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

"This is an extremely frustrating development where we have been seeking clarification from the authorities since the new board became aware of the issue in June," Caerus CEO Charles Long said.Read More

This week's episode features Northern Miner podcast host Adrian Pocobelli on mining stories from around the world, including new smelter shutdowns in Europe, warnings from Taiwan, Chinese gold buying, opportunities for Canada, joint ventures between mining companies and automakers, and a surprising amount of tragedies at mines. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Credits:"Rattl...Read More

A newly released assessment of global tailings management facilities (TMFs) data paints a jarring picture showing that relative to global mine production, there has been no improvement in the rate of significant failures, according to watchdog World Mine Tailings Failures (WMTF).According to data released for the first time on Tuesday, the rate was constant at 0.09 failures per billion tonnes of p...Read More

An investigation is underway at the Gahcho Ku?(C) Mine site in the Northwest Territories following the death of a worker in an accident there on Thursday.Inspectors from the territorial Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) are at the diamond mine and have started their investigation, WSCC communications officer Shannon Moore told The Northern Miner in an email.It was not known when o...Read More

Chile's national mining association SONAMI has welcomed the weekend rejection of the proposed new constitution for the world's number-one copper producer, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board to create a more inclusive document prioritizing the country's unity.Chileans overwhelmingly rejected the proposed new constitution during a referendum on Sept. 3, handing left-leaning President Gabrie...Read More

NioCorp Developments' (TSX: NB; US-OTC: NIOBF) demonstration-scale processing plant in Quebec has started processing ore samples from the company's Elk Creek critical minerals project in Nebraska. The plant is intended to demonstrate that the company can extract and separate rare earth elements from ore mined at the project, and that its simplified process for producing niobium, scandium and titan...Read More

Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) said on Tuesday it had named director Paul Wright as interim president and chief executive to replace Scott Perry, without providing reasons for the sudden change at the top.The company said Perry, who led Centerra for seven years, had also resigned as a director of the company and will not be nominated for election at its upcoming annual meeting by the end of S...Read More

O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII; US-OTC: OIIIF) has completed a prefeasibility study for its 100% owned Marban gold project, demonstrating its potential to become the next gold producer in the mining region of Val-d'Or, Que.The study showed robust project economics including a post-tax net present value (at 5% discount rate) of $463 million and post-tax unlevered internal rate of return of 23.2%. The report...Read More

McEwen Copper, a subsidiary of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX), has inked a deal with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) that gives the global miner an option to become a majority joint venture partner in the Elder Creek project, in Nevada.To exercise the option, Rio's subsidiary Kennecott Exploration would have to invest US$18 million over a maximum of seven years. After that the two...Read More

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has inked a definitive arrangement with Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TQR) to buy the 49% of the Canadian miner it doesn't already own for US$3.3 billion.The global miner noted Turquoise Hill's board had unanimously recommended the $43 per share cash offer and said it would not increase its bid despite pressure from minority shareholders.Rio said that sen...Read More

Like an angry, 800-pound groundhog, the oil bear just reared its head and predicted six more weeks of misery in the oil market. That image above is actually taken from a video of a mother grizzly bear chasing a terrified oil field worker onto his truck. He scrambles out of her reach with seconds to spare. While he was staring at that giant mass of teeth and claws hurtling toward him, I wonder if...Read More

Just when you think the anti-Russian sanctions policy can’t get any dumber, it does. Here's the latest:The EU and U.S. have announced a new plan to cap the price of Russian oil by applying pressure through the insurance industry. The plan says that Lloyd's of London and other insurance channels will not insure Russian tankers exporting oil unless the price is capped as demanded by the West.S...Read More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSORED"Peter's experience in running large and complex business across many different markets, as well as his considerable experience in the metals and mining industry, makes him ideal to take over theRead More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDMore than 12.5 million voters turned out in a mandatory vote, with just 38% voting to approve the draft.Read More

Freeport-McMoRan used testimony to an interagency group headed by the Department of the Interior to lobby for copper being added the department's current list of 50 critical minerals.Read More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSORED"The rapid electrification of the automotive market has led to massive investments in electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery production in the United States, creating a critical need for lithium hydroxide prod...Read More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSORED  According to the latest analysis of China, 3% is the expected annual growth rate of an economy which had, until recently, been expanding at close to 10% a year.Read More

(IDEX Online) - A small-scale miner unearthed over 5.2kg (11lbs 8oz) of Tanzanite - one of the world's rarest gemstones - making him an overnight millionaire.It is found only in a four-mile strip of Tanzania, near the Mererani Hills in the north of the country.Anselim Kawishe found two stones, with a combined 5.2kg weight, after 15 years of searching."I did not expect that there will be a day...Read More

Welcome to our weekly feature, TNM Drill Down, focusing on the top gold assays of the past week. Assays are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining Intelligence.This week's best drill intercept comes from Hummingbird Resources' (AIM: HUM) Kouroussa project in Guinea. The company reported the final assay results from the 2021 infill drilling program, which included...Read More

The Frias underground mine on Outcrop Silver and Gold's (TSXV: OCG; US-OTC: OCGSF) Santa Ana land package in Colombia produced 7.8 million ounces of silver at an average recovered grade of 1,300 grams silver per tonne over 25 years ending in 1905, and CEO Joe Hebert believes it is an analogue for just one of the 13 high angle ore shoots the junior has defined on its 360 sq. km property. The compa...Read More