December 22, 2024

Storm Exploration to drill Miminiska BIF during H1 2025 – Richard Mills

2024.12.19 Storm Exploration’s (TSXV:STRM) CEO Bruce Counts knew he was onto something when […]
December 22, 2024

Kodiak Copper presents compelling investment opportunity – Richard Mills

2024.12.17 Kodiak Copper (TSXV:KDK, OTCQB:KDKCF, Frankfurt:5DD1) was established by chairman Chris Taylor of […]
December 22, 2024

Charted: Major Copper Discoveries Since 1900

By Selin Oğuz – Elements Visual Capitalist In the evolving landscape of copper mining, […]
December 21, 2024

China’s ban on critical minerals to be felt across ‘all branches’ of US military

By Seong Hyeon Choi – scmp.com China’s export ban on critical minerals to the […]
December 20, 2024

Max Resource/Max Iron Brazil Florália DSO Iron Ore Project – Richard Mills

2024.12.10 On May 13, 2024, Max Resource Corp (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) announced that […]
December 19, 2024

China’s steel sector is not as gloomy as it appears

By Clyde Russell – Reuters China’s steel output fell in November from October, seemingly […]
December 19, 2024

Column: Critical metals will be a key battleground in US-China trade war

From Mining.com It’s clear that critical minerals will be China’s weapon of choice […]
December 16, 2024

China’s metal dominance – Richard Mills

2024.12.06 For decades, China has dominated critical minerals, with Canada and the US, […]
December 16, 2024

Military Uses of Graphite – Richard Mills

2024.12.06 The energy transition and digitalization have made critical minerals top of mind […]
December 16, 2024

10 largest gold-producing countries

By Alausa-Issa Zainab – Nigerian Tribune The story of gold began over 6,000 years […]
December 16, 2024

A look inside the world’s highest grade uranium mine

From YouTube CNBC’s Pippa Stevens ‘Fast Money’ with a peek inside the world’s […]
December 15, 2024

Nippon Steel’s Plan B Now in Focus as $14 Billion US Deal Falters

From Yahoo Finance The bid for the once-fabled American company ran into a […]
December 15, 2024

Gold Stocks Big Bargains

By Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold stocks remain big bargains, still priced for bygone […]
December 13, 2024

Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism

By Cecilia Jamasmie – Mining.com A growing wave of protectionism is sweeping across […]
December 13, 2024

How much gold is in the Bank of England? Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

From World Gold Council In this clip from Gold: A Journey with Idris […]
December 6, 2024

Gold’s Monster Upleg Well

By Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold’s monster upleg remains alive and well, after weathering […]
December 4, 2024

Ranked: The Countries Relying the Most on Mining Exports

By Pallavi Rao – Visual Capitalist This graphic ranks the countries where mining exports […]
December 2, 2024

China’s Steel Output Lifts Iron Ore Even as Low Season Begins

From Yahoo Finance Average crude steel output in the first 20 days of […]
November 29, 2024

Gold After Trump Wins

By Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold has sure had a wild ride in the […]
November 28, 2024

EGR planning winter drill program at Detour West – Richard Mills

2024.11.06 EGR Exploration (TSXV:EGR) is receiving grant funding up to $200,000 to explore […]
November 28, 2024

Researchers develop rare earth-free high power electric motors using copper

By Kapil Kajal – Interesting Engineering Electric motors power a range of technologies, […]
November 28, 2024

Iron ore price rises on firmer steel outlook, but trade tensions cap gains

From Mining.com Iron ore futures strengthened on Monday, buoyed by stronger global steel […]
November 23, 2024

Silver North makes third discovery at Haldane, within Yukon’s Keno Hill high-grade silver mining district – Richard Mills

2024.11.18 “You have to be good to be lucky” is a saying that […]
November 23, 2024

British Columbia creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity

By Henry Lazenby – Mining.com British Columbia Premier David Eby on Monday split […]
November 22, 2024

Charted: Major Copper Discoveries Since 1900

By Selin Oğuz – Visual Capialist In the evolving landscape of copper mining, […]
November 22, 2024

