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

As lead underwriters, BMO have agreed to buy 15.7 million shares in Sandstorm for $5.10 per share. Sandstorm's share price fell 9% day on day to $5.05 on 28 September.Read More

Named the Umburana System, it is 20km from the company's existing Caraíba processing facilities and features multiple surface expressions of nickel mineralisation.Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Zenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedBedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDThe plan covers tax aspects, improvements in public infrastructure works, "green" investment, improveme...Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Zenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedBedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSORED"Geopolitical conflicts have led to an imbalance between the supply and demand of bulk energy and miner...Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Zenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedBedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDLast week, in a statement with uncomfortable overtones for the prosperity of the mining industry, US Fe...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The European Union yesterday proposed an eighth round of sanctions against Russia, but made no mention of outlawing its diamonds.Five of the bloc's 27 countries, including Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, have reportedly called for diamond sanctions.The USA sanctioned rough diamonds from Russia soon after it invaded Ukraine in February, but the EU did not follow suit.Be...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Russian miner Alrosa has discovered 22 new diamond deposits in Zimbabwe following a $12m exploration program in a joint venture with the country's government.An announcement about the findings was made by Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) during a meeting at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York.He indicated that Alrosa will be allowed to work...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Customs officers in the US seized a shipment from Hong Kong of 700 fake Cartier Love bracelets that would have been worth almost $9m if genuine.They suspected they were counterfeit because they "lacked fine details, were constructed from cheap material, and contained fake inlayed diamonds".The bracelets arrived at the Port of Cincinnati, Ohio, and were destined for an address in th...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A Graff necklace featuring a 13.88-carat Columbian emerald sold for just over $575,000 at Bonhams, London - more than five times its pre-sale estimate. It was the top selling piece in the London Jewels auction of over 200 lots, including many 18th- and 19th-century antiques, as well as art deco items.The detachable pear-shaped emerald drop (pictured) is suspended from a series...Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Zenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedBedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSORED  The physical dangers of mining have never been far from the minds of anyone who worked in the in...Read More

The mine has been suspended since 11 September following a mudslide at the underground mine, which claimed the lives of three contractor employees.The company then reported on 22 September that Alis residents had blocked the main access road to the mine."Efforts to ensure critical safety and maintenance have been ongoing at the mine throughout the blockade," Sierra said on 28 September."Accordingl...Read More

The results from five drill holes released by Kodiak Copper Corp. (TSXV: KDK) have increased the mineralized area at the Gate Zone of the company's 147 sq. km. MPD copper-gold project in British Columbia.The company's fully funded, 25,000-metre drill programme has delivered "impressive" intercepts, according to CEO Claudia Thornquist."The Gate Zone has delivered further impressive drill intercepts...Read More

Canada Nickel (TSX-V:CNC; OTCQB: CNIKF) has secured a US$10 million loan facility with Auramet to continue advancing its 100%-owned Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in northern Ontario following the release of its feasibility study, expected before year end.The feasibility study is now about 85% complete, the Toronto-headquartered miner said in a news release on Thursday.Canada Nickel CEO M...Read More

Omineca Mining and Metals (TSXV: OMM) and Lightning Creek Mining (LCM), its joint venture partner on the Wingdam project, have contracted Saskatoon-based Fortis Mining Engineering and Manufacturing to provide additional underground mining services.Wingdam is a gold exploration and placer recovery project located along the Barkerville Highway 45 km east of the city of Quesnel, British Columbia. The...Read More

Electric Mobility Canada, with the support of Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, has released a scorecard comparing how Canadian provinces and territories are doing at supporting consumers in their transition to electric vehicles.The scorecard shows that "exciting action" is underway, with EVs becoming the clear choice for consumers and businesses in many parts of the country. At the same time, pr...Read More

Shares of Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) rose by 9.4% on Thursday morning on the news of its discovery of a regional nickel sulphide system in the Cura???? Valley of northeastern Brazil.The discovery, known as the Umburana System, has been traced for 5 km so far and is open in all directions. It is highlighted by several surface expressions of nickel mineralization, the Vancouver-headquartered m...Read More

iMetal Resources, Inc. (TSX.V:IMR)(OTC PINK:ADTFF)(FRANKFURT:A7V) (Read full newsRead More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Zenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedBedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDKennecott, just outside Salt Lake City, has been operating since 1903 and the Bingham Canyon pit is the...Read More

The statistic followed the re-analysis of samples from an additional eight historic drill holes from the company's wholly owned project.Highlights from those eight holes included:16 metres grading 5.78g/t Pd, 2.78g/t Pt, 0.35g/t Rh, 0.47g/t, and 9.39g/t PGM+Au; including 9 metres grading 8.94g/t Pd, 4.28g/t Pt, 0.47g/t Rh, 0.79g/t Au, and 14.48g/t PGM+Au41 metres grading 0.98g/t Pd, 0.45g/t Pt, 0....Read More

The company released an inferred resource of 143.6 million tonnes grading 1.015% copper for 1.46Mt of contained copper, or 2.92 billion pounds. The company said some 2.Read More