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

Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royaltiesUnderground development was tracking 11.6km ahead of plan, the miner said.Read More

Mining entrepreneur and investor Pierre Lassonde, Chairman and CEO of Firelight Investments, has purchased 2 million common shares of Mexico-focused Prime Mining (TSXV: PRYM), bringing his stake in the junior explorer to 11.9%.Lassonde acquired the latest shares for "investment purposes" and now directly owns 143,000 common shares of the company, and indirectly owns another 7 million common shares...Read More

Mines in the United States produced about US$82.3 billion in minerals in 2020, according to figures from the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Commodity Summaries report. The figure was about US$1.5 billion lower than 2019's US$83.7 billion.The report - now in its 26th year - covers about 90 nonfuel minerals monitored by USGS and includes industrial minerals and natural aggregates as well as ferrou...Read More

After declining in 2019, global gold production was adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020, while the suspension of expansion works and contractions from mines nearing closure also exacerbated the decline.Overall gold output in 2020 is estimated to have declined by 5.2% to 108 million ounces, according to U.K.-based analytics company GlobalData.This year total gold production is e...Read More

Following last year's addition of the Goldlund project to the Goliath gold project in northwestern Ontario, Treasury Metals (TSX: TML) has released an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the expanded complex.The early-stage study suggests a 5,000 tonne-per-day combined open pit and underground operation, mining the Goliath, Goldlund and Miller deposits along a 65-km trend. Goldlund a...Read More

This week's episode features Cambridge House president and CEO Jay Martin, who discusses the hottest trends in the retail investment market. Jay describes the growing impact of YouTube on the financial newsletter space, the roller coaster quality of the crypto market, and how healthcare might be the next great bull market.All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Credits:"Rattlesnake Rail...Read More

Just a month after posting a hefty increase in reserves and resources at its Beta Hunt mine in Australia, Karora Resources (TSX: KRR) has released high-grade exploration results that point to further expansion potential.Drilling at the new Larkin zone discovery made in September has returned several high-grade hits. Highlights from the infill and stepout drill program in hole 023E included: 9 metr...Read More

Vancouver-based junior Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) received final approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the company's Thacker Pass lithium mine project in northwestern Nevada on Jan. 15.The project, located 100 km northwest of Winnemucca, in the state's Humboldt County, is host to the largest known lithium resource in the United States, and Lithium Americas has be...Read More

Hard on the heels of the most depressing time of the year in the U.K. (commonly regarded as the third week of January) we have had uplifting celebrations in Scotland and Wales on the same day, January 25.On that date, the Scottish celebrate the birth in 1759 of their national poet, Robert (Rabbie) Burns. Much of his poetry is impenetrable to English ears (perhaps that's the appeal). In his "Addres...Read More

Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) ended 2020 in much better shape than many of its peers as it recorded revenue growth driven mostly by a sharp recovery in prices and sales during the second half of the year.The miner saw sales rise 4% to US$189.2 million for the year, it reported today. The average price jumped 17% to US$1,908 per carat, up from US$1,637 per carat achieved in 2019. That ou...Read More

Am I too late to get those sweet, sweet clicks? I love those things. I'm clearly not alone.Lots of people are still chasing that hot, hot trend. A bunch of hounds that can't ignore the ferric tang of blood in the air.We all want one good story. Give us a dirty, gruesome saga.Such a shame there is nothing good out there, though it isn't for a lack of effort.The one good story isn't about Reddit bro...Read More

Shares in Canadian silver mining companies are posting double-digit increases as the price of the shiny white metal surges to multi-year highs driven by retail investors.Read full newsRead More

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TSX-V-listed Canada Silver Cobalt on Friday announced the discovery of high-grade silver at its flagship Castle property, near the town of Cobalt, in Ontario.Canada Silver said it received assays from hole CS-20-39 at 9 853 g/t silver, or 2 621 ounces a ton, over 0.3 m from 557.46 m to 55.76 m.This is the highest-grade silver to date at the Robinson zone and the company said it confirmed the signi...Read More

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The remaining 10 gold miners who became trapped and unaccounted for following two explosions a couple weeks ago were confirmed dead on Monday.Read full newsRead More