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

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe London-listed company (ANTO) is now guiding for full-year net cash costs of $1.20/lb, 10c/lb below its original guidance, after achieving a 5.Read More

Impact investing has become a strong emergent trend over the last decade. It is a trend, however, that has largely avoided the mining industry, and the mining industry has largely avoided impact investors. Is the mining industry now ready for impact investors and should impact investors invest in the mining industry?Andrew Cheatle on assignment at Troilus Gold's project in Quebec. Credit: Andrew C...Read More

Trilogy Metals (TSX: TMQ; NYSE-AM: TMQ) has announced the results of a feasibility study on its 50%-held Arctic copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold project in northwestern Alaska's Ambler mining district.The study suggests a 10,000-tonne-per-day, 12-year open-pit operation, with a conventional mill and flotation process, producing copper, zinc and lead concentrates.The proposed operation would produce an...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 mineralsThe Gorno zinc mine, about 90km northeast of Milan and closed since 1985, seemed set for a new lease of life when Perth-based uraniu...Read More

Canada's national association for miners, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), is weighing in on the federal government's decision to review Teck Resources' (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) proposed Castle Mountain metallurgical coal project in B.C., saying the additional review is unnecessary as the project is already undergoing a rigorous provincial environmental review process, and accusing the gov...Read More

Gold miners operating in Mali said they are continuing to operate while monitoring a political crisis that shut the country's borders and hit share prices on Aug. 19.Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned after being detained by a military junta, prompting immediate international criticism, despite the group's pledge to shepherd a democratic transition.The coup capped weeks of protests d...Read More

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has cut its refined copper production target for fiscal 2020 due to delays in restarting a smelter at its Kennecott mine in Utah.The world's second-largest miner expects the facility to be running again in two months, which would result in 30,000 tonnes of lost production.Rio Tinto now expects full-year refined copper production for the group to be 135,000-175,000 t...Read More

Battle North Gold (TSX: BNAU; US-OTC: BNAUF) (previously Rubicon Minerals) is raising $55 million in an upsized bought deal (from $45 million previously) co-led by Cormark Securities and Stifel GMP for exploration and development work at the Bateman gold project in the Red Lake district of Ontario.In addition, the proceeds may be used for working capital and repayment of the company's $14.2-millio...Read More

Chile's SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world's second-largest lithium producer, achieved record second-quarter output levels and saw sales volumes soar on renewed optimism about long-term demand for the metal used to power electric vehicle batteries and high-tech devices.The company said it's producing at record levels of 70,000 tonnes for the year, which has allowed it to build higher levels of inventory a...Read More

Most people know Nexus Gold (TSXV: NXS; US-OTC: NXXGF) from its portfolio of five gold projects in Burkina Faso, in particular its flagship near-surface Bouboulou orogenic gold deposit.But security risks in West Africa in recent years, including an attack last year on Semafo's Boungou mine in southeastern Burkina Faso that left 39 people dead and wounded 60 others, underscored the importance of...Read More

Warren Buffett's big move into gold certainly sent shockwaves across the sector.Rightfully so, not only because the roughly half-billion-dollar deal came alongside Berkshire Hathaway dumping bank stocks, but because of Buffett's well-documented disdain for gold as an investment.I can't blame him for wanting exposure to a major gold miner like Barrick Gold though. Money is money, and while gold mig...Read More

According to the South Korean media, SK Innovation intends to further gradually maximize the nickel content in its next-generation lithium-ion batteries.Read full newsRead More

IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced US$6 million private placement of an unsecured convertible debenture (the "Debenture") with Queen's Road Capital Investment Ltd. ("QRC") (TSXV: QRC).Craig Parry, IsoEnergy's Chief Executive Officer, commented: "It is with great pleasure that we welcome Queen's Road Capital as a stra...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Ovation Science Inc. (CSE:OVAT) ("Ovation" or the "Company"), announces that it has expanded its production of its DermSafe (R) Hand Sanitizer Lotion by completing the manufacturing of its first order in Canada at a contract manufacturer in Ontario that follows strict cGMP guidelines set by Health Canada.Additionally, the Company is pleased to announce that it is now working with...Read More

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought a stake in Barrick Gold in the second quarter, a Friday filing showed. Barrick Gold surged as much as...Read full newsRead More

A growing distaste for the oil business among potential young employees, combined with the economic crisis of the pandemic, could make it harder to tackle competition from renewable energy and electric vehicles.Read full newsRead More

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought a stake in Barrick Gold in the second quarter, a Friday filing showed. Barrick Gold surged as much as...Read full newsRead More

The index ended at 3,389.78 points, above the previous record close of 3,386.15 set on February 19, marking the end of the shortest bear market on the S&P 500, Reuters reported.  Gold has risen back above US$2,000 an ounce, a benchmark breached last week for the first time. It was worth $2,002.50/oz at the time of writing. Gold stocks gaining in Toronto included Sabina Gold...Read More

Officially, a decision to complete construction of Jansen has been delayed until the middle of next year despite BHP having already invested US$2.Read More

After a dizzying drop earlier this year, U.S. jewelry and watch sales showed a solid recovery in June.  Total fine jewelry and watch sales rose by almost 2 percent in June to an estimated $5.6 billion versus $5.5 billion in June a year ago, according to the latest data from the Department of Commerce.  While a 2 percent gain may sound modest, it is a dramatic recovery from Marc...Read More