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

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(IDEX Online) - Indian diamond traders are too worried about volatile currency exchanges to buy Russian diamond in rupee.The welcomed the announcement last July that nine banks were opening "vostro accounts", allowing them to maintain business ties, despite Western sanctions against Moscow.But imports of rough from Russia have fallen by 40 per cent since April 2022 and not a single diamond trader...Read More

(IDEX Online) -  Richemont saw jewelry sales rise by 11 per cent in the last three months of 2022, despite a Covid-related slump in China.Buccellati, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels drove much of the increase, the company said in an update. Jewelry was its best performing sector.Total revenue across all jewelry brands for the quarter was $4.03bn. Watch sales fell three per cent to $1.04bn...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Eira Thomas, chief executive of Canada-based Lucara Diamonds, says Russian diamonds "should be sanctioned".She told the Financial Times (FT) that, in her personal view, the EU should outlaw its gems when its 27 member countries adopts a new package of sanctions early next month.Belgian imports of Russian diamonds fell to $167m in the three months to the end of September 2022, aroun...Read More

We've all heard about how the dollar's days as the world's leading reserve currency are numbered. Much of the world wants a new monetary system that isn't based on the dollar.The U.S. weaponization of the dollar against nations it deems hostile, like Russia, has only intensified the calls for change. What exactly will replace the dollar standard is a matter of debate, but many agree that it's just...Read More

The CBC consortium won a tender process, which also involved participants from the USA and Russia.Read More

Following an attack on Jan. 20 that set on fire a worker housing area, Glencore (LSE: GLEN) announced that it has halted operations at the Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru.In a media statement, the company said that the incidents endangered the safety of its employees and, therefore, authorities should start taking action to safeguard people's integrity and private property rights. Accordi...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedThe stock had several record closes earlier this week before easing mid-week.Shares rose as high as $50.09 and c...Read More

Garnet cuts the path for Heavy Minerals' production plansSPONSOREDheavy minerals limitedRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedAnalysts at Toronto-based Canaccord Genuity see miners Marathon Gold, O3 Mining, Probe G...Read More

Garnet cuts the path for Heavy Minerals' production plansSPONSOREDheavy minerals limitedRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedWhether they'll work remains to be seen.Read More

The stock had several record closes earlier this week before easing mid-week.Shares rose as high as $50.09 and closed 0.5% higher at $49.95, giving it a market capitalisation of $253 billion.The stock has been buoyed by a positive start to the year for the key commodities it produces - iron ore and copper - due to China's reopening after the abandonment its strict COVID zero policy.BHP also report...Read More