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

(IDEX Online) - India's overall exports of gems and jewelry slumped by over 82 per cent in April and May as trade was devastated by COVID-19.Overseas sales amounted to just $568m, said the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), compared with $3.2bn for the same period in 2019.Exports of polished diamonds, mostly destined for the USA, were also well down, from $1.8bn to $389m."Exp...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The statue of De Beers founder Cecil Rhodes should be removed, says the Oxford college he attended.The governing body of Oriel College yesterday voted to launch an independent Commission of Inquiry, bowing to five years of pressure from students, which escalated in recent weeks in response the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, USA. T...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe plan is to abandon Nifty's troublesome underground sulphide operation and to scoop up the remaining 600,000t copper resource from an openpit operation.Read More

Rupert Resources on a Roll at IkkariSPONSOREDCardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesPwC says sector volatility became more pronounced by the end of 2019, with coal and copper, key exports of Canada's westernmost province, fa...Read More

As the last day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) began on June 18, it was clear that the global community had embraced the online, virtual version of the annual event. Anthony Vaccaro, group publisher of The Northern Miner and head of global mining for Glacier Resource Innovation Group, said there had been considerable feedback, comments and questions posted by attendees since the CMS began....Read More

Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world's top producer of nickel and iron ore, is fine-tuning details to reopen its Voisey's Bay open pit nickel mine and concentrator in Canada, next month.Full capacity at the northern Labrador-based operation should be reached in August, the Brazilian mining giant said today.Vale initially placed Voisey's Bay mine on care and maintenance for four weeks as a precaution amid...Read More

Drilling at MacDonald Mines' (TSXV: BMK) wholly owned SPJ property, 20 km east of Sudbury, has extended the strike length of the high-grade New Zone-Villeneuve trend to over 225 metres and the structure remains open.The company released results for six drill holes completed over the winter and spring. Highlights include 5 metres of 27.2 grams gold per tonne in hole 20-041 as well as 6 metres of 2....Read More

Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, peak gold supply was becoming a real possibility. Now, with exploration programs halted or cancelled and project disruptions hampering production, the summit is in sight, according to research firm Wood Mackenzie's latest report.As organic growth is waning, miners are looking to buy gold through mergers and acquisitions to secure their future.So far this has fail...Read More

Rupert Resources on a Roll at IkkariSPONSOREDCardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesNew York and Toronto listed Yamana Gold has an interest in five mines operating in Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.Read More

Under revised terms, Osisko has immediately advanced US$2.5 million of the remaining deposit for the metals stream, with a further $7.5 million to follow over the next 12-18 months based on achieving milestones.In exchange for the accelerated payment schedule, Osisko has reduced the total deposit payable from $40 million to $35 million.The stream percentage will remain 18.5% of gold output capped...Read More

The complex, which produces about 10% of Vale's iron ore, was suspended on June 5 over concerns regarding a COVID-19 outbreak and 188 workers testing positive.Read More

PwC says sector volatility became more pronounced by the end of 2019, with coal and copper, key exports of Canada's westernmost province, falling 10% and 8%, respectively. Gold gained 10% on averaged over the previous year.In the near term COVID-19 is expected to continue to dampen the outlook for price recovery.PwC estimated BC mining capital expenditure was $1.5 billion in 2019, compared with $1...Read More

Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve loaded a new round of fodder into its money cannon, blasting $250 billion into the private sector to buy up corporate debt.Just throw that onto the $3 trillion the Fed had already conjured up since February.Indeed, on February 26, the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet was $4.16 trillion. But as of June 10, it had soared to $7.17 trillion, meaning $3...Read More

It's finally happened: this turbulent market has claimed an actual life.A 20-year-old college student committed suicide after racking up a massive debt using the trendy stock-trading app Robinhood. If you aren't familiar, Robinhood makes it incredibly easy and fun to invest on your phone. It even pops confetti when you make trades.It's like a video game, but with actual money.Alexander E. Kearns t...Read More

No one knows what America is going to look like a year from now. Between the pandemic, the ongoing social unrest, the coming election, and the never-ending game of geopolitics, there's no telling what the climate in this country will be in 365 days. And while all of those aspects play important roles, it's perhaps the pandemic that will have the longest-lasting effect on life in the United State...Read More

The Federal Reserve is not looking to raise interest rates from its zero-bound target for the next two years and according to Peter Grosskopf, CEO of Sprott ...Read full newsRead More

Arctic watchers fear 150,000 barrels of diesel oil from a ruptured fuel tank at a Russian nickel mine will spill into the Arctic Ocean, as cleanup efforts falter.Read full newsRead More

Greatland Gold could be a fantastic bargain at current levels if the company's able to live up to its full potential, based on current estimates. The post Is Greatland Gold the bargain you need to buy today? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.Read full newsRead More

"Despite the recent correction, the S&P 500 has recouped most of its losses since the start of the crisis; the FTSE emerging market index and Africa index are substantially improved; the BovespaRead More

This week's episode features the opening of this year's Canadian Mining Symposium held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro gives opening remarks to the event followed by TMX Group's head of business development, Dean McPherson, who discusses the inner workings of listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange.All this and more with onli...Read More