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March 29, 2026

Orestone initiates exploration on Francisca Gold Project with mapping and sampling program – Richard Mills

2026.03.28 Phase 1 of exploration has begun at Orestone Mining’s (TSXV:ORS) Francisca Gold […]
March 29, 2026

Sulfur chokepoint threatens critical minerals supply  – Richard Mills

2026.03.28 Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has had a profound impact […]
March 29, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz Energy Shock Is About to Head to the West

From Bloomberg If the strait stays closed, the world will have to dramatically […]
March 29, 2026

The nightmare scenario for global trade

From The Economist The journey from Shanghai to Rotterdam takes a container ship a month. […]
March 28, 2026

Torr Metals expands 2026 drilling with Lodi-Kirby porphyry target – Richard Mills

2026.03.26 Torr Metals (TSXV:TMET) announced on March 25 that the drill-permitted Lodi and […]
March 28, 2026

Quiet quitting and war crashing US bond market – Richard Mills

2026.03.25 US President Trump has reneged on his promise to the American people […]
March 28, 2026

VIDEO: The Strait of Hormuz and the Global Oil Market

From Goehring & Rozencwajg  For investors allocating across asset classes, this event highlights […]
March 28, 2026

7 Far Side Comics That Will Make You Rethink Getting On a Train Ever Again

By Spencer Connolly – ScreenRant There are few comics in the history of the […]
March 28, 2026

The 10 most important baseball cards of all time: Mantle and Wagner battle for top spot

From The Athletic Debating the best sports cards ever created has been an […]
March 28, 2026

Parkinson’s Link to Gut Bacteria Hints at Unexpectedly Simple Treatment

ByTessa Koumoundouros – ScienceAlert Scientists have suspected for some time that the link between our gut […]
March 27, 2026

Gold has done its job providing investors with liquidity in times of uncertainty – Standard Chartered’s Cooper

By Neils Christensen – Kitco News Investors may be disappointed with gold’s recent price […]
March 27, 2026

The health benefits of Shredded Wheat (and how to make it taste delicious)

By Mary Comber – The Telegraph High in fibre and naturally nutritious, this […]
March 27, 2026

Scale into juniors

By Otavio (Tavi) Costa – X Very encouraging move in precious metals off […]
March 26, 2026

3 metals indispensable for warfighting – Richard Mills

2026.03.23 Certain metals are essential for maintaining a country’s warfighting capabilities. Three are […]
March 26, 2026

Gold Demand Just Broke a Record. Supply Can’t Keep Up

From Equity Insider A Reuters poll of analysts forecasts gold will deliver another record-setting year […]
March 26, 2026

Copper Market Balance: A Look at 2026 Deficit Forecasts

From Mining Visuals For years, analysts modeling the global copper market were comforted […]
March 26, 2026

How the Iranian war may lead to the last days of the petrodollar

By Jules Rimmer – Morning Star Accumulating dollars to pay for energy has […]
March 26, 2026

De-Dollarization For Normies

From Charts and Parts Most people hear “de-dollarization” and jump to one conclusion:the […]
March 26, 2026

Opinion: B.C.’s forestry crisis goes beyond U.S. tariffs

From Castanet The economic crisis gripping B.C.’s forest industry shows no signs of […]
March 25, 2026

Market Outlook: Commodities and gold seen as key hedges against inflation surge

From BNN Bloomberg Commodities and precious metals are drawing renewed attention as investors […]
March 25, 2026

The Iran war could sap American military power for years

From The Economist “WE LIVE IN a world of scarcity,” declared J.D. Vance, then […]
March 25, 2026

The 17.9-Year Lag: Can Copper Supply Keep Pace with the AI Revolution?

