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

I'm Jim Rickards' chief financial strategist and that brings a lot of responsibility. After all, Jim is one of the world's most prominent financial minds. And I really need to be on my game in order to keep up with him. It's hard, but rewarding work. Without that intro out of the way, let's address why we're facing a looming liquidity crisis...Almost every Wall Street strategist will tell you th...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A Patek Philippe owned by the last emperor of China sold for $6.2m at Phillips Hong Kong, smashing its pre-sale high estimate of $3m.It belonged to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who was forced to abdicate when he was just six during the Xinhai Revolution, and whose life and times are dramatized in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor.The platinum Refc96...Read More

The former Pilbara Minerals managing director and current Patriot Battery Metals chairman told the Financial Review Mining Summit 2023 that the multinational miners had been too slow on lithium.Read More

The US International Development Finance Corporation is conducting due diligence for a potential financing package of US$250 million to finance the Lobito Atlantic Railway Corridor, which runs acrossRead More

The company announced the plant had produced the first copper concentrate. Construction is nearing completion, with equipment commissioning activities over 92% complete for the initial 3.Read More

SRK visualisation tool to help engagementSPONSOREDsrk consultingVanadium Resources eyes 180-year mine in South AfricaSPONSOREDvanadium resourcesTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelWith accusations of a lack of independence and poor pay-to-effort ratios, the gloves are off in the Read More

Speaking at the inaugural Financial Review Mining Summit 2023 in Perth this morning, Pilbara Minerals managing director Dale Henderson said the critical minerals "arms race" was already well underwayRead More

(IDEX Online) - The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) is backing the coins and bars produced by New York-base Diamond Standard as an investable asset.NDC says it will actively promote Diamond Standard products, showcasing them in jewelry stores through a retailer affiliates' program, and providing publicity material to emphasize the role of diamonds in diversified portfolios.Diamond Standard laun...Read More

After taking in hundreds of millions of dollars of corporate contributions, paying millions in bonuses and buying million-dollar mansions for founders, BLM (Bolshevik Lives Matter) ran a $9 million deficit.Cowardly CEOs eager to appease the woke mob fall for these scams every time. Could we soon be witnessing the demise of the "DEI" movement?The letters "DEI" stand for diversity, equity and inclus...Read More

North American lithium miners may finally be seeing some real investment momentum, as one of the largest automakers, and one of the largest oil companies, pile in with fresh cash.Read More

Chief executive Russell Fryer told Mining Journal that copper grades of an average 3% has piqued interest from three buyers; one interested in grades 1-2% oxide ore, another in 2-4% oxide ore and aRead More

(IDEX Online) - Manufacturers in Surat are reportedly extending their summer vacations as the recession hits and consumers in the US and Europe boycott Russian goods.Slow demand is forcing many units to lay off staff, reduce working hours or insist on longer vacations to avoid overproduction.There are also concerns that the G7 and EU countries -  which have not so far sanctioned Russian goods...Read More

SRK visualisation tool to help engagementSPONSOREDsrk consultingVanadium Resources eyes 180-year mine in South AfricaSPONSOREDvanadium resourcesTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelThe package consists of a $46 million multi-metals stream expected to be funded in June and a commitment for a $21 million...Read More

With US politicians increasingly showing support for boosting production of homegrown copper, the USGS told Congress that it has not yet reached the status needed to be included on the US CriticalRead More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipSRK visualisation tool to help engagementSPONSOREDsrk consultingVanadium Resources eyes 180-year mine in South AfricaSPONSOREDvanadium resourcesTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesA positive set-up for gold and silver is fed by the confidence in central banks taking a hit following their misjudgment of i...Read More

A positive set-up for gold and silver is fed by the confidence in central banks taking a hit following their misjudgment of inflation trends with the strongest and fastest interest rate hikes in overRead More

Central banks around the world have shown a significant increase in their demand for gold, with 2022 witnessing the highest annual gold purchases since record-keeping began in 1950.According to the World Gold Council, central banks bought a staggering 1,078 tonnes of gold last year, more than double the 450 tonnes purchased in 2021.Official sector institutions remained eager buyers, adding 228 ton...Read More

"There's a real disconnect between the frenzy on the ground, versus what's happening in a very placid equity market," Viljoen said.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Five members of the same family have been found guilty of the theft of historic jewels worth $129m from The Green Vault museum, in Dresden, Germany.They made off with a total of total of 4,300 diamonds  in November 2019, in what has been described as the world's biggest gem heist.They started a fire before the raid to cut the electricity supply, and used axes to smash dis...Read More

"On May 20, we received a report from a local resident that they had found documents related to Unit 6 of our plant in Kashiwazaki City," the operator of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant,Read More