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

Lake Resources (ASX: LKE) shares fell nearly 3% after short seller J Capital Research released a new report questioning the purported success of the lithium junior's direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology.According to J Capital analysts, the DLE technology the company is looking to use could be "dramatically" underperforming expectations. This technology is critical to making the lithium devel...Read More

Codelco brought a case before ICSID on the grounds that Ecuador's state mineral company, Enami, has not complied with agreements relating to the US$3 billion development project.Read More

The markets this week saw the TSX rally to its highest closing level in nearly six months on Dec. 1, buoyed by news that U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell?EUR?could seek smaller interest rate hikes at the Fed's next meeting on Dec. 13-14. The rally faced resistance by week's end as high interest rates continue to worry market participants. The Bank of Canada is expected to raise interest ra...Read More

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDThe funding is expected to cover ongoing pre-construction expend...Read More

Antilles reported 72.4m grading 0.63% copper from 36.6m in early November which it followed with 134m grading 1.23% copper from 49m depth. When the gold assays returned, it reported 53.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Watch and jewelry sales in the US are now lower than a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Department of Commerce. They fell by 1.9 per cent year-on-year during October, the first month of negative growth since May 2020, when Covid lockdowns devastated the industry. Growth in sales has been slow - below six per cent for every month since May - but has always managed...Read More

Our TNM Drill Down feature highlights the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining Intelligence.This week's top three drill assays come from North America. HighGold Mining's (TSXV: HIGH) Johnson Tract project in Alaska delivered the top intercept. Hole JT22-152 cut 120.5 metres grading 18.76 grams gold per tonne from...Read More

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDThe bullishness in metals markets prompted producers to work har...Read More

Commissioning of the lithium project is expected this month with first production shipments in Q2 of 2023.Read More

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended the Nov. 29-Dec. 2 trading session at 599.20 points, up 23.56 points or 4.1% higher.?EUR? Topping the percentage gainers this week was Queensland Gold, which saw a dramatic 288% or 36 ? rise in its shares to 49 ? each. On Nov. 28, the explorer announced an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the 86-sq.-km Mia lithium property in the James Bay area of...Read More

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDThe fire occurred in the early hours of Saturday and damaged the...Read More

I work hard to avoid promoting conspiracy theories. They're too easy to adopt as explanations for all sorts of strange events and are highly implausible in most cases.They require extreme amounts of intelligence, coordination and competence that, quite frankly, the alleged conspirators simply aren't capable of.Usually, stupidity is a perfectly good explanation especially when it comes to politicia...Read More

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDGlencore's conduct in the DRC has been under investigation by th...Read More

Drilling by Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) at its S?(C)gu?(C)la gold project in C??te d'Ivoire continues to reveal more exploration upside, with the company announcing on Monday an updated resource for the Sunbird deposit as well as the discovery of two regional prospects.Following the release of an initial resource for Sunbird earlier this year, exploration drilling has since resulted...Read More

Miner and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said on Monday it will pay the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo US$180 million to settle all alleged corruption claims in the country between 2007 and 2018.The Swiss firm said the latest deal covers all activities that have been the subject of probes by the DRC's National Financial Intelligence Unit and Ministry of Justice, and the...Read More

Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed over the weekend a new reform to the country's mining code, which was initially issued in 2001. During a town hall held in the town of Dabeiba, in the northwestern Antioquia department, Petro said that an update is urgent because the current code allows for mining exploration to take place in areas that host important freshwater resources and agricultu...Read More

Australian-listed Winsome Resource had acquired the C$2 million in shares owned by Hong Kong-based Sinomine Rare Metals Resources and would earn the right to offtake future lithium, cesium, andRead More

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDOn a trend basis, September quarter mineral exploration expendit...Read More

Feasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDWhile the talks did not reach a stage where a deal could be anno...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Romantic Scott Clyne planned a sunset marriage proposal on a boat off Florida's Gulf Coast - but managed to drop the engagement ring into the sea.Video of the ring box bouncing off the deck into the water - and of him instinctively diving in to find it - has gone viral and racked up well over 8m views on TikTok and beyond."Dropped the ring in the gulf during my proposal," read...Read More