From Mining Visuals The AI revolution is often described in terms of “compute” […]
March 24, 2026

Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth

By Morgan Bazilian & Adam Charles Simon – The Conversation Demand for copper […]
March 24, 2026

Canada wants to build up its long-neglected Arctic. The hard question is how

By Selena Ross – The Guardian Picture an Arctic territory, marginalized by its own […]
March 24, 2026

Why gold and silver prices are falling despite Iran conflict escalating

From KITCO In this presentation, Jeffrey Christian of CPM Group looks at recent […]
March 23, 2026

Under the Spotlight – War in Iran

2026.03.21 We’ve got a couple of articles that we wrote, and there’s a […]
March 23, 2026

Mercado commences maiden drill program at Copalito – Richard Mills

2026.03.09 Mercado Minerals (CSE:MERC) has begun its first drill program at Copalito, the […]
March 23, 2026

The silver shortage is real – Richard Mills

2026.03.19 Silver had a phenomenal 2025, more than doubling from around $30/oz to […]
March 23, 2026

Humanoid soldier robots arrive in Ukraine as battlefield technology test begins

ByJijo Malayil – Interesting Engineering Two soldier robots have been delivered to Ukraine […]
March 23, 2026

‘It was a real battle of the titans’: The moment one polar bear took on a walrus herd

From BBC It is an extraordinary scene: a lone male polar bear attacks […]
March 23, 2026

New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Wipes Out Tumors and Blocks Drug Resistance

From SciTechDaily Existing treatments for pancreatic cancer often stop working within a few […]
March 22, 2026

Gold & Silver Declines are Reminiscent of the 2008 Financial Crisis

By Jay Taylor – Jay Taylor substack Some investors have been surprised by […]
March 22, 2026

Ranked: The World’s Top Arms Exporters

By Aneesh Anand – Visual Capitalist The global arms trade is heavily concentrated among […]
March 22, 2026

The Skew

By bob coleman – X Gold and Silver markets are very thin at […]
March 22, 2026

Gold’s short-term setback hides a powerful long-term setup

By Neils Christensen – Kitco Investors are once again getting a little frustrated with […]
March 21, 2026

Anemic Labor Market and the End of Passive Money Flows

By Michael Pento – Pento Portfolio Strategies The weakening Labor Market is reducing […]
March 21, 2026

Investors are shunning U.S. debt as a haven play during the Iran conflict

By Vivien Lou Chen – Source: MarketWatch The conflict with Iran is producing a […]
March 21, 2026

Microplastics that accumulate in the body may ‘clog up’ immune cells

By Kamal Nahas – Live Science Microplastics that break off polystyrene food containers might […]
March 21, 2026

The Funniest Far Side Comics Featuring Flowers, Ranked

By Cat Wyatt – CBR Daily comic strips have been a popular form of […]
March 20, 2026

Nickel market could turn deficit due to Indonesia quota, says Macquarie

From PearTree Nickel prices could climb further this year as a global supply […]
March 20, 2026

Agricultural Commodities

From X This chart couldn’t be more relevant for what’s unfolding right now.Agricultural […]
March 20, 2026

Carney announces $35B for defence, infrastructure in Canada’s North

By Murray Brewster –  CBC News The Liberal government has unveiled a detailed, multibillion-dollar […]
March 19, 2026

A Super El Nino cometh: Get ready for drought, heat, fires – Richard Mills

2026.03.18 A severe heat wave hit the just-completed 2026 Indian Wells professional tennis […]
March 19, 2026

Under the Spotlight – Bruce Counts CEO Storm Exploration

2026.03.17 Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the. Herd: You recently cut a […]
March 19, 2026

Cash-starved junior miners poised for next leg of gold equity rally

By Neils Christensen – Kitco News The mining sector has seen renewed bullish momentum […]
March 19, 2026

From the gold that sparked the rush of the 1850s to antimony, which now accounts for 5% of the world’s supply: Victoria’s surprising new mining revolution

From ECONEWS Gold put Victoria on the mining map. But the minerals driving […]
March 19, 2026

As high gold prices become the baseline, mining equities are poised to outperform in 2026

By Ernest Hoffman – Kitco News As gold prices continue to trade near all-time […]
March 18, 2026

All signs point to gold price strength – Richard Mills

2026.03.14 Inflation, higher interest rates and a strong dollar are bad for gold […]
March 18, 2026

Strait of Hormuz closure threatens US bond market as gold eyes $6,000

By Jeremy Szafron – Kitco News As the Strait of Hormuz enters its 11th […]
March 18, 2026

Breakthrough to Strengthen Bones Could Reverse Osteoporosis

By David Nield – ScienceAlert Research points to a key bone-strengthening mechanism at […]
March 18, 2026

The 5 Best Copper ETFs to Buy

By Tony Dong – Kiplinger Exchange-traded funds have long given investors convenient access to […]
March 17, 2026

