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

Coda's copper deposits: the hippo atop an elephantSPONSOREDcoda mineralsPanoro targets Cotabambas PFS by end of yearSPONSOREDpanoro mineralsAnglesey makes up for lost time at Parys MountainSPONSOREDanglesey mining Saudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesESG is a set of standards that encompasses a wide ranging metrics rela...Read More

Denarius Metals' (TSXV: DSLV; OTCQB: DNRSF) first resource estimate for its Zancudo project to revive an 18th century gold mine in Colombia confirms its high-grade potential. The Toronto-based company plans to restart production this year from the former Independencia mine dating to 1793. It produced as much as 2 million oz. gold-equivalent until 1948 from the site 27 km south of Medellin, Col...Read More

The six-year facility is for $360 million with up to $25 million for capitalised interest before project completion, plus a $40 million standby cost overrun facility.Read More

Vizsla Silver?EUR?(TSXV: VZLA; NYSE: VZLA) says new drill results show continuity in high-grade mineralization at its Panuco silver-gold project in Sinaloa, western Mexico. Vancouver-based Vizsla released assays from 14 drill holes on the 68-sq.-km Panuco project on Mexico's Pacific coast near the city of Mazatl??n, about 1,000 km northwest of Mexico City. The infill drilling on the Copala s...Read More

Panoro targets Cotabambas PFS by end of yearSPONSOREDpanoro mineralsCoda's copper deposits: the hippo atop an elephantSPONSOREDcoda mineralsSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAnglesey makes up for lost time at Parys MountainSPONSOREDanglesey mining The S&P Global-compiled Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI ros...Read More

The S&P Global-compiled Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.6 for February, which is up from 49.2 in January.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Debswana yesterday announced details of "the world's first 5G-oriented smart diamond mine project" in conjunction with the Chinese tech corporation Huawei.By connecting over 260 pieces of equipment at the Jwaneng mine, in Botswana, it says it has increased both efficiency and safety.Transferring data in real time makes equipment like mining vehicles more efficient, increasing...Read More

Climate change is an existential challenge. Mining is a big part of the solution. This is the worrying - and yet, exciting - backdrop to PDAC 2023. Mining, as a sector, does not always have the best of reputations. Regrettably, the criticisms are often valid. ESG is now a much-abused term, having been hijacked by green washers and bandwagon riders. In its truest form, ESG has real value, although...Read More

BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), the world's largest miner, is mulling expanding its investments in Argentina's copper sector, where it already has a presence through its 5% stake in Canada's Filo Mining (TSX: FIL), the junior developing the Filo del Sol copper-gold-silver project straddling the border with Chile.Company representatives met with the governor of mineral-rich San Juan province o...Read More

Many of you will have been waiting for the score from mining's famous Bottle Match. This is the annual rugby game played between Exeter University's Camborne School of Mines (CSM) and Imperial College's Royal School of Mines (RSM). The Bottle Match is a good example of a European mining tradition, although most are much older. Normally held on the third Saturday of February, the location of the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sarine has reported a fall in net profits for FY2022, down just over 46 per cent from $16.5m to $8.8m.It also said revenue for the year were down by 5.4 per cent, from $62.1m to $58.8m, down from a high base in H1 2021 due to post-Covid spike in US jewelry spending.Sales to India, its biggest market by far, fell 25 per cent from $40.5m to $30.3m.The Israel-based diamond tech firm b...Read More

Polymetal reported group gold ore reserves down by 9% year-on-year, at 27.3Moz.Read More

Deutsche Bank's crackerjacks give 90% odds of recession over the next 12 months. Goldman's own crackerjacks give merely 25% odds of the same.Which divination has more justice in it?Here is the rock of the Deutsche Bank pessimism, set forth by its own Jim Reid:Most (but not all) big hiking cycles bring recessions with a lag...[and those that do] “tend to be when the Fed is furthest away from...Read More

Canada's Frontier Lithium (TSX-V: FL) has again updated its mineral resource estimate for the Spark deposit, which is part of the company's PAK lithium project in northwestern Ontario.The company said the resource estimate update for the Spark deposit includes 18.8 million tonnes averaging 1.52% of lithium oxide (Li2O) in the indicated category. This represents a 30% size increase from the 14.4 mi...Read More

As electric vehicles gain traction, there has been a surge in demand for battery metals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, and copper.But for automakers, getting their hands on these metals isn't always easy since supply chains are highly complex and competitive. To address these challenges, EV makers are going straight to the source.Over the past several years, automakers are increasingly ente...Read More

Looking forward, KBR should continue to see good revenue growth in FY2023 and beyond. Read more to see my thoughts on KBR stock and why it is a Buy.Read full newsRead More

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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:BMRN) Q4 2022 Results Conference Call February 28, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsTraci McCarty - Group VP, IRJJ Bienaim?(C) - Chairman and...Read full newsRead More

Risks such as contract renewals and competition remain for RingCentral, but so do opportunities such as a new AWS partnership. See why RNG stock is a Buy.Read full newsRead More

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:LINC) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2023 10:00 AM ETCompany ParticipantsMichael Polyviou - Investor RelationsScott...Read full newsRead More