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

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has completed 13.5 km of underground development - 4.2 km ahead of plan - at its Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and says it will bring the deposit into production on time and budget by the third quarter of 2021.Another 29.5 km of underground development must be completed before first concentrate production in 2021, and Ivanh...Read More

Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) is buying Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY) in a $105 million (US$75 million) cash and stock deal that creates a diversified precious metals producer with two silver mines in China and a gold operation in Guyana.The Vancouver-based miner, which currently produces silver, lead and zinc from mines in China, will give Guyana's shareholders the option to receive 60 ?...Read More

Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR; US-OTC: BBSRF) has raised $92 million in a bought deal financing to advance its flagship Cerro Blanco gold project in Guatemala.Under the agreement, a syndicate of underwriters purchased 52.58 million common shares in the company at $1.75 per share. The deal includes the exercise, in full, of an over-allotment option of an additional 6.86 million shares at the of...Read More

Rio Tinto ( NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) will spend a further A$9.2 million (US$5.9 million) on exploration at the Citadel copper-gold project, a joint venture with junior Antipa Minerals (ASX: AZY), in Western Australia's Paterson province.The budget earmarked for this year is well above the previous commitment of A$2 million (US$1.3 million) put forth in January, when Rio Tinto earned 51% of the project...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesHow mining companies can reduce equipment purchasing cost and improve qualitySPONSOREDtechnical auditOver the past five weeks, the nickel price has risen by 10% from a low of US$5 per p...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The two-man crew of plane that crashed collecting workers for the Ekati diamond mine, in Canada, died because of instrument failure compounded by pilot error, says a report. Pilots Will Hayworth and Zach McKillop came down in their eight-seat Air Tindi King Air 200 in January 2019. "The accident was not survivable," says a newly-released report into the accident by the Transpo...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Opencast mines are permitted to return in phases to 100% operation from May 1 but underground mines must continue at 50% of production capacity, Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Saturday.Speaking during a media briefing covered by Mining Weekly on South Africa’s easing from the current Level 5 lockdown stage to Level 4, Patel said: &ld...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The rapidly evolving Covid-19 crisis learning curve is still too steep to conclusively define what a ‘best practice’ response looks like from the mining industry, says the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), which is facilitating a rapid exchange of information and knowledge to support the responses to the pandemic of its members.I...Read More

The Dow and the S&P 500 are having their best month since October 2011. The NASDAQ is having its best month since October 2002.You read that correctly. Unemployment claims have passed 26 million here in the U.S., millions around the world are wondering when or if they'll be able to get back to work, and governors are warning their states could be headed towards "Armageddon" (their words, not mine)...Read More

Shares of gold miners and funds dealing in the precious metal have rallied in recent weeks as the coronavirus crisis rocked global markets and investors raced to buy safe-haven assets.Read full newsRead More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond miners are being allowed to resume operations in Lesotho, even though the country's coronavirus lockdown has been extended. The tiny kingdom, landlocked by South Africa, is home to Gem Diamonds' Letseng mine (pictured), Lucapa's Mothae mine,  and Namakwa Diamonds' Kao mine, but Firestone's Liqhobong mine is expected to remain closed f...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers will slash diamond production by 20 per cent this year, blaming coronavirus and the resulting Indian lockdown, mine closures in South Africa and US slump in demand.It has revised down its 2020 forecast from between 32m and 34m carats to 25m and 27m carats,In an operational update parent company Anglo American says: "At De Beers, lockdown measures have significantly impacte...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Indian diamond producers are being urged to adopt a voluntary month-long ban on the import of rough diamonds from 15 May.Trade bodies make the plea in an open letter and say it will help the industry survive the coronavirus crisis and send a clear message to banks that it is not prepared to face further debt.An estimated $7bn of rough and polished diamonds have been stuck in India,...Read More

IDEX has a million diamonds online, more than any other trading portal, according to independent comparisons by the Diamond World website.It emerges as "front-runner" and is singled out for its transparency and objectivity.It also boasts by far the highest number of registered sellers, currently around 2,000.IDEX outperforms five other portals in these key metrics, in a side-by-side analysis...Read More

Gold figures to play a starring role as a store of value as investor expectations on future inflation climb amid global stimulus efforts that have put a flood of cash into the financial system.Read full newsRead More

Gold figures to play a starring role as a store of value as investor expectations on future inflation climb amid global stimulus efforts that have put a flood of cash into the financial system.Read full newsRead More

Greenlane Renewables Inc. is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.Read full newsRead More

"Never allow a crisis to go to waste." Depending on your interpretation, that can mean several things. For some, it can mean learning from whatever happened to prevent it from occurring again. For others, it can mean using a crisis to further some goal. If you've been reading the headlines over the past few weeks, you know China has taken it to mean the latter. As the world continues dealing w...Read More

A break of key technical resistances will result in another wave of rise in all metals and energies. Do not short crude oil. I expect crude oil prices to rise to $80 (nymex) next year once world gets over corona virus crisis. Crude oil producers and large speculators will more than make up for their current losses next year. Buy crude oil call options for August 2021 with a strike price of $70.0...Read More

A break of key technical resistances will result in another wave of rise in all metals and energies. Do not short crude oil. I expect crude oil prices to rise to $80 (nymex) next year once world gets over corona virus crisis. Crude oil producers and large speculators will more than make up for their current losses next year. Buy crude oil call options for August 2021 with a strike price of $70.0...Read More