News and Reports

Year Ahead 2025

January 06, 2025

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

Year in Review 2023 and Outlook for 2024

January 04, 2024

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

Year in Review 2022 and Outlook for 2023

January 2023

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: The Heart of Global Copper

October 2021

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 Gold

June 2021

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 Gold Mining and Canadian Juniors

April 2021

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

An Overview of the Golden Triangle

July 2020

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

An Overview of Quebec Gold Mining

April 2020

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

An Overview of the Red Lake Mining District

January, 2020

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

First Quantum to appeal Panama order to halt giant copper mine

January 10, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) said on Tuesday it planned to appeal an order by Panama's government to halt its giant copper mine in the country as the two sides remain in talks over a new contract that would increase royalties paid by the miner.The Central American country's government decided in December to create a plan to halt operations at Cobre Panama copper mine. The move, unusual among L...Read More

Titan Revenue up 12% over Festive Period

January 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Titan, India's largest branded jewelry maker, says overall sales were up 12 per cent year-on-year during the last quarter of 2022.Revenue was buoyed by positive consumer sentiment combined with Diwali in October and a busy wedding season.Sales of jewelry across its 2,362 stores were up 11 per cent, watches and wearables rose 14  per cent and eyecare revenue was up 10 per...Read More

Nouveau Monde, Mason Graphite PEA for Quebec mine pegs capex at $1.4B

January 10, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU; NYSE: NMG) and Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG; US-OTC: MGPHF) have released the results of a preliminary economic assessment for the Uatnan project in Quebec, which would produce 500,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate a year.Uatnan is located 285 km north of the town of Baie-Comeau and about 660 km north of Montreal in northeastern Quebec.The PEA outlines a conventio...Read More

LME should tighten its rules to prevent market distortion,...

January 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipCypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingOliver Wyman was appointed in June 2022 to investigate market condi...Read More

US Congressman Westerman gets house committee post...

January 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Westerman said he would work towards ending the US dependence on China and unlock the country's natural resources.Read More

The Northern Miner Podcast - episode 325: Public perception of mining is changing-AME Roundup 2023 preview, ft president and CEO Kendra Johnston

January 10, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

This week's episode features a preview of the annual AME Roundup conference taking place in Vancouver from Jan. 23-26, 2023, with Association of Mineral Exploration president and CEO Kendra Johnston in conversation with Northern Miner Podcast host Adrian Pocobelli. Kendra discusses the agenda and speakers in this year's conference, as well as the theme of 'criticality' in the context of minerals,...Read More

US Congressman proposes mine permit bill

January 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

This legislation would streamline the permitting process for mining projects nationwide to secure domestic mineral supply chains, Stauber said.Read More

Vale evaluates offers for $2.5B base metals unit

January 10, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

Vale (NYSE: VALE), one the world's largest iron ore miner and the top nickel producer, has shortlisted suitors for a 10% of its base metals business estimated to be worth nearly US$2.5 billion.The Brazilian miner, which last year hired advisers to assess options for the unit, told Financial Times that top bidders included carmakers, state investors and pension funds.The stake sale is part of Vale'...Read More

CanAlaska launches $10 million uranium program

January 10, 2023 / www.canadianinvestor.com

Share this article VANCOUVER - CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. [CVV-TSXV, CVVUF-OTCQB, DH7N-Frankfurt] on Tuesday mobilizing drill crews as part of a $10 million 2023 program on the West McArthur joint venture project in the Athabasca Basin of SaskatchewanWest McArthur is a joint venture with Cameco Corp. [CCO-TSX, CCJ-NYSE]. CanAlaska is the operator and holds a 79.4% interest in the project.Drilling wil...Read More

Central Asia Metals looks to low-cost 2023

January 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

This is an upgrade on previous guidance, which has led to analysts calling the 2022 operations update a "strong finish".Read More

Lundin Gold stock rises as it beats production guidance for second straight year

January 10, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; OTCQX: LUGDF), which owns and operates one of the world's highest grade gold mines in southeast Ecuador, has exceeded its production guidance for the second year in a row.Total gold production for 2022 came to 476,329 oz., exceeding the high end of the company's 2022 guidance of 460,000 oz., according to operating results for the fourth quarter of 2022, the Vancouver-based...Read More

Botswana Rough Sales Surge in 2022

January 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Botswana saw rough diamond sales rise by at least quarter in 2022 as buyers turned their backs on Russian goods.Total sales from January to November were $4.46bn, according to the latest figures from the Bank of Botswana, an increase of 22 per cent. Sales figures for December are due next month.The diamonds are mined by Debswana, the joint venture between De Beers and the governmen...Read More

LME should tighten its rules to prevent market distortion, report finds

January 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Oliver Wyman was appointed in June 2022 to investigate market conditions that led the LME to take its controversial decision to suspend nickel trading in March last year.Read More

Dynasty Gold shares hit new high on best assays to date from Thundercloud property

January 10, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

Dynasty Gold (TSXV: DYG) has released assay results from its initial 2022 drill campaign at the Thundercloud property, 47 km southeast of Dryden, Ont. The results are the best ever reported from the project, the company says, constituting the discovery of wide zones and high-grade gold-bearing quartz veins that require further delineation.A total of four near-surface shallow holes were drilled wit...Read More

Mining's top ten 'S' trends in ESG for 2023

January 10, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

To say 2022 was tumultuous is an understatement. War, inflation, climate disasters, market volatility: the past year was anything but business as usual for most. ESG, which had seemed firmly embedded in business, began to experience a backlash, facing criticism as a "woke capitalist" distraction. Yet, a recent Harvard study indicates 81% of institutional investors in the US and 83.6% in Europe pla...Read More

Can Chinese firepower deflate metals prices?

January 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Cypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingBut it was unsettling for the industry, in particular the large Anglo-Australian iron ore producers, to learn Beijing is busy setting u...Read More

First Quantum hopeful of new Cobre Panama deal

January 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Talks continue, despite the government's December 14 deadline having long passed, with the two sides close to an agreement First Quantum chief executive Tristan Pascall said during a conference callRead More

Second Auction for Part-Time Diamond Diggers

January 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Almost 300 carats recovered by part-time diggers in India's diamond-rich Panna district will again be offered for sale next month, after they failed to find buyers in October.There was little enthusiasm at the first auction, conducted by the Panna Diamond Office, which leases small patches of land and takes a 11.5 per cent royalty.The 158 diamonds which failed to sell last tim...Read More

Central Asia Metals looks to low-cost 2023

January 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Cypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingThis is an upgrade on previous guidance, which has led to analysts calling the 2022 operations update a "strong finish".Read More

New Pacific posts Silver Sand PEA

January 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

The project would yield an after-tax net present value of US$726 million at a 5% discount rate and an internal rate of return (IRR) of 39% and 1.9-year payback at a base case silver price of $22.Read More

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