Gold Mid-Tiers’ Q3’24 Fundamentals

By Adam Hamilton, CPA The mid-tier and junior gold miners in this sector’s […]
November 22, 2024

Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push

From Reuters New primary smelting projects remain conspicuous by their absence and need […]
November 20, 2024

Imminent Rallies Could Mean Now Is the Right Time to Buy Copper

By Maleeha Bengali – The Street Pro Back in May 2024, trading floors […]
November 20, 2024

Visualizing the Gold-to-Silver Ratio Since 1869

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist The gold-to-silver ratio shows how many ounces […]
November 20, 2024

China targets critical metal exports in anticipation of further US tech, trade curbs

By Diego Mendoza – Yahoo News Beijing will expand export controls on critical […]
November 19, 2024

Iron ore price flirts with key $100/t level on firm demand, China stimulus hopes

From Mining.com Prices of iron ore futures clawed up towards the psychological level […]
November 19, 2024

Chinese Steel Exports Are Booming But Here’s Why That Won’t Last

By Katharine Gemmell, Yihui Xie and Andy Lin – Yahoo Finance Steelmakers in […]
November 18, 2024

Will Trump roll back clean-energy spending? – Richard Mills

2024.11.09 Since Donald Trump was elected in a landslide on Tuesday, questions are […]
November 17, 2024

How Newmont emerged as B.C.’s mining giant

By Nelson Bennett – BIV Because it’s not headquartered here, Newmont Corp. (TSX:NGT,NYSE:NEM) […]
November 16, 2024

Soaring demand for copper will help drive mergers, BHP CEO says

From Mining.com Soaring demand for copper will require $250 billion of investment over […]
November 15, 2024

Gold Miners’ Q3’24 Fundamentals

Adam Hamilton, CPA The major gold miners’ latest quarterly results proved epic!  Thanks […]
November 15, 2024

Visualizing Global Rare Earth Metals Production (1995-2023)

By Kayla Zhu – Visual Capitalist Rare earth metals are a set of […]
November 11, 2024

Geologists rewrite textbooks with new insights from Cambrian rocks of Grand Canyon

By Steve Carr – Phy Org Since soon after our planet formed, Earth’s […]
November 9, 2024

Recognizing China’s dominance, the US Government is finally anteing up for critical minerals funding. Three examples: Graphite One, Perpetua Resources and Lithium Americas – Richard Mills

2024.11.05 The US government has committed billions worth of loans and grants to […]
November 9, 2024

Gold ETF demand turns positive for year-to-date, says WGC

From Reuters Global physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw inflows for the sixth […]
November 9, 2024

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Surpasses Gold Fund After Record Inflow

From Yahoo Finance BlackRock Inc.’s spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has surpassed the size of […]
November 7, 2024

Cracking the code to copper’s fiery origins

By University of Western Australia – Phys Org An international study, including researchers from […]
November 5, 2024

Silver Short Squeeze Coming? – Richard Mills

2024.10.31 The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in over […]
November 5, 2024

Weaponising gold

By Dr Farrukh Saleem – The International News Russia, China, Turkey, Poland, and India […]
November 4, 2024

Iron ore price rallies on Chinese stimulus hopes – Richard Mills

2024.10.26 Iron ore prices are anticipating more Chinese stimulus at the upcoming 14th […]
November 2, 2024

The Epicenter of China’s Gold Craze Is a Former Fishing Village

By Chongjing Li and Alfred Cang – Bloomberg In a cavernous multistory mall, customers jostle for […]
November 1, 2024

Gold Stocks’ Winter Rally ‘24

By Adam Hamilton, CPA The gold miners’ stocks are heading into their winter […]
November 1, 2024

China is tightening its grip on the world’s minerals

From The Economist To decarbonise the global economy and build the data centres needed […]
November 1, 2024
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Outlook on gold production in Canada

From BNN Bloomberg Martin Pradier, equity research analyst at Veritas Investment Research, talks […]
October 30, 2024

Visualizing the EU’s Critical Minerals Gap by 2030

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Elements The European Union’s Critical Raw Material Act sets out […]
October 30, 2024

