The AOCE and WB have moderate overall forecasts for the metals in 2025 inline with IMF forecasts for a decline in economic growth and inflation, although we see the probability of a stagflationary scenario as still reasonably high.Read More

The past year was a difficult one overall for the metals, with the main standouts to the upside being a geopolitical risk-driven gain in gold, a China-driven rise in iron ore and a surge in uranium on broadening global support for nuclear power (Figure 1). A jump in global interest rates to near two-decade highs saw recession fears persist all year, and while one still did not actually eru...Read More

This year the post-global health crisis boom was brought to an end by a surge in inflation to forty-year highs, a major rise in global interest rates in an attempt to curb the rising prices and surging geopolitical risk after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While precious metals held up reasonably well as markets turned to them as a risk hedge, by Q2/22 the higher interest rates put an end t...Read More

Chile is the world leader in copper production, at 28.5% of the total in 2020, and this looks set to continue, with the country having the largest global reserves, at 23.0% of total. It is also the global leader for molybdenum, which is often found along with copper, and is a major lithium player, holding 51.1% of global reserves. Read More

Newfoundland has become a gold exploration hotspot over the past few years, with the sector seeing some of its strongest activity ever. While the province remains a small contributor to Canadian gold production, it has a substantial mineral industry well supported by the government, focused on iron ore, copper and nickel, and the surge in exploration suggests that gold output from the...Read More

Nevada is the core of the U.S. gold output, accounting for by far the majority, at 75.4% on average for the past year. The state looks set to remain a dominant player in U.S. gold, as it accounts for 49% of total U.S. reserves, with Alaska slightly ahead with 51% of reserves, but just 8.6% of current production. The U.S. accounts for 6.1% of global gold output, making Nevada one of the largest gol...Read More

The Golden Triangle in northwestern British Columbia has historically been a major site of Canadian gold production, beginning as early as the mid 1800s. There was a wave of production in the 1990s which cooled as the gold price declined, but larger scale production resumed in 2017, and the area has seen surging exploration interest over the past year, given that the region has some of the largest...Read More

In this report we outline the Quebec gold mining industry, including its major producers, and a survey of many of the junior miners focused on the province. Quebec accounts for 34% of Canadian gold production (second to Ontario, with 44%) and remains a major focus for both producers and junior miners.Read More

Red Lake has been one of the most prolific gold mining districts in Canada and the world, with exploration having started in the 1920s, and production, which began in the 1930s, continuing to the present day. The district is known for the high grade of its gold, its infrastructure, and strong institutional support, given the long history of mining in the area.Read More

Canada will have its first rare earth processing plant in operation by the end of 2022, as the province of Saskatchewan has committed $31 million to build a new facility to provide a domestic supply of the key ingredients for military weapons, electric vehicles and smartphones.The process of turning rare earth elements (REE) ore into individual products is done in two main stages. The first is the...Read More

OceanaGold has now forecast Haile's 2020 production to be in the range of 135,000-175,000oz at a site all-in sustaining cost of between $1100-1400/oz, with the wide output range a functionRead More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesUpdated production guidance resulted in a forecast output reduction of 885,000 tonnes to 11.8 million tonnes, down from 12.7Mt prior to COVID-19, according to the analysis of 15 copper producers.Read More

MTV's senior lenders, shareholders and unsecured creditors participated in finding a solution creating a path towards profitability and sustainability.Read More

I've heard plenty of people say that 2020 is a year to remember - but for many more, it's going to be a year to forget...The COVID-19 pandemic has already cost us thousands of lives, millions of jobs, and added trillions to our national debt. In a heated election year, politicians from every side are scrambling to figure out how to repair the damage that the virus has done to the United States.We'...Read More

Exxon Mobil Corp is pressing Guyana's newly-installed government for approval of its third offshore oil project, which has been under a months-long review that coincided with political turmoil in the South American country.Read full newsRead More

Not for dissemination in the United States or through U.S. newswires Gatekeeper Announces $5 Million Financing at $1 per Unit...Read full newsRead More

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 27, 2020) - FenixOro Gold Corp (CSE: FENX) (OTC Pink: FDVXF) (FSE: 8FD) is...Read full newsRead More

Sienna Resources is pleased to announced that it has entered into an option agreement with EMX Royalty Corporation to acquire theRead full newsRead More

FenixOro Gold Corp is pleased to announce that it has received thRead full newsRead More

DeepGreen Metals has formed partnerships with scientific research institutions and universities on its deep-sea discovery program to characterize the potential impacts of lifting polymetallic nodules from the bottom of the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific Ocean.In April, the Canadian start-up, which plans to extract cobalt and other battery metals from the seafloor, added a new area to...Read More

AngloGold had announced the US$300 million sale, of its Mponeng mine and surface assets, to Harmony Gold Mining in February.Harmony, which celebrated its 70th birthday this week, is aiming to entrench its position as South Africa's largest gold producer.The transaction had been expected to close by June 30 but was slowed by the COVID-19 outbreak and was "down now to the DMRE [Department of Mineral...Read More

Speaking on the drilling services and products company's H1 results call, CEO Jeff Olsen said arrangements with debt holders and cost savings across the company enabled Boart Longyear to generateRead More

(IDEX Online) - The diamond industry must re-invent its supply chain and move on from traditional Sights and tenders in favor of new technology, says Lucara boss Eira Thomas.The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting travel bans have highlighted the need for paradigm shift, she argues in an open letter release yesterday."We can no longer harken back to a past era and unwisely cling to processes that have...Read More

(IDEX Online) - French luxury conglomerate LVMH has delayed its $16.2bn acquisition of US jeweler Tiffany & Co, following speculation that it was seeking a price reduction.The deal should have been concluded on 24 August, but both sides are understood to have agreed a proviso that the absolute deadline could be pushed back to 24 November.LVMH chief executive Bernard Arnault (pictured) reported...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Fugitive Indian jeweler Mehul Choksi is urging an Indian court to delay the screening of a Netflix documentary called Bad Boy Billionaires, featuring his nephew Nirav Modi.He's petitioned the high court in Delhi to demand sight of the program before it airs, fearful that it might contain material prejudicial to criminal charges against him.He is a key suspect, along with his n...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe company is facing a possible production ‘gap', as DeGrussa/Monty in Western Australia is due to run out of ore in just over two years.Read More

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Element 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25Lithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsMeridian has agreed to pay US$8.75 million and issue 4.5 million shares to two arm's length vendors, spread over 39 months and...Read More

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Element 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25Lithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsWilson is not shy in putting forward an investment case for Legend.Read More

BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) is fine-tuning a revamped strategy to reduce the company's operational emissions and its use of diesel by 2030, chief executive Mike Henry said on Thursday.The "very tangible actions" to be announced on Sept. 10, are part of the world's largest miner's broader commitment to become carbon-neutral by 2050.Henry told shareholders he would also announce concrete steps towards...Read More