March 10, 2021

Global growth spurt, pent-up demand support higher inflation

The sell-off in bonds that has been tripping up gold prices may be over, with some investors anticipating the bond market will calm down, as appetite for US government debt revives following the sharp rise in yields.

“We think a big part of the bond-yield move has played out,” Wall Street Journal quoted a portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments. “At this level of yields, we do expect additional buyers to come in. That tends to stabilize the yield level.”

Gold bugs are closely watching what happens with Treasuries
March 9, 2021

Cashed-up Victory Resources ready to go to work at Loner, Mal-Wen properties

Flush from a recent financing, and with a drill permit in hand, Victory Resources Corp. (CSE:VR, FWB: VR61, OTC:VRCFF) is preparing to drill its two flagship properties, Loner in Nevada and Mal-Wen in south-central British Columbia.

Consistently ranked among the best regions in the world for gold exploration, the western state of Nevada offers a low-risk, high-reward opportunity for gold juniors.

March 9, 2021

Book review ‘What Became of the Crow’

Every gold rush needs a good story. Bob Moriarty’s ‘What Happened to the Crow’ just might be one of the best. In his latest book, the acclaimed mining investment newsletter writer chronicles the making of Novo Resources’ Beaton Creek conglomerate gold project in Western Australia.
March 6, 2021

Lithium prices take off, graphite demand to surge 9X on EV battery growth

Currently, only 1% of the world’s vehicles are electric, but by 2030 they are expected to represent about 11% of new car sales, according to commodities consultant Wood Mackenzie.

Like lithium, graphite is indispensable to the global shift towards electric vehicles; it is the second-largest component in lithium-ion batteries by weight, with each EV containing between 40 and 60 kg of material.
March 6, 2021

Biden’s massive infrastructure plan might be expensive but well worth it

Is America’s infrastructure spending worth it? So far, the answer would lean towards a yes.

A report published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this week has validated the nation’s recent success in improving its infrastructure, while justifying the need for additional government spending.
March 5, 2021

Max Resource’s district-scale CESAR project offers significant exposure to critical metals

The exploration success accumulated by Max Resource Corp. (TSX.V: MXR; OTC: MXROF; Frankfurt: M1D2) over the past year has not gone unrecognized.

Recently, the company was named one of the top 10 performing mining stocks in the 2021 TSX Venture 50, having seen its value increase more than three-fold over the past year. The TSX Venture 50 ranks the top 50 stocks from over 1,600 companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

Last year’s winners included well-recognized names such as K92 Mining Inc., Great Bear Resources Ltd. and Discovery Metals Corp. Some of these have gone on to become billion-dollar market cap companies.
March 5, 2021

Real interest rates and gold

Several factors influence gold prices (mainly the US dollar, gold ETF inflows/ outflows, inflation rate, bond yields, safe haven demand, physical gold demand, gold supply) but none is more reliable than real interest rates.

The demand for gold moves inversely to interest rates — the higher the rate of interest, the lower the demand for gold, the lower the rate of interest the higher the demand for gold.
March 3, 2021

Could Norden Crown Metals have discovered a Broken Hill-type deposit?

The presence of BHT mineralization hosted in banded iron formations could be an important characteristic at Fredriksson to trace and find deposits with the potential for scale — something a junior like Norden Crown Metals must be able to demonstrate to a prospective major (or mid-tier) acquirer.
March 2, 2021

Dolly Varden advancing one of the world’s few “pure play” silver projects

“Native silver” found in the Earth’s crust on its own, is relatively rare. More commonly, it is mined alongside gold, or as a by-product of zinc-lead ore. There are currently only 75 “pure play” silver companies, most of whom have projects in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Peru.

