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

1911 Gold (TSXV: AUMB; OTC: AUMBF) has begun tailings reprocessing operations at the True North complex at Bissett, Man., where it expects to process between 170,000 and 190,000 tonnes of historical tailings this year to recover approximately 3,500 to 4,000 oz. of gold.Early in 2022, the company completed a sampling program to characterize the grade, thickness, grain-size and moisture content of...Read More

A few things were top of mind for delegates as they converged on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre June 13-15 for the first in-person Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in more than two years. Excitement about meeting in person again; mild shock at how pleasant a city Toronto can be outside of early March, when the convention is normally scheduled; and despite the...Read More

The U.S. Department of the Interior has set aside more than US$74 million to invest across 30 states in research and mapping of areas with potential for critical minerals, as President Joe Biden's administration seeks to strengthen key domestic supply chains.The funding will also cover geoscience data collection, data preservation, and scientific interpretation of areas with potential for critical...Read More

Shares of Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO) rose by about 10% in the morning as the company reported its latest, high-grade drill results from the Romanera deposit at its wholly-owned Iberia Belt West project in southwestern Spain.Highlights of the results from drill hole LR002 included 14.3 metres grading 7.61 grams gold per tonne, 311.1 grams silver, 0.4% copper, 2.9% lead and 3% zinc starting from...Read More

"We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice, as we would show were we at war."This quote from one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "fireside chats" may not entirely apply today, but at its heart is the sam...Read More

A gunman who stole necklaces worth 2 million baht from a Bangkok gold shop on Saturday was attempting to make up for his massive losses in cryptocurrency trading, police said on Sunday.Read full newsRead More

FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; OTC: FPOCF) has executed a new development memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the Decar nickel district with Binche [...]Read full newsRead More

About 100 guests were invited to the opening yesterday, including Banjima Traditional Owners and Western Australian mines minister Bill Johnston.Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. [GSVR-TSXV; GSVRF-OTCQX; VAQ-FSE] has discovered high-grade gold and silver material in an historical tailings area at the wholly owned El Cubo mine complex in Guanajuato, central Mexico.A 43,000-square metre, 1.0-1.5-metre thick layer of high-grade surface material has been identified from a retired tailings facility named Mastrantos IV...Read More

Drill hold APC-1, which is the first ever diamond drill hole to test the Apollo target, resulted in 87.8 metres @ 2.49 g/t gold equivalent, the Toronto-headquartered firm said. Read More

The departure of former chief executive Steve Promnitz sparked uncertainty in the market on the future direction of the firm and the status of his 10.Read More

Exploration resumed in 2021 after a decade hiatus under previous operators, with the company planning 30,000m of drilling this year as it seeks to build on the 23 million tonnes grading 1.37% copper Minto resource. Some 60% of the resource is not in the current mine plan.The company has identified priority targets including possible extensions to underground mining areas at Minto North II, Minto E...Read More

Voting on the NDAA is scheduled for later this year and is expected to include increased US government support for the mining and processing of critical minerals, including antimony, and to increaseRead More

CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesAbout 100 guests were invited to the opening yesterday, including Banjima Traditional Owners and Western Australian...Read More

CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesBut attending the Mining Indaba in South Africa, which itself is back after being suspended for over two years, it...Read More

(IDEX Online) -  De Beers today announced $650m (provisional) of rough sales at its fifth sales cycle of 2022 - up over a third on last year amid ongoing sanctions against Russia.The UK-based miner attributed the rise in sales to positive sentiment in the US and China's gradual emergence from Covid lockdowns, but made no mention of its biggest rival, Alrosa.De Beers reportedly hiked the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) has launched what it believes is the first standardized color code for aquamarine.It aims to introduce third-party objectivity in a gemstone market where the all-important color is often described with ambiguous terms such as greenish blue or blue.The AIGS Santa Maria color code takes its name from the legendary Santa Maria de Itab...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) reports $25m sales from its June rough tender, up from $20m in April, but well below the company's $75m record in March.Around 30 per cent of goods, all from southern African mines, remained unsold in Dubai, amid what the company described as a mood of "cautious optimism".Smaller goods - in short supply because of sanctions on Alrosa - were in h...Read More

CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesTanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar are amongst east African states that have attracted investment in critical min...Read More

CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesThe dam elimination program, which began four years ago, has already cost the company $857 million of the $4 billio...Read More