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
Pantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedGenesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsRamelius now among WA gold frontrunnersSPONSOREDramelius resourcesAgile Mining - The Future is Smaller. Bigger is not always betterSPONSOREDproudfoot"What we have seen over the past six months with coronavirus is that you definitely have winners and losers in the mining...Read More
Niels-Arne Baden has a problem: the factory he's building for Green Hydrogen Systems is too small.Read full newsRead More
Short-term valuation analysis implies major gold stocks still have another 10-20% downside.Read full newsRead More
I previously wrote that practically nothing happened on the gold market , which is bearish since gold should be rallying or trading at higher levels,Read full newsRead More
Canada's Agnico Eagle Mines reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, benefiting from a surge in gold prices and sales volume, and raised its capex forecast for the year as it spends on several sites to boost production.Read full newsRead More
Markets were likely to see the election as a positive if one party took a convincing win across both sides of congress, IG senior market analyst Joshua Mahony said on Friday."With some stating that the final result may not come until days or even weeks after election day due to late postal votes, we could see short-term uncertainty if early results do not provide a clear basis for expectations," h...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Insurers Jewelers Mutual is set to acquire Wexler Insurance Agency, one of the world's largest privately-owned independent insurance agencies for the jewelry trade. The move will bring together two of the most recognized names in the USA's jewelry insurance industry Jewelers Mutual Group announced on Friday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire We...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A British "green" millionaire is poised to produce the world's first "zero-impact diamonds".Dale Vince says his Sky Diamonds company will capture carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere to produce 200 carats of environmentally-friendly CVD (carbon vapor deposition) lab-growns a month, scaling up to 1,000 next year.He'll use wind and solar electricity, and water collec...Read More
(IDEX Online) - October saw a blitz of price rises among smaller fancies (0.23-0.44cts) and some positive movement among 0.45-0.69cts. After a quiet September there was more movement overall, characterized by a rise in demand for these smaller, less costly stones. The economy has started its recovery, but there's still less of an appetite for larger diamonds.HIGHLIGHTSRounds0.3...Read More
As the United States posted its highest number of weekly coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and Americans headed to the ballot box in record numbers to cast their votes early for the country's next president, China's top leaders gathered for four days behind closed doors to craft their fourteenth Five Year Plan for 2021-2025.The Five Year Plan has been a fixture of Chinese rule sinc...Read More
In a day that's often good for gold and mining stocks, investors are selling everything.Read full newsRead More
In a day that's often good for gold and mining stocks, investors are selling everything.Read full newsRead More
Peter Marrone, executive chairman at Yamana Gold discusses the latest results which include highest operating cash-flow in five years, at the same time that gold hits record highs.Read full newsRead More
Peter Marrone, executive chairman at Yamana Gold discusses the latest results which include highest operating cash-flow in five years, at the same time that gold hits record highs.Read full newsRead More
Strategic acquisitions and additional tenement applications at the Nardoo Rare Metals Project and Poona Project expand the Company's footprint in these highly prospective regions.Read full newsRead More
The Company made significant inroads during and subsequent to the quarter which included the completion of the release of the results from the initial JORC compliant mineral resource estimate for the Santa Teresa High Grade Gold Project in Baja California, Mexico.Read full newsRead More
Barksdale Resources Corp. is pleased to announce that it has execRead full newsRead More
Sienna Resources Inc. Sienna Resources is pleased to announce thaRead full newsRead More
The Silver price collapsed in March hitting a 12-month low of US$11.64. Silver has gone to rally by close to 110% since March lows against the US dollar.At time of writing, silver is trading at US$24.31 an ounce...Read full newsRead More
Sokoloff says you can own gold bullion, the GLD ETF, invest in gold royalty companies and/or gold miners.Read full newsRead More