August 24, 2024

China’s strategic silver takeover: A calculated move to drain the west

By TIM ZYLA – The Jerusalem Post China hoarding silver, price 10% higher than […]
August 24, 2024

Iron Ore Rises for Third Day on China Policy Support Optimism

From Bloomberg Iron ore rose for a third day — recovering more of its […]
August 24, 2024

VIDEO: There’s a “disconnect between junior equity prices and the gold price” – Gold Fields CEO

From Mining.com South Africa’s Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) grabbed headlines with its recent acquisition […]
August 23, 2024

Heavy rains to threaten 25% of copper projects by 2050

By Cecilia Jamasmie – mining.com A quarter of the world’s copper mining projects are […]
August 23, 2024

Silver set to soar on Samsung’s solid-state battery breakthrough – analysts

By Jordan Finneseth – Kitco Gold has had a breakout year as the […]
August 23, 2024

Big China Stimulus May Finally Be Coming; Copper Price, TECK, BABA Rally

By Jed Graham – Investor’s Business Daily Chatter increased on Monday regarding possible […]
August 23, 2024

The Top 10 Countries by Gold Reserves in 2024

ByBruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download […]
August 21, 2024

Harvest Gold: Writing an emerging gold story in Quebec – Richard Mills

2024.08.19 Through EGR Exploration (TSX.V:EGR) I’ve been given a chance to learn about […]
August 21, 2024

A multibillion-dollar sale raises uncomfortable question for Canada: Is our mining industry in decline?

By Gabriel Friedman – Financial Post Canada’s mining industry let out a collective groan after […]
August 20, 2024

Zambia’s proposed mining law bad for investment, miners say

From News24 Zambia’s proposed minerals regulation law could deter investment and deliver a […]
August 19, 2024

‘Building a new era’: Mineral shipment from Port of Churchill first in more than two decades

By Devon McKendrick – CTV News A major milestone was marked in northern […]
August 18, 2024
Copper wire

Miners down tools at two Chilean copper mines, as majors struggle to maintain production levels – Richard Mills

2024.08.15 The copper market continues to be challenged by supply issues, with two […]
August 18, 2024

Gold Fields’ Osisko Mining acquisition heats up Windfall area play, Quebec – Richard Mills

2024.08.14 Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) is one of the world’s largest gold miners […]
August 18, 2024

What happened to the Fed’s gold? – Richard Mills

2024.08.13 As the richest nation and the world’s largest economy, it is hardly […]
August 16, 2024

Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition

By Nick Pickens, Robin Griffin,Eleni Joannides,Zhifei Liu – Wood Mackenzie The world cannot […]
August 16, 2024

Visualizing the Growth of Chinese Copper Miners

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Electrification China, with its huge manufacturing sector, is […]
August 14, 2024

Silver Will Lead the Way Up

From Sprott Money Silver got hit much harder than Gold, as can be […]
August 12, 2024

Gold Fields to Buy Canada’s Osisko in $1.6 Billion Deal

By Sybilla Gross, Thomas Biesheuvel, and William Clowes – Bloomberg Gold Fields Ltd. agreed to buy Canada’s […]
August 12, 2024

Big Tech’s Reliance on Conflict Minerals

By Florian Zandt – Statista According to its conflict minerals report (CMR) for […]
August 11, 2024

Gold Defies Headwinds of Dollar Strength, Higher Yields, and Jobless Claims

By Gary Wagner – Kitco News Amidst a confluence of factors typically bearish for […]
August 10, 2024

Gold’s Minsky Moment – Richard Mills

2024.08.10 A “Minsky Moment” refers to a point in time when a period […]
August 10, 2024

Gold supply falling short of demand – Richard Mills

2024.08.10 It’s been a volatile week in the markets. On Monday, Aug. 5, […]
August 9, 2024

US transportation electrification and Battery Belt boom can’t continue without graphite – Richard Mills

2024.08.08 In November 2021, the Biden administration passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs […]
August 7, 2024

2024 exploration program for renamed Sierra Azul Copper-Silver Project, funded by Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation – Richard Mills

2024.08.03 Max Resource Corp (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) is taking a fresh approach to […]
August 6, 2024

