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

(IDEX Online) - Dubai is to host its first LGD Symposium in a bid to drive the sector's long-term success.Global leaders in the lab-grown and technology space, including industry, retailers, financial institutions, governmental stakeholders, growers and manufacturers will converge on 10 July.Organizers DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) says it is a "critical moment to address unique chall...Read More

When depositors worry about a bank's ability to make good on its deposits, it can quickly become rational to panic, move deposits out, and ask questions later. We have the FDIC to guarantee the value of deposits smaller than $250,000, so there is no need to run if you're under that limit.But if you're a business with a very large bank balance that you're using to fund payrolls or other operating e...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Golden Ridge Resources Ltd. [GLDN-TSXV] shares were active Monday after the company announced initial results from a maiden drill program at its Williams gold property in central Newfoundland. The project is surrounded by the Queensway project, where New Found Gold Corp. [NFG-TSXV] has discovered three robust structurally controlled high-grade deposits: Keats, Lotto...Read More

China is currently by far the largest consumer of battery raw materials, thanks to its huge manufacturing sector, and large end user demand for electric vehicles.Read More

Arizona Sonoran prepares for lift-off at CactusSPONSOREDarizona sonoran copper company inc.Iris Zone proves Catalyst theory on Bendigo Goldfield northern extensionSPONSOREDcatalyst metals ltdZenith Minerals 'leveraging pedigree in explorationSPONSOREDzenith minerals limited'Security of tenure' at centre of new Saudi mining codeSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesIn...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A student has been charged over a $500,000 credit card scam at the jewelry store where she worked in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.Police allege Ariel Foster, 19, spent over $35,000 on a Tesla car, almost $6,000 with Delta Airlines, more than $20,000 on an hotel in Maui, Hawaii, and almost $5,000 in Louis Vuitton purchases.Their investigation found items scanned at the register ha...Read More

'Security of tenure' at centre of new Saudi mining codeSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesZenith Minerals 'leveraging pedigree in explorationSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedIris Zone proves Catalyst theory on Bendigo Goldfield northern extensionSPONSOREDcatalyst metals ltdArizona Sonoran prepares for lift-off at CactusSPONSOREDarizona sonoran copper company inc.Sa...Read More

The company is planning a 6Mtpa operation to produce 321,000ozpa, with two expansion phases to 12Mtpa and 20Mtpa, which could ultimately take production to 438,000ozpa.Read More

Arizona Sonoran prepares for lift-off at CactusSPONSOREDarizona sonoran copper company inc.Iris Zone proves Catalyst theory on Bendigo Goldfield northern extensionSPONSOREDcatalyst metals ltdZenith Minerals 'leveraging pedigree in explorationSPONSOREDzenith minerals limited'Security of tenure' at centre of new Saudi mining codeSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resources"W...Read More

Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM) says it has successfully recovered lithium in black mass recycling trials conducted at its refinery north of Toronto. Electra launched its black mass demonstration plant at the end of December 2022 and has processed material in a batch mode, successfully extracting lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper, and graphite. Electra says the r...Read More

Stocks fell Mar. 6-10 as investors shifted from concerns over inflation to the outlook for the economy after regulators shut California-based Silicon Valley Bank following losses that prevented it from maintaining enough capital.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,481.33 points or 4.4% to 31,909.64 and the S&P 500 dropped 184.05 points or 4.5% over the week to 3,861.59.Two companies seen as pr...Read More

'Security of tenure' at centre of new Saudi mining codeSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesZenith Minerals 'leveraging pedigree in explorationSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedIris Zone proves Catalyst theory on Bendigo Goldfield northern extensionSPONSOREDcatalyst metals ltdArizona Sonoran prepares for lift-off at CactusSPONSOREDarizona sonoran copper company inc.Th...Read More

Azerbaijan-focused Anglo Asian Mining has identified significant copper mineralisation at its Xarxar asset.Read More

With the Golden Triangle hosting several copper-gold porphyries, Freeport has entered into a two-stage option to earn up to an 80% ownership interest in Todd Creek over 10 years.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. A project from Down Under topped two from the Americas in results for the Mar. 3-10 period. Great Boulder Resources (ASX: GBR) led the chart with an assay from its Side Well project in Australia followed by Torex Gol...Read More

On Mar. 2, Stockholm Precision Tools (SPT) launched a new corporate identity to reflect its significant structural changes and its commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. The company, founded in Stockholm in 1996, is the leading global designer and manufacturer of borehole survey tools. Starting in the oil and gas sector, it has expanded its operations to serve the minin...Read More

The financial world is today reeling from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). SVB was an FDIC insured commercial bank regulated by the State of California and the Federal Reserve System.On Friday, March 10, the FDIC abruptly closed the bank, moved some deposits to a newly created bank controlled by regulators, wiped out large deposits, and began a process of selling bank assets and gradually...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Gold sovereigns with fake hallmarks have been seized in Kochi, in the south-west Indian state of Kerala.Officials from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) said the 118 gold coins, weighing 948 grams, were worth over $58,000.They were being sold without hallmarking and with spurious use of the hallmark, the BIS said, and were seized form Thiru-Kochi Gold and Diamonds, Elamkunnapuzh...Read More

Dear Outsider,I have fond memories of my time as a Boy Scout.Setting up campsites...Hiking up big mountains and learning all about the flora and fauna of the East Coast...Building a roaring fire...Making s'mores...Sleeping under the stars in a tent that I built...Cooking a breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and bacon in the morning on a cast-iron skillet...Earning badges at Boy Scout camp, climbing, swi...Read More

Buoyed by a recent investment by gold major Northern Star Resources, US-focused PolarX is poised for more exploration at its Humboldt Range gold-silver project in Nevada, which managing director Dr Jason Berton believes is in an exciting region for future mine development.Read More