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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Tech and pharma may be getting the attention these days, but three mining billionaires are quietly padding their fortunes with an investment that's decidedly more old school.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC July 30, 2020 - KORE Mining Ltd. (TSXV: KORE | OTCQB: KOREF) ("KORE" or the "Company") announces that the Company has increased its land holding in the Cariboo Gold District ("District") of British Columbia by 330%. KORE is now the dominant land holder of the southern half of the District with Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd's (TSX:OR) Barkerville / Cariboo Gold Project controlling the n...Read More

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India's gold demand in 2020 is expected to fall to the lowest level in 26 years with domestic bullion prices hitting a record high and as falling disposable incomes could curtail retail purchases, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday.Read full newsRead More

India's gold demand in 2020 is expected to fall to the lowest level in 26 years with domestic bullion prices hitting a record high and as falling disposable incomes could curtail retail purchases, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday.Read full newsRead More

Chairman Jerome Powell said the current economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic was "the most severe in our lifetimes"."At the Federal Reserve, we remain committed to using our tools to do what we can, and for as long as it takes, to provide some relief and stability, to ensure that the recovery will be as strong as possible, and to limit lasting damage to the economy," he said.The nu...Read More

It said it had started the protocol on a preventative basis for Barragem 5 at Mina da Mutuca in Nova Lima, and it did not require evacuating the population downstream of the dam.Vale had started relocating about 50 people earlier this month as it expanded the self-rescue zone around several dams at its Fábrica mine at the Paraopeba complex in Minas Gerais.Vale said Barragem 5 was a downstre...Read More

Vale (NYSE: Vale) announced on July 29 that it started, on a preventive basis, the Level 1 emergency protocol for Barragem 5 dam, at Mina da Mutuca, Nova Lima, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.According to the company, the protocol does not require the evacuation of the population downstream of the dam.Barragem 5 was built with compacted soil, with a downstream construction method and no long...Read More

Chile's Chamber of Mines and unionized workers have rejected a proposal put forward by parliament members to sell state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper miner, in order to finance the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.The plan, laid out in an internal memo to members of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) party, triggered stern criticism from both sector representatives an...Read More

High-profile investor Eric Sprott invested $20 million in the placement, which could take his interest to about 32%.The placement was priced at $1.10 per subscription receipt, which entitled holders to a unit comprising one share and one half warrant.Sprott had become a major shareholder in a September raising priced at 6.25c per unit.Interest in the company has soared since it reported an assay i...Read More

The June quarter marked a new record for shipments of 47.3 million tonnes, 2% higher than the same quarter of 2019. Full-year shipments were 178.Read More

The order book total compares with circa-$350 million this time last year.The company has 15 drill rigs - nearly a quarter of its total fleet - deployed at Jundee, where it has worked for 15 years. It says the latest two-year contract extension, with a two-year option, was awarded "at Swick's target margins after a competitive tender process".A two-year extension at Perilya's Broken Hill lead-zinc...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Jewelers are invited to submit creative design concepts on the theme of "Collision and Fusion" in the IGI's 2020 JEWEL Jewelry Design Contest.The first prize is $1,140 cash and a scholarship to coursework at one of IGI's International Schools of Gemology, and there are two second prizes. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers aim to help young designers con...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The French luxury conglomerate LVMH says it still plans to buy Tiffany & Co, despite a plunge in profits because of COVID-19.First-half operating profits for LVMH Mo?? <Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa is to auction 2,300 carats of special-size rough diamonds online.The Russian state-owned miner is increasingly trying alternatives to physical sales, as COVID-19 continues to depress markets and restrict travel.Its total rough and polished sales for June totaled just $31.3m, down from $222.4m for the same month last year.Alrosa said it was offering buyers unprecedented flexi...Read More