Why analysts see $5,000 gold price
Gold prices are poised to reach new heights in 2026 with leading forecasters projecting levels between $4,400 and $5,300 per oz. as investors double down on hard assets amid geopolitical…
Articles by Colin McClelland
Blast from the Past: US proposes huge mining program
In early 1942, with America newly at war and global supply lines shattered, the U.S. Bureau of Mines unveiled an ambitious plan to secure the raw materials needed to arm…
Freegold drills strong wide intercepts in Alaska
Freegold Ventures (TSX: FVL; US-OTC: FGOVF) has reported further drilling success from its Golden Summit project in Alaska where it’s defining a starter pit in the lead up to a…
Canadian federal budget promises billions for mining
Canada’s Liberal government plans to form a $2-billion sovereign fund for critical minerals, earmark hundreds of millions in mining industry spending and widen exploration tax credits to a dozen other…
Editorial: Mining in America
In 1984, Ronald Reagan’s re-election was cemented by the “Morning in America” TV ad. Its calm narration of people working, buying homes and getting married in a recovering economy helped…
Aldebaran’s Altar copper project may generate $11B
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE; US-OTC: ADBRF) says a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Altar copper-gold project in Argentina establishes “robust” economics and sets the stage for new studies in…
Collective extends Apollo gold system in Colombia
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) has expanded the footprint of its Apollo system at the Guayabales gold project in Colombia and plans to accelerate exploration with as much…
Ontario fast-tracks Frontier Lithium’s PAK
Frontier Lithium’s (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) $943-million capex PAK project is Ontario’s first entry in a program to approve mines in two years. Provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
Aclara jumps on US REE plant plan
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) plans to invest $277 million to build a heavy rare earth separation facility in Louisiana, marking what it calls a milestone for U.S. critical minerals independence….
Platinum price hits five-year high
Platinum prices have surged to their highest level in five years as global supply tightens and investors position ahead of policy changes in China. The spot platinum price was $1,658.68…
Gold price falls on profit-taking
Gold prices fell sharply on Tuesday, recording their biggest one-day drop in more than a decade and halting a powerful rally that had carried the metal to a record high….
Government equity in miners becomes U.S. norm
The Trump administration is ratcheting up government ownership in mining companies that are nominally Canadian, raising questions about whether Ottawa plans similar investments. Trump has ordered his Department of War…