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

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdThe diversified company recorded net income in Q2 of US$859.3 million, which is up 857% from $89.8 million from the same period last yea...Read More

  Kalium Lakes is the latest to raise fresh capital and restructure debt because it has been unable to meet the original production deadlines at the Beyondie project in central Western Australia.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 ltdAnglo Asian was granted the new concessions which the data and studies relate to by parliamentary ratification by the government o...Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdOvernight, the Toronto-based but Western Australia-focused gold and nickel miner announced it has found the new vein on the 16 lev...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 ltdLast month, an independent valuer determined a price of US$60 million for Newcrest to move to 75% of the project.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 weaker result was due to the 50-day suspension of the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru due to community protests.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  Kalium Lakes is the latest to raise fresh capital and restructure debt because it has been unable to meet the original prod...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"Consistent with a core principle of working with our partners, Wheaton has agreed to terminate the stream, adding even more finan...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 trucks, which are part of Vale's goal of zeroing its net carbon emissions by 2050, are to be tested at the Agua Limpa mine in...Read More

Burkina Faso news sources report that two Trevali Mining (TSX: TV) executives were arrested in the country due to the tragic flooding at the Perkoa zinc mine that trapped and killed eight miners underground.Newswire Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 17 that two people, including the general manager of the Perkoa underground mine in the center-west of the country, have been arrested. The two managers...Read More

OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) is moving closer to completing the permitting process for its Haile underground mine in South Carolina, a development that would expand the production potential of its existing open-pit operation by providing higher-grade ore feed in future years.On Friday, the United States Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE) published the supplementary environmental impact statement (SE...Read More

Chilean authorities say they can "confirm" the massive 36.5-metre diameter sinkhole which emerged on July 30 near Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN)'s Alcaparrosa copper mine is tied to mining "overexploitation". Lundin's Chilean unit Ojos del Salado faces charges for the formation of the sinkhole. Minister of Mining Marcela Hernando told local TV station T13 on Thursday night that the government had f...Read More

Uranium producer Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world's largest, has increased its 2024 production target by about 10% on the back of growing demand for nuclear energy amid global energy concerns, in a move that points to a reversal of some of the more aggressive curbs seen in recent years as the industry seeks to run down inventory.The Kazakhstan-based company now expects to generate between 25,000...Read More

At least one analyst has trimmed their target price forecast for Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) equity after the miner announced it has agreed to terminate its silver stream on Glencore's (LSE: GLEN) Yauliyacu mine in Peru.As compensation, WPM will receive an upfront cash payment of US$150 million, minus net proceeds already received from the stream in the year to date. The Yauliyac...Read More

dealLink aims to remove some of the barriers to the private capital raising process related to the completion of the paper forms which can be extensive, confusing and result in a high error rate of upRead More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limiteddealLink aims to remove some of the barriers to the private capital raising process related to the completion of the paper f...Read More

When people talk about "supply chain" issues, it could mean any number of things.But one of the biggest, nastiest supply chain issues we're facing right now is an energy crisis that is driving up prices and eating into material production. Europe has been especially hard-hit. Scorching temperatures have resulted in droughts so catastrophic that they've damaged infrastructure and transport hubs....Read More

Prismo Metals Inc. (CSE: PRIZ) (OTCQB: PMOMF) (Read full newsRead More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdToth, who was previously group executive strategy and development at Rio Tinto, joined Newmont in November 2021 as executive vice presid...Read More

The company's major shareholder Fidelity is putting in about $1.4 million to maintain its 9.9% equity stake, with other investors undisclosed.American Rare Earth's two key projects are La Paz in Arizona and Halleck Creek in Wyoming, with the company of the belief they have the potential to be two of the largest deposits in North America.Ongoing and planned work includes permitting, drilling and me...Read More