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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A key United Nations (UN) commission will vote on a series of World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations concerning international marijuana reform this week. And the U.S. is in favor of the boldest policy change. UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has held numerous meetings on the proposals-including removing cannabis from the most restrictive global drug [...]Read full newsRead More
Here are the top 30 stocks in the S&P 500 over the past 30 years... These companies have delivered unfathomable returns to their shareholders. They have also delivered many periods of excruciating pain for anyone able to stick with them. When thinking about big winners in the stock market, excruciating pain probably isn't the first [...]Read full newsRead More
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Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee") is pleased to provide a corporate update to its shareholders.Fiscal 2020 has been a transformative year for Venzee. The Company pivoted from a high-cost SMB (small and medium business) sales model and shed associated overhead, resources, and costs. The Company embraced - and successfully validated - a partner-dr...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Ovation Science Inc. (CSE:OVAT) (OTC: OVATF) ("Ovation" or the "Company"), is pleased to report $180,994 in revenue in Q3 2020, a 129% increase in revenue over Q3 2019 and an 80% increase over Q2 2020. For the nine months ending September 30, 2020 the Company reported $613,157 in revenue; a 216% increase over the first nine months of 2019.The significant increase in revenue is pri...Read More
Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to report the final chemical assay results from the summer drilling program completed in late October at the Hurricane zone. The Hurricane zone is a recent discovery of high-grade uranium mineralization on the Company's 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property") in the Eastern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.Highl...Read More
Vancouver, BC December 1, 2020 - KORE Mining Ltd. (TSXV: KORE | OTCQX: KOREF) ("KORE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the staking of 14,104 acres of additional claims at the Company's 100% owned Long Valley Gold Deposit ("Long Valley" or "Project"), located in California, USA. The claims were staked after prospecting identified additional gold targets to the north, west and east of the...Read More
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LME base metals reached fresh multi-year highs on Monday as Chinese manufacturing PMI surprised on the upside and Japan's industrial production data beat estimates, Marex Spectron's Anna Stablum said.LME copper touched US$7,692.50/t today in hefty volumes - the highest intraday price since March 26, 2013, she said.Aluminium closed at $2,036/t, its highest point in two years.Gold has fallen below $...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Customs officers in Hong Kong made their biggest diamond seizure for three years at a crossing point into mainland China.The driver of a truck destined for Shenzhen was found to have 160 gems worth $840,000 stuffed into a trouser pocket. Criminals try to smuggle diamonds from Hong Kong to factories across the border to avoid paying import taxes of up to 20 per cent.In this cas...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Dubai's free trade zone yesterday opened an office at the Israel Diamond Exchange, in a landmark move to promote commerce and cooperation.Officials from the Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre (DMCC) and the Dubai Diamond Exchange flew in on the first regularly scheduled flight from the UAE to Israel.It follows the US-brokered Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between the coun...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Fancy cuts suffered in November with price drops across colors and clarities among smaller stones, in marked contrast to September's blitz of increases. Decreases also dominated, though less severely, in larger goods. Rounds fared better, with a more or less even mix of ups and downs.HIGHLIGHTED CHANGESRounds0.90-0.99 ct. E / IF-VVS1 +2.5%, F / VS1-2 ...Read More
Pantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedGenesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsDigbee talks the rebirth of independent investment researchSPONSOREDdigbee'Best discovery in my time': De Grey on the march at HemiSPONSOREDde grey miningUnder a deal announced Monday for San Martin, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation can earn up to a...Read More
Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Cantallopts said that despite a year of high volatility in which the copper price experienced a low of US$2.09 per pound in March, it was forecast to end 2020 at an average copper price of $2.Read More
Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.The company planned to deliver a PFS by the end of September, but said at the beginning of October COVID-related restrictions meant "critical geotechnical data" was not available.Read More
Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.On November 26 ERG said Metalkol, its tailings processing project in the Haut-Katanga province, had signed up to be assessed under the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP), part of theRead More