Analysts expect global shortage of precious metals in years to come
By Eugene Gerden The increase of demand for clean energy sources and the ever growing…
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‘Tis the Season for Gold
From a Veteran Broker’s Perspective By Rod Blake If you’re reading this, you are no…
Silver price rise predicted to last year’s performance
By David Duval Silver mine production fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2019 coincident…
Newfoundland gold exploration heats-up
By Ellsworth Dickson A claim staking rush has been taking place by numerous junior exploration…
Northwestern U.S. Remains Attractive to Canadian Explorers
By David Duval Canadian miners and explorers have worked both sides of the U.S./Canada border…
Suite of commodities to benefit from environmentally-driven market demand
By David Duval Nuclear power provides about 10% of the world’s electricity from about 440…
Alberta Sustainability Fund revitalization not in the plan
By Bruce Lantz Alberta isn’t buying the Fraser Institute’s suggestion that it should revitalize its…
Robust Ontario mining sector benefits many communities and other industries
By David Duval Ontario ranks as Canada’s largest producer of gold, platinum group metals and…
Yukon: three mines producing and more on the way
It wasn’t so long ago that Canada’s Yukon didn’t have any producing mines except placer…
The prospective “Spell of the Yukon” lives on
By Peter Kennedy Renowned for its placer gold mines, as made famous by the Robert…
Québec seeks to reinvigorate its mining industry with favourable investment policies
By David Duval Mining has long been a major driver of Québec’s economy and the…
Despite Alberta bailing out other provinces with billions for years, no equalization payments when it needs them
By Bruce Lantz Despite the beating its economy has taken in recent years, Alberta won’t…
Defining major copper-gold-cobalt porphyry deposit in Western Canada.
Major Deposit, Copper, Gold, Cobalt, Western Canada, Porphyry Doubleview Gold Corp. [DBG-TSXV; DBLVF-OTCBB; 1D4-FSE] has…
Manganese consumption aligned with steel and lithium-ion battery demand
By David Duval Although it’s not a widely known or understood industrial commodity, manganese is…
Strong price performance expected for cobalt as EV demand accelerates
By David Duval As the impact of the Covid19 pandemic winds down, cobalt demand in…
How much silver is needed for the solar panel industry?
By Jane Marsh Residential and commercial photovoltaic (PV) solar panel purchases increased over the past…
Saskatchewan: highly prospective for many minerals
Canada’s prairie province of Saskatchewan has a surprising number of mineral commodities and hosts and…
Pieridae Energy to make Nova Scotia LNG decision this month
By Bruce Lantz A project in Nova Scotia remains one bright light among Canada’s…
Mantaro Silver exploring five prospective silver projects in Peru
Mantaro Silver Corp., a private company that owns five high-grade silver properties in Peru, commenced…
Gold rally continues while other sectors falter
By Ellsworth Dickson The many readers who have been following the recent rise in the…
British Columbia’s emerging Toodoggone region beckons mineral explorers
By Ellsworth Dickson Many Canadians not engaged in mineral exploration have not even heard of…