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

State copper company Codelco saw a 7.9% to 782,900 tonnes from 850,200t a year ago, including an 11.4% drop at its Chuquicamata and northern mines to 361,700t from 408,300t a year ago.Read More

Democrats are trying to frame the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act as a win. And for liberals, the bill is a political win. But this legislation will do almost nothing to reduce elevated consumer prices in the near or long term.The Inflation Reduction Act is 775 pages long. Yet there isn't a single sentence in the entire bill that directly addresses reducing consumer prices. In fact, the onl...Read More

I'm here in Bretton Woods for one reason - to participate in a key discussion about the Fed and the monetary system called "Money and Power."More importantly, today we discussed the catalyst that will spark the next major market downturn. Go here now for a full replay of today's blockbuster event.Long Overdue for a New Monetary SystemLook, I've been studying monetary economics for about 50 years....Read More

Find out what is in store for gold in 2022!The Investing News Network (INN) spoke with analysts, market watchers and insiders about which trends willimpact gold in the year ahead.?oe"Trends?EUR??EUR??EUR??EUR??EUR??EUR??EUR? ?oe" Forecasts?EUR??EUR??EUR??EUR??EUR??EUR??oe" Top Stocks...Read full newsRead More

First Drill Program After ASX Listing Extends High-Grade Gold Mineralisation in Oxide Material Sarama Resources Ltd. (Read full newsRead More

It'll now go through a 180-day comment period.Read More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdAlicanto wows with maiden resourceSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsIt'll now go through a 180-day comment period.Read More

The deal is in the form of a non-binding term sheet with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, who will continue with ongoing due diligence.Read More

"I'm going to take you to a somewhat parallel universe: the other WA, West Africa," Chesser Resources' CEO Andrew Grove told the annually held conference.Read More

Finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo presented the reform bill which includes a 10% export tax on oil, coal and gold, as well as taxes on sugary drinks and processed foods, a progressive carbon tax toRead More

The firm posted second-quarter all-in sustaining costs (AISC) of US$601 an ounce, beating the market consensus of $643 an ounce.Read More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdAlicanto wows with maiden resourceSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsThere's no guarantee either of these bids will go through.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sarine reported a 13 per cent drop in first-half earnings, under "challenging conditions", notably the ongoing war in Ukraine and resulting sanctions on Russia.The diamond tech company said group revenue had declined from $36.0m in H1 2021 to $31.2m. "Geopolitical developments, primarily the war in Ukraine and an increasingly inflationary economic environment, along with ongoi...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Indian manufacturers have started cutting and polishing in Botswana, lured by a ready supply of locally-mined rough.Botswana, the world's second biggest diamond producing nation and home to De Beers' 10 annual sights, expects investment in return, according to The Times of India, as well as training and employment opportunities, "Around 20 units have been set up in B...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Signet today said it had signed a deal to buy the online jeweler Blue Nile in a $360m all-cash deal.Signet, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, said it was a strategic acquisition that would "accelerate efforts to expand its bridal offerings and grow its Accessible Luxury portfolio."Blue Nile claims to have over 650,00 diamonds available for sale, and says it has...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The growth in US sales of jewelry and watches in June dropped to its lowest level in two years, barely above zero at 0.8 per cent (and too small to register on the graph below).Think back just over a year to April 2021, when year-on-year growth was an unprecedented 218 per cent. And to the previous April when it was minus 54 per cent.June 2022 was the month when the US annual infla...Read More

Executive chairman David Ledger provides an update on Zenith Minerals' transition to focus on its lithium assets in Western Australia and the demerger of its non-battery minerals projects.Read More

The firm's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) slumped to C$1.684 million in the second quarter from $47.Read More

This improvement in costs was a result of higher zinc and gold by-product credits and higher copper production, the firm said.Read More

Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) has released an updated resource estimate for the Twin Hills gold discovery in Namibia, which could add more ounces to the company's impending prefeasibility study expected out by September.The new resource (at a 0.5 grams gold per tonne cut-off) holds 2.75 million troy oz. in the measured and indicated categories grading 1.13 grams per tonne in 6.7 milli...Read More