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
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Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company") announces that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") to raise gross proceeds of up to CA$2,000,000.The Company plans to issue up to 2,564,103 units (the "Units") at a price of CA$0.78 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share (a "Common Share") a...Read More
Vancouver, BC - FinCanna Capital Corp. (CSE:CALI) (OTCQB:FNNZF) (the "Company" or "FinCanna") a royalty company for the U.S. licensed cannabis industry, is pleased to announce that it has sold a portion of its unutilized extraction equipment to investee company, Cultivation Technologies Inc. ("CTI"), located in Palm Desert, CA, for an increased royalty stream.CTI management estimates the new man...Read More
An attempted short squeeze on silver late last week and early this week saw the precious metal rise from just over US$25/oz on Thursday to almost US$30/oz on Monday.Read More
Share this article TORONTO - Caldas Gold Corp. [CGC-TSXV; ALLXF-OTCQX] on Thursday, February 4 formally announced that it has changed its name to Aris Gold Corp. and that a new board of directors and management team are in place.In addition, net proceeds of an $85 million private placement led by the incoming board and management team as well as US$83 million of gold-linked notes have been releas...Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Alpha Lithium Corporation (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: ALLIF), sole owner of one of the last large, undeveloped salars in Argentina's Lithium Triangle, reported that it has commenced drilling of Phase Two of its three-phase drilling program on Alpha's 100% owned, 27,500-hectare Tolillar Salar.Further to a press release dated January 26, 2021, Alpha added a second drilling rig...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Pandora reported an increase in its Q4 net profit, up by almost five per cent to $289.6m, despite the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19.Online organic growth more than doubled, up by 104 per cent, and online sales contributed 32 per cent of total revenue. Overall organic growth was four per cent.The Danish jeweler, best known for its charm bracelets, saw revenue fall by 0.8 per c...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A collection of high-end watches and jewelry seized from criminals by British police and valued at $1.1m is being auctioned off.Among the 100-plus lots are 15 Rolex, Patek Philippe and Hublot watches and items of diamond jewelry by Cartier and Tiffany & Co. They were were all reclaimed by UK police forces and Government agencies under the Proceeds of Crime Act, whereby con...Read More
Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royalties"Overdependence on diamonds has made it imperative for us to urgently expand our revenue base to other minerals such as coal and base metals", Mokgweetsi Masisi, president of Botswana told the VirtualRead More
Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royaltiesThe company recently added the Esperanza project in San Juan, Argentina, to its Big Red discovery in British Columbia, Canada, and its Mocoa project in Colombia.Read More
Neo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesOceanaGold marks three decades of gold standard mining SPONSOREDoceanagoldNovachuk and Kim's investment consortium Nova Resources posted the new offer on Thursday morning, having launched an in...Read More
Northisle Copper and Gold (TSX: NCX) has released an updated preliminary economic assessment on a 22-year, 75,000 tonne-per-day open pit development within its North Island project at the north end of Vancouver Island in B.C. The study latest "confirms that the North Island project is one of the most attractive copper-gold porphyry projects in Canada," the company stated in a press release. The p...Read More
Incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria into investment decision making was one of the most talked about investment strategies of 2020 and one that continues to be amplified as the markets - and society at large - grapple with a global pandemic.Companies are under increased scrutiny for their environmental impact and their actions as corporate citizens across all industr...Read More