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

Vancouver, BC July 28, 2020 - KORE Mining Ltd. (TSXV: KORE | OTCQB: KOREF) ("KORE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the second tranche of the previously announced $7,500,000 non-brokered private placement consisting of 6,000,000 units at a price of $1.00 per unit ("Non-FT Units") and 1,000,000 units of flow through units at $1.50 ("FT Units") (collectively, the "Private Plac...Read More

Mining strips nitrogen from the soil and means the forest struggles to grow back even after mines are abandoned. Read full newsRead More

"Precious metals have extended gains with gold reaching record highs and looking set to test the $2,000 mark," Marex Spectron's Alastair Munro said from the LME desk."The surge continues for gold, with no sign that it will run out of steam any time soon," IG chief market analyst Chris Beauchamp said yesterday."It makes sense to expect further gains, especially since the intraday charts provide no...Read More

Despite beating average consensus forecasts for an adjusted loss per share of US34c and revenue of $219 million, the respective figures at -37c and $255.Read More

The JV company Minova Runaya Pvt Ltd (MRPL) is building a manufacturing plant at Bhilwara in Rajasthan to produce rock bolts, resin capsules, injection chemicals, wire mesh and ventilation products for the domestic and potentially offshore markets from early next year. The plant was said to have capacity to initially generate about US$60 million of products a year.India's mining industry has been...Read More

"Not surprisingly in this environment, we have been receiving daily inquiries from companies across the industry and world, from the West as well as China, and from streaming companies and various bank and non-bank lenders, inquiring about investing in these great projects," executive co-chairman Robert Friedland said.Ivanhoe said "a number of mining companies" had expressed interest in advancing...Read More

Share this articleCALGARY - Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank is joining a lengthening list of European lenders and insurance companies that say they won't back new oilsands projects.The German bank said Monday its new fossil fuels policy will also prohibit investing in projects that use hydraulic fracturing or fracking in countries with scarce water supplies, and all new oil and gas projects in t...Read More

Share this articleMajor Positive Possibilities for Mining IndustryRENO, Nevada, July 28 2020 - Itronics Inc. (OTC:ITRO), an emerging "Cleantech Materials" growth Company that produces GOLD'n GRO Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers and Silver, updates its proprietary Rock Kleen Silver/Gold Tailings Processing Technology development which was described in detail in a press release dated April 2, 2020.Itronic...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Veteran diamantaire Edi Faltz is offering a lifeline to those in the industry who have been shunned by traditional banks.He says he is aware of the plight of many diamond dealers who have been refused banking facilities or actually had their accounts closed.He is part of a group that opened Digital International Bank, Inc. based in the US territory of Puerto Rico, in 2016, and is a...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A New York diamond dealer is accused of defrauding two investors out of $170,000 in a get-rich-quick scheme.Brian L. Schumacher, 55, former head of Rochester-based Integra Diamonds, has been charged with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy and faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 if convicted.Both alleged victims invested $100,000. One was promised a minimum $60,0...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Climate change is threatening Russia's diamond trade, says a new report by the investment banking company Morgan Stanley.Ninety per cent of the country's diamond reserves are produced in areas covered by a thick Arctic permafrost, which is rapidly melting."Climate change in permafrost areas . . . leads to the release of large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide, reduces...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Swarovski is to axe around 1,600 jobs as it battles tough competition and COVID-19 losses.The family-owned Austrian business empire, known for its crystal jewelry and swan logo, will cut a third of the 4,600 jobs at its Tyrol headquarters, according to the APA news agency.A month ago, the company announced it would be shedding 600 jobs in response to a "massive" decline in sales.No...Read More

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesWinu's inferred resource is 503 million tonnes at 0.35% copper and 0.55 grams per tonne gold, or 0.45% copper equiva...Read More

Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has reported high-grade intercepts from its phase two drill program at the company's wholly-owned Magino gold project in Ontario, 14 km southeast of Dubreuilville.The phase two drill program targeted high-grade mineralization identified during the phase one program at the property's Elbow zone, situated below the proposed pit at Magino.Highlights include drill hole MA20-04...Read More

The U.S. Mint has reduced the supply of gold and silver coins to third-party distributors as the coronavirus pandemic slows down the production of coin currency.The Mint's New York-based facility is evaluating risks to employees to curb the spread of the virus, thereby slowing production for the next 12 to 18 months, Bloomberg reported, citing internal documents.The nation's coin maker, which is i...Read More

Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: NIMZF) has released an updated resource estimate for its Colomac gold deposits as well as a maiden underground resource for the Damoti deposit, 28 km to the south, which lie within the company's wholly owned, 899-sq.-km Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories, 200 km north of Yellowknife.At Colomac, total indicated resources now stand at 25.9 million...Read More

Gold prices held steady after a record-breaking rally that saw the spot price hitting new highs and futures touching US$2,000 per oz. for the first time.Spot gold continued its historic run earlier on July 28, setting a fresh all-time high of US$1,980.55 per oz. before pulling back on investor profit-taking. Spot was up 0.3% at US$1,950.17 per oz. by 11:20 a.m. EDT.U.S. gold futures returned to US...Read More

This week's episode features the second of a two-part interview with Iamgold president and CEO Gord Stothart at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Online editor Adrian Pocobelli asks Gord about mining in Canada, tailings dams, and working with local communities.Gordon Stothart joined Iamgold at the end of 2007 as COO, moving to the position of president & CEO on March 1s...Read More

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) says it has made a "promising" discovery in Western Australia, 2 km east of its Winu copper-gold project, which is on track to begin production in 2023.The world's second largest miner also reported a maiden resource for the Winu deposit, reporting 503 million inferred tonnes grading 0.45% copper-equivalent at a 0.2% copper-equivalent cut-off grade. The resource inc...Read More

Construction at Minera Exar's Caucharí-Olaroz development was suspended three weeks ago after two workers tested positive for COVID-19.Lithium Americas said it had become aware of press reports indicating Jujuy had commenced proceedings related to Minera Exar's implementation of provincial COVID-19 health and safety protocols."Minera Exar and the shareholders take these claims seriously and...Read More