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

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North Dakota oil producers face new pressures to delay bringing back more of their recently curbed output after a U.S. court ruling this month put in jeopardy the pipeline that transports most of the region's oil, executives and analysts said.Read full newsRead More

Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) said on July 29 that higher gold prices helped generate significant free cash flow in the second quarter of 2020.The world's largest gold miner's adjusted net income for the June quarter was $261 million, or 32 ? per diluted share, compared with $92 million, or 12 ? per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. The results topped analysts' estimates of 31 ? per share....Read More

Mining is a wealth-creation industry that produces the metals and minerals essential to every sector of our economy. For instance, in 2018, Canada produced over 60 minerals and metals from almost 200 mines and 6,500 sand, gravel, and stone quarries valued at $47 billion, according to Natural Resources Canada.Mineral exploration is at the front end of the mining industry, and the discovery of new o...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Centerra Gold Inc. is boosting its quarterly dividend by 25 per cent after reporting that earnings soared in its latest quarter on a 21-per-cent boost in revenues.The Toronto-based mining company says it will pay five cents per share, up from four cents.Centerra earned US$80.7 million or 27 cents per share in the second quarter, up from US$33.4 million or 11 cents per...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesA solid operational performance at Katanga kept copper production stable quarter on quarter, but production of zinc (-14%), nickel (-4%), ferrochrome (-80%), and coal (-19%) reflected what CEO IvanRead More

Joint-venture partners Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) will begin construction of an underground ramp at their Canadian Malartic open pit mine, 25 km west of Val-d'Or, Que., in August.The Odyssey ramp is expected to take two years to build, and will eventually allow the joint venture to collect a bulk sample of up to 40,000 tonnes, to conduct more tightly...Read More

Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) announced that the company recorded net income of US$80.7 million, or 27 ? per share, for the second quarter of 2020, more than double the US$33.4 million, or 11 ? per share, earned in the prior year.Adjusted net earnings came to US$97.8 million, or 33 ? per share, compared with US$33.4 million, or 11 ? per share, in Q2 2019.Revenues rose to US$412.7 million from US$340.5 m...Read More

Gobitz, currently president of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP), joined Buenaventura in 2016 from base metal miner Milpo, taking over from Roque Benavides - son of company founder Alberto Benavides - at the helm of the company.At Buenaventura, Gobitz has had to navigate falling gold production and the implementation of an optimisation programme to de-bottleneck the company's operat...Read More

AVZ closes on financing for tier-one lithium projectSPONSOREDavz mineralsSMA is pressing charges against the BHP-operated Escondida copper mine for a reduction in the water table in the Tilopozo sector in the Antofagasta region by more than the maximum acceptable level toRead More

Week 29 (24/07/2020-30/07/2020) Company news  Americas  Iamgold announces it has restarted its Rosebel gold mine in Suriname, which had been suspended mid-June due to a work stoppage, afterRead More

For weeks, if not months, I've been making the case that stocks are in a bubble...That the Federal Reserve is juicing the market and that valuations aren't commensurate with the reality of our economy.Of course, that kind of thing is hard to prove. At least it was until this morning when I woke up and saw this:You know this guy, right?CNBC's stock gnome?He's the guy always trying to convince peop...Read More

VANCOUVER, BC, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- First Mining Gold Corp. ('First Mining' or the 'Company') (TSX: FF) (OTCQX: FFMGF) (FRANKFURT: FMG), ...Read full newsRead More

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