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Defense Metals in the Media

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Our 2024 Predictions, Part 2

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Our 2024 Predictions, Part 1

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29 December, 2023

Will Bitcoin ETFs Kill Gold?

November 21, 2023

What's Next for Gold?

06 June, 2023

Platinum and Palladium

February 2022

Transition to Production

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Silver Suppression?!

February 02, 2021

Gold: Year in Review 2020, and 2021 Outlook

January 04, 2021

Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

AbraPlata: CMR's full analysis of an Argentina focussed gold and silver junior

May 2020

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Wheaton releases funding for Ecuador El Domo

December 05, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDThe funding is expected to cover ongoing pre-construction expend...Read More

Canadian miner finds stand-in for expelled Chinese...

December 05, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Australian-listed Winsome Resource had acquired the C$2 million in shares owned by Hong Kong-based Sinomine Rare Metals Resources and would earn the right to offtake future lithium, cesium, andRead More

Sigma Lithium secures US$100M, eyes Brazil expansion...

December 05, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Commissioning of the lithium project is expected this month with first production shipments in Q2 of 2023.Read More

Llurimagua arbitration process again postponed

December 05, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Codelco brought a case before ICSID on the grounds that Ecuador's state mineral company, Enami, has not complied with agreements relating to the US$3 billion development project.Read More

Bring out your dead

December 05, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDThe bullishness in metals markets prompted producers to work har...Read More

Iron ore billionaires go Christmas shopping

December 05, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDMassive cash flows from iron ore have propelled Forrest and Rine...Read More

Fumbled Proposal: Man Dives into Sea after Dropping Ring

December 05, 2022 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Romantic Scott Clyne planned a sunset marriage proposal on a boat off Florida's Gulf Coast - but managed to drop the engagement ring into the sea.Video of the ring box bouncing off the deck into the water - and of him instinctively diving in to find it - has gone viral and racked up well over 8m views on TikTok and beyond."Dropped the ring in the gulf during my proposal," read...Read More

WA nickel-copper mine suspended after fire

December 05, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDThe fire occurred in the early hours of Saturday and damaged the...Read More

US Watch and Jewelry Sales for October Lower Than a Year Ago

December 05, 2022 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Watch and jewelry sales in the US are now lower than a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Department of Commerce. They fell by 1.9 per cent year-on-year during October, the first month of negative growth since May 2020, when Covid lockdowns devastated the industry. Growth in sales has been slow - below six per cent for every month since May - but has always managed...Read More

IDEX Polished Price Index for November: Biggest Monthly Fall Since April

December 05, 2022 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - The IDEX Polished Price Index fell 2.62 per cent in November, its biggest monthly drop since April of this year. Uncertainties over the US economy, where inflation is expected to hit 10 per cent, together with the war in Ukraine and persistent Covid lockdowns in China - as well as protests against such moves  - are dampening demand and squeezing prices The decline during...Read More

Glencore breaks out the chequebook again over DRC allegations...

December 05, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDGlencore's conduct in the DRC has been under investigation by th...Read More

US EPA rules against Alaska copper scheme

December 02, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

The Pebble scheme has been embroiled in a face-off with regulators and at least one Congressional committee over the development of the scheme, which became symptomatic of the problems faced by firmsRead More

Tech Talk for Monday December 5th 2022

December 05, 2022 / www.timingthemarket.ca

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 21 points in pre-opening trade.Broadcom slipped $0.80 to $540.00 after Susquehanna lowered its target price from $680 to $650.Lululemon added $0.03 to $386.02 after Stifel Nicolaus raised its target price from $400 to $450. Tractor Supply (TSCO $224.94) is expected to open higher after Wells Fargo raised its target pr...Read More

Lake Resources shares dip on another short-seller report

December 05, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

Lake Resources (ASX: LKE) shares fell nearly 3% after short seller J Capital Research released a new report questioning the purported success of the lithium junior's direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology.According to J Capital analysts, the DLE technology the company is looking to use could be "dramatically" underperforming expectations. This technology is critical to making the lithium devel...Read More

TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays for the week of Nov. 25. to Dec. 2, 2022

December 05, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

Our TNM Drill Down feature highlights the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining Intelligence.This week's top three drill assays come from North America. HighGold Mining's (TSXV: HIGH) Johnson Tract project in Alaska delivered the top intercept. Hole JT22-152 cut 120.5 metres grading 18.76 grams gold per tonne from...Read More

Fortuna Silver grows Sunbird resource at S?(C)gu?(C)la gold project

December 05, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

Drilling by Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) at its S?(C)gu?(C)la gold project in C??te d'Ivoire continues to reveal more exploration upside, with the company announcing on Monday an updated resource for the Sunbird deposit as well as the discovery of two regional prospects.Following the release of an initial resource for Sunbird earlier this year, exploration drilling has since resulted...Read More

Lithium Chile nearly doubles Salar de Arizaro resource

December 05, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

Calgary-based Lithium Chile (CVE: LITH) has announced an updated resource for its Salar de Arizaro asset in Argentina that has increased overall lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) tonnage by 81%.With the addition of a second production well at the project, total indicated resources are now 1.3 million tonnes of LCE at a grade of 284 mg per litre. Inferred resources add 1.2 million tonnes at a grad...Read More

US markets fell during Nov. 28 - Dec. 2 trading week

December 05, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 404.67 points, or 1.2%, to 33,942.36, and the S&P 500 lost 30.31 points or 0.8%, over the week to 3,995.81.Leading value gainer for the week was Consol Energy, which closed US$6.73 higher at US$75.30. Despite coming down from recent highs, the stock is still rallying over 229% over the 12-month frame as its main product, thermal coal, achieved and remained in...Read More

TSX Venture Exchange ends Nov. 28-Dec. 2 trading week higher

December 05, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended the Nov. 29-Dec. 2 trading session at 599.20 points, up 23.56 points or 4.1% higher.?EUR? Topping the percentage gainers this week was Queensland Gold, which saw a dramatic 288% or 36 ? rise in its shares to 49 ? each. On Nov. 28, the explorer announced an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the 86-sq.-km Mia lithium property in the James Bay area of...Read More

TSX, mining and metal indices see gains during Nov. 28-Dec. 2 trading week

December 05, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

The markets this week saw the TSX rally to its highest closing level in nearly six months on Dec. 1, buoyed by news that U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell?EUR?could seek smaller interest rate hikes at the Fed's next meeting on Dec. 13-14. The rally faced resistance by week's end as high interest rates continue to worry market participants. The Bank of Canada is expected to raise interest ra...Read More

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