Gold is Getting Harder to Find: World Gold Council

From MSN.com The gold mining industry faces increasing difficulties in maintaining production growth […]
August 4, 2024

Global gold demand reaches Q2 record

From Mining.com The latest publication by the World Gold Council showed global demand […]
August 4, 2024

Iron ore price rises to more than 1-week high on upbeat demand outlook

From Mining.com Iron ore futures prices rose to a more than one-week high […]
August 4, 2024

Ranked: Top Silver Producing Companies of 2023

By Alan Kennedy – Visual Capitalist Silver is one of the world’s most precious […]
August 2, 2024

Graphite One could take a leading role in loosening China’s tight grip on the US graphite market – Richard Mills

2024.08.01 Due to its natural strength and stiffness, graphite is an excellent conductor […]
August 2, 2024

Gold-Stock Tipping Point

By Adam Hamilton, CPA The gold miners’ stocks look to be nearing a […]
August 2, 2024

ArcelorMittal Cries Foul on Steel Exports From China

By Thomas Biesheuvel – Bloomberg ArcelorMittal SA said exports from China had left the steel […]
July 31, 2024

China’s copper buyers make cautious return after prices slump

From Bloomberg China’s copper market is showing a tentative improvement after a months-long […]
July 31, 2024

The Coming Battle Over the Arctic

By Max Bergmann and Otto Svendsen – Time Since the end of the Cold War, the […]
July 30, 2024

America’s EV Ambitions Need a Graphite Plan. Fast.

By Liam Denning – Bloomberg China dominates the processing and mining of what is […]
July 30, 2024

Prepper Paradise: Gold’s Power When It All Goes Down

By Peter Schiff – Schiff Gold People in developed western countries, particularly in […]
July 30, 2024

Funds Cut Copper Bets by $20 Billion as Bull Trade Unravels

By Mark Burton – Bloomberg From a fundamental standpoint, a looming crunch in supply […]
July 30, 2024

The National Security Twist in an EV Maker’s Graphite Deal

By Liam Denning – Bloomberg The agreement between Lucid and Graphite One shows […]
July 29, 2024

Kodiak Copper offers significant exposure to copper and gold in low cost low risk environment – Richard Mills

2024.07.26 The discovery of Copper Mountain in the 1880s led to a rush […]
July 29, 2024

Graphite One and EV maker Lucid sign historic Supply Agreement – Richard Mills

2024.07.26 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH; OTCQX:GPHOF) has taken another step forward in its plan […]
July 29, 2024

BRICS: Gold-Backed Currency is Beginning of the End for US Dollar

By Jaxon Gaines – Watcher Guru The BRICS alliance has made significant strides […]
July 29, 2024
Mining Gold Nuggets

Gold, Not Dollar, Is the Best Trump Trade, Survey Shows

By Carter Johnson and Yvonne Yue Li – Bloomberg Gold is the best portfolio hedge in […]
July 28, 2024

The 10 Largest Iron Ore Mines In The World

From World Atlas Iron, the chemical element Fe, is one of the world’s […]
July 27, 2024

Copper will be the investment of the decade?

From Kitco (Kitco News) – Copper presents a generational investment opportunity. A looming […]
July 25, 2024

Graphite One – Two-Pronged Production Localizing Graphite Supply

Graphite One Inc. (GPH:TSXV, GPHOF:OTC) is a Canadian development company focused on owning […]
July 25, 2024

Max Resource Florália DSO Iron Ore Project – Richard Mills

2024.07.24 The term ‘Direct Shipping Ore’ aptly captures the simplicity of the DSO […]
July 25, 2024

Gold Stocks’ Autumn Rally ‘24

By Adam Hamilton, CPA The gold miners’ stocks are enjoying a strong summer, […]
July 24, 2024

Max Resource Two World Class Exploration Projects in South America – Richard Mills

2024.07.19 The term ‘Direct Shipping Ore’ aptly captures the simplicity of the DSO […]
July 24, 2024

Banded Iron formations – Richard Mills

2024.07.19 Three and a half billion years ago, the earth’s atmosphere had no […]
July 24, 2024

Why is Xi Jinping building secret commodity stockpiles?

