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

The digital transformation is well underway, with many mining companies increasingly turning to automation and internet of things (IoT) technology to make their operations safer and more efficient.Senior executives from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Alamos Gold?EUR?(TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) and Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) told The Northern Miner about the projects underway at th...Read More

My good friend professor Yuri Maltsev died last week and I've spent several mourning days recalling our conversations.He was a leading economist in the old Soviet Union, as the top adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev's chief economist. He defected in 1989 before the Soviet Union fell apart. We became fast friends just after he landed in D.C., and we spent a year or more together collaborating on many pro...Read More

Mitchell Wihlidal, Product Development Associate with CDN Resource Laboratories talks about the latest developments in certified reference material - CRM or "standard" - an important aspect of quality control for assay labs handling exploration drill core. The interview with Henry Lazenby, Staff Reporter with The Northern Miner, took place at AME BC Roundup in January.Read More

Operations at the pit have been temporarily suspended. The worker, who has not been named, was injured in an incident involving a dump truck and a light vehicle.Read More

"The United States and the Philippines are more than just allies. We're family."That's what U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says. And in the most basic sense, he's completely right. The two countries have a long and storied history dating all the way back to 1587, if you can believe it. That's when Filipinos first arrived in Morro Bay, California, followed by a permanent settlement in Louis...Read More

Since 2010 the parcel of 129,400 carats of rough diamonds has been held at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, pending the determination of an appeal against the High Court's decision in 2009.Read More

Canada's Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) says it's negotiating to buy out minority partner Sojitz in the vast Gibraltar copper mine in British Columbia after the Japanese company noted operating risks and declining grades. Confidential discussions are focusing on Taseko's acquisition of Sojitz's 12.5% interest in the mine located about 580 km north of Vancouver. Sojitz invested its stake in 201...Read More

Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSORED Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationSince 2010 the parcel of 129,400 carats of rough diamonds has been held at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, pending the determination of an appeal...Read More

British Columbia is a major feature of Canada's mining landscape, as demonstrated by the record-setting $740.4 million (US$552.8 million) spent there by mineral explorers in 2022, Premier David Eby told last week's AME Roundup conference in Vancouver.Almost 6,000 geoscientists, prospectors, financiers, investors, Indigenous partners, suppliers, and government representatives from 39 countries gath...Read More

Catherine Boggs, Chairperson at Hecla Mining discusses how the energy transition has brought the importance of the mining sector to the fore. The interview with Frik Els, Executive Editor of Mining.com, took place at AME BC Roundup in January.Read More

Filo Mining's (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) "impressive" drill results showing the longest interval yet from its Filo del Sol project in Argentina's high Andes could make the company a buy-out target, according to Haywood Securities. Vancouver-based Filo drilled two holes 275 metres apart into the Aurora zone at the site near the Chilean border about 1,300 km northwest of Buenos Aires and 140 km south...Read More

Highlights included 1,776m grading 0.70% copper equivalent, including a sub-interval of 1,120m grading 0.92% copper equivalent and 724.2m grading 1.08% copper equivalent.Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Snowline Gold Corp. [SGD-CSE, SNWGF-OTCQB] on Friday released more preliminary assay results from drilling at the Valley Zone on its Rogue gold project in the Canadian Yukon.Drilling highlights include hole V-22-028, which intersected a zone of sheeted quartz vein mineralization within the Valley intrusion averaging 1.40 g/t across 363.5 metres from surface, includi...Read More

Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSORED Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationReleasing the 15th version of the report, Deloitte Australia mining and metals leader Nicki Ivory said decarbonisation would be a mineral inten...Read More

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