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

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has spent over US$385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region.The world's second-largest iron ore producer kicked off the Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 expansion in early 2020 and intends to employ more than 1,000 people at peak construction.The cash i...Read More

Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK) has updated the mineral resources for its Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories, 200 km north of Yellowknife. The latest numbers incorporate two-thirds of the drill assays from the 2020 exploration program (due to a delay in result turn-around times) and also include adjustments to economic parameters.Within the footprint of the Colomac Centre mineralized...Read More

This week's episode features IBK Capital president and CEO Michael F. White in conversation with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Global Mining Symposium online conference. Michael describes how the junior mining sector has made a complete turnaround following the Covid-19 pandemic, and notes how the lack of exploration in the past decade will result in growing demand and...Read More

Hot Chili knock, knock, knockin' on tier 1 doorSPONSOREDhot chiliState copper company Codelco's output rebounded strongly with a 19.4% increase to 142,000t from 118,900t a year ago led by a strong performance at its northern divisions, which grew production 39% to 69,400t.Conversely, production at BHP-operated Escondida fell 16% to 84,700t from 100,900t a year ago.Hot Chili knock, knock, knock...Read More

On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, it started to happen again...Shares of the (now) meme stock GameStop (GME) began to skyrocket for the second time this year.You may remember the first time this happened just over a month ago. Virtually every financial media outlet - hell, even those that don't focus too much on financials or investing - was flooded with the news of what happened.It's a modern-day...Read More

What's the price of gold?That seems like a ridiculously easy question to answer. I'm looking at a trading screen right now, and it displays a price of $1,733.80 per ounce.That price may change a bit by the time you read this, but it would only take a fresh glance at the screen to get the new price. Case closed.What's the price of silver? Again, the question seems easy to answer. My trading screen...Read More

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After its public listing last October, shares in Canbud Distribution Corporation (CSE:CBDX | FSE: CD0) appear poised to move higher as it executes on its three-pronged business model. Canbud is a science and technology company that concentrates its attention on the Health & Wellness sector and focuses on three main growth areas: (1) Hemp for [...]Read full newsRead More

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In a recent InvestorIntel interview, Tracy Weslosky spoke with Frank Basa, President, CEO, and Director of Granada Gold Mine Inc. (TSXV: GGM) about restructu...Read full newsRead More

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Of the boxes ticked over the past few months the lift in prices for titanium minerals, which will be the primary product from Barrytown, appears to be the most important, but is matched by theRead More

(IDEX Online) -  Mountain Province is preparing to resume operations after a Covid outbreak closed its Gahcho Kue mine for almost a month. At least 19 workers at the site (pictured), in Canada's remote Arctic tundra, tested positive for the virus.The unscheduled closure is a further blow for the miner, which reported diamond sales down almost 18 per cent to to $208.2m in its full-ye...Read More