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

(IDEX Online) - Luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co is paying tribute to the ultra-expensive Bugatti car company, with a $1m tricolor timepiece.The Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon Molsheim Edition takes its name from the $2.9m supercar, the super-accurate tourbillon watch mechanism and Molsheim, the French town where Bugatti was founded in 1909.The one-off 18K gold timepiece features three stripes of bague...Read More

"It's the perfect porfolio investment asset, you never have a capital call, you're protected from operator risk," Harquail said.Read More

Shares in troubled miner Scotgold Resources (LSE: SQZ) fell more than 70% on Monday after it warned there was "significant" uncertainty over its ability to keep operations going at Scotland's first commercial gold and silver mine. The company behind the Cononish, which received initial approval for the mine in 2018, poured first gold in December 2020 and achieved commercial production in July...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 604.76 points or 1.89% and the S&P 500 closed 72.15 points or 1.6% higher at 3,979.15 over the Mar. 20-24 trading week.Mexico and Peru-focused Southern Copper led the miners in terms of value gainers, closing the week US$3.13 higher at US$71.24 per share. Despite a drop in 2022 production reported in its 2022 full-year results on Mar. 15, the company is anti...Read More

Anyone who thinks the banking crisis is over has never lived through one. This is my tenth, starting with Herstatt. And this one is just getting started, despite all the happy talk that the crisis is over.Let's dive in...The litany of recent bank failures has become all too familiar. It began in early March with the bankruptcy filing of Silvergate Bank. Silvergate was not just another commercial b...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - F3 Uranium Corp. [FUU-TSXV] shares advanced in active trading Monday after the company released more drilling results from its Patterson Lake North uranium property in Saskatchewan.Monday's press release contains scintillometer results from the final nine holes of the winter drill program at the JR Zone, including five high grade intercepts. Highlights include drill h...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipVideo 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.However, the size, cost, and timeline of that...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

The Panamanian government launched a 30-day non-binding public consultation process related to the contract it signed with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), the operator of the Cobre Panama mine.Following a year of bitter negotiations, which included an order for Cobre Panama to cease operations and the launching of international arbitration mechanisms, the new contract was finally agreed upon on...Read More

Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl talked to Mark Fellows, director and cofounder of Skarn Associates, about the mining sector's efforts to reduce carbon emissions during the PDAC convention in March in Toronto. Fellows explains why decreasing costs for renewable energy are about to hit a tipping point that will accelerate decarbonization in the industry.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

In a report called Chile as metals powerhouse - the challenges, Perez outlined factors he believes will impede an easy and swift execution of Chile's ambition to supply increasing quantities of energyRead More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipAvino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOREDavino silver & gold mines ltd Rex Minerals nearing investment decision on Hillside copper-gold projectSPONSOREDrex minerals"While only a preliminary assessment, we are incredibly excited by Garadag'...Read More

Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining Intelligence. TNM Drill Down Mar. 17-24, 2023Results from three corners of the globe led the week of Mar. 19. Rupert Resources (TSX: RUP) says new assays may expand the Ikkari gold project in northern Finland. Kaiser Reef (ASX:KAU...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Bruce Cleaver, co-chairman of the De Beers Group, today said he was confident of reaching a deal with the government of Botswana that was fair to both sides. He said he couldn't reveal details of ongoing negotiations, but what he could say was that they were "offering a win-win deal which is something we can live with, and they can live with". Cleaver (pictured), who stepped d...Read More

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index increased 6.8 points or 1.1% over the Mar. 20-24 trading session, ending at 611.88.The week's top value gainer was Houston, Texas-based Itafos, which closed 50 ? per share higher on Friday at $2.15. The gain comes on the heels of a white-knuckle ride for shareholders over the past 12 months that saw Itafos share prices trading between $3.94-$1.39 apiece. Shares...Read More

Reducing the carbon footprint is one of the goals, with the company studying the implementation of electric trolleys, the construction of a new concentrator, a new leaching strategy to make moreRead 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

Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) sees a strong year ahead with a sizeable increase in production, having made improvements to its processing plant and boosted reserves at its flagship southern British Columbia operation.In its full-year results release on Monday, the company is forecasting copper production to reach 88 million to 99 million lb. in 2023. If achieved, this would represen...Read More

In the smothering 35 ? Celsius dry heat in the shadow of no fewer than 19 active volcanoes, Canadian outfit Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is accelerating gold production growth in Nicaragua.Not only is the Central American country regarded as one of the top coffee, cocoa, and tobacco exporters globally, but the geologically active jurisdiction remains exceptionally prospective for miner...Read More