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

Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) will hear next week whether it can proceed with its US$7-billion Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, close to the borders of Iran and Afghanistan.The country's Supreme Court, which has been tasked with ensuring the project is in line with Pakistan's constitution and laws, finished its due diligence on Wednesday. The final verdict, however, won't be announc...Read More

Bravo Mining (TSXV: BRVO; OTCQX: BRVMF) is confirming the potential of its Luanga platinum group metals project in northern Brazil by re-sampling old drill cores collected by former owner Vale (NYSE: VALE). Highlights of the re-sampling at the site about 500 km south of Bel?(C)m on the country's north coast include 30 metres starting at surface grading 2.34 grams platinum group metals (PGM) and g...Read More

'Tis is a shame that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change doesn't follow the science more closely...At its recent climate confabulation it announced a:Breakthrough agreement to provide "loss and damage" funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters.That is, a breakthrough agreement to fleece the United States taxpayer. It is he - and she - whose pocket the Uni...Read More

Due to strong investor interest, Yukon-focused critical minerals explorer Fireweed Metals' (TSXV: FWZ; OTC: FWEDF) says it will increase its previously announced financing to about $35 million.Earlier in the week, the company formerly known as Fireweed Zinc announced a private placement to raise aggregate proceeds of $27.5 million. The financing consists of three parts: 28.3 million common shares...Read More

The update also shows the additional potential of 1.7Mt of below cut-off grade material, which occurs in the 0.5-0.7 g/t gold range for 34,000 oz.Read More

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Share this article VANCOUVER - Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (PZG-NYSE American) said Tuesday the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has accepted the plan of operations for the proposed high-grade underground Grassy Mountain gold mine in eastern Oregon as complete.With completeness, Paramount said the BLM will issue a notice of intent, thereby initiating the Environmental Impact Statement proc...Read More

In terms of the expected cost of coal sales, Alpha is guiding to a range of US$106-$112.00t for metallurgical coal next year, reflecting inflation led by higher labour and supply costs.Read More

Shares in Murchison Minerals (TSXV: MUR; US-OTC: MURMF) shot up 50% Tuesday on near-surface, high-grade drill results from its Haut-Plateau de la Manicouagan (HPM) nickel property in Quebec.The explorer reported assay results from a single hole from its summer 2022 drilling program at the Barre de Fer (BDF) zone, located about 266 km north of Baie Comeau.The highlight from BDF is hole BDF22-002, w...Read More

Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has delivered a positive feasibility study for its high-grade Windfall gold project in Quebec that outlines average annual production of 306,000 oz. of gold over a 10-year mine life.The numbers for Windfall, located in Urban Township, Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Que., all point toward a successful underground, dual ramp-access project with an on-site mill. According to the f...Read More

Endeavour Mining (EDV; LSE: EDV; US-OTQX: EDVMF) says it is likely to discover 3.5 to 4.5 million indicated oz. gold at the cornerstone Ity mine in C??te d'Ivoire by 2025.The Africa-focused gold major already found 2 million oz. in the past two years.Endeavour released an updated mineral resource estimate for Ity on Tuesday, for the first time incorporating satellite discoveries into a global reso...Read More

New Found Gold's (TSXV: NFG) high-grade Queensway project in central Newfoundland may be fundamentally altered after surprising drilling results from a zone it nearly dismissed. This week the Vancouver-based company reported diamond drill hole NFGC-22-960 at the Keats West area intersected 42.6 grams gold per tonne over 32 metres. That followed last week's 18.6 grams gold per tonne over 15.95 me...Read More

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Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipGlobal Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumNew drilling results relased by the firm today included 97.21 g/t gold (58.55 g/t cut) over 5.05 metres and 525.28 g/t A...Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumAura picks up the pace on its pathway to uranium production at TirisSPONSOREDaura energy Uranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDLondon is awash with rumours of a bidding war between Jiangxi, the largest coppe...Read More

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HighGold Mining (TSXV: HIGH, US-OTC: HGGOF) has reported assay results from four infill and expansion drill holes completed at the JT deposit, part of the company's Johnson Tract polymetallic project in south-central Alaska that holds an indicated resource of 1 million gold-equivalent oz. at 9.4 grams per tonne.The latest drilling focused on gaps between inferred resource domains and step-outs at...Read More

This week's podcast features Christelle Kupa, a sustainable finance expert and global impact investor with experience spanning international banking, sustainable investing for developing countries, with a strong focus in Africa. Christelle is the CEO of Uhusiano Capital, which she founded in 2016 to facilitate better business in the African impact investing sector, with a particular interest in ag...Read More

The latest results from drilling at Cassiar Gold's (TSXV: GLDC; US-OTCQX: CHLCF) Taurus deposit in the Cassiar North area of northern B.C., confirm the project's bulk-tonnage potential, the Calgary, Alta.-based company says.According to Cassiar's CEO, Marco Roque, the assay results from six holes drilled this summer demonstrate similar grades and apparent thickness as drill holes used in the 2022...Read More

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) has named former Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS) executive Fiona Hick as its new chief executive officer, effective February 2023.With the appointment, the iron ore miner ends a year-long search for a leader to replace current CEO Elizabeth Gaines, who will remains on Fortescue's board as a non-executive director.Hick, who began her mining career at Hamersl...Read More