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

Revolution's flagship Schedule Optimisation Tool is said to be the industry's only financial optimisation tool for underground mines that lets mine planners improve productivity and profitability by optimising the net present value of the mine schedule.SOT came out of research by the Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation, a not-for-profit company of Laurentian Universi...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 Mather discusses the financing plans, possible tensions with 13.57% shareholder Newcrest Mining, its bid to acqui...Read More

Assays are expected in the next fortnight, with Hot Chili optimistic about the likelihood of a major expansion of a "high-grade core" of Cortadera. Another diamond core hole is underway.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 This is partly of their own doing; the impressive capital discipline they have shown over the past half a decade...Read More

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has served a dispute notice to the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government over the country's refusal to renew a licence for the Porgera mine.The world's second-largest gold producer says that PNG's decision to reject the application for the lease extension violated a bilateral investment treaty between the country and Australia, as well as international law governing...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesAssays are expected in the next fortnight, with Hot Chili optimistic about the likelihood of a major expansion of a "high-grade core" of Cortadera. Another diamond core hole is underway.Read More

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I spent the 4th of July surrounded by ghosts...No, I'm not talking about the Founding fathers or the American revolutionaries who lost their lives in the fight for Independence.I'm talking about the "Ghost Fleet of Mallow Bay".I woke up early Saturday morning to trek down to the Potomac River in Southern Maryland. My friends and I own a bucolic compound nearby, where we planned to spend the holida...Read More

Despite the Federal Government's efforts to diversify the economy, earn more foreign exchange and create jobs, reports of illegal goldRead full newsRead More

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It was worth about $1,809/oz at the time of writing, having earlier neared $1,820/oz.US president Donald Trump didn't share any economic jitters, tweeting yesterday the economy and jobs were growing much faster than anyone - except him - had expected, while China's virus mortality rate was among the lowest of any country."Shaping up for a good third quarter, and a great next year!" he said.North A...Read More

NZAS, a joint venture between Rio (79.36%) and Sumitomo Chemical Company (20.64%), operates the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter on New Zealand's South Island.The decision follows a strategic review which concluded the business was no longer viable given high energy costs and a "challenging" outlook for the aluminium industry.Rio posted an underlying loss of NZ$46 million on the smelter in 2019.Rio s...Read More

Imperial Mining Group is developing a potential new and reliable source of scandium that could disrupt current markets and expand the industrial uptake of this remarkable metalScandium is classed as a transition metal and rare earth element (REE) and readily alloys with aluminium to produce an alloy that is as strong as steel and titanium but weighs around one-third of steel and is about 40% light...Read More

Battle North Gold (TSX: BNAU; US-OTC: BNAUF), previously Rubicon Minerals, has released an updated resource estimate for its flagship Bateman gold project, formerly known as Phoenix, which grows the measured and indicated tonnes by 18% with no major changes in grade.The latest estimate features 4.6 million tonnes in the measured and indicated category, grading 6.63 grams gold per tonne, for a tota...Read More

The company is undertaking a placement to raise $100 million and will seek to raise an additional $20 million via a share purchase plan. The issue price for both offers is $1 a share, a 10.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa is postponing its next two trading sessions in response to a continuing slump in demand.The Russian state-owned miner sold just $40m of diamonds in May.It has reportedly lost at least five of its long-term buyers, as it maintains its price over volume strategy and forces customers to buy goods deferred from earlier sales.Alrosa is putting back its sale scheduled for July 12-...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond markets in Surat, India, are due to re-open tomorrow, but have been warned that they'll be closed again if more than 10 people test positive for coronavirus.Factories in the city will be allowed to open for business again on Tuesday after a spike in COVID-19 cases centred on diamond units in the Katargam area. Surat currently has 1,659 active COVID-19 cases and has had...Read More