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

Cantaloupe, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:CTLP) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 7, 2023 5:00 PM ETCompany ParticipantsRavi Venkatesan - Chief Executive OfficerScott Stewart - Chief...Read full newsRead More

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Power Integrations Q4 results and forward guidance were not encouraging. Read why we believe investors should look past the current weakness of POWI.Read full newsRead More

PSI ETF holds only companies based in the United States and has a very strong long-term performance track record. Read more to see why I rate PSI a Hold.Read full newsRead More

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SK Hynix, Inc. (OTC:HXSCF) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 1, 2023 1:00 AM ETCompany ParticipantsPark Seong Hwan - Head of Investor RelationsKim Woo-Hyun - Chief Finance...Read full newsRead More

Commerce Resources' president Christopher Grove discusses why the company's Ashram rare earth project in Quebec is gaining industry attention. In an interview with Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at the AME BC Roundup in January, he also outlines the project's pathway to production, starting with a prefeasibility study slated for later this year. Read More

Robert Stewart, founder and CEO of Geophysx Jamaica, a privately held prospect generator, discusses Jamaica's potential for precious metals, copper porphyries and more. Stewart spoke to Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at AME BC Roundup in January. Read More

Andy Wurst, Global Chief Geoscientist with Barrick Gold spoke with Northern Miner Staff Writer Henry Lazenby at AME BC Roundup in January. They discuss why and how the sector needs to get more students enrolled in geoscience programs to meet the growing demand for green energy metals.Read More

(IDEX Online) - A parcel of 129,400-carats of rough diamonds that has been at the center of a 12-year dispute in Zimbabwe is to be returned to UK miner Vast Resources.They'd been in custody of the Zimbabwean Reserve Bank since 2010. Vast is preparing to sell the diamonds through a tender once it receives a signed order from the High Court of Zimbabwe.It began formal proceedings to recove...Read More

Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationUr-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDThe uranium hopeful's administrative appeal against the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge's rejection of plans t...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Fancy color diamonds increased in value by an average of 3.9 per cent in 2022, more than double the 1.7 per cent rise in 2021.Yellows drove most of that increase, according to the Fancy Color Diamond Index published today by the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).They were up by an average of 5.6 per cent across all sizes, colors and intensities, with the sharpest increase of a...Read More

Glencore has resumed operations at its vast Antapaccay copper mine in Peru, which remained shut for 11 days on security concerns following violent attacks by locals.The mine closed on Jan. 20 after the third attack on the site in a month. The company reopened the operation on Jan. 31 with "increased security" after some of the protests waned, a spokesman for the miner and commodities giant said....Read More

Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is buying a minority stake in Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; OTCQX: CNIKF) to advance its Crawford project in northern Ontario with improved processing as battery metals continue to spark investments. The London-based major is spending $24 million for a 9.9% share of Canada Nickel, whose main asset is the Crawford project near Timmins, the companies said in news releases on...Read More

Graphite is the dominant ingredient in lithium-ion batteries, which contain up to 10 times more graphite than lithium, depending on battery chemistry.Read More

"You are sick... You deserve to be hanged for treason."This, reader I.W. has informed us. He elaborated his case no further, alas.His charges therefore lack the legal warrant for an official hanging. Upon this slender hope we hang... if you will indulge the expression.Yet the question dangles: Why would I.W. have us hanged? What have we done to rate a hanging?I.W.'s laments attend our recent artic...Read More

Jannas joined Atex in July 2020, having previously brought Valeriano to Hochschild Mining when he was their VP exploration.Read More

Newmont Mining is coming in hot.The world's largest gold company announced a massive $17 billion takeover bid on Monday to acquire Newcrest Mining, Australia's largest gold miner.It's a big deal. If the bid is accepted, the merger will send reverberations across the global gold mining landscape.The deal would create a monster of a gold mining company, putting Newmont's market cap at almost do...Read More

Average prices for fancy coloured diamonds of any size climbed by 3.9% in 2022, led by yellows and pinks, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), a non-profit that promotes transparency and fair trade in the market, said on Wednesday.The industry body said prices for all yellow diamonds climbed by 4.6% from the previous year, followed by a 3.9% rise in pinks and 1.8% in blues. The improved p...Read More

Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD) has released a resource update for the Black Pine oxide project in southern Idaho, significantly increasing the indicated and inferred ounces and highlighting a significant exploration target.The company announced on Tuesday after markets closed that the deposit now hosts an indicated resource of 157.3 million tonnes grading 0.52 grams gold per tonne for 2.61 million oz. of...Read More