Lake Superior First Nations made copper tools 2,000 years before the pyramids says researcher

By Rick Garrick – TB News Watch The Ontario Archaeological Society’s (OAS) 2024 […]
October 29, 2024

China’s critical mineral dominance puts Washington’s supply chain hopes at risk

From Yahoo Finance Beijing’s dominance in the resource-rich central African nation Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) […]
October 28, 2024

In the Mountains Above Whistler, Ghost Towns Hide Secrets of B.C.’s Gold Mining Past

By Jesse Donaldson – Montecristo Magazine To say the towns of Bralorne and […]
October 25, 2024

Graphite One signs key technology agreements with leading AAM manufacturer; receives LI for $325 million in EXIM financing – Richard Mills

2024.10.24 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) has taken two giant leaps forward in its strategy […]
October 25, 2024

Silver North adds fourth target at Haldane, as 2024 drilling concludes – Richard Mills

2024.10.18 Silver North Resources (TSXV:SNAG, OTCQB:TARSF) has successfully completed 2024 drilling at its […]
October 25, 2024

Kodiak Extends High-Grade Adit Zone, Intersects 0.45% CuEq Over 139m Near Surface – Richard Mills

2024.10.17 Additional drilling at the Adit Zone continues to intersect broad higher-grade mineralization near […]
October 23, 2024

Central Asia: An emerging battlefieldfor strategic minerals

By Sergey Sukhankin – the interpreter The world is becoming increasingly hungry for […]
October 22, 2024

A dazzling new gold rush is under way. Why?

The Economist Over the past year investors have piled into the metal, driving […]
October 22, 2024

China iron ore imports head for record even as steel output slips

From Mining.com China is on track to import record volumes of iron ore […]
October 21, 2024

Have Australian fund managers got their lithium call wrong?

By Jonathan Shapiro – Financial Review Have Australian fund managers got their lithium […]
October 20, 2024

Max closes purchase of Florália Hematite (DSO) Iron Ore Project in Brazil – Richard Mills

2024.10.12 Max Resource Corp. (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) on Friday announced it has closed […]
October 20, 2024

Why this global bank sees iron ore at $US130 next year

By Alex Gluyas – Financial Review Deutsche Bank has brushed off signs of […]
October 19, 2024

Boot of Cortez: The Largest Gold Nugget Ever Discovered

By Tasos Kokkinidis – Greek Reporter One of the largest surviving gold nuggets […]
October 18, 2024

Gold-Stock Tipping Point 2

Adam Hamilton, CPA The gold miners’ stocks look to be getting even closer […]
October 14, 2024

Can Australia handle an economic downturn? Failure to reinvest in mineral wealth casts doubt

By Huw Watkin – myNews Australia’s reliance on natural resources to fuel its […]
October 12, 2024

How Australia Ships Iron Ore Worldwide!

By Aaron Witt – YouTube Welcome to part two of our series on […]
October 11, 2024

That box full of wires you’ve kept for years could help avert a looming crisis

From Sky news The unused cables and broken tech items you have tucked […]
October 10, 2024

2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Ceibo and its copper mining tech

By Maddie Stone – MIT Technology Review Copper wires form the backbone of the […]
October 10, 2024

Visualized: Projected Supply Deficits for Key Energy Transition Metals

By Selin Oğuz – Visual Capitalist The demand for clean energy metals will […]
October 8, 2024

Copper bulls vs bears – Richard Mills

2024.10.05 The copper price rallied to $10,000 per tonne ($4.53/lb) on Sept. 30 […]
October 8, 2024

Easy ASX Copper

By Kristie Batten – Stockhead BHP casts doubt over ‘easy’ copper projects … […]
October 7, 2024

Tariffs Backfire as China Outmaneuvers Rivals with Global EV Investments

By Irina Slav – OilPrice China is investing in EV factories, battery plants, and […]
October 5, 2024

Iron Ore prices surge after China’s stimulus

By Glenn Dyer – Sharecafe Another massive surge in iron ore prices occurred […]
October 4, 2024