From The Economist Over the past two decades China has devoured enormous amounts of […]
July 23, 2024

Chart: Which countries are falling behind in gold mine production

From Mining.com The study, carried out by market experts at The Gold Bullion Company, […]
July 22, 2024

Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals

By Ernest Scheyder and Pratima Desai – Reuters Western miners say their competitors have inherent cost […]
July 22, 2024

Will Guinea’s Simandou iron ore mine be the ‘Pilbara killer’?

By James Cooper – Mining.com Simandou, one of the world’s most significant iron ore developments, […]
July 19, 2024

Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal – Richard Mills

2024.07.17 As the third most-consumed metal behind iron ore and aluminum, copper is […]
July 18, 2024

Global battery demand to quadruple by 2030

From Mining.com Global battery demand is expected to quadruple to 4,100 gigawatt-hours (GWh) […]
July 16, 2024

Which Presidential candidate does gold prefer? – Richard Mills

2024.07.14 Gold loves chaos and should be hitting new highs, especially with inflation […]
July 16, 2024

Silver is Very Close to a Sustained Multi-Year Rally

By Hubert Moolman Gold is one of the most reliable and accurate financial […]
July 15, 2024

Copper bull market buoyed by aging legacy mines, says analyst

From Mining.com You’re seeing as grades get lower, companies will have to increase […]
July 15, 2024

Vehicle electrification requires 55% more copper mines by 2050 – report

From Mining.com Electrification of the global vehicle fleet would require 55% more new […]
July 13, 2024

Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar

From Mining.com Copper in particular faces a forecasted supply chasm, mining mogul Robert […]
July 10, 2024

Coeur starts drilling at Silver North’s Tim CRD project – Richard Mills

2024.07.06 Silver North Resources (TSXV:SNAG, OTCQB:TARSF) is working with partner Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) […]
July 10, 2024

US Battery Belt Red states could be biggest losers in upcoming election – Richard Mills

2024.07.05 Roads, ports & bridges, transmission lines, power plants, airports, dams, buses, subways, […]
July 9, 2024

As Political Parties Fall, Gold and Silver Will Rise

By Egon von Greyerz – Von Greyerz Gold Many good reasons to buy gold […]
July 6, 2024

Panic short-covering ignites Comex copper as shipments fail to arrive

From Mining.com Comex copper futures surged on Friday as some players bought back […]
July 5, 2024

Gold’s Doldrums Strength

By Adam Hamilton Gold has shown impressive strength weathering 2024’s summer doldrums.  Now […]
July 4, 2024

Cashed-up Sterling Metals focused on Ontario’s Copper Road – Richard Mills

2024.07.04 The Copper Road project formerly owned by Copper Road Resources (TSXV:CRD) has […]
July 3, 2024

Exceptional deposit, unprecedented financial and political support: G1 working on feasibility study 75% paid for by DoD – Richard Mills

2024.06.27 Graphite One’s (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) CEO Anthony Huston recently traveled to Washington, DC […]
July 1, 2024

Why big oil is wading into lithium

From The Economist BP and Shell, two British oil giants, have long sunk […]
June 30, 2024

REE Stockpile

By Kelsey Baker – Yahoo News US stockpiles of the rare earth minerals […]
June 26, 2024

A meeting of the minerals? EGR Exploration’s Detour West and Agnico Eagle’s Detour Lake – Richard Mills

2024.06.25 In exploration, it’s important to be a nosy neighbor, almost as important […]
June 25, 2024

Is Now Time To Buy This Graphite Stock?

From Streetwise Reports Technical Analyst Clive Maund examines Graphite One Inc.’s charts to […]
June 24, 2024

Gold Sees Highest Delivery Volume in Nearly 2 Years

By Shiff Gold June is a major delivery month in gold and saw […]
June 23, 2024

The mad scramble for copper – Richard Mills

2024.06.20 In 2017, the Chilean government approved a $2.5 billion expansion of BHP’s […]
June 23, 2024

Copper: An exclusive and unparalleled opportunity

By Phillip Streible – Kitco News Despite recent inflation slowdowns, we anticipate a new […]
June 23, 2024

Heroine of the gold rush

By Jackie McKay – CBC News In the common telling of the story, […]
June 22, 2024

Agnico looks underground at Detour Lake pit

From Timmins Today Agnico Eagle is on a path to upsize its Detour […]
June 21, 2024

Gold’s Bull Run: Just Getting Started?

