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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"Oil companies' record profits today are not because they're doing something new or innovative.Read More

The protestors, believed to be part of the Casma Palla Palla community from the Southern region of Ayacucho, have been demonstrating since 27 October.Read More

There is a very large and real supply risk associated with lithium.Read More

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(IDEX Online) - The overall trend is still downwards, although there are pockets of price increases among some sizes. Consumers are tightening their belts, which is having a clear impact on diamond prices. They're buying smaller stones, or if they do opt for bigger stones, they're settling for lower colors and clarities.HIGHLIGHTED CHANGESRounds1.00-1.24 ct. H-I / IF-VS2 -1.5-5...Read More

"Newmont delivered solid third quarter production of 1.5 million gold ounces as we build momentum for strong production in the fourth quarter," said chief executive Tom Palmer.Read More

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The all-important midterm elections are just one week away. I've said a lot about them, and will have more to say about them in the days to come.But today, I want to talk about something even more important: truth vs. official lies. More specifically, I want to talk about truth and propaganda.It's said that truth is the first casualty of war. And Churchill once said that in wartime, truth is so pr...Read More

Driving through the forested hills of northern Idaho, one could be forgiven for assuming the growing recreational city of Coeur d'Alene brings all the buzz and value to the region.After all, it offers year-round recreational activities in stunning natural landscapes, serves as a commercial hub for the northern part of the state, and its adjacent Lake Coeur d'Alene hosts shoreline homes for a few H...Read More

The world's largest gold producer by volume and market cap Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) says it is maintaining the full-year production guidance despite a weaker September-quarter performance.Newmont said its headline profit fell to US$212 million, or US27 ? per share, in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, from US$483 million, or US60 ? per share, a year earlier. Analysts, on average, had an expect...Read More

The first deep drill hole in the down dip extension of the Eskay Creek deposits in northwestern B.C. has identified a new occurrence of rhyolite-hosted mineralization about 650 metres down dip of the NEX Zone in the Eskay Deeps, and at a vertical depth of 850 metres below surface, Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) reports.Drill hole SK-22-1081 returned 3.79 grams gold per tonne and 59.4 grams...Read More

First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) has announced positive drill results from its ongoing exploration program at the Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Elko County, Nevada.The 2022 drilling campaign at Jerritt Canyon consists of short-term focused underground core drilling testing extensions of known ore controls near active mining, mid-term focused drilling to validate/test the presence of mineral...Read More

This week's episode features EY Canada's Theo Yameogo, Canada's Mining & Metals Sector Leader, in conversation with Northern Miner podcast host Adrian Pocobelli at the Global Mining Symposium. Theo explains how ESG (environmental, social and governance) policies have transformed from CSR (corporate social responsibility), and how he expects the trend towards ESG to take a similar trajectory to the...Read More

Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW) may axe more than 2,000 jobs at some of its gold mines in South Africa as part of a restructuring of those operations struggling to make a profit.The Johannesburg-based miner said on Tuesday it would enter into consultations with labour groups and other stakeholders, which could impact 1,959 employees and 465 contractors at its Beatrix 4 shaf...Read More

In case you haven't noticed, the majority of Big Tech's most notable recent moonshots are far from critical. I've asked it before, and I'll ask it again: Do we really need a metaverse? I'm struggling to imagine anyone working a 9-to-5 job as a legless, dead-eyed denizen of Mark Zuckerberg's uncanny valley. Or how about self-driving vehicles? I'll be the first to admit I can't wait to hand...Read More

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Five leading regional miners Newmont, Barrick Gold, Agnico Eagle Mines, Newcrest Mining, and Kinross Gold do not rank well compared to non-extractive industries on ESG criteria, particularly onRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Hot Chili Ltd. [HCH-TSXV, ASX; HHLKF-OTCQX] reported further strong results from drilling across the company's Costa Fuego coastal range copper-gold project in Chile.Assays from metallurgical testwork diamond drillholes continued to exceed expectations, with near-surface, high-grade intersections returned at the Productora and Alice porphyry deposits.This is in addi...Read More

Chair Peter DeFazio will also ask the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to revise their regulations and guidelines to crack down on "sham permitting" and project segmentation in what he called theRead More