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

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Hot on the heels of yet another press release that they will be buying corporate bonds, US equity markets all spiked into the green for the day.Read full newsRead More

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Vancouver, BC - Ovation Science Inc. (CSE: OVAT) ("Ovation" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has signed a revised agreement for additional rights for its DermSafe hand sanitizer (the "License Renewal Agreement") under the terms of the original License Agreement with Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc., previously announced February 13, 2020. The License Renewal Agreement provides Ovati...Read More

US stocks closed higher on Friday but the three key indices suffered their biggest weekly percentage declines since March, Reuters reported. The global number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 7.Read More

Vale said it had reached a US$25 million settlement in a New York class action regarding the 2015 Samarco dam disaster in Brazil.Read More

The fundraising comprises a $3.2 million placement to undisclosed investors and a $2.7 million entitlement offer, with new shares being priced at 6c each. El Zorro gold mineralisation has been classified as intrusive related and representing a "district scale gold system".To date gold mineralisation has been proven over 1.5km of strike.The next drilling campaign is set to comprise 4,000-5,000...Read More

Implats said increased economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had prompted the board to re-evaluate its corporate strategy.The development is unexpected after Implats committed to spent R55 million (US$3.2 million) on exploration and had said the campaign was making "positive progress".Impats said it would continue to fund the programme to completion by August.The company said i...Read More

The company said the A$130 million increase was supported by members of the its existing $400 million revolving credit facility, which matures on July 1, 2023.Read More

Statistics South Africa said the data, released late last week, showed the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown regulations had "an extensive impact on economic activity".The department said PGM production fell 62% compared with a year earlier, iron ore fell 68.7%, gold 59.6% and manganese ore by 57.6%.It said seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 34.1% in April compared with March 2020.Col...Read More

Dharmanandan Diamonds (DDPL) is to hold what it describes as "the first ever virtual trade show", in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Diamond Prev?? (C), a private exhibition for customers on 22 June, will feature remote product inspection, one to one interaction and seminar sessions with keynote speakers addressing the current state of the diamond trade. "In these unprecedented times, we keep...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Dubai Diamond Exchange, which boasts the world's largest trading floor, is re-opening after COVID-19 restrictions were eased. It says it is ready to host tenders and other activities, with strict social distancing measures. The exchange closed during the lockdown imposed after the country's first two deaths were confirmed on 20 March. Dubai has built up a $25bn-a-year...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's diamond trade will close tomorrow (16 June) for a day of mourning after the death of industry stalwart and pioneer Arun R Mehta. Arunbhai. He was 80.   From humble origins in a small town in Gujarat, he founded what became Rosy Blue, the biggest diamond manufacturing unit in the world.   He moved to Mumbai as a young man and recalled buying his first diamond...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 resourcesThe so-called wicked problem is the need to find somewhere in the order of A$20 million to undertake the sort of drill campaign that will co...Read More

A report by Fitch Solutions states that global gold mine production growth is expected to rebound in the coming years underpinned by higher gold prices and mergers between major mining firms."We forecast global gold production to increase from 106 million oz. in 2020 to 133 million oz. by 2029, averaging 2.5% annual growth," the document states. "This would be an acceleration from the average grow...Read More

At least 1.1 tonnes of gold mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were smuggled last year into countries along the eastern border, costing the impoverished nation millions of dollars in tax revenue and funding conflict and criminal networks, a United Nations Group of Experts report shows.Congo's official exports of gold extracted by artisanal miners bear almost no relation to reality, th...Read More