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

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

(IDEX Online) - The Diavik Diamond Mine has been fined $110,000 (CA$150,000) by a court in Canada for a health and safety breach after an excavator operator was blinded in an accident.Steve Houle, 50, was trapped for four hours in his cab after it was crushed by a slab of stone after a blasting operation in November 2020.He suffered multiple injuries, lost his sight in both eyes and had a toe ampu...Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDDenison eyeing low-cost in-situ recovery in Canada's high-grade Athabasca BasinSPONSOREDdenison minesFeasibility study imminent at Fission's high-grade, low-cost uranium project SPONSOREDfission uraniumJerome Powell The mining industry is at the front...Read More

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the agreement with his counterparts from Congo and Zambia at the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington and is in line with US policy aimed at reducing itsRead More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points in pre-opening trade.FOMC statement on interest rates is released at 2:00 PM EST. Press conference with Federal Reserve chairman Powell is scheduled at 2:30 PM EST. Consensus is that the Fed Fund Rate will increase from 3.75%-4.00% to 4.25%-4.50%. In addition, the Federal Reserve is expected to continue to re...Read More

I've frequently said that forecasting Fed policy is easy. The Fed actually tells you what they plan to do in advance. This is the "no drama" Fed.All you have to do is listen to what they say and believe them. They don't want to surprise markets or trigger any unexpected volatility. So they signal in advance and move accordingly.In reality, there's a bit more to it than that.The Fed also signals th...Read More

Are environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidelines the bible of a shadowy priesthood of consultants, or are they just good for business?Those two sides took shape during an online video debate organized on Wednesday by the Toronto-based Critical Minerals Institute and were argued by a pair of its directors. Christopher Ecclestone, a principal and mining strategist in London for New York-b...Read More

Gifts have been exchanged in England during December since before the building of Stonehenge 5,000 years ago. Back then our Neolithic ancestors were celebrating the midwinter solstice (Dec. 21) with feasts and offerings. The parties became more formal following the landing of Roman legions in AD43, with their festival of Saturnalia (Dec. 17-23) and its tradition of banquets and the giving of gi...Read More

Bunker Hill Mining (CSE: BNKR, OTCQB: BHLL) has completed its underground development 'breakthrough' down to the sixth level of its zinc-lead-silver mine in Idaho.The old maintenance shop was demolished in preparation for construction of the mill, and it remains on track and on budget for a restart of the mine in the fourth quarter of 2023.On Tuesday, mining contractor CMC completed the primary po...Read More

Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) has released results for seven more drill holes at its Spark pegmatite, part of its PAK lithium project in Ontario.The highlighted drill hole (DDH PL-077-22) intersected 126.8 metres of pegmatite averaging 1.31% Li2O from 56.9 metres depth. Within the intercept were two narrow lithium and tantalum enriched zones at depth, including 11.1 metres averaging 1...Read More

The world's top lithium supplier Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) will invest at least US$180 million to build a new technology park in North Carolina, where it expects to advance its research in lithium and other products.The miner expects that innovations from the new site, to be located in Charlotte's University City area, will improve lithium recovery and production methods, as well as introduce new for...Read More

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Excellent results from the FPX Nickel Van target, part of the major Baptiste District in Canada, are reinforcing the project's potentialRead full newsRead More

Looks at gold's outperformance in 2022 of the other top four largest global metals markets, aluminum, iron ore, and copper.Read More

For the year-to-date, Adaro's share price has surged by 1,167% to 1,710 IDR as of 15 December. The stock peaked at 2,990 IDR on 19 April before drifting lower.Read More

Share this article TORONTO - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FM-TSX) has released an update on negotiations with the Government of Panama on the framework governing the operation of the Cobre Panama mine by its subsidiary Minera Panama S.A. (MPSA).In a press release, First Quantum said the Government of Panama and MPSA were unable to reach an agreement by the December 14, 2022, deadline imposed by t...Read More

The devil is always in the details.This week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that scientists achieved a nuclear fusion reaction that created more energy than was used. Make no mistake: This is a huge deal. This has never happened before.To clarify, a nuclear fusion reaction happens when two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus.To put it simply, this is essentially the react...Read More

Seabridge Gold Inc. sees a net profit in the third quarter as it continues to advance its flagship KSM project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle and drill at its 3 Aces project in the Yukon Territory.Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) saw a net profit in the third quarter as it continues to advance its flagship KSM project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle and drill at its 3 Aces p...Read More

These stock-moving events pertain to two projects and include drill results, a preliminary economic assessment and a prefeasibility study, noted a Zacks Small-Cap Research report. A handful of stock catalysts is expected for World Copper Ltd. (WCU:TSX.V; WCUFF:OTCQB) in 2023 given its comprehensive work plans for the Escalones project in Chile and the Zonia project in Arizona, reported Zacks Small...Read More

And a new issue which may have deleterious effects on silver imports to the USA...by Harvey Organ of Harvey Organ BlogFOMC//GOLD CLOSED DOWN $6.20 TO $1807.40//SILVER WAS STRONG AGAIN RISING BY 7 CENTS TO $23.85//PLATINUM WAS DOWN $4.40 TO $1031.85//PALLADIUM WAS DOWN $17.05 TO $1918.35// SOCIAL UNREST IN PERU MAY HAVE A DELETERIOUS EFFECT ON EXPORTS TO THE USA, NAMELY FRUIT AND SILVERGOLD PRICE C...Read More

The deal was signed at a business forum on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington.Read More