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

Zurich Insurance Group AG (OTCQX:ZURVY) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 9, 2023 7:00 AM ETCompany ParticipantsJon Hocking - Head, Investor Relations and Rating Agency...Read full newsRead More

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYSE:MDU) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 9, 2023 2:00 PM ETCompany ParticipantsJason Vollmer - VP & CFODavid Barney - President & CEO,...Read full newsRead More

A closer look at Credit Suisse Group AG's Q4 earnings lends a productive discussion to financial analysts and investors alike. Here's our take on CS stock.Read full newsRead More

Cr?(C)dit Agricole S.A. (OTCPK:CRARF) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 9, 2023 9:00 AM ETCompany ParticipantsPhilippe Brassac - Chief Executive OfficerJ?(C)r??me Grivet - Deputy...Read full newsRead More

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE:NYSE:HPP) Q4 2022 Results Conference Call February 9, 2023 2:00 PM ETCompany ParticipantsLaura Campbell - EVP, IR & MarketingVictor Coleman - CEO,...Read full newsRead More

Ipsen S.A. (OTCPK:IPSEY) Q4 2022 Results Conference Call February 9, 2023 7:45 AM ETCompany ParticipantsDavid Loew - CEOAymeric Le Chatelier - CFOHoward Mayer - Head, Research and...Read full newsRead More

Gary O'Connor, president and CEO of Moneta Gold, talks to Mining Journal about opportunities to expand the company's flagship Tower Gold project in Ontario, Canada.Read More

The company has alleged that the "systematic fraud" was carried out by a group of companies controlled by Indian businessman Prateek Gupta.Read More

Apollo sees stars align at CalicoSPONSOREDapollo silverExcellon CEO hails 'transformational' La Negra acquisitionSPONSOREDexcellon resourcesSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resources Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationWhether it was your man on the street (or taxi), or the head of a US$10.Read More

Apollo sees stars align at CalicoSPONSOREDapollo silverExcellon CEO hails 'transformational' La Negra acquisitionSPONSOREDexcellon resourcesSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resources Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationThe company has alleged that the "systematic fraud" was carried out by a gr...Read More

Snowline Gold's CEO Scott Berdahl discusses the company's near-surface Valley gold discovery in the Yukon, which has returned unusually high grades compared to similar bulk-tonnage deposits. Berdahl spoke with Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) in January.Read More

What if Dr. Anthony Fauci co-authored an article on vaccines that would have gotten you and me blocked and banned at any point in the past three years? That just happened.His article in Cell -"Rethinking Next-Generation Vaccines for Coronaviruses, Influenzaviruses and Other Respiratory Viruses"-states it as plainly as possible: The COVID-19 vaccine didn't work because it couldn't work.First some r...Read More

The geophysical community lost a giant on Dec. 22, 2022, when Norm Paterson passed away, a month short of his 97th birthday. Paterson's remarkable career spanned a range of techniques and a number of companies that built strong legacies, with contributions to the full exploration cycle from instrument development to interpretation. He touched and influenced a number of prominent geophysicists alon...Read More

Kai Hoffman, Founder and Managing Director of Soar Financial Partners shares his assessment of the Oreninc Index showing financing levels are at their highest in a long time, and that market trends for battery metals are particularly strong. Hoffman spoke with Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at VRIC in January.Read More

Colomac now hosts a global indicated resource of 70.4Mt grading 1.5gpt containing 3.4Moz and an inferred resource of 24.3Mt grading 2.17gpt containing 1.7Moz.Read More

Mining companies continue to embrace digital technology to improve productivity and safety, and to make the most of insights made possible by big data and increasingly connected equipment and operations. But in the wake of at least two high-profile incidents involving the mining industry in recent months, experts agree that mining companies are not well prepared to deal with escalating and evolvin...Read More

Apollo sees stars align at CalicoSPONSOREDapollo silverExcellon CEO hails 'transformational' La Negra acquisitionSPONSOREDexcellon resourcesSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resources Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationThat warning was contained in a preview of December 31 profits by the inves...Read More

Over the past 16 years I've covered a lot of spy scandals - especially those involving China. This one, for example, in which computers at dozens of major American companies - including a major bank, government contractors, Apple, and Amazon - were compromised with secret microchips planted by the Chinese army.One time they stole Google's source code. Another time they scored oodles of government...Read More

The Northern Miner recently sat down with BHP Xplor's VP Sonia Scarselli to discuss the recent announcement of the accelerator program's first cohort of companies.The seven companies selected will receive funding and support under the BHP Xplor program, which is designed to help provide participants with the opportunity to accelerate their growth and the potential to establish a long-term partners...Read More

Keivan Hirji, with Newmont's Sustainability and External Relations Team for North America discusses how the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) informs the company's work with communities and helps it de-risk projects. Hirji spoke with Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at VRIC in January.Read More