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

Montr?(C)al, Qu?(C)bec - August 17, 2020 - Siyata Mobile Inc. (the "Company" or "Siyata") (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX:SYATF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Yaeger as VP of Sales for the Company's Verizon Account, effective immediately.Mr. Yaeger is an experienced individual who has worked at Verizon in various roles and departments for more than 15 years. His extensive background in the...Read More

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The U.S. government on Friday released a draft environmental report on the potential effects of three open-pit gold mines in salmon habitat in central Idaho proposed by a Canadian company. The U.S. Forest Service will take comments for 60 days on the documents involving British Columbia-based Midas Gold's plan that includes restoration work in the already heavily mined area. Mi...Read More

Gold miners remained one of the biggest coronavirus beneficiaries.Read full newsRead More

The project is now ready for development, pending finance. Earlier this month, Orion was granted the water use licence.Read More

Chrysos' Photon Assay is a quantitative chemistry-free replacement for fire assay on site and in the laboratory.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Chinese mining giant Anjin has officially resumed operations at Chiadzwa, Zimbabwe, almost five years after all the country's diamond mining was consolidated into a single government-run corporation.The Mugabe administration forced the closure of seven mining companies, including Anjin, and went on to merge their assets into the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC).But...Read More

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyLithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Element 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25The project is now ready for development, pending finance. Earlier this month, Orion was granted the water use licence.Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resources"The preliminary information indicates that the accident occurred underground at the Kakula north workings when a contractor's employee collided with the side wall of an access drive while attempting to move a drilling rig," Ivanhoe said.The company said Kamoa-Kakula's senior management team was working with DRC authorities to faci...Read More

Mexico has approved the environmental impact statement (EIS) for Orla Mining's (TSX: OLA) Camino Rojo oxide gold project in Zacatecas state - clearing the way for mine construction to start.The approval from the Mexican Federal Environmental Department (Semarnat) also satisfies one of the key conditions for the company to drawdown the remaining US$100 million available on a US$125 million project...Read More

The latest drill results from the Berry zone, within the 6-km long Sprite corridor at Marathon Gold's (TSX: MOZ) Valentine gold project, extend the strike length of this area of mineralization to 650 metres, from approximately 450 metres previously.The highlight intercepts include 47 metres of 2.96 grams gold per tonne starting at 166 metres; 30 metres of 2.23 grams gold per tonne from 121 metres;...Read More

Banyan Gold (TSXV: BYN) has released assays for nine holes completed at the Airstrip zone within its AurMac property, 56 km northeast of Mayo, Yukon. The drilling has extended the strike length of the mineralized zone by approximately 300 metres to the west, as well as down-dip, within the limits of the conceptual pit that constrains the existing Airstrip deposit.Drill highlights include 116 metre...Read More

Rare earths miner Lynas Corp. (ASX: LYC) posted a smaller-than-expected annual loss and outlined plans to raise A$425 million (around US$307 million) to fund construction of a new ore processing plant in Australia.The world's biggest rare earths miner outside China said the loss (after tax) came in at A$19.4 million for the year ended June 30, compared with a profit of A$83.1 million a year earlie...Read More

Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) is gearing up to resume construction activities at its Cauchar?--Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina, after halting operations in March to comply with the country's measures against the coronavirus pandemic.The company, which is developing the asset with the help of China's Ganfeng Lithium, had to suspend construction at Cauchar?--Olaroz again in July,...Read More

The World Economic Forum metals and mining group, together with Accenture, has explored how mining and metals companies can start to shift to the ‘new paradigm of work' to build resilience and flexibility for operations and the workforce through uncertain times.Specifically, three stages have been identified to assist the mining and metals industry to rebound from the unfolding crisis, take...Read More

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyLithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Element 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25Another feature of Deterra is that it could become a significant new player in the highly profitable Australian iron ore industry, a...Read More

Sibanye-Stillwater last year acquired the Lonmin operation in South Africa where the violence against striking mineworkers had taken place.Ahead of the miner's inaugural Marikana memorial lecture by social justice advocate Professor Thuli Madonsela, CEO Neal Froneman said the company had completed the Lonmin acquisition "with our eyes wide open to the fact that this would bring with it the legacy...Read More

Warren Buffett, who has a long history with precious metals (his dad was a goldbug and Buffett himself is alleged to have attempted to corner the silver market in the late 80s), has done an about-face and decided that even Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio needs exposure to the barbarous relic.Berkshire Hathaway added nearly 21 million shares of Barrick Gold. A $560 million investment that's sure to...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa's Q2 profit slumped by 98 per cent, to just $3.6m, as the COVID-19 pandemic saw demand for diamonds all but evaporate.The release of its results came days after the Russian state-owned miner, and the world's biggest producer of diamonds by volume, reported a 79 per cent drop in sales (rough and polished for July were just $35.8m).Despite the disappointing performan...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Jaeger-LeCoultre has released two new high-jewelry watches featuring its iconic Calibre 101 - still the world's smallest mechanical movement after more than 90 years. Snowdrop and Bangle are both made of pink gold set with around 20 carats of IF to VVS stones, and both feature the Calibre 101, which measures 14 mm x 4.8 mm, with a thickness of 3.4 mm and weighs barely one...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's exports of cut and polished diamond fell 39 per cent in July to $918.4m, as the COVID-19 pandemic blighted the industry.And the figure for April to July plunged 46.5 per cent, compared with the same period last year, down to $2.7bn, according to the country's Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council.Overall gross exports of gems and jewelry in July were down 38...Read More