The Iran war and stagflation – Richard Mills

2026.03.13 Stagflation is an economic event in which the inflation rate is high, economic […]
March 17, 2026

Why Canada and the United States need more smelters and refineries – Richard Mills

2026.03.12 A country’s ability to mine minerals and turn them into metals depends […]
March 17, 2026

Gold SWOT: Silver is entering its eighth deficit year, with inventories at all-time lows

By Frank E Holmes – KITCO The best-performing precious metal for the week was […]
March 17, 2026

As oil surged, another commodity quietly caught fire in Iran war

From The Economic Times Global attention has largely focused on the surge in […]
March 17, 2026

Copper shortage looms as tariff fears, mine disruptions fuel tightness

By Sawdah Bhaimiya –  CNBC
March 15, 2026

Trump officials broker massive US.-Venezuela gold deal

By Marc Caputo – MSN Venezuela’s state-owned mining company on Monday inked a multimillion-dollar […]
March 15, 2026

Trudeau leaves office with worst economic growth record in recent Canadian history

By Ben Eisen – Fraser Institute In the days following Prime Minister Justin […]
March 15, 2026

Magnesium glycinate immediately overrides the midnight cortisol spike preventing sleep

By Robert Miller – slimbridgebnb.com It is a highly specific, infuriating phenomenon: snapping awake […]
March 14, 2026

Warsh: The Fed Helped Create Fiscal Dominance

By William J. Luther – The Daily Economy For decades, economists have warned […]
March 14, 2026

Stagflation Was the Curse of the ’70s. High Oil Prices Could Bring It On Again.

By Kenneth G. Pringle – Barron’s Economist and Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker did […]
March 13, 2026

10 Hilarious Far Side Comics with Babies That Prove Parenting Is the Worst

By Spencer Connolly – ScreenRant The Far Side has no shortage of bizarre main characters […]
March 13, 2026

BHP’s copper pivot: The end of the iron ore era?

From Financial Review For the past two decades, Australia’s economy has been tied […]
March 13, 2026

China ramps up efforts to establish Hong Kong gold hub with major moves in public, private miners and new market infrastructure

By Ernest Hoffman – Kitco News China continues to ratchet up efforts to leverage […]
March 13, 2026

China sets new record on a sea route abandoned by the West : 14 container voyages on the Northern Sea Route in 2025

From vwc.org.au The Arctic region, long seen as a forbidding, inhospitable domain, is […]
March 12, 2026

Stagflation Sojourn

By Michael Pento – President,Pento Portfolio Strategies Stagflation is bad for most stocks […]
March 12, 2026

US has two months of rare earth supplies left, SCMP reports

From Mining.com Rare earth elements — used in missile guidance systems, fighter jets […]
March 12, 2026

Central Bank Gold Reserves: Biggest Changes (2020–2025)

By Niccolo Conte This visualization highlights which central banks made the biggest changes to […]
March 12, 2026

This study might make you stop drinking bottled water forever

By Sanjana Gajbhiye – Earth.com Phi Phi islands sparkle in travel photos. Blue […]
March 12, 2026

Canada on the right track with middle power strategy – Richard Mills

2026.03.07 Canada is a middle power. What exactly does that mean? Wikipedia’s definition […]
March 12, 2026

Golden Goose embarks on mapping and channel sampling program at Gran Esperanza Project, Argentina – Richard Mills

2026.03.06 Golden Goose Resources (CSE:GGR) has commenced systematic geological mapping and channel sampling […]
March 12, 2026

US risks running out of missiles in war with Iran – Richard Mills

202603.05 Last Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States and Israel struck Iran, killing […]
March 11, 2026

Taseko’s Florence mine delivers first new US copper in 17 years

By Cecilia Jamasmie – Mining.com Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO) (NYSE: TGB) has harvested […]
March 11, 2026

Ranked: Countries Building the Most Nuclear Reactors

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist China is in the middle of the largest […]
March 11, 2026

How the body really ages: 7 million cells mapped across 21 organs

From ScienceDaily Growing older brings a higher risk of serious illnesses such as […]
March 10, 2026

1 basin, 2 narratives: Why B.C.’s LNG and Alberta’s heavy oil are more intertwined than they appear

By Falice Chin – The Hub Canada’s pipeline debate increasingly sounds like a […]
March 10, 2026

