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

(IDEX Online) - Exports of Swiss watches hit their highest monthly total in almost eight years, amid "very positive" sales.Total foreign sales for July were $2.31bn, up 8.3 per cent on the same month in 2021, according to the the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry.  It's the highest monthly result since October 2014.Much of the growth was driven by watches priced for export at o...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Tanzania's diamond revenue slumped by 55 per cent in the second quarter of this year, down from $38.4m to $17.4m.Production was also significantly reduced, from 108,165 carats to 63,973 carats, said the Bank of Tanzania. That's a drop of 41 per cent.Williamson (pictured), the country's only large-scale mine, was put on care and maintenance last year by UK-owners Petr...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has updated its Human Rights Due Diligence Toolkit, originally published in 2013.It includes practical step-by-step advice that will help members to meet the requirements of COP 6 Human Rights.The London-based jewelry and watch standards organization says each step includes a practical set of tools, including templates, forms, and checklists...Read More

The reorganisation proceeding aims to give the company additional time to seek a longer-term financing solution to ensure its continuity of operations.Read More

Speaking at a forum organised by ANIF Centre of Economic Studies minster Ocampo said, "it will be uncontrollable, much of the gold that Colombia exports is smuggled and the other thing is that thereRead More

"Seeking to establish a tax on mining surplus profits is done in a context in which mining companies receive income outside of what they do in a context in which mining companies are economicallyRead More

Non-binding terms have been agreed with the firm's senior lender, KfW IPEX-Bank , its working capital provider Concord Resources, its largest shareholder Pala Investments, shareholder Mercuria EnergyRead More

Firms led by Brazil's Vale, commodities firm Glencore, BHP, Antofagasta, First Quantum Minerals and Freeport McMoRan have reduced their copper production guidance for financial year 2022 by an averageRead More

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) decision on the Advanced Clean Cars II rule mandates vehicle manufacturers meet a target of 35% of all new vehicle sales in the state be zero-emission byRead More

Vancouver-based American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; US-OTCQX: USGDF) has announced the acquisition of Constantine Metal Resources (TSXV: CEM) and its Palmer zinc-copper-gold-silver volcanic massive sulphide project north of Haines in Alaska.The transaction provides American Pacific with a second, advanced-stage asset under an active joint venture exploration agreement with a much deeper-pocketed p...Read More

More than a decade after the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan roiled the uranium industry, the country has announced a major policy shift towards restarting idled reactors.On Aug. 24, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that Japan would restart more suspended nuclear power plants and look at developing next-generation reactors. This represents a signif...Read More

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO, ASX: RIO) announced Friday it is investing $35 million to build a new aluminum recycling facility at its Arvida Plant in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.The investment will expand its offering of low-carbon aluminum solutions for customers in the automotive, packaging and construction markets and the facility will make Rio Tinto the first primary aluminum producer in North Ameri...Read More

Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU; US-OTC: NEVDF) plans to restart and ramp up its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine in Nevada and has agreed to non-binding terms with lenders for up to US$93 million. The restart plan involves de-bottlenecking and completing critical capital projects and building up stope ore inventory in order to achieve a more efficient ramp up once the mill restarts, as well as reducing c...Read More

Four months after closing the acquisition of Canada's Noront Resources and its Eagle's Nest project in Ontario's Ring of Fire, one of the world's largest undeveloped high-grade nickel sulphide deposits, privately held Wyloo Metals is investing A$150 million in Hastings Technology Metals (ASX: HAS), a rare earths developer in Australia.Hastings Technology, which hopes to become the world's next pro...Read More

Sometimes, when everything is down, the best thing you can do is start locking in income plays. This is because low share prices equal high yields that pay out regardless of what the market is doing. Then when things eventually come back up, you can cash in on the capital gains - or you can just keep collecting at the same high yield you bought in at. So right now, with the S&P 500 down 13% fro...Read More

AIM-listed Chaarat Gold has reported strong metallurgical test results at KyzyltashRead full newsRead More

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"Today's news comes slightly more than three years since the start of formal environmental assessment of the Valentine Gold Project," Marathon president and CEO Matt Manson said.Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets analyst Michael Fairbairn said CG viewed the federal EA as the most significant outstanding step in Marathon's permitting process."With this approval, the company can now proceed with site...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Gold Terra Resources Corp. [YGT-TSXV, YGTFF-OTCQX, TXO-Frankfurt] has released final assay results from drilling in the Mispickel area in the northern part of the company's Yellowknife City Gold Project in the Northwest Territories.Gold Terra shares advanced on the news, rising 3.1% or $0.005 to 16.5 cents. The shares are currently trading in a 52-week range of 28.5 c...Read More

The company reported 3m grading 11.8% copper and 52.6 grams per tonne silver for a 12.1% copper equivalent within a broader intersection of 12m grading 4.Read More