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

Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has inked a deal with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to explore the potential use of the miner and commodities trader's Kidd concentrator and metallurgical site in Timmins, Ontario.The Toronto-based nickel producer would use the facility for the treatment and processing of material mined from its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project, which is located 40 k...Read More

Neo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesDecade of performance: Pitram delivers diamond standard for Argyle diamond mineSPONSOREDmicromineThe company said it had commenced limited pre-development activities including haul road constru...Read More

The friendly deal hands EquinoxPremier's interest in the Hardrock project in Ontario, as well as the Mercedes mine in Mexico and the Hasaga and Rahill-Bonanza properties in Red Lake, Ontario.Read full newsRead More

The friendly deal hands EquinoxPremier's interest in the Hardrock project in Ontario, as well as the Mercedes mine in Mexico and the Hasaga and Rahill-Bonanza properties in Red Lake, Ontario.Read full newsRead More

In New York, the S&P 500 closed up 0.55% to a new record of 3,824.68.South Africa's FTSE/JSE Africa All Shares Index reached 63,829 intraday before closing up 0.76% to 63,519.Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe, who also chairs the African National Congress, said the ANC's national executive committee had declared the theme for 2021 to be unity, renewal and reconstruction in t...Read More

(IDEX Online) - South Africa's state-owned diamond company is under investigation in an inquiry into systemic political corruption.It focuses on alleged links between Alexkor and members of the super-wealthy Gupta family, who were close to former president Jacob Zuma, now live in Dubai, and who have been described by the US Treasury as "members of a significant corruption network".One of the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A retired businessman who sued his children for the return of 122 gold bars has lost his case.Soemarto Sulistio, 87, a timber logging millionaire from Hong Kong, bought the 1kg bars jointly with his wife Soemiati in 1989.Their relationship broke down in 2012 and he transferred full ownership to her in 2016, a court heard.She died a year later and he discovered she'd left them...Read More

As 2021 begins, the Covid-19 pandemic has left no part of Canada untouched, with cases reported in every province and territory, though at press time only the Northwest Territories (NWT) and Prince Edward Island had reported no deaths related to the coronavirus.However, the economic impact caused by the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in all regions of the country. And for jurisdictions like the...Read More

Developing new mining legislation, creating a water use tax and completing the Yukon's six outstanding land use plans in the next five years are among the substantial list of recommendations made by the independent panel in charge of the territory's mineral development strategy.The panel's final report, released Dec. 28, contains 79 recommendations meant to guide future mineral development in the...Read More

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is moving to loosen mining regulations and green light new mineral projects before leaving office this month, with successor Joe Biden unable to reverse some of the changes.Read full newsRead More

Chilean regulators have threatened Albemarle Corp with legal action, demanding that by week ?s end the world ?s top lithium miner present a plan for turning over data on its reserves of the ultralight battery metal, according to filings obtained by Reuters.Read full newsRead More

Gold79 Mines Ltd. announces that Minaurum Gold Inc. and its whollRead full newsRead More

Rokmaster Resources Corp. is pleased to announce the resumption oRead full newsRead More

Amex Exploration Inc. wishes to provide an update on its exploratRead full newsRead More

The sales figures for all major electric car manufacturers for the full year 2020 are on the table. 100% more e-cars were sold compared to the same period last year. But even more significant for the future is that vehicles with electric motors have overtaken pure combustion engines in new deliveries. The disruptive replacement is in full swing. However, shortages are emerging in the raw materials...Read More

Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies (ACDC) has revealed the specifications for the impending launch of its IoniX Pro Home Smart Wall.Read full newsRead More

We have been hard at work negotiating deals in select gold and silver exploration companies. In our hedge funds, we have been investing in private placements...Read full newsRead More

Hedge funds increased bets against major gold miners, filings reviewed by Reuters showed, as COVID-19 vaccines weakened expectations for the yellow metal after a year of record gains.Read full newsRead More

Hedge funds increased bets against major gold miners, filings reviewed by Reuters showed, as COVID-19 vaccines weakened expectations for the yellow metal after a year of record gains.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - Summa Silver Corp ("Summa Silver" or the "Company") (CSE: SSVR, OTCQB: SSVRF, Frankfurt: 48X) is pleased to announce that it has received final approval for listing on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV"). The common shares of the Company will commence trading on the TSXV effective January 11, 2021, under the symbol "SSVR".Galen McNamara, Chief Executive Officer of Summa Silver s...Read More