From Goehring & Rozencwajg During his interview with Jeremy Szafron of KITCO News, […]
June 19, 2024

More central banks to increase gold reserves within 12 months

From Mining.com More central banks plan to add to their gold reserves within […]
June 19, 2024

Why a Dow Peak Will Boost Silver

By Hubert Moolman During the Great Depression, both silver (1931) and the Dow […]
June 18, 2024

The Deadly Mining Complex Powering the EV Revolution

By Matthew Campbell and Annie Lee – Bloomberg Extensive review of Chinese, Indonesian, […]
June 17, 2024

5 reasons why we are entering the next copper super cycle – Richard Mills

204.06.15 A “commodity super cycle” is a period of consistent price increases lasting […]
June 17, 2024

Cooler inflation backs case for rate cuts, lower dollar and higher copper, silver and gold prices – Richard Mills

2024.06.14 Metals skidded lower on Wednesday, in reaction to a more hawkish-than-expected US […]
June 17, 2024

MAX Resource: Why a joint venture at Cesar with Freeport? Why DSO iron ore? – Richard Mills

2024.06.13 When a junior resource company’s project becomes too big or too expensive […]
June 14, 2024

Mineral Resources vs. Mineral Reserves: Key Mining Terms for Investors to Know

By Dean Belder – Investing News Investing in the mining industry comes with […]
June 14, 2024

A New Copper Supercycle Is Emerging

By Paul Wong and Jacob White – Sprott
June 12, 2024

Silver Price Forecast: Time-Based Targets

By Hubert Moolman Previously, I presented the following long-term silver chart (only closing […]
June 11, 2024

While G1’s CEO meets with US President Biden graphite elevated to equal rare earths critical mineral status- Richard Mills

2024.06.10 Anthony Huston, the CEO of Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF), was at the […]
June 11, 2024

Gold & Oil: Understanding Rather than Fearing Change

By Matthew Piepenburg – Von Greyerz Gold There is much legitimate (as well as […]
June 11, 2024

Mine capacity of copper worldwide from 2010 to 2023

By Madhumitha Jaganmohan – Statista In 2021, the global mine capacity of copper […]
June 11, 2024

Gold is getting harder to find as miners struggle to excavate more, World Gold Council says

By Lee Ying Shan – CNBC The gold mining industry is struggling to […]
June 8, 2024

Gold Summer Doldrums ‘24

By Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold, silver, and their miners’ stocks suffer their weakest […]
June 7, 2024

The World’s Biggest Miners

By Anna Fleck – Statitsta China was the world’s biggest extractor of domestic […]
June 7, 2024

Visualizing Raw Steel Production in 2023

By Marcus Lu – Elemenets Steel is essential for the economy due to its […]
June 5, 2024

Storm Exploration: BIF gold in Ontario – Richard Mills

2024.06.05 In November, the Musselwhite mine in northern Ontario poured its 8,000th gold […]
June 5, 2024

Gold, Silver and Crypto | How Charts Look Before A Dollar Meltdown

By Hubert Moolman The US dollar is on the brink of a major […]
June 4, 2024

Max Resource’s Inks Earn-In Deal With Freeport-McMoRan – Richard Mills

2024.06.04 For many juniors, the goal is to find a deposit that’s good […]
June 3, 2024

Silver North: the next pure silver play – Richard Mills

2024.05.29 The white metal is red-hot, moving from $21.29/oz on Jan. 2, to […]
June 3, 2024

Kodiak Copper – Right people, right project, right location, right time – Richard Mills

2024-05-28 Mineral exploration is as much a collection of data as a hunt […]
June 3, 2024

Graphite One could benefit from tariff hike on Chinese EVs, battery parts – Richard Mills

2024.05.29 North American graphite producers got a boost earlier this month, with President […]
June 3, 2024

EGR to drill Detour West as financing for juniors picks up – Richard Mills

2024.05.26 The metals rally took a breather this week, with gold, silver and […]
June 3, 2024

Graphite One CEO and President, Anthony Huston, Invited by President Biden to White House Investment and Job Creation Session; White House Sets 25% Tariff on Chinese Graphite

May 15, 2024 CEO to President Biden:  “Projects like Graphite One’s are important […]