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

Vox Royalty Corp. (VOXR:TSX; VOXR:NASDAQ) is updating shareholders on recent developments from royalty partners, and its board of directors has approved the renewal of a share repurchase program. Find out why an expert calls the stock "the #1 royalty play to own for this bull market."Vox Royalty Corp. (VOXR:TSX; VOXR:NASDAQ) is updating shareholders on recent developments from several royalty part...Read More

Nicola Mining Inc.'s (NIM:TSX.V) final permit approval clears the way for a 10,000-tonne gold and silver bulk sample at Dominion Creek. With extraction set to begin in July, investors are watching what's next.Nicola Mining Inc. (NIM:TSX.V) has secured the final permit required to complete a bulk sample at its Dominion Creek mineral project, a high-grade gold and silver deposit in which the company...Read More

John Newell of John Newell & Associates answers the question: is silver poised for a dramatic move higher?A Case for Silver's RiseSilver has long been a precious metal that plays a dual role: a store of value and an industrial commodity. With recent economic trends and historical patterns, the case for a significant price increase in silver is becoming more compelling.Below, we outline key fundame...Read More

Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. takes a look at gold, silver, and copper amid political shifts in the U.S. and shares two of his favorite junior developers.This is a week that shall go down in the annals of history, the week that a "barbarous relic" under the guise of a "pet rock" took its rightful seat on the throne of superior performance, bludgeoning the wailing anchors of CNBC into actu...Read More

Giant Mining Corp.'s (CSE: BFG; OTC:BFGFF; FWB:YW5) final site preparations are underway for its March drill program at Majuba Hill. With copper prices surging and a supply crunch looming, all eyes are on the results to come.Giant Mining Corp. (CSE: BFG; OTC:BFGFF; FWB:YW5) has announced the commencement of final site preparations ahead of its March 2025 drill program at the Majuba Hill Porphyry C...Read More

This 16-item compilation "outlines a clear path forward and priorities," noted a Red Cloud Securities report.Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) listed, ranked and weighted the key goals it wants to achieve this year, and No. 1 is securing a joint venture partner to advance its KSM project in British Columbia (B.C.), reported Red Cloud Securities Vice President and Mining Analyst Taylor Com...Read More

Global Analyst Adrian Day just returned from the large PDAC mining convention in Toronto. Now, he updates developments in some companies and stocks on his list, with buying opportunities caused by fund liquidation. Fortuna Mining Corp. (FSM:NYSE; FVI:TSX; FVI:BVL; F4S:FSE) reported fourth-quarter earnings a little light of expectations (though up 50% on the year-ago quarter), with costs right at t...Read More

The CA$3.5M financing of Silver X Mining Corp. (AGX:TSX.V; AGXPF:OTC), backed by Palisades Goldcorp, will fuel exploration and expansion at Nueva Recuperada. With investors watching, could this be the silver district's turning point?Silver X Mining Corp. (AGX:TSX.V; AGXPF:OTC) has completed its previously announced private placement, raising gross proceeds of CA$3.5 million, including a lead order...Read More

Jason Williams of Wealth Daily explains why he thinks NatGold Digital in partnership with Great Eagle Gold Corp. (GEGC:CSE; GEGCF:OTC; GI8:FRA) is a smarter gold investment approach.Several weeks back, I introduced you to NatGold a game-changing approach to gold investment that bypasses conventional mining altogether. If you caught that piece, you'll recall my enthusiasm for tokenized gold, a fr...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. Demand for mined commodities exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2021. Despite macro-economic headwinds over the next few years, growth seems assured and could be supercharged by a faster decarbonisation pathway. Supply constraints and disruptions continue and are likely to be exacerbated by economic sanctions on Russia...Read More

Growing US crude production – particularly in the midcontinent and Rockies regions – is upending traditional Gulf Coast pipeline routes.The result? An unprecedented great American oil pipeline build-out. The shale revolution has led to burgeoning pipeline takeaway access from the Permian basin. Last month, we discussed three reasons why the Permian’s future pipeline capacity won&...Read More

What does tight oil have in common with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet's Google stocks (known as FAANG stocks)? Answer: tight oil is arguably the upstream equivalent of these tech sector leaders. It's the hot investment play in the oil and gas index, it outperforms like mad, and it's been driving to distraction those that don't own any. Production has leapt from zero six years...Read More

Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in scale, ConocoPhillips is adding enough Permian production to nip at the heels of ExxonMobil’s massive programme.“We like the distinctives each firm brings too...Read More

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Early 2022 has brought the most traumatic events in Kazakhstan’s 30 years of modern independence. Widespread protests and civil unrest led to unprecedented scenes of violence on the country’s streets. Especially in Almaty, the largest city. More than 225 lives have been lost.What began as peaceful demonstrations against a sharp increase in the price of LPG fuel in resource-ri...Read More

Big Oil is on the move, feeling its way into a changing energy world. There are two sides to adapting: how to decarbonise oil and gas and how to build a sustainable business around zero-carbon technology. Valentina Kretschmar, VP and Tom Ellacott, SVP of our Corporate Analysis team took me through their thinking of how company strategies are developing.This week, BP went a step further on the firs...Read More

Commenting after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said:  “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation.“This deal really picks up the pace after Southwestern Energy/Indigo just tw...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Once the deal closes, Chevron will be the second-largest producing major in 2019 terms. It was fourth.The acquisition makes the Majors' peer group much more polarised. ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP are now in a league of their own. The deal plays to Chevron's strengths, which are tight oil and LNG. On top of this, it diver...Read More

Fuelled by public policy and declining battery costs, global electric bus adoption is set to triple by 2025. The Chinese market - the most promising in this sector - will surpass the 1 million e-bus mark by 2023 and reach 1.3 million by 2025, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.China dominates the heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) segment, accounting for 98% of the global e-bus market thr...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Wood Mackenzie, in partnership with WisdomTree, has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) providing investors with exposure to the growth in the demand for, and the usage of, energy storage technologies, and in particular batteries.The fund tracks the WisdomTree Battery Solutions Index. The index stock selection is informed b...Read More