Global silver scrap supply fell to its lowest level in 26 years.  World silver recycling in 2017 dropped by nearly 50% since its peak in 2011.  According to the 2018 World Silver Survey, global silver scrap supply declined to 138 million oz (Moz) compared to 261 Moz in 2011.  While the lower silver price is partly responsible for the large drop in silver recycling, there are other m...Read More

Lithium Australia NL (ASX:LIT) has finalised its acquisitionof advanced cathode material production technology, acquiring 99.7% of theequity in Brisbane-based technology company - the Very Small Particle Company (VSPC).Cathode powder producer, VSPC, has spent 14 years andapproximately A$30 million developing some of the world's most advancedmanufacturing techniques for the production of cathode ma...Read More

Colorado-based gold explorer, DatelineResources (ASX:DTR), today revealed its discovery of near-surface visible goldmineralisation at Mineral Hill, which forms part of its Lucky Strike tenements.This newly exposed vein holdssignificant potential - initial exploration activities have unveiled geological similaritiesto the Lucky Strike vein, trending in the same direction.Encouragingly, this recentl...Read More

Canadians care about the state of their environment. Over the past few years, several reports have presented Canada as an environmental laggard, ranking it near the bottom of the list of OECD countries. But we regard the methodologies behind these studies as flawed: they unfairly represent Canada's environmental performance in some respects and do not always use the most meaningful and relevant pe...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1357.70+$16.70Silver$17.56+$0.51XAU92.08+2.42%HUI207.17+2.19%GDM688.77+2.23%JSE Gold1313.95+48.88USD89.25-0.87Euro124.02+1.04Yen91.76+0.97Oil$65.61$1.1410-Year2.652%+0.006T-Bond148.65625-0.5625Dow26252.12+0.16%Nasdaq7415.06-0.61%S&P2837.54-0.06%  The Metals: Gold climbed up to $1355.40 in midmorning New York trade before it pared back a bit into midday,...Read More

LONDON — The field of prospective bidders for ScotiaMocatta, the metals trading arm of Canada’s Bank of Nova Scotia, has narrowed to two, three banking and industry sources said on Wednesday.The two – Goldman Sachs Group and Citi – are undertaking due diligence checks, the sources said.The sources said Japanese trading house Sumitomo and Australian bank ANZ (Australia and N...Read More

The Human Freedom Index (HFI) presents a broad measure of human freedom, understood as the absence of coercive constraint. This third annual index uses 79 distinct indicators of personal and economic freedom in the following areas:Rule of LawSecurity and SafetyMovementReligionAssociation, Assembly, and Civil SocietyExpression and InformationIdentity and RelationshipsSize of GovernmentLegal System...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1348.00-$9.70Silver$17.30-$0.26XAU89.91-2.36%HUI202.24-2.38%GDM678.63-1.46%JSE Gold1327.01+13.06USD89.28+0.03Euro124.17+0.15Yen91.65-0.11Oil$65.51-$0.1010-Year2.618%-0.034T-Bond149.40625+0.9375Dow26392.79+0.54%Nasdaq7411.16-0.05%S&P2839.25+0.06%  The Metals: Gold gained $8.30 to $1366.00 in Asia before it dipped back under unchanged in London and then c...Read More

Conventional wisdom suggests 'buy low, sell high' is the best strategy. But as gold prices surge to new peaks daily, and some companies hang back from acquisitions, Leagold Mining Corp.'s chief executive Neil Woodyer believes he's found a loophole to this age-old adage: In about a one-year timespan, he has built a Latin America-focused intermediate by snapping up assets that larger companies cast...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1349.60+$1.60+1.31%Silver$17.41+$0.11+2.29%XAU90.31+0.44%+2.66%HUI203.36+0.56%+3.27%GDM682.82+0.45%+3.11%JSE Gold1313.09-13.92+1.19%USD89.10-0.18-1.73%Euro124.24+0.07+1.68%Yen91.97+0.32+1.71%Oil$66.41+$0.63+4.80%10-Year2.659%+0.041-0.08%Bond148.84375-0.5625+0.17%Dow26616.71+0.85%+2.09%Nasdaq7505.77+1.28%+2.31%S&P2872.87+1.18%+2.23%  The Metals: G...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1342.00-$7.60Silver$17.18-$0.23XAU87.47-3.15%HUI195.77-3.73%GDM663.35-2.82%JSE Gold1300.17-12.92USD89.36+0.26Euro123.83-0.41Yen91.91-0.06Oil$65.56-$0.5810-Year2.691%+0.032T-Bond148.15625-0.59375Dow26439.48-0.67%Nasdaq7466.51-0.52%S&P2853.53-0.67%  The Metals: Gold fell $11.70 to $1337.90 in late morning New York trade before it bounced back higher in th...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1336.80-$5.20Silver$17.11-$0.07XAU86.56-1.03%HUI194.03-0.89%GDM656.14-1.09%JSE Gold1239.40-60.77USD89.23-0.13Euro123.97+0.14Yen91.97+0.06Oil$64.50-$1.0610-Year2.724%+0.033T-Bond147.34375-0.78125Dow26076.89-1.37%Nasdaq7402.48-0.86%S&P2822.43-1.09%  The Metals: Gold dropped $7.50 to $1334.50 in Asia before it bounced back to $1348.90 by a little after 9AM...Read More

