half-year production increased by 12% on a co...Read More

The opening day of the Association of Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup conference in Vancouver saw some political sparks fly as natural resources minister, Jonathan Wilkinson and Conservative Party firebrand Pierre Poilievre delivered remarks.The opposition leader made the point that limelight-loving Liberal leader, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, had squandered the past eight years to build an al...Read More

Canex Metals (TSXV: CANX) says it has discovered a new "and potentially significant zone" of gold in its first drill hole testing the Shaft Target at the Gold Range project in northwestern Arizona.The discovery hole was drilled in the northern part of the Gold Range property, about 1.5 km northeast of the Central Zone and 2.4 km north of the Excelsior Zone.Drill hole GR22-110 intersected 27.4 metr...Read More

Yellowknife was founded on gold mining, and now lithium holds the potential of opening a new chapter for the Far North's second largest city.Just a short drive east of Yellowknife and off the paved, all-season highway the Ingraham Trail, Vancouver-based explorer Li-FT Power (CSE: LIFT) is preparing to turn its drills on 13 targets it calls the Yellowknife Lithium Project. "When you talk about th...Read More

Uranium Energy?EUR?(NYSE: UEC) says new drill results expand the footprint of high-grade uranium mineralization at its Christie Lake project in northern Saskatchewan's Athabasca basin. Drill hole C-178-1 cut 15.6 metres grading 5.4% uranium oxide (U3O8) from 419.1 metres depth, including 3.4 metres grading 23% U3O8 from 426.6 metres downhole, UEC said in a news release on Monday. The intercept...Read More

The drive passes a wind farm funded by Barrick Gold and various solar generation facilities but tucked away to the east of the Coastal Range and the Pacific Ocean, it also runs along part of theRead More

Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; US-OTC: MARIF) has released the final batch of reverse circulation (RC) drill results from last year's infill drilling campaign at the Marimaca oxide deposit (MOD) in northern Chile, including the best copper intersection drilled to date on a grade-times-width basis.The latest drilling focused on the northern and central zones of the Marimaca deposit, following up on pr...Read More

Tearlach Resources (TSXV: TEA; US-OTC: TELHF) says new testing on old core samples from the Gabriel lithium property in Nevada grade 28% higher on average. The duplicate assay program was completed during a due diligence period before Tearlach committed to a joint venture on Gabriel with Blackrock Silver (TSX: BRC). Tearlach signed the joint venture with Blackrock on Jan. 10 and under the agreeme...Read More

Law 10608 was approved by the La Rioja provincial legislature on January 16, which also suspended for 120 days exploration permits and concessions previously granted to private companies.Read More

Most assets have a poor record over the past year. Gold is one of the few assets that posted a gain - not a major gain, but a gain.Gold has really taken off since late October, from below $1,630 to almost $1,930 today. That's a major move. What's going on?You might want to argue that it has to do with inflation. The trouble with that argument is that (official) inflation has been coming down for t...Read More

Arras Minerals (TSXV: ARK) says drill results from three holes at its Beskauga copper-gold project in northeastern Kazakhstan suggest it holds high-grade zones. Diamond drill hole?EUR?Bg22012?EUR?returned 365 metres grading 0.54 gram gold per tonne, 0.4% copper, 2 grams silver per tonne and 35.3 million parts per million (ppm) molybdenum (0.9%?EUR?copper-equivalent or 1.06 grams gold-equivalent)...Read More

The final three drill holes from Fury Gold Mines' (TSX: FURY; NYSE-AM: FURY) 2022 program have returned high-grade gold intercepts at its Eau Claire project in Quebec.Assays from the Hinge Target included 22.7 grams gold per tonne over 1.5 metres starting 181.5 metres downhole in 22EC-059. The intercept, about 155 metres below surface, "is one of the shallowest high-grade intercepts to date within...Read More

Dear Reader,It seems like every piece of tech these days gets the lofty "smart" label.Just speak into the ether and you can play your favorite song while also saving on electric bills.Smart speakers...Smart meters...Smart security systems...Smart watches...Smart glasses...Did you know Ray-Ban recently partnered with Meta to build glasses called Ray-Ban Stories?There are two cameras attached to the...Read More

British Columbia-focused mineral explorers set a new spending record in 2022, hitting $740.4 million, announced Premier David Eby on Monday during an industry event in Vancouver.The figure surpasses the previous record a decade ago of $681 million and $660 in 2021.The rise was underpinned by an 84% increase in copper exploration budgets, with the province's so-called Golden Triangle in the northwe...Read More

Amazon's Buy with Prime will be open to all U.S. retailers January 31. The trend from product-based revenue to service-based revenue continues. Read more here.Read full newsRead More

Rapid interest rate increases and high inflation caused trading prices on debt to drop hard. Now is the time to buy before rates fall again. Read more here.Read full newsRead More

iStar merging with Safehold; offers a high-yielding opportunity. Read more to see what we can expect for this trade going forward and how it has performed so far.Read full newsRead More

Dropbox is suffering from lackluster share price performance since its IPO 5 years ago. DBX has doubled sales, having become solidly profitable. Read more here.Read full newsRead More

Cenovus Energy combined with Husky Energy some time ago. Click here to read why CVE stock will likely appeal to a wider variety of investors than in the past.Read full newsRead More

Tellurian LNG has provided no substantial updates to the Driftwood LNG FID and the project still looks unlikely. See our view on the stock.Read full newsRead More