The rarity of silver and gold becomes apparent when we consider how little of both have been mined throughout history – just 190,000 tonnes of gold and 1.6 million tonnes of silver. Or in ounce terms, 6.1 billion oz of gold and 51.3 billion oz of silver. All the gold ever mined in the world could fit into a cube 21.6 meters on each side, and all the above-ground silver could fit into a 55m cube.
February 27, 2021

Tinka Resources’ Ayawilca project stands to benefit from commodity boom, historic supply squeeze

21.02.27 Industrial metals are on an absolute tear with no signs of slowing […]
February 26, 2021

Graphite One Secures C$10 Million in Financings to Advance Graphite Supply Chain Project

2021.02.26 Looking to advance what would be an integral part of the US […]
February 26, 2021

Brigadier Expands Gold Vein System

2021.02.26 Bob MoriartyArchivesFeb 26, 2021 The resource shares have been in a massive […]
February 25, 2021

Why now might be a good time to buy gold and gold juniors

2021.02.25 Gold has been taking a beating in recent weeks, the sell-off prompted […]
February 23, 2021

Commodities and soon Juniors in vogue

2021.02.23 Gold and copper are up, the dollar is down, and bond yields […]
February 19, 2021

Renforth’s sulfide nickel play showing huge promise

2021.02.19 Nickel is an interesting metal to watch, considering the challenges that nickel […]
February 18, 2021

ZincX Resources: Developing the world’s next zinc mine

2021.02.18 According to the US Geological Survey, zinc is mined in over 50 […]
February 18, 2021

Exploits well placed for gold discovery with new sampling results, drill targets

2021.02.17 As the dominant landholder in Central Newfoundland exploring over 200 km of […]
February 13, 2021

Exploits employs AI to generate drill targets in Central Newfoundland

2021.02.13 Typically, mineral exploration begins in the mind of a geologist, who uses […]
February 13, 2021

The bull market hiding in zinc’s shadow inventories

2021.02.13 Despite zinc’s low profile among resource investors, it is the fourth most […]
February 12, 2021

Drilling at Palladium One’s Tyko Returns High-Grade Ni-Cu-PGE Assays

2021.02.12 Palladium One’s (TSXV:PDM, FRA:7N11, OTC:NKORF) Tyko is an early-stage project with high […]
February 12, 2021

Renewables and electrification? Nothing happens without copper

2021.02.12 On Wednesday, Feb. 10, copper prices tore past $3.79 a pound ($8,350 […]
February 10, 2021

Nickel, graphite to benefit from explosive growth in battery storage market

2021.02.10 The challenges most countries are facing right now are daunting. Not only […]
February 8, 2021

Sentinel completes extensive data review on Australian projects, multiple targets identified

2021.02.08 Australia has long been known as a mining country, home to world-class […]
February 5, 2021

Norden Crown has Broken Hills mineralization at Fredriksson Gruvan

2021.02.05 Norden Crown has started drilling at its Fredriksson Gruvan, a past-producing mine […]
February 5, 2021

ZincX planning to launch summer drilling at Akie Property in BC

2021.02.05 As the global economic recovery progresses over the next few years, demand […]
February 5, 2021

Mountain Boy poised for 2021 exploration; expects American Creek assays within a fortnight

2021.02.05 The long wait for drill results from Mountain Boy Minerals’ (TSXV:MTB, Frankfurt:M9UA) […]
February 3, 2021

2020 Bitcoin Mania

2021.02.03 Will Bitcoin be a replacement for gold and fiat currency? The resurgence […]
February 3, 2021

Getchell Gold: Drilling at Fondaway Canyon identifies new high-grade zone

2021.02.03 Getchell Gold’s (CSE:GTCH, OTCQB:GGLDF) shareholders were rewarded with an 8.7% bump in […]
January 28, 2021

Max Increases the CESAR Copper-Silver Landholdings to Over 2,000 Sq. Km.

2021.01.28 Max Resource Corp (TSX.V:MXR; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) has procured a major section of […]
January 27, 2021
Stony Lake

K9 Gold identifies more high-priority targets at Stony Lake

2021.01.27 Since the new year, there have been plenty of movements in the […]
January 27, 2021

Renforth finds gold in sediments at Parbec

2021.01.27 Renforth Resources (CSE:RFR) has begun the new year in fine form, by […]
January 25, 2021

Tinka delivers more good results from drilling at Ayawilca

2021.01.25 The Covid-19 crisis has served as a catalyst for a new “commodity […]
January 25, 2021

Dolly Varden Silver: Hot on the trail of past and future silver mines in BC’s Golden Triangle

2021.01.25 “Finding gold in the shadow of headframes” is an old mining adage, […]
January 21, 2021

