Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.CESCO Week, one of the mining industry's premier annual gatherings, is held every April in Santiago, Chile. Organised by the Center for Copper and Mining Studies (CESCO), this event brings together global mining executives, investors, government officials, and experts to discuss key market trends, challenges, and opportunities...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 23 points at 8:30 AM EDT.The Canadian Dollar recovered 0.07 to US73.16 cents after the Canadian government rolled back its proposed digital service tax on U.S. media companies.Nvidia added $1.00 to an all-time high at $158.75 returning to become the highest valued stock in the world. Walt Disney gained $2.25 to $124.59...Read More

Jim Rickards' latest appearance on Steve Bannon's WarRoom show is a must-watch. Today we'll discuss a few highlights then link to the full interview.Jim talks in depth with Steve about a number of hot-button and controversial topics. The Supreme Court bombshell, Iran, immigration, and even Jim's time working with the CIA.The conversation starts out with Jim and Steve discussing the American intell...Read More

In this video we look at the recent drivers of platinum and palladium prices The price of platinum has moved significantly above ...Read More

Copper Fox Metals Inc. (CUU:TSX.V) may or may not advance its Van Dyke copper project to a prefeasibility study; this will depend on the decision of its board members after they analyze the execution plan, noted a HoldCo Markets report.Copper Fox Metals Inc. (CUU:TSX.V) assembled a team of mining professionals to help prepare an execution plan for its Van Dyke in situ recovery (ISR) copper project...Read More

Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CQX:CSE; IMIMF:OTCQB; 3MX:FSE) signed a deal to acquire a copper-gold project in the Western U.S., with surface grades topping 3% Cu and 0.8 g/t Au, plus strong sector tailwinds. Read how the deal brings historical mineralization, local expertise, and expansion potential at a time when copper supply struggles to keep pace with rising global demand.Copper Quest Explor...Read More

John Newell of John Newell & Associates reviews the copper market and shares some copper stocks he believes are worth keeping an eye on.For years, copper has quietly built a case for being one of the most strategically important and structurally underappreciated commodities in the global economy.Today, that case is no longer just about long-term fundamentals.Technically, copper may be on the...Read More

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB; FRA:UJO) is well-positioned to "take advantage of the robust gold price environment," noted a Red Cloud Securities report.West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB; FRA:UJO) will continue to ramp up processing and production through H2/25 at its 100%-owned Madsen mine in Red Lake, Ontario, reported Taylor Combaluzier, vice presid...Read More

Silver Crown Royalties Inc. (SCRI:CBOE; SLCRF:OTCQX; QS0:FSE) will use the capital to find additional royalty acquisitions, noted a Couloir Capital report.Silver Crown Royalties Inc. (SCRI:CBOE; SLCRF:OTCQX; QS0:FSE) announced a nonbrokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of up to CA$2 million (CA$2M), reported Couloir Capital in a June 20 note.A total of 307,692 units will be issue...Read More

Ron Struthers takes a look at Inomin Mines Inc. (MINE:TSX.V; IMC:FRA), which is about to ratify a new JV deal with Sumitomo Mining. Struthers also looks at Gatekeeper Systems (GSI:TSXV; GKPRF:OTCMKTS), which jumped higher with new legislation that favors their business.I wish everyone a great Canada Day long weekend.I have a couple of timely updates.Inomin Mines Recent Price $0.03 It has been a wh...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. Demand for mined commodities exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2021. Despite macro-economic headwinds over the next few years, growth seems assured and could be supercharged by a faster decarbonisation pathway. Supply constraints and disruptions continue and are likely to be exacerbated by economic sanctions on Russia...Read More

Growing US crude production – particularly in the midcontinent and Rockies regions – is upending traditional Gulf Coast pipeline routes.The result? An unprecedented great American oil pipeline build-out. The shale revolution has led to burgeoning pipeline takeaway access from the Permian basin. Last month, we discussed three reasons why the Permian’s future pipeline capacity won&...Read More

What does tight oil have in common with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet's Google stocks (known as FAANG stocks)? Answer: tight oil is arguably the upstream equivalent of these tech sector leaders. It's the hot investment play in the oil and gas index, it outperforms like mad, and it's been driving to distraction those that don't own any. Production has leapt from zero six years...Read More

Commenting after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said:  “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation.“This deal really picks up the pace after Southwestern Energy/Indigo just tw...Read More

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Early 2022 has brought the most traumatic events in Kazakhstan’s 30 years of modern independence. Widespread protests and civil unrest led to unprecedented scenes of violence on the country’s streets. Especially in Almaty, the largest city. More than 225 lives have been lost.What began as peaceful demonstrations against a sharp increase in the price of LPG fuel in resource-ri...Read More

Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in scale, ConocoPhillips is adding enough Permian production to nip at the heels of ExxonMobil’s massive programme.“We like the distinctives each firm brings too...Read More

Big Oil is on the move, feeling its way into a changing energy world. There are two sides to adapting: how to decarbonise oil and gas and how to build a sustainable business around zero-carbon technology. Valentina Kretschmar, VP and Tom Ellacott, SVP of our Corporate Analysis team took me through their thinking of how company strategies are developing.This week, BP went a step further on the firs...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Once the deal closes, Chevron will be the second-largest producing major in 2019 terms. It was fourth.The acquisition makes the Majors' peer group much more polarised. ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP are now in a league of their own. The deal plays to Chevron's strengths, which are tight oil and LNG. On top of this, it diver...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Wood Mackenzie, in partnership with WisdomTree, has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) providing investors with exposure to the growth in the demand for, and the usage of, energy storage technologies, and in particular batteries.The fund tracks the WisdomTree Battery Solutions Index. The index stock selection is informed b...Read More