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. and parent Rio Tinto Group’s ambition to build one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines, called Oyu Tolgoi, in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, has hit a number of stumbling blocks in recent weeks.Last week, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, the chief executive of Rio Tinto, flew to Mongolia’s capital city to meet with prime minister Ukhnaagiin Khurelsuk...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1345.70+$8.90Silver$17.33+$0.22XAU87.66+1.27%HUI196.44+1.24%GDM663.10+1.04%JSE Gold1245.08+5.68USD89.10-0.13Euro124.13+0.16Yen91.70-0.27Oil$64.73+$0.2310-Year2.720%-0.004T-Bond147.78125+0.40625Dow26149.39+0.28%Nasdaq7411.48+0.12%S&P2823.81+0.05%  The Metals: Gold gained $8.30 to $1345.10 by midmorning in New York before it dropped back to $1334.10 after...Read More

There are serious financial risks associated with running deficits during times of positive economic growth. One of the principal risks is that the budget cannot be balanced regardless of economic conditions because a permanent imbalance between how much the government spends and the amount it raises from taxes and other revenues develops. The Trudeau government took office in late 2015 and immedi...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1350.00+$4.30Silver$17.24-$0.09XAU87.60-0.07%HUI196.70+0.13%GDM661.96-0.27%JSE Gold1244.84-0.24USD88.59-0.51Euro125.19+1.06Yen91.44-0.26Oil$65.80+$1.0710-Year2.779%+0.059T-Bond146.125-1.6875Dow26186.71+0.14%Nasdaq7385.86-0.35%S&P2821.98-0.06%  The Metals: Gold fell $8.30 to $1337.40 in London, but it then rallied back higher throughout most of trade in...Read More

The Fraser Institute is the top think-tank in Canada for the tenth straight year and ranks in the top 25 among all think-tanks worldwide, according to the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index published by the University of Pennsylvania and released recently in Washington, D.C.The annual index ranks the Fraser Institute first among 100 think-tanks in Canada and 21st out of more than 7,800 think-tanks...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1331.80-$18.20-1.32%Silver$16.60-$0.64-4.65%XAU83.88-4.25%-7.12%HUI188.03-4.41%-7.54%GDM642.62-2.88%-5.89%JSE Gold1228.89-15.95-6.41%USD89.16+0.57+0.07%Euro124.59-0.60+0.28%Yen90.85-0.59-1.22%Oil$65.45-$0.35-1.45%10-Year2.838%+0.059+6.73%Bond145.00-1.5625-2.58%Dow25520.96-2.54%-4.12%Nasdaq7240.95-1.96%-3.53%S&P2762.13-2.12%-3.85%  The Metals: Gol...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1336.30+$4.50Silver$16.70+$0.10XAU83.07-0.96%HUI185.80-1.19%GDM633.83-1.41%JSE Gold1200.17-28.72USD89.60+0.44Euro123.92-0.67Yen91.37+0.52Oil$64.15-$1.3010-Year2.731%-0.107T-Bond146.53125+1.75Dow24345.75-4.60%Nasdaq6967.53-3.78%S&P2648.94-4.10%  The Metals: Gold gained $6.80 to $1338.60 in London before it drifted back towards unchanged in New York, but...Read More

SummaryIn 2016/17, Ontario's net debt reached $302 billion, or approximately $21, 500 per Ontarian. The province's debt-to-GDP level stands at 38 percent, just below its all-time historic high.Ontario's net debt has increased dramatically since 2003/04, with the province running budget deficits in 11 of the past 14 years. These annual deficits have ranged from $991 million to $19.3 billion and hav...Read More