Mining industry needs $2.1 trillion in new investments by 2050 — BloombergNEF

From Mining.com The mining industry will require $2.1 trillion in new investments by […]
October 4, 2024

Visualizing the Decline of Copper Usage in EVs

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Elements Copper intensity in passenger battery electric vehicles […]
October 1, 2024

Gold repatriation shifting from north to south – Richard Mills

2024.09.25 In 2017 Germany brought home nearly $31 billion of gold bars that […]
October 1, 2024

BHP projects copper demand to rise by 1 million tonnes annually until 2035

From Mining.com BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) projects that global copper consumption will increase […]
October 1, 2024

Tin – the best base metal in 2024, copper also in demand

From Resource Capital Tin prices have already risen by around 20 percent this […]
October 1, 2024

BHP Insights: how copper will shape our future

From BHP Copper has shaped human history and civilisation for millennia. In the […]
October 1, 2024

‘Almost insurmountable’ task to build new mines, say executives

From Timmins Today Canadian and global mining executives say they face a Sisyphus-like […]
September 30, 2024

Major copper discoveries scarce as industry shuns greenfield exploration

From Mining.com Major new copper discoveries are becoming scarcer globally, with older deposits […]
September 29, 2024

With gold at all-time highs, silver remains cheap

From Kitco News While the gold price has rallied from a 13-year cup & […]
September 27, 2024

Gold Stocks Forge Higher

Adam Hamilton, CPA The gold miners’ stocks are forging higher, just achieving their […]
September 26, 2024

Kamala Harris vows to create US critical minerals stockpile, incentives

From Mining.com Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to create a national stockpile of […]
September 24, 2024

Indonesia ‘blood nickel’ risks too grave to ignore

by Gabriel Collins, Morgan Bazilian and Simon Lomax – Asia times Earlier this month, the US government sounded […]
September 24, 2024

Silver’s 44-Year Cup and Handle: The Largest Bullish Formation Ever Seen

By PR – The Jerusalem Post Silver’s historic cup and handle pattern, one of […]
September 24, 2024

Gold Is Stepping Up Its Monetary Dominance

By Hubert Moolman The gold chart appears to be going parabolic, based on […]
September 23, 2024

Visualized: China’s Steel Demand Through Time

From Visual Capitalist elements As the world’s manufacturing powerhouse, China has the highest […]
September 23, 2024

Visualizing the Rise in Global Coal Consumption

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Elements Despite efforts to decarbonize the economy, global […]
September 22, 2024

Copper price sees strong week with boost from Fed, China demand

From Mining.com Copper rose to a two-month high to cap a strong week […]
September 21, 2024

Top 10 countries with the largest gold reserves

From ETimes Gold reserves play a crucial role in the stability and strength […]
September 20, 2024

A copper M&A frenzy masks big miners’ hesitation to build

From Mining.com “Globally, there would be few companies conducting drilling campaigns of this […]
September 20, 2024

Gold Lackluster After Fed

Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold’s reaction to the most-dovish Fed decision in years proved […]
September 19, 2024

Metals security of supply depends on junior resource companies – Richard Mills

2024.09.18 A junior resource company’s place in the food chain is to acquire […]
September 19, 2024

Visualizing Gold Consumption vs. Domestic Supply

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist While India and China dominate the demand for […]
September 15, 2024

Dearth of quality new gold discoveries puts supply growth under threat — report

From Mining.com In total, there are now 350 gold discoveries catalogued by S&P […]
September 15, 2024

Copper output at Codelco slips nearly 11% in July

From Mining.com Copper output from Chilean state miner Codelco fell 10.7% in July […]
September 13, 2024

Gold Stocks Have Never Been Cheaper

From Goehring & Rozencwajg This disconnect between gold and gold equities is largely […]
September 13, 2024

Iron ore price soars to over one-week high on upbeat seasonal demand outlook

From Reuters Iron ore futures prices surged on Thursday to hit their highest […]
September 12, 2024

Right on track for gold price to hit $4,800 – Incrementum’s Ronald-Peter Stoeferle

From Kitco Gold is not yet at the euphoria stage, but the metal’s […]