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

Drilling at Nighthawk Gold's (TSXV: NHK) 930-sq.-km Indin Lake gold project, 200 km north of Yellowknife, has extended mineralization at the Grizzly Bear deposit ahead of a resource update expected later this year.Nighthawk released results of 18 holes totalling 4,048 metres drilled at Grizzly Bear. The shallow holes, limited to 200 metres depth, targeted mineralization extensions to the north and...Read More

Serbia's President, Aleksandar Vucic, may seek voter approval for Rio Tinto's (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Jadar lithium project near the city of Loznica, in western Serbia, as community opposition grows.Speaking on local TV today, Vucic said the government fully supports the project, which could become Serbia's second largest export earner once developed. He also said his administration won'...Read More

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, a private research university in Saudi Arabia, have developed what they believe is an economically viable system to extract high-purity lithium from seawater.Previous efforts to tease lithium from the mixture the metal makes together with sodium, magnesium and potassium in seawater yielded very little. Although the liquid contains...Read More

Great Panther Mining is a precious metals miner in the AmericasSPONSOREDgreat pantherStellar metrics just the start for near-term developer Theta GoldSPONSOREDtheta gold minesPAM puts itself in the middle of Thailand 4.0SPONSOREDThe future economy is looking greenSPONSOREDlomiko metals incThe first hint that doubts are developing about the longevity of boom conditions emerged last month, soon afte...Read More

Great Panther Mining is a precious metals miner in the AmericasSPONSOREDgreat pantherStellar metrics just the start for near-term developer Theta GoldSPONSOREDtheta gold minesPAM puts itself in the middle of Thailand 4.0SPONSOREDThe future economy is looking greenSPONSOREDlomiko metals incWith 93.7% of the votes in, just a few tens of thousands of votes separate the candidates. Notably, more than...Read More

This time last year, I was researching and writing my latest book, The New Great Depression. The book is mostly about the economy, but of course, it was impossible to write about the economic impact of COVID without considering the source of COVID and the policy response to the pandemic, including lockdowns and quarantines.I did an enormous amount of research on the two leading theories of the sou...Read More

What goes down must come up.At least that's the case with a short squeeze.Short squeezes are one of the most powerful catalysts on Wall Street, with the potential to create massive windfalls for investors on the long side of the trade.By now you've heard the hype surrounding "meme stocks" and the epic run-ups caused by r/wallstreetbets, which decimated hedge funds to the tune of more than $12 bill...Read More

By George Mwangi Special to Dow Jones Newswires The value of Tanzania's gold exports rose 24% in the year ended April 30 due to an increase in global prices...Read full newsRead More

The gold mining sector is a popular field for investors as there are over 300 companies listed and publicly traded. Gold and gold mining companies are often seen as complementary...Read full newsRead More

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By George Mwangi Special to Dow Jones Newswires The value of Tanzania's gold exports rose 24% in the year ended April 30 due to an increase in global prices...Read full newsRead More

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(IDEX Online) - The revival of India's Bunder diamond mine is facing mounting opposition - over plans to axe more than 200,000 trees.Essel Mining, part of the multinational conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, bought rights to the site in 2019. It has estimated reserves of 34.2m carats.But opponents are asking an Indian court to intervene and protect 382 hectares of the Buxwaha forest, in the Chh...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamonds worth $3.2m were seized by customs officers in Hong Kong, in what is being described as "the biggest-ever seizure of this kind".Over 1,300 undeclared diamonds, weighing 0.3-cts to 2.0-cts, plus 330 grams of melee, were found in two backpacks in the back a truck that was stopped for inspection at the Sha Tau Kok control point last Thursday.  They were destined for Shen...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers Canada has been charged with an environmental breach after releasing almost 1,600 gallons of diesel at its former Snap Lake mine.The fine for such a breach Environmental Protection Act is from C$100,000 to C$4m.A report by De Beers blames human error for the spill.  A worker forgot to close the tank's outlet valve, a court was told.The miner invested over $2.2bn...Read More

Russian mining giant Nord Gold has confirmed its plans today to hold an initial public offering (IPO) in London, after reaping The post Russia's Nordgold plots London IPO after gold price climb appeared first on CityAM.Read full newsRead More

The fund has delivered a return of 0.83% over the past 10 years compared to 7.97% CAGR delivered by goldRead full newsRead More

The fund has delivered a return of 0.83% over the past 10 years compared to 7.97% CAGR delivered by goldRead full newsRead More

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