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

It's a good time to be a gold miner.Gold prices have been on the rise after briefly falling along with equities when investors first ran to cash as the pandemic initially spread to the U.S. Gold futures have gained more than 20% from their March lows to where they are today -- trading for moreRead full newsRead More

Gold will break free from the recent consolidation phase and form a new range. Silver is bullish. Copper and crude oil are in a neutral zone to bullish zone. Better to remain on the sidelines today. A weaker US dollar will ensure that all metals rise before close. Trump has ended special status to Hongkong. (to me Hongkong is a part of China just like Palestine belongs to Palestinians and not to...Read More

Gold will break free from the recent consolidation phase and form a new range. Silver is bullish. Copper and crude oil are in a neutral zone to bullish zone. Better to remain on the sidelines today. A weaker US dollar will ensure that all metals rise before close. Trump has ended special status to Hongkong. (to me Hongkong is a part of China just like Palestine belongs to Palestinians and not to...Read More

MP Materials, owner and operator of Mountain Pass, the only rare earth mining and processing site of scale in North America, today announced a definitive agreement to merge with Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FVAC), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of FortressRead full newsRead More

Renforth Resources Inc. would like shareholders to know that JulyRead full newsRead More

Kerr Mines Inc. is pleased to announce that it amended the termsRead full newsRead More

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Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX: SYATF / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a new alliance with Hyperion Partners, a leading master agent who specializes in mobility across all national wireless carriers.Marc Seelenfreund, CEO of Siyata Mobile, states, "We are very excited for this new alliance as it will expan...Read More

Some exploration companies are targeting the island of Viti Levu.Read full newsRead More

China's unwrought copper imports rose 50% month-on-month in June to a record 656,483 tonnes, Reuters noted, while iron ore imports hit the highest point in 33 months.The MySteel 62% Australian iron ore fines iron ore price rose 2.8% to US$110/t.However copper fell about 1.3% on the London Metal Exchange yesterday to just below $6,500/t, despite the strong demand, possibility of further strike acti...Read More

"This financing is a very important milestone that substantially de-risks the company and allows us to further expand all of our activities with a view to fast-tracking the timeline to maiden resource, PEA and further project development of the Twin Hills area of the Karibib gold project," CEO Heye Daun said.Osino has described Twin Hills as a grassroots discovery in an old gold district, where it...Read More

Nelson expects domestic thermal coal demand to drop 30% in 2020. "We expect very weak second-quarter earnings for coal producers under our current baseline scenario.Read More

The African National Congress' Economic Transformation Committee's "Reconstruction, Growth and Transformation" document, released last week, had suggested encouraging JSE listings, incentives for investing in mining exploration and resolving regulatory uncertainty.It had reaffirmed South Africa remained a global mining powerhouse but also acknowledged the falling levels of investment in exploratio...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Shares in Alamos Gold Inc. are trading lower after the miner announced it would proceed with a $514 million expansion of its Island Gold mine in northern Ontario.It says the decision is based on a study of several options that concluded the best path forward was to proceed with a mill upgrade and shaft expansion to increase ore extraction to 2,000 tonnes per day by 20...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Surat's diamond industry remains at a standstill after another surge in COVID-19 cases.The city's 5,000 factories had been due to re-open yesterday after a two-week closure.But the Surat Diamond Association is urging all diamond units, markets and safe vaults to remain closed until 19 July at the earliest to prevent further infections.Surat Diamond Association president B...Read More

(IDEX Online)- Three spectacular pieces of diamond jewelry sold for $338,781 at auction to support the families of healthcare workers who lost their lives battling COVID-19.They were specially created by renowned Taiwan-born designer Anna Hu and were sold by Christie's in Hong Kong to help Diamonds That Care, a social responsibility initiative launched by Russian miners Alrosa.Ms Hu also dona...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Rough sales fell by 80 per cent during Q2 at Lucapa's Lulo Mine, in Angola, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued.Price per carat was down by 67 per cent, said the Australia-based miner in its quarterly report. Lucapa has now resumed drilling at five prospective pipes and two other priority alluvial targets at Lulo (pictured) in the Canguige catchment after an enforced shutd...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resources"The time has come to put an end to SolGold's suspect corporate governance and self-dealing practices," Cornerstone chair Greg Chamandy said in a statement.Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesProduction for the quarter amounted to 13,635 tonnes - a record for the company. Atalaya said the increase was driven by higher throughput, with higher recovery compensating a drop off in grade.However, output was 5% below the estimate of Canadian bank BMO.Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resources"The slig...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesPreliminary trade data for June, released on Monday night, showed total goods imports rose by 2.7% year-on-year in June, having been down by 16.7% in May.Read More