Trump Slaps 25% Tariff on Iran-linked Trade; Embassy Warns “Leave Iran Now”
President Donald Trump said “effective immediately” that any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on any and all business being done with the US, framing the order as “final and conclusive” in a statement echoed by the White House. The tariff language is structured as a secondary penalty aimed at third […]
Mercado Begins Field Exploration At Copalito In Advance Of Planned Drill Program
FULL DISCLOSURE: Mercado Minerals is a sponsor of theDeepDive.ca. Mercado Minerals (CSE: MERC) has begun its first field exploration program at their Copalito Project in Sinaloa, Mexico. The company this morning indicated it has begun the first phase of studies at the project in an effort to advance their flagship project. The field program is […]
G Mining Produces 171,871 Ounces Of Gold In 2025, Falling Short Of Guidance
It seems yet another producer has failed to hit production guidance. G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN) has released their fourth quarter and full year 2025 production results, with the company just barely failing to hit prior guidance. Fourth quarter production at G Mining’s Tocantinzinho Mine totaled 47,346 ounces of gold, following the mill in the […]
Aya Gold Fails To Hit Guidance At Zgounder With 4.8 Million Ounces Of Silver Production In 2025
Despite a record fourth quarter in terms of production, Aya Gold and Silver (TSX: AYA) has failed to achieve production guidance for 2025 at their Zgounder operation. The company this morning reported preliminary fourth quarter production data, highlighted by 1.37 million ounces of silver production. Silver production in the fourth quarter was up 2% on […]
Copper Shortage Threatens AI Boom as Demand Set to Surge 50% by 2040
A looming copper shortage threatens to stall artificial intelligence development and clean energy expansion as global demand surges 50% by 2040, according to a S&P Global study released this month. Copper demand will jump from 28 million metric tons in 2025 to 42 million metric tons by 2040. Without new mining investment, supply will fall […]
Trump Threatens to Exclude Exxon After CEO Calls Venezuela ‘Uninvestable’
President Donald Trump’s White House meeting with oil executives on Friday produced no firm commitments to rebuild Venezuela’s petroleum industry, with the CEO of Exxon Mobil delivering a blunt message: the South American nation is currently “uninvestable.” The tepid response from major oil companies threatens to complicate Trump’s unprecedented intervention in Venezuela, which he envisions […]
Trump Demands 10% Credit Card Cap, But Can’t Enforce It
President Donald Trump called Friday for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, reviving a campaign promise as Americans carry $1.23 trillion in credit card debt, the highest level on record. Trump posted on Truth Social late Friday that he wants the cap to take effect January 20, 2026, but did not […]
Alberta Separatist Support Stalls at 19% Despite Aggressive Referendum Campaign
Alberta separatists face an uphill battle as new polling shows just one in five Albertans support independence, even as organizers claim hundreds of thousands of signature pledges for an upcoming referendum. Only 19% of Albertans would vote to separate from Canada in a hypothetical referendum, according to a Pollara Strategic Insights survey of 3,800 Western […]
US May Take Equity in American Oil Firms After Venezuela Pitch Flops
Wright floats dramatic pivot after private investment pitch collapses
Toronto Home Sales Hit 25-Year Low As Prices Fall To 2021 Levels
Home sales across the Greater Toronto Area declined to their lowest level in a quarter-century last year as economic uncertainty kept buyers on the sidelines despite falling prices and lower mortgage rates. Real estate agents reported 62,433 transactions through the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s MLS system in 2025, down 11.2% from the previous year […]