Brigadier continues to expand vein system at Picachos

2021.01.21 Brigadier Gold (TSXV:BRG, FSE:B7LM, USA:BGAD) has identified a greater than 7-kilometer strike […]
January 21, 2021

Victory Resources plans for drilling at Loner property in Nevada

2021.01.21 Precious metals are coming off a victorious year that saw gold and […]
January 20, 2021

Captain Biden now piloting MMT Adventure

2021.01.20 Gold may have come off the boil after rising above $1,900 an […]
January 15, 2021

More Than Precious: Silver’s Role in the New Energy Era (Part 3 of 3)

January 15, 2021 Silver is one of the first metals that humans discovered […]
January 2, 2021

What’s in store for gold & silver in 2021?

2021.01.02 While 2020 marked the year of a global pandemic and economic turbulence, […]
December 27, 2020
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Lithium-ion batteries – an overview

2020.12.27 A lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is a type of rechargeable battery technology that […]
December 24, 2020
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Why solar and wind can’t save us

2020.12.24 Recently, British Petroleum (BP) went public in declaring that “peak oil demand” […]
December 23, 2020

Tin: an upcoming ‘green’ metal

2020.12.23 The next time you crack open a can of beer, you might […]
December 23, 2020

Renforth reports additional assay results from Parbec drilling

2020.12.23 Renforth Resources Inc. (CSE: RFR) (OTC US: RFHRF) (WKN: A2H9TN) has received […]
December 22, 2020

Max Resource: Historical drill core from RT Gold project highlights Tablon 1.5-km x 1.0 km high-grade gold zone

2020.12.22 In mineral exploration, often-times a company new to a project can achieve […]
December 19, 2020

International Montoro advancing two properties in Northwestern Ontario

2020.12.19 International Montoro Resources (TSXV:IMT, FSE:O4T1), announced it has received an extension to […]
December 19, 2020

Graphite: the mineral flying under the radar during the global electrification push

2020.12.19 For all the talk about the era of “global electrification” and the […]
December 14, 2020

Brigadier Gold hits at Picachos

2020.12.14 Brigadier Gold (TSXV:BRG, USA:BGADF, FSE:B7LM) has released results from the first three […]
December 12, 2020

Max Resource commences drill core and seismic analysis for CESAR project

2020.12.12 To assist with the ongoing exploration at its wholly owned CESAR copper-silver […]
December 11, 2020

Exploits consolidates Jonathan’s Pond with 11.25 km² addition from New Found Gold, featuring high-grade gold samples

2020.12.11 The Exploits Subzone of Central Newfoundland is considered a prime environment for […]
December 11, 2020

Norden Crown starts drilling at Gumsberg, Sweden; exploration permit granted at highly prospective Frederiksson target

2020.12.11 Diamond drills have started turning at Norden Crown Metals Corp’s (TSXV:NOCR, OTC:BORMF, […]
December 9, 2020

Palladium One discovers massive sulphides during initial drilling at Tyko

2020.12.09 Following a lengthy delay in exploration activities due to Covid-19, Palladium One […]
December 8, 2020

Great Thunder Gold identifies targets for maiden drill campaign at Southern Star property, in Quebec’s Fenelon Gold Camp

2020.12.08 Less than two weeks after reporting the results of airborne geophysical surveys […]
December 8, 2020

Silver Dollar completes prospecting & soil sampling at Longlegged Lake; readies Ontario property for IP survey

2020.12.08 Silver Dollar Resources (CSE:SLV, OTC:SIDRF) continues to advance its Longlegged Lake project […]
December 3, 2020
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Falcon reports visible gold at Central Canada Gold & Polymetallic Project

2020.12.03 Just over a month into a Stage Two drill program, Falcon Gold (TSXV:FG) is making good progress at its flagship Central Canada Gold & Polymetallic Project, located 21 km east of Atitokan, and 160 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
December 2, 2020

Copper, the most critical metal

2020.12.02 In 2018, before the trade war between the US and China put […]
December 1, 2020
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K9 Gold completes first phase of sampling, mapping at Stony Lake

