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

Graphite is the dominant ingredient in lithium-ion batteries, which contain up to 10 times more graphite than lithium, depending on battery chemistry.Read More

(IDEX Online) - A parcel of 129,400-carats of rough diamonds that has been at the center of a 12-year dispute in Zimbabwe is to be returned to UK miner Vast Resources.They'd been in custody of the Zimbabwean Reserve Bank since 2010. Vast is preparing to sell the diamonds through a tender once it receives a signed order from the High Court of Zimbabwe.It began formal proceedings to recove...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Fancy color diamonds increased in value by an average of 3.9 per cent in 2022, more than double the 1.7 per cent rise in 2021.Yellows drove most of that increase, according to the Fancy Color Diamond Index published today by the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).They were up by an average of 5.6 per cent across all sizes, colors and intensities, with the sharpest increase of a...Read More

Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationUr-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDThe uranium hopeful's administrative appeal against the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge's rejection of plans t...Read More

The company said contractor Consorcio Belaz Movitec (CBM), a Chilean-Belorussian consortium, which won a tender process in March 2021, repeatedly failed to comply with contractual and safetyRead More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 19 points in pre-opening trade. Enphase advanced $16.35 to $244.81 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings. The company also offered positive guidance.Prudential Financial dropped $2.81 to $99.99 after reporting a fourth quarter loss.Chipotle fell $76.86 to $1,646.00 after reporting lower than co...Read More

Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD) has released a resource update for the Black Pine oxide project in southern Idaho, significantly increasing the indicated and inferred ounces and highlighting a significant exploration target.The company announced on Tuesday after markets closed that the deposit now hosts an indicated resource of 157.3 million tonnes grading 0.52 grams gold per tonne for 2.61 million oz. of...Read More

Robert Stewart, founder and CEO of Geophysx Jamaica, a privately held prospect generator, discusses Jamaica's potential for precious metals, copper porphyries and more. Stewart spoke to Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at AME BC Roundup in January. Read More

Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is buying a minority stake in Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; OTCQX: CNIKF) to advance its Crawford project in northern Ontario with improved processing as battery metals continue to spark investments. The London-based major is spending $24 million for a 9.9% share of Canada Nickel, whose main asset is the Crawford project near Timmins, the companies said in news releases on...Read More

Commerce Resources' president Christopher Grove discusses why the company's Ashram rare earth project in Quebec is gaining industry attention. In an interview with Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at the AME BC Roundup in January, he also outlines the project's pathway to production, starting with a prefeasibility study slated for later this year. Read More

Andy Wurst, Global Chief Geoscientist with Barrick Gold spoke with Northern Miner Staff Writer Henry Lazenby at AME BC Roundup in January. They discuss why and how the sector needs to get more students enrolled in geoscience programs to meet the growing demand for green energy metals.Read More

Average prices for fancy coloured diamonds of any size climbed by 3.9% in 2022, led by yellows and pinks, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), a non-profit that promotes transparency and fair trade in the market, said on Wednesday.The industry body said prices for all yellow diamonds climbed by 4.6% from the previous year, followed by a 3.9% rise in pinks and 1.8% in blues. The improved p...Read More

Glencore has resumed operations at its vast Antapaccay copper mine in Peru, which remained shut for 11 days on security concerns following violent attacks by locals.The mine closed on Jan. 20 after the third attack on the site in a month. The company reopened the operation on Jan. 31 with "increased security" after some of the protests waned, a spokesman for the miner and commodities giant said....Read More

This week's episode features highlights from the AME Roundup 2023 conference, including interviews with Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane; Manitoba Natural Resources Minister Greg Nesbitt; Mark Ferguson, Research Director and the Head of Mining Studies, S&P Global Market Intelligence; and Mitchell Wihlidal, Product Development Associate with CDN Resource Laboratories. The interviews...Read More

Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) says its ?-ks? 1/4 t mine located in central Turkey is continuing to operate normally after two powerful earthquakes occurred approximately 180 km from the mine site on Monday morning."There were no injuries to our employees or contractors at the mine, or at the company's other offices within T? 1/4 rkiye, and initial inspections have not detected any damage to...Read More

Stuhini Exploration's president and CEO Dave O'Brien says molybdenum, which has seen a recent price rise, is the 'canary in the coal mine' for mining sector shortages to come. O'Brien spoke with Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby about the company's advanced Ruby Creek molybdenum project in British Columbia at the AME BC Roundup in Vancouver in January. Read More

Maggie Layman, vice-president exploration with Osisko Development spoke with Northern Miner Staff Writer Henry Lazenby at AME BC Roundup in January. They discuss plans to advance the Cariboo Gold project in British Columbia this year towards a 2024 production start, and some of the waste-saving technologies to be deployed at Cariboo.Read More

Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) has won part of a court case allowing construction to start on North America's largest lithium mine, the Thacker Pass project in Nevada where General Motors plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars. United States federal court judge Miranda Du on Monday ruled against ranchers, environmentalists and Indigenous groups who argued Thacker Pass will ha...Read More

Chris Summers, CEO of U.S.-focused Burgex Mining Consultants spoke with Northern Miner Staff Writer Henry Lazenby at AME BC Roundup in January. They discuss how Burgex helps miners and prospectors deal with the Bureau of Land Management's complex claims-staking process in the western U.S. where many critical minerals are mined, and how those processes are limiting foreign investment in U.S. min...Read More

Rare earth miner NioCorp Developments (TSX: NB; US-OTC: NIOBF) said it had succeeded in producing a high-purity mixed concentrate of the sought-after elements from its demonstration plant in Canada.The company said the results at the L3 Process Development facility in Trois-Rivieres, Que., support the technical feasibility of separating high-purity oxides of several key magnetic rare earths from o...Read More