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

After months of analysis, headlines, debates, commercials, polls and more we're finally on the brink of Election Day. On Nov. 8, just a few days from now, Americans will vote for senators, governors, House members and other offices from coast to coast.These contests will determine which governing philosophy controls the country for the next two years. It will also lay the foundation for the presid...Read More

Dealing with financial difficulties, Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) confirmed on Oct. 31 that it has received a letter of intent (LOI) from Compa??ia Minera Kolpa, a polymetallic mining company based in Peru, regarding a proposed business combination and an investment package.The LOI was submitted by Kolpa with its shareholders, including Arias Resource Capital Fund II. Arias and other members of the Ar...Read More

My wife and I spent that last 10 days at our beach house in Longboat Key, Florida. We are having renovations done, but the real reason we came down was to check on the house after hurricane Ian.Longboat Key is about an hour south of Tampa Bay and about 85 miles north of Fort Myers.When the original forecast was released about the path of Hurricane Ian, Tampa Bay was predicted to take a direct hit....Read More

(IDEX Online) - A quarter of all US diamond jewelry sales (by value) were online last year, according to De Beers' latest Diamond Insight Report.That compares with just 14 per cent in 2015, says the report. By volume the figures are 31 per cent in 2021 and 18 per cent in 2015. Online purchases were higher than average among Gen Z consumers (at 42% of total Gen Z purchases), those self-pu...Read More

(IDEX Online ) - Raiders broke into a jewelry store in Florida, USA, by cutting a hole in the ceiling.They stole $400,000 of merchandise, including "irreplaceable items" after gaining access through a neighboring shoe repair store.They the clambered through the roof space to reach the premises of  Certified Jewelry Design, in Longwood."These people are professional, experienced," owner Albert...Read More

The end of the “growth” road is upon us, though the consensus continues to hold fast to the endearing fantasy of infinite expansion of consumption.This fantasy has been supported for decades by the financial expansion of debt, which enabled more spending which pushed consumption, earnings, taxes, etc. higher.All the financial games are fun but “growth” boils down to an expa...Read More

"When I say we are now on the downhill side of this permitting process, which we have been involved in since 2016, it is true.Read More

The approvals come just days after the US Treasury Department extended sanctions against the Nicaraguan General Directorate of Mines on 24 October  in an attempt to isolate the country'sRead More

Identification of the preferred alternative by the USFS is a major milestone in the advancement of the project and provides clarity for the remainder of the Read More

The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to raise interest rates for a fourth consecutive meeting next week as its tackles 40-year high inflation.Read More

Cost inflation has been a major drag on the financial performance of miners since COVID-19 disrupted global supply changes.Read More

Yamana Gold reiterated its 2022 production guidance of 1 million gold equivalent ounces (GEO) and indicated all-in sustaining costs (AISC) costs would be at the upper end of its target of US$1,080/oz.Read More

Digital capital raising platform opens doors with over 100 ASX offers completedSPONSOREDblue horseshoe ventures pty limitedStudy points to more copper-gold potential for PolarX in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedPurepoint Uranium Group Well Positioned to Make Next Athabasca DiscoverySPONSOREDpurepoint uraniumSheffield flashes a green light at ThunderbirdSPONSOREDsheffield resources limited"Following...Read More

With steady progress being made on the ground,company president and CEO Stephen Roman, CEO, Global Atomic Corp.Stephen Roman hopes to wrap up project financing shortly as his team vies to bring what is Africa's largest highest-grade uranium project online in a little over two years from now. Several pieces must fall into place in order for that to happen, but favourable uranium market co...Read More

François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, today issued additional direction with regard to the application of the Investment Canada Act in cases involvingRead More

Digital capital raising platform opens doors with over 100 ASX offers completedSPONSOREDblue horseshoe ventures pty limitedStudy points to more copper-gold potential for PolarX in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedPurepoint Uranium Group Well Positioned to Make Next Athabasca DiscoverySPONSOREDpurepoint uraniumSheffield flashes a green light at ThunderbirdSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedTypically a...Read More

ACG Acquisition (LSE: ACG), a new company founded by a mining executive who helped create aluminum giant Rusal, says it plans to buy a critical minerals producer valued at several hundred million dollars as soon as possible.The new asset will form the core of ACG, a special purpose acquisition company, or "spac", chief executive officer Artem Volynets said in an interview. "Our intention is to ac...Read More

The federal government immediately plans to significantly tighten the approval process for major transactions by foreign state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Canada's critical minerals sectors.In a joint news release issued Friday, Fran??ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said that under the updated guidelines for ho...Read More

Nicaragua authorities have granted critical environmental permits to Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; OTC: CXBMF), greenlighting the open pit and underground mine developments at its Eastern Borosi gold project (EBP).Calibre is advancing the development of the high-grade EBP deposits, which are scheduled to be in production by next year, feeding into the company's Libertad processing facility."Approval o...Read More

Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has closed the sale of a 2% net smelter return royalty on its Magino project and surrounding land package in Ontario to Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV) for US$52.5 million and a US$10 million equity private placement. Argonaut issued 34.69 million common shares to Franco-Nevada at a price of $0.3931 per share.In addition, the company has closed its previously announced US$250 mill...Read More