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

With gold prices at or near record highs investors love gold juniors, especially those that can rapidly discover gold, grow ...Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee") in response to growing client demand for retail channel connections - provided through the Company's platform solution - Venzee is now providing stakeholders with visibility to retail channel connection growth and operational pipeline velocity.Today the Company is announcing key metrics indicating Retail Channel...Read More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with NxGold Ltd. (TSXV: NXN) ("NxGold") to grant NxGold the option to acquire a 100% interest in IsoEnergy's Mountain Lake uranium property in Nunavut, Canada ("Option Agreement").Highlights:NxGold obtains a two-year option to acquire a 100% interest in the Mountain Lake ura...Read More

AIM-specialist Numis had built up a presence in the small-midcap mining sector, acting as UK broker to companies including Shanta Gold, Pan African Resources, Yellow Cake and Base Resources.Staff have been placed on a consultation period until the end of next week.An analyst from fellow broker SP Angel said the withdrawal "may reflect a lack of critical mass and expertise in the sector, high busin...Read More

COVID-19 shutdowns across southern Africa hit several of Anglo's business units, while the company also faced PGM processing issues, a gas explosion at its Grosvenor mine in Australia and challengingRead More

Mantashe, who turned 65 in June, is reportedly the country's first minister to test positive for the coronavirus.The office of the presidency said Mantashe and his wife Nolwandle, who had also tested positive, were in isolation and the minister would continue to work from home.It was the minister's third round of tests since the outbreak of the virus, the office said.Days earlier, when commenting...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. says it will cut up to 255 staff positions due to a pandemic-related suspension of operations at its Holt Complex in northern Ontario.The Toronto-based company says it has reassigned about 220 of the complex's 475 workers elsewhere within its Canadian organization since the suspension began in April.However, Kirkland Lake Gold says it now believe...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Barrick Gold Corp. is reporting lower production of gold and higher costs at its mines in preliminary second quarter results.The Toronto-based miner says gold production in the three months ended June 30 fell by about eight per cent to 1.149 million ounces from 1.25 million in the previous quarter, mainly due to COVID-19 related disruptions at its Veladero mine in Arg...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The businessman who launched the Cofix chain of no-nonsense coffee shops in Israel is now moving into lab-grown diamonds.Avi Katz has just opened the first X Lab Diamonds store at a mall near Tel Aviv and plans a roll-out to London and Moscow, as well as more locations within Israel.His introduction in 2013 of a fixed five-shekel ($1.50) price for coffee and a range of other drinks...Read More

(IDEX Online) - US rapper Gucci Mane has spent $250,000 having his teeth studded with diamonds.The Hip Hop star, aged 40, already owns a a 35-carat diamond pinky ring, which was a $1m gift from his wife, Keyshia Ka'oir Davis, an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Baguette watch (also $1m) and Three Amigos platinum chains, valued at $250,000.Now he's been showing off a video of his newly-sparkling...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A memorial to Cecil Rhodes, founder of the De Beers diamond empire, has been beheaded in South Africa.Damage to the statue, at the top of Table Mountain, Cape Town, was discovered on Monday. Nobody has claimed responsibilty for the attackCalls to remove monuments to Rhodes - accused of being a racist, a white supremacist and the father of apartheid - have intensified since the...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Asiamet Resources: Copper's Best Kept SecretSPONSOREDasiamet resourcesIronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Belaunde has a background as a consultant in community negotiation, real estate management, land and legal physic...Read More

U.S. firms have been atop the industry pursuing precious metals across the globe. The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of U.S.-based, mid-tier and junior precious metals companies by market cap as of mid-July.1. Coeur MiningMarket cap: US$1.44 billionSurveyors at Coeur Mining's Rochester gold-silver mine in Nevada. Credit: Coeur Mining.Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is a U.S.-based producer of pr...Read More

Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) has announced a discovery at its Lynnda Strip target, 2.5 km north-northeast of its Mother Lode deposit in Nevada's Greater Bullfrog gold district.The company released assay results for hole CH20-011, which returned 197 metres of 0.44 gram gold per tonne, starting at 264 metres, and includes higher-grade intervals, such as 5 metres of 1.44 grams gold and 44 me...Read More

OceanaGold's (TSX: OGC) Waihi District preliminary economic assessment (PEA) envisions an additional 2.2 million oz. of gold output from the Waihi district between 2021 and 2036.The additional ounces would be sourced from the Marth and Gladstone open pits, as well as from the underground portions of the Martha and Wharekirauponga (WKP) deposits.Based on a growth capital estimate of US$447 million...Read More

Covid-19 has impacted the mining industry across the globe as lockdowns and travel restrictions have forced companies to halt or scale down operations and suspend work on projects, while reopening plans have been disrupted by fresh outbreaks.S&P Global Market Intelligence in a new report measures the impact of mine closures and project delays, showing Latin America is the hardest hit in terms of t...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Asiamet Resources: Copper's Best Kept SecretSPONSOREDasiamet resourcesIronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources On June 30, Kasbah directors announced they had asked the Australian Securities Exchange to delist the company's...Read More

Belaunde has a background as a consultant in community negotiation, real estate management, land and legal physical sanitation in the mining sector.Read More

On April 15, 1998, I got in a terrible car crash...It was a beautiful Spring day and I was driving home from school in my prized 1994 Ford Probe. In what seemed like slow motion, a classmate's red Chevy Camaro blew past a stop sign and directly into my path. There was no time for me to even hit the brakes, so I T-boned him at full speed - shattering his tibia and sending his four seatbelt-less pas...Read More

TORONTO - Yamana Gold Inc. says the Canadian Malartic mine in Quebec has ramped up production more quickly than anticipated following a COVID-related shut-down. The mine, one of North America's largest gold producers, milled more than 60,000 tonnes per day of ore in both May and June, partially offsetting the down time and ramp-up in production that began April 15 after the province allowed wo...Read More