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

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltd"The successful global transition to clean energy is reliant on a considerable increase in supply of critical materials such as Nd...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's polished diamond exports fell by over 13 per cent last month (in dollars) as consumer demand was hit by the war in Ukraine and US inflation.Total foreign sales for July were $1.93bn, according to figures released by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), down year-on-year from $2.23bn.  The drop was just over 7.5 per cent in rupee.Exports for the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Couples are trading in the mined diamond from their engagement ring for a larger lab grown, says a CNN report. They're taking advantage of lower prices to get a bigger sparkle for their buck, according to US jewelers. "Just last week we had three or four couples who've been married for a few years come to us to upgrade the diamond on the engagement ring," said Joel Klein,...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's exports of polished lab-grown diamonds could double this year, amid a surge in US demand. Sales last year were $1.3bn, around five per cent of the country's total polished exports, but Vipul Shah, vice chairman of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, expects that figure to double in the financial year from April 2022. "We have a huge potential to grow...Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdThe mining industry has benefited from a period of belt tightening, as the industry shows clean balance sheets and good cash flows...Read More

Bradford Cooke, the founder, director and executive chairman of Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK; TSX: EDR) has passed away suddenly in Vancouver at the age of 67. The cause of death was not released.Cooke is well known as an accomplished geologist and with nearly five decades of experience in the metals and mining industry.In a press release, Endeavour CEO Dan Dickson paid tribute to the entrepreneur...Read More

This week's episode features Northern Miner editor-in-chief Alisha Hiyate, who describes her experience at this year's Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, and shares her thoughts on the industry and the return of real-world events. She also discusses The Northern Miner's new TNM Drill Down feature, as well as upcoming events in the mining calendar.All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Credi...Read More

Canada's federal government has signed new agreements with German automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, setting the stage for exploring deeper cooperation across all stages of the automotive value chain.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz observed a signing ceremony in Toronto at an event hosted by the Canadian-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce on Tues...Read More

There is a growing interest among mining companies in pre-concentration methods and sorting technologies to improve profitability of their projects. Pre-concentration can be used to increase the grade of material delivered to processing plants by diverting or removing low-grade fractions that are uneconomic to process. Increasing feed grades may also improve the recovery of target minerals, reduc...Read More

Medaro Mining (CSE: MEDA; OTC: MEDAF) has received lithium oxide (Li2O) results as high as 2.58% from cut surface samples at its exploration program on the Lac La Motte lithium property in Val-d'Or, Que. The fieldwork was completed during May-June 2022, and it included prospecting, mapping and sampling of known lithium showings on the property.The prospecting and sampling were mainly focused al...Read More

High Tide Resources (CSE: HTRC) has released assay results from two additional drill holes of the 2022 spring/summer drilling program at its flagship Labrador West iron project in Newfoundland. The project is located 20 km northeast and adjacent to IOC/Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO)'s Carol Lake mine complex in Labrador City.The two drill holes - 22LB0061 and 22LB0062 - were drilled to a depth of 252 metre...Read More

A projected shortage of sulphuric acid could stifle green technology advancement and threaten global food security, according to a paper recently published in The Geographical Journal.Sulphuric acid is required for the production of phosphorus fertilizers and for extracting battery metals such as nickel and cobalt from ores.The British study, published on Aug. 21 points out that global demand for...Read More

The war in Ukraine has been dragging on for six months with no end in sight.Russia is slowly and systematically advancing, while the Ukrainian military is being ground down in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.On balance, Russia is winning the war, although progress is slow.Russia will next likely move to take Odesa, a strategically key Black Sea port. Russia has staged missile attacks on Odesa...Read More

It might not have made the news, but Putin actually seized control of Europe years ago. He turned the entire continent into his private fiefdom without firing a single shot. Putin's battle strategy was to turn Russian oil and gas into a political opiate. Some of the most powerful governments in the world immediately got hooked with no plans to get clean, all the while screaming, "I can quit anyti...Read More

Planet MicroCap caught up with Martin Turenne, President, CEO and Director of FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX), via Zoom to discuss (Click the time stamp to jum...Read full newsRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - AbraSilver Resources Corp. [ABRA-TSXV, ABBRF-0TC] shares were active Monday after the company reported more impressive assay results from its wholly-owned Diablillos property in Salta Province, Argentina.Assays reported Monday are from four new drill holes, which form part of a phase 2 program. They include assays from Hole 22-037, an in-fill hole drilled vertically...Read More

The 2022 maiden drill program consisted of 26 holes for 2,065m to test the Quinlan, Titan and Sherwood targets. Visible gold was identified in 15 drillholes. Highlights included 3.65m grading 23.Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdCooke formed Endeavour together with Godfrey Walton in 2003 for the purpose of acquiring and developing high grade silver-gold pro...Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltd"We are very pleased to honour our stated commitment to shareholders and quickly restart drilling at New Polaris," Canagold CEO Ca...Read More

Mining minister Marcela Hernando told local media last week that an initial investigation confirmed that the sinkhole would be related to over-exploitation at the Alcaparrosa mine.Read More