2020.12.01 With the winter months right around the corner, K9 Gold Corp. (TSXV: […]
November 28, 2020
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Getchell Gold identifies, refines priority drill targets at Star property

2020.11.28 Getchell Gold’s (CSE: GTCH) (OTCQB: GGLDF) has taken a significant step towards […]
November 21, 2020
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Rock samples assay up to 7,470 g/t Ag, at Sentinel’s Waterloo project, BC

2020.11.21 An exploration program in BC’s southern Interior, conducted in the vicinity of […]
November 19, 2020

Renforth expands Surimeau polymetallic property, begins drilling

2020.11.19 Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) deposits are one of the richest sources of […]
November 15, 2020
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Freegold Ventures: Holes 3 to 5 solid results and a bit of controversy

2020.11.15 Brad Aelicks: Follow up Coverage 2020.11.13 Introduction: Freegold Ventures Ltd (TSX:FVL) released […]
November 14, 2020

US stands to gain from Chile’s lithium restrictions

2020.11.14 Everybody in the lithium game knows about the lithium triangle. Straddling three […]
November 14, 2020
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Free-spending Biden and/or continued Fed stimulus will hike gold prices

2020-11-14 Gold may have come off the boil a bit after rising beyond […]
November 14, 2020
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Norden Crown advances former Fredriksson mine to drill testing

2020.11.14 Fresh off its recent name change to reflect the company’s mining focus […]
November 4, 2020
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Scandinavia sees new age of mining renaissance

2020.11.04 For mining companies and explorers, Scandinavia is considered one of the most […]
November 3, 2020
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Results from these 4 AOTH drill plays highly anticipated

2020.11.03 In mineral exploration, assay results are where the rubber hits the road. […]
October 31, 2020
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Exploits Gold Belt Area Play delivering on high-grade promise

2020.10.31 Area plays, where one company makes a discovery then other companies rush […]
October 31, 2020
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Copper bulls ride on Chinese demand, South American supply squeeze

2020.10.31 Despite fund managers having trimmed their exposure to copper following a mini-price […]
October 29, 2020
Copper wire

As China goes green, copper market expected to tighten further

2020.10.29 The most pessimistic forecasts of copper demand, and pricing, during the worst […]
October 24, 2020
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VMS

2020.10.24 Between the Archean and the Holocene – the current geological period – […]
October 24, 2020
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Exploits Discovery consolidates land position along Appleton Fault

2020.10.24 Oftentimes in mining — especially for a celebrated commodity like gold — […]
October 22, 2020
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Brigadier strikes gold vein under old mine

2020.10.22 I do love it when a plan starts coming together as well […]
October 20, 2020
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Norra Metals pursuing high-grade VMS in Norway

2020.10.20 Norra Metals Corp. (TSX-V:NORA, FSE:1K0) is focused on developing copper, zinc, silver […]
October 17, 2020
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Silver market

2020.10.17 Despite recent headwinds, it looks to be clear sailing going forward for […]
October 14, 2020

Boreal Metals advancing Scandinavian Projects

2020.10.14 Before the famous Broken Hill ore deposit was first discovered in Australia […]
October 10, 2020
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America’s graphite vulnerability

2020.10.10 At Ahead of the Herd we’re invested in metals necessary for the […]
October 7, 2020
Gold-vials

Mexico-focused Brigadier Gold discovers new vein system

2020.10.07 Brigadier Gold (TSX-V:BRG) has moved one step closer to proving that Picachos […]
October 6, 2020
Gold-Silver

Silver to follow gold higher, on continued strong investment and industrial demand

2020.10.06 Gold and silver appear to be bouncing back from the drubbing they […]
October 3, 2020
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Manufacturing’s thirst for metals boosts copper, iron ore

2020.10.03 Global equities churned on Friday after the stunning revelation that US President […]
September 30, 2020
Tools-for-Geologists

Large potential nickel sulfide and VMS system identified in Quebec

2020.09.30 Some of the largest mines in Canada have been developed from volcanogenic […]
September 29, 2020
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Drills start spinning at Brigadier Gold’s Picachos

2020.09.29 Despite recent pullbacks, the bull markets for silver and gold are fully […]
September 22, 2020
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Throwing the golden baby out with the covid bath water

