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

Avino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOREDavino silver & gold mines ltd Rex Minerals nearing investment decision on Hillside copper-gold projectSPONSOREDrex mineralsSouthern Silver excited by high-grade prospects at Cerro Las Manitas SPONSOREDsouthern silver exploration corp.Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Dr Michelle Michot Foss SPONSOREDsaudi minist...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Fokus Mining Corp. [FKM-TSXV; FKMCF-OTCQB; F7E1-FSE] has intersected grades of 1.18 g/t gold over 27 metres and 1.01 g/t gold over 24 metres, respectively, in drill holes GA-22-66 and GA-22-67, both located in the RB zone at the 100%-owned Galloway project, 30 km west of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.Three other gold-bearing sections containing grades ranging from 1.20 g/t go...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Gemfields, the London-based colored gems miner, reported record earnings for 2022, thanks to a post-Covid spike in demand for emeralds and rubies.High demand drove up prices, especially in first half of the year, which resulted in a 32 per cent increase in revenue, to a record high of $341m.But the miner, which owns 75 per cent of the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique and the Kagem...Read More

Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Dr Michelle Michot Foss SPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesSouthern Silver excited by high-grade prospects at Cerro Las Manitas SPONSOREDsouthern silver exploration corp.Rex Minerals nearing investment decision on Hillside copper-gold projectSPONSOREDrex mineralsAvino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOR...Read More

Ottawa plans to spend $21 billion over five years on clean technology in one of the main platforms affecting the mining industry contained in Tuesday's annual federal budget.Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the amount, including a 30% investment tax credit to boost clean-tech manufacturing, especially in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, could expand to $80 billion by 2034. "We are g...Read More

Northern Miner Senior Staff Reporter Colin McClelland talks to American Pacific Mining CEO Warwick Smith during the recent PDAC convention in Toronto about the company's pipeline of exploration projects in the United States and its joint ventures with senior miners, including Rio Tinto. Smith says growth by the drill bit via JV partnerships is good for the company, but there's potential for growth...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has become embroiled in a second jewelry scandal.He's been forced to hand over precious gems he received during his three years in office.Earlier this month authorities launched an investigation into claims he failed to declare diamond jewelry valued at $3.2m that was seized at at Sao Paulo international airport in 2021.The it...Read More

Three times isn't a charm for top lithium producer Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) as Australia's Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) has rejected its latest offer valuing the lithium developer at A$5.5 billion (US$3.7 billion).The news sent its Sydney-listed shares soaring 68.5% to a fresh 12-month high of A$2.57 by market close.Liontown disclosed in an exchange filing that Albemarle had offered A$2.50 per share...Read More

This week's episode features Northern Miner Group president Anthony Vaccaro in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on this year's PDAC conference, geopolitics and precious metals. Anthony explains why government is better off funding processing facilities over mines, how China and supply chains are at the centre of the mining conversation, and why precious metals remain an attractive investmen...Read More

Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has won $300 million back from Canada's taxman in a dispute lasting two decades, but it says the full figure should be more than three quarters of a billion dollars. Canada's largest uranium miner says it's due to receive $89 million in cash and $211 million in letters of credit after reassessments by Canada Revenue Agency concerning tax filings for 2007 through 201...Read More

I've written at length about how Ukraine is badly losing its war with Russia.The U.S. and U.K. media have been a continuous source of misinformation and lies on this topic, so it's not surprising that most Americans believe that Russia is losing badly.But it simply isn’t true.Over 200,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers speak as if from the grave about how badly Ukraine is losing. They've lost much...Read More

It took two years and six trips to Mexico, but earlier this month Radius Gold (TSXV: RDU) emerged triumphant with an option agreement to earn 100% of the Tropico target in the heart of the Fresnillo silver district in Mexico's Zacatecas state. The 'hot-spring type' sinter-rimmed gold-bearing breccia pipe at Tropico is located within sight and in the same rocks as the Fresnillo mining district, an...Read More

Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLI; NYSE-AM: SLI) announced Tuesday the discovery of a significant lithium brine resource from the sampling of a newly drilled well during its resource expansion work in the east Texas Smackover region.The company reports that brine samples taken from two wells, in addition to samples taken from other closely adjacent wells completed in the Smackover Formation in east Texa...Read More

A U.S. court ruling announced today will allow KORE Mining (TSXV: KORE; US-OTC: KOREF) to proceed with drilling at its Long Valley gold project in California's Mono County.On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied a motion by NGOs to overturn authorization granted by the United States Forest Service (USFS) of KORE's proposed drill program. An initial, 3,000-...Read More

Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) is buying a majority stake in the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile for about US$950 million, adding to a flow of deals as miners seek to increase their exposure to the metal, crucial for the world's energy transition.The miner will acquire a 51% stake in the company that operates Caserones from its owner Japan's JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corp.Lundin said it will...Read More

Avino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOREDavino silver & gold mines ltd Rex Minerals nearing investment decision on Hillside copper-gold projectSPONSOREDrex mineralsSouthern Silver excited by high-grade prospects at Cerro Las Manitas SPONSOREDsouthern silver exploration corp.Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Dr Michelle Michot Foss SPONSOREDsaudi minist...Read More

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