FDA-Approved Seizure Drug May Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts

By Kristin Samuelson – SciTechDaily For decades, researchers have recognized that Alzheimer’s disease is marked by […]
March 9, 2026

The Magnet Bottleneck Nobody’s Talking About (And China Controls 99% of It)

By Nomi Prins – Prinsights Most investors think the rare earth problem is […]
March 9, 2026

Pushing for change in Canada’s lone deepwater Arctic port

By Julia-Simone Rutgers – The Narwhal The marine town of Churchill, Man., cherished for […]
March 9, 2026

Semaglutide May Reverse Damage Caused by Osteoarthritis, Study Suggests

From ScienceAlert Medical researchers have discovered that semaglutide may reverse the debilitating tissue […]
March 8, 2026

March 8, 2026, is the last time most British Columbians will change their clocks — what you need to know

From CBC News Most British Columbians will wake up Sunday having lost an […]
March 8, 2026

Gold Miners’ Q4’25 Fundamentals

By Adam Hamilton, CPA The major gold miners are finishing reporting their best […]
March 8, 2026

Ranked: U.S. Import Reliance for 37 Critical Minerals

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist The U.S. depends on foreign suppliers for many […]
March 8, 2026

Abrupt Gulf Stream path changes are a precursor to a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

By René M. van Westen & Henk A. Dijkstra – Nature The Gulf Stream is part […]
March 5, 2026

Trump’s Iran War as America’s “Suez Moment”?

From The Unz Review Britain’s 1956 financial defeat has traditionally been called its “Suez […]
March 5, 2026

Graphite One raising CAD$35M for Active Anode Materials plant – Richard Mills

2026.03.01 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) plans to build a graphite anode manufacturing plant in […]
March 5, 2026

White Gold reports assays, announces critical minerals spin-out and multiple porphyry-style targets on Pedlar property – Richard Mills

2026.02.27 White Gold (TSXV:WGO, OTCQX:WHGOF, FRA:29W) in November published assays from the first hole of […]
March 4, 2026

A continent-long “brown ribbon” has appeared in the Atlantic off Africa — and scientists say it’s not a good sign

From Futura Last May, satellites detected 37.5 million tons of pelagic sargassum, a species […]
March 4, 2026

The State of Trump

By Timothy Snyder – Project Syndicate He wants to be the warlord whom […]
March 4, 2026

The Same Signal That Preceded 2000, 2008, and 2011 Just Triggered Again

From Gains, Pains & Capital Everything changed in the market’s structure in the […]
March 3, 2026

Anarcho-Tyranny and the UK Grooming Gangs Scandal

By Lipton Matthews – Mises Wire I recently attended an event at the […]
March 3, 2026

Governments are rushing to hoard critical minerals as the ‘resource nationalism’ era arrives

By Lee Ying Shan – CNBC A new race to secure critical minerals […]
March 3, 2026

90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors Contained Microplastics

By NYU Langone – SciTechDaily A new study reports that tiny plastic particles were […]
March 1, 2026

Mercado Minerals: High discovery potential at Copalito with three new veins already discovered – Richard Mills

2026.02.26 Mercado Minerals’ (CSE:MERC) flagship Copalito Project presents a district-scale opportunity with known and […]
March 1, 2026

Kodiak Copper kicks off the year with strong news flow – Richard Mills

2026.02.26 Kodiak Copper (TSXV:KDK, OTCQX:KDKCF, Frankfurt:5DD1) has filed the technical report on SEDAR+ for […]
March 1, 2026

Cassiar Gold Project: Bulk tonnage in the north + high-grade veins in the south – Richard Mills

2026.02.25 Cassiar Gold’s (TSXV:GLDC; OTCQX:CGLCF) flagship project of the same name is a […]
March 1, 2026

Russia’s economy has entered the death zone

From The Economist Over the past four years the Russian economy has bifurcated […]
March 1, 2026

Gold Price Bubble Myth And Market Reality

From Sprott Money Last week, we discussed the fallacy that silver was somehow […]
March 1, 2026

The Economics of the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling

By Stephen S. Roach – Project Syndicate Fully 54% of US trade flows in manufactured […]
February 28, 2026

How to View the ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3

By Nicole Mortillaro  – CBC News In the early morning hours of March […]