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

In-principle deal with the government would give Kinross a 30-year exploitation licence for Tasiast Sud.Read full newsRead More

The Nasdaq hit a fresh high in the US and the Shanghai Composite Index closed 5.71% higher.A slew of upbeat US data recently, including a record rise in monthly payrolls, powered the Nasdaq to all-time highs, Reuters reported.It closed up 2.21% to 10,433.65, London's FTSE 100 gained 2.09% and the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.89%.The copper price is returning towards its January high...Read More

Mining companies operating in Peru are being forced to keep operations suspended and halt new ones as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped past 300,000 on Sunday, with several of the new infections happening in the copper sector.Trevali Mining (TSX: TV) said on July 3 that a total of 82 workers had tested positive for Covid-19 at its Santander mine, which would remain halted. The comp...Read More

Duran was previously the president of the Colfecar Colombian Federation of cargo transporters and logistics and has previous experience in public administration including within the Bogota GovernmentRead More

House, previously Imdex's chief operating officer, said AusSpec's unique aiSIRIS (Artificial Intelligence Spectral InfraRed Interpretation System) platform delivered a key piece of the 'rockRead More

Share this articleTORONTO - Shares in Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. jumped by 5.2 per cent to $59.71 on Tuesday after it reported higher-than-expected gold production in the second quarter ended June 30.The Canadian company's output of 329,800 ounces was 54 per cent higher than the same period in 2019, thanks mainly to its purchase of Detour Gold Corp. for $4.34 billion in stock early this year.The D...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond factories in Surat, India, will remain closed until 14 July at the earliest as the city battles a COVID-19 outbreak centered on its main cutting and polishing zone.There have been 850 confirmed cases of coronavirus among diamond workers and merchants, mostly in the Katargam area.It means world's key diamond manufacturing hub is at a complete standstill.The Surat Munici...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Tiffany & Co have won a $12m legal battle against fake websites claiming to sell their goods.The iconic New York-based jeweler said sites with names like "tiffanyandco.net" and "tiffanyand.cn" imitated its own website and misled consumers. Some redirected traffic from Google to their own site rather the genuine Tiffany website.Twelve defendants were fined $1m each by a federal...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resources"The aim is to create efficiencies for [producers], especially for multi-metal producers with one framework and level of scrutiny for all," Copper Mark executive director Michle Brulhart toldRead More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe move comes as Northern Dynasty Minerals also said the US Army Corps of Engineers had signalled the Final Environment Impact Statement for Pebble would be published on July 24.Yesterday's announcement prompted a share price jump which took the company's market value above C$1 billion.Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPON...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe company had reduced its copper sales outlook in April, furloughed staff and cut capex by almost a third as it responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.Its full-year copper sales outlook was reduced at the time from the 3.5 billion pounds estimated in January based on US$2.85/lb, to 3.1Blb at $2.30/lb.Artemis all set thanks to unique...Read More

Exploration geologist Jon North was attending Mille Miglia - the annual re-enactment of the classic car race from Brescia in the foothills of the Italian Alps to Rome and back - when he met Oscar Louzada.Louzada, a Dutch mining investor who had worked in Canaccord Genuity's London office for several years, bonded with North over their mutual appreciation for "sexy European cars" and the two attend...Read More

For emerging Canadian gold mining company Monarch Gold Corporation (TSX: MQR), 2020 has been anything but a slow period. While other sectors in the mining industry have seen their operations disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the team at Monarch have used the last few months to solidify their business plans, secure new capital and continue the momentum needed to grow from being an explorer/develo...Read More

GT Gold (TSXV: GTT) has released a maiden resource estimate for the Saddle North gold-rich copper porphyry within its wholly owned 468-sq.-km Tatogga property in northern British Columbia.Total indicated resources stand at 298 million tonnes grading 0.28% copper, 0.36 gram gold per tonne and 0.8 gram silver per tonne, containing 1.8 million lb. copper, 3.5 million oz. gold and 7.6 million oz. si...Read More

Galaxy Resources (ASX: GXY) confirmed today that it is on track to begin production at its Sal de Vida lithium brine project in Argentina by 2022, despite the Covid-19 pandemic impacting the development schedule.The Perth-based lithium producer and developer put the brakes on its flagship project in April, following a nation-wide lockdown ordered by the Argentinean government to contain the spread...Read More

Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE) will be exercising its option to acquire 100% of the Eskay Creek gold-silver project from Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) via a binding term sheet signed between the parties on July 6.Discovered in 1988, the former Eskay Creek mine located in British Columbia's Golden Triangle was once the highest-grade gold mine and the fifth-largest silver mine in the world by vo...Read More

This week's episode features the first of a two-part interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey M. Christian at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. MINING.com executive editor Frik Els asked Christian about his views on the economy, research methods, gold, and the electric vehicle market.Jeffrey M. Christian is managing partner at CPM Group, a precious metals...Read More

"The aim is to create efficiencies for [producers], especially for multi-metal producers with one framework and level of scrutiny for all," Copper Mark executive director Michle Brulhart toldRead More

(IDEX Online) - The IDEX Polished Diamond Price Index was down in June by 0.35 per cent with only negligible changes day-to-day. There were some hopes of a post-COVID recovery in April, when the Index rose by 0.7 per cent, but they seemed to be dashed in May, when the graph showed a virtual straight line, and they have now been followed by month of decline, albeit slight.   IDEX Onl...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesData from state copper agency Cochilco shows output was maintained at normal levels during the first five months of the year, averaging 473,200 tonnes per month.Chile produced 432,500t of red metal in May, but market observers are expecting these figures to fall as mining operations slow due to COVID-19 cases among miners increasin...Read More