2020.09.22 The dollar is the most important unit of account for international trade, […]
September 19, 2020

K9 Gold to explore Stony Lake, NL project

2020.09.19 Cashed up from a recent financing, the company formerly known as Global […]
September 19, 2020
Aben drills targeting hi grade gold in Golden Triangle and Yukon

NFLD Exploits Gold Belt Area Play

2020.09.19 Anyone invested in the junior exploration sector knows that deep and long, […]
September 18, 2020

Mountain Boy drilling three high-grade silver and gold targets at American Creek

2020.09.18 Mountain Boy Minerals (TSX.V: MTB; Frankfurt: M9UA) has completed the first phase […]
September 10, 2020
Renforth reports additional assay results from Parbec drilling

Renforth poised to drill Parbec, in Quebec’s Cadillac Break

2020-09-10 Cashed up from a recent property sale, Renforth Resources (CSE:RFR) is ready […]
September 10, 2020

IPO to drill bit in 60 days? Brigadier Gold shows how it’s done

2020-09-10 Brigadier Gold (TSX-V:BRG) is an example of how quickly a company can […]
September 9, 2020

Gold reacting to global flash points

2020.01.09  Gold’s safe haven status was tested this week, as Iran countered the assassination of […]
September 9, 2020
Getchell Gold kicks off 2020 drilling at Fondaway Canyon

Getchell Gold kicks off 2020 drilling at Fondaway Canyon

2020.09.09 Getchell Gold’s (CSE:GTCH, US OTC:GGLDF) Fondaway Canyon project is the subject of […]
August 27, 2020
Brigadier Gold planning inaugural drill campaign at Picachos

Brigadier Gold planning inaugural drill campaign at Picachos

2020.08.27 Shareholders in Brigadier Gold (TSX-V:BRG) are expecting big things from a September […]
August 27, 2020
Stony Lake

Global Vanadium’s Stony Lake is already cashing in on prime Newfoundland location

2020.08.27 In November 2019, New Found Gold Corp (TSX:NFG) announced one of the […]
August 26, 2020
Palladium One discovers massive sulphides during initial drilling at Tyko

Palladium One hunting PGEs, copper and nickel in mining-friendly Finland

2020.08.26 In 2017 Finland claimed the number one spot on the Fraser Institute’s […]
August 26, 2020
Silver Dollar completes prospecting & soil sampling at Longlegged Lake; readies Ontario property for IP survey

Silver Dollar reports historical 1,778 g/t silver-equivalent at La Joya

2020.08.26 In 2012, SilverCrest Minerals was doing well.  The Mexico-focused company was achieving […]
August 25, 2020
Max's CESAR copper silver project in Colombia shown to be analogous to Poland's immense Kupferschiefer

Max reports CESAR’s silver mineralogy is similar to “Kupfershiefer”

2020.08.25 Mineralogy is the branch of geology that studies the chemistry, crystal structure […]
August 18, 2020

Buffett’s Indicator tells him to buy GOLD

2020.08.18 Warren Buffett did what he said he’d never do, and that is […]
August 14, 2020

Brigadier Gold chasing high-grade silver-gold veins in Mexico

2020.08.14 Mexico’s mining history goes back almost 500 years.  According to the US […]
August 7, 2020

A tale of two precious metal bulls

2020.08.07 This week gold prices have smashed one record after another, well surpassing […]
August 6, 2020

Silver notches best month since 1979

2020.08.06 Silver prices continue to gain this week, rising off the biggest monthly […]
August 5, 2020

Gold miners junior buying spree

2020.08.05 Canadians, at least those fortunate enough to enjoy a long weekend, returned […]
July 27, 2020

3 silver plays that leverage rising prices

2020.07.27 Gold prices leapt to fresh highs on Monday, leaving the previous $1,920.70 […]
July 25, 2020
Palladium One discovers massive sulphides during initial drilling at Tyko

Palladium One hits high-grade PGEs at LK

2020.07.25 Palladium One (TSX-V:PDM) has found initial success at the drill bit, indicated […]
July 25, 2020

Why copper supply is the biggest roadblock to a clean energy future

2020.07.25 Nothing glitters like gold but it’s copper that literally makes the world […]