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

This week's episode features Duncan Wood, vice-president for strategy and new initiatives at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C., in conversation with Northern Miner reporter Naimul Karim. Duncan discusses how the United States lags far behind China when it comes to stockpiling natural resources, as well as the recent nationalization of lithium in Mexico and the implications for the industry.All...Read More

Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has released initial results of the alternative acid-bake process testing mineralized feed from the company's Wicheeda rare earth element (REE) project. This hydrometallurgy program, which started in December 2021 and includes pilot plant operations, is being conducted by SGS Lakefield.Over 20 tests on several concentrate samples have been completed to date,...Read More

South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) is buying Canada's Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) in an all-share deal worth US$6.7 billion, which will make it the world's fourth-largest gold producer.Under the terms of the deal, Yamana's shareholders will receive 0.6 of a Gold Field share for each outstanding share in Yamana, representing a 34% premium to its average share price over the...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsMay has been a busy month with the announcement of the creation of Sandbox in collaboration with Equinox Gold and the earlier deal to buy Nomad Royalties, and t...Read More

The companies also reported that the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Ecuador issued a certificate of technical feasibility for the construction of the El Domo tailings and waste rock facilities, a keyRead More

An intergovernmental agency formed in the wake of the oil crisis in 1973 is out with a new report that is sounding an alarm that cannot be ignored.In short, the halcyon days are over.The International Energy Agency released the report last week with the details. They aren't pretty for anyone who buys or sells batteries, especially large battery packs for some of the fastest-growing applications li...Read More

What are the benefits of a cheap currency relative to the currencies of major trading partners? The answer depends on whether you are considering political benefits or economic benefits.The political benefits are obvious and explain why currency wars (the act of cheapening your currency) have broken out periodically over the past 100 years. A cheaper currency makes your exports cheaper from the pe...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Los Andes Copper Ltd. [LA-TSXV; LSANF-OTCQX] reported continued consistent positive results from recent drilling completed at the 100%-owned Vizcachitas Copper Project in Chile. The new results include 331 metres grading 0.63% CuEq (Copper Equivalent - 0.55% copper, 212 ppm molybdenum and 1.28 g/t silver) in hole CMV 012B on the northeastern edge of the deposit where...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Mawson Gold Ltd. [MAW-TSX,] said Monday its Australian subsidiary has reported an outstanding drill result from a gold project in Victoria, Australia.It said Southern Cross Gold Ltd. (SXG-ASX), which is owned 60.3% by Mawson following SXG's recent IPO, has intersected 119.2 metres of 3.9 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq) (3.2 g/t gold and 0.4% stibnite) from 106.8 metres...Read More

Drilling highlights include 331m grading 0.55% copper, 212 parts per million molybdenum and 1.28 grams per tonne silver for 0.Read More

Sibanye pulled out of a transaction in January to purchase the Santa Rita nickel and Serrote copper mines after Appian informed it of a geotechnical event at Santa Rita related to a localised fractureRead More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford mining"Raglan Mine has no choice but to suspend all production activities at the mine site, with a view to keeping the safety of all employees our top priority,"...Read More

"Investors are fully aware that battery metals will play a crucial role in the 21st century global economy," Goldman analysts including Nicholas Snowdon and Aditi Rai said in a research note.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond dealers in Antwerp are suing their banks for blocking their US dollar accounts when they implemented AML (anti-money laundering) legislation.They're set to take a group action, claiming they have suffered disproportionately from the implementation of EU rules.Robin van Beurden, an Antwerp diamond broker, told the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle he'd already won...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A necklace of 33 exceptional jadeite beads sold for over $8.8m at Christie's Magnificent Jewels live auction in Hong Kong. The beads (measuring approximately 15.0 to 12.3 mm) were set with an 11-carat cushion-cut Burmese ruby surrounded by oval-cut diamonds. The piece (pictured) sold for $8,836,123 to a collector on the phone after "spirited competition". Christie's said...Read More

(IDEX Online) - TAG Heuer is now accepting crypto payments for watches sold online in the US.The luxury Swiss watchmaker says it's a "significant step on its digital transformation journey".Customers will be able pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum and a selection of 10 other cryptocurrencies, with a maximum spend equivalent to $10,000 in each transaction."We have been following cryptocurrency develop...Read More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningCIC-owned subsidiary Fullbloom Investment sold 110,700 Class B subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and other alternative trading system...Read More

Vanstar Mining (TSXV: VSR) has reported "promising" partial results from its initial drill program at the Bousquet-Odyno project in Quebec, where it hopes to expand the gold system at depth. Highlights from the two reported drill holes included 21 metres grading 5.23 grams gold per tonne starting from 301 metres (hole BO-22-63); and 6.5 metres grading 2.1 grams gold starting at 104 metres (hole...Read More

Miners operating in Colombia are bracing for tighter environmental rules as the two anti-establishment presidential candidates that made it to a runoff on June 19, have promised stricter environmental rules and controls over the industry.After no candidates were able to reach on Sunday's election more than the 50% of votes required to win outright, the South American nation will have to choose bet...Read More

Production at Glencore's (LSE: GLEN) Raglan nickel mine at Nunavik has been suspended as hundreds of unionized workers went on strike for the first time in 25 years on the night of May 27. Nearly 98% of the 630 workers from the United Steelworkers Union, Local 9449, voted in favour of a strike in late May citing issues including the use of subcontractors, deteriorating labour relations as well...Read More