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Year in Review 2023 and Outlook for 2024

January 04, 2024

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

Year in Review 2022 and Outlook for 2023

January 2023

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: The Heart of Global Copper

October 2021

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 Gold

June 2021

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 Gold Mining and Canadian Juniors

April 2021

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

An Overview of the Golden Triangle

July 2020

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

An Overview of Quebec Gold Mining

April 2020

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

An Overview of the Red Lake Mining District

January, 2020

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

People and places

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelWheaton Precious Metals Wheaton Precious Metals this week announced the retirement of two board members: Eduardo Luna and John Brough.Read More

Newcrest taking 9.5% stake in Metallic Minerals

May 10, 2023 / www.canadianinvestor.com

Share this article VANCOUVER - Metallic Minerals Corp. (MMG-TSXV, MMNGF-USOTC) on Wednesday announced a $6.34 million strategic equity investment by a unit of Newcrest Mining Ltd. [NCM-TSX, ASX, PNGX].It said the investment will take the form of a non-brokered private placement, with the goal of advancing Metalic's La Plata copper-silver-platinum group element alkalic porphyry project in Colorado...Read More

McEwen would build Los Azules at US$4/lb

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

While discussing the incentive price required to stimulate the construction of new copper mines, both McEwen and Eduardo Covarrubias, chair of Los Andes Copper, which has the Vizcachitas advancedRead More

Hong Kong's Post-Covid Surge in Watch and Jewelry Sales

May 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Sales of watches and jewelry, together with clocks and valuable gifts, surged in Hong Kong during March, according to the latest government figures. Borders were re-opened early in February, the facemask requirement was dropped on 1 March, and Hong Kong launched ad campaigns to lure back tourists and businesses after dropping its zero-tolerance COVID-19 rules. Total revenue for the...Read More

JPMorgan: Investors Moving to Gold and Tech Amid "Catastrophic Scenario"

May 10, 2023 / www.outsiderclub.com

A new report by strategists at JPMorgan Chase says investors are shifting their focus toward two contrasting sectors as recession risks loom on the horizon - gold and technology.The bank says investors are seeking refuge in safe-haven assets like gold while also capitalizing on the potential growth opportunities offered in tech stocks.Bank failures, de-dollarization, a labor shortage, rising infla...Read More

Funding trends for critical metals projects

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

With the regulations and processes yet to be determined to access the new mechanisms, investments are paused while companies work out where best to invest.Read More

Don't Look Now - the Fed's Bankrupt!

May 10, 2023 / dailyreckoning.com

"In traditional layman's terms, the Fed is bankrupt - and I don't just mean intellectually."Here you have the studied conclusion of Mr. Thomas L. Hogan. This fellow holds a senior fellowship at the American Institute for Economic Research.More from whom:Like a private bank, the Fed maintains some level of capital as a buffer against losses. When those losses exceed the value of its capital, the Fe...Read More

Antofagasta boss to warn on Chilean uncertainty

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

In a draft of Luksic's speech released before Antofagasta's annual general meeting today, the chair warns that Read More

Public spat erupts over control of Canadian Ni-Co company

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Pelham's latest attempt was via a settlement offer dated 7 May, which sought the resignations of three of Nickel 28's directors and the appointment of Pelham's managing member, Edward Collery, as wellRead More

White knight Lassonde to lead offer for Teck's coal...

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelSpeaking to the Financial Times, Lassonde, chair emeritus of Franco-Nevada, confirmed he had assembled a consortium to bid for Teck's coal business.Read More

Chile Senate committee agrees 46.5% tax ceiling with...

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Mining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDGoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesUnder the agreement, the government take, including income taxes and royalty among others, will be a maximum of 46.5% for miners producing more than 80,000tpa of fine...Read More

Little reprieve in sight for China's soured battery...

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Deliveries of China-made Model Y and Model 3 EVs decreased by 14.7% from March to 75,842 units, according to preliminary data released by the China Passenger Car Association on Friday.Read More

35-ct Lab Grown Breaks GIA Record

May 09, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - GIA has graded its biggest ever lab grown polished diamond, a 34.59-carat emerald-cut stone (G color, VS2 clarity).The diamond, produced by Ethereal Green Diamond, in India, is more than twice the size of the previous record holder, a 16.41-carat princess-cut diamond from Shanghai Zhengshi Technology, in China, in January 2022.The 34.59-carat stone, measuring 24.94mm ??- 13.95mm ??...Read More

Miners and the growing anti-ESG backlash

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Mining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDGoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCertainly, some have been shaken by events in the US.Read More

Chile's lithium giants migrating to Oz

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelThe government of Chile is yet to finalise its lithium nationalisation plan, or have it approved by Congress.Read More

SSR takes control of Turkish Hod Maden development...

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDGoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumWhile the move by the mid-tier miner further reinforces the creditability of the development, SSR has announced a longer-than-expected path to production, which will have implicat...Read More

Farewell to Zvi Yehuda, Inventor of Sherlock Holmes Machine

May 09, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Zvi Yehuda, the diamond pioneer who invented the Sherlock Holmes machine and who was behind a string of industry innovations, has died at the age of 86.He was just 16 when he realized he could recycle diamond dust from bruting and sell it back to diamond cutters for grinding. He sold the idea to Israel's Industry Ministry and soon became the country's leading supplie...Read More

South32 gets FAST-41 for Hermosa

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelFAST-41 is a process created in 2015 which provides a tailored roadmap to the permitting process, developed by Federal agencies in partnership with the project sponsor...Read More

Fortuna to acquire Australian junior

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelChesser shareholders will receive 0.0248 of a Fortuna share for every share held, representing an implied value of 14.2c per share, a 95% premium to yesterday's closin...Read More

Standard Lithium signs Koch technology agreement

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

The agreement will further enhance Standard Lithium's position to build the first U.S. commercial lithium project in several decades and to begin to meet the surging demand for lithium.Read More

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