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

Mawson Gold's (TSX: MAW) shares rose by more than 50% on May 30 after its 60.3% owned subsidiary Southern Cross Gold (ASX: SXG) reported a high-grade drill result from its Sunday Creek project in Victoria, Australia. Highlights from drill hole SDDSC033 included 5.2 metres grading 14.7 grams gold per tonne starting from 189.9 metres; 5.1 metres grading 17.7 grams gold starting from 160.5 metres;...Read More

Today's mining companies are complex organizations that operate in dynamic and evolving business environments. To manage a successful mining operation involves navigating the diverse and increasingly complex challenges of sustainability, governance, and stakeholder engagement on top of the requirements of managing finances, inventories, and supply chains that are common to all operators.Illumiti,...Read More

As the ESG spotlight shifts onto the mining and metals sector, there is increased interest in recycling as a source of green metals, a recent report by White & Case states.According to the law firm, the ideas around the circular economy, where all aspects of the economy are repurposed and/or reused, align well with recycling, while relatively high commodity prices also make the often resource-inte...Read More

Unionized workers at Baffinland Iron Mines' Mary River iron ore operation on the northern tip of Baffin Island, in Canada's territory of Nunavut, are urging the federal government to approve the company's request for a shipping limit expansion.After four years of consultations and deliberations, the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) rejected on May 13 Baffinland's request to more than double...Read More

Last year was an exceptional one for Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) and its high-grade Fruta del Norte underground mine in southeastern Ecuador, 130 km northeast of Loja, the country's fourth-largest city.The company generated US$268 million of free cash flow in 2021 from the production of 428,514 oz. of gold at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of US$762 per oz., beating its guidance of 380,000 to 420,000...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 miningIn fact, Glencore outperformed two if its main rivals, BHP and Rio Tinto, topped only by Anglo American when looked at over the five trading days to Friday...Read More

Today's mining companies are complex organizations that operate in dynamic and evolving business environments. To manage a successful mining operation involves navigating the diverse and increasingly complex challenges of sustainability, governance, and stakeholder engagement on top of the requirements of managing finances, inventories, and supply chains that are common to all operators.Illumiti,...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Signet says it's braced for more weddings this year than any time in the last 40 years, as couples finally exchange their vows after the Covid pandemic.Gina Drosos (pictured), CEO of the world's largest diamond jewelry retailer, said there would be 2.5m nuptials in 2022, compared with the usual 1.8m to 2.2m."We know the average time between when people meet and when they...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The manager of a diamond factory in Surat is reported to have killed himself after he was allegedly tortured while in police custody.   Local media say Mukesh Sojitra had been accused of stealing diamonds from a company named as Parin Diamonds, where he worked. He had denied the claim.   The dead man's brother said Sojitra was severely beaten by police officers...Read More

When I wrote the book The Long Emergency nearly 20 years ago, I never thought that, once it got going, our government would work so hard to make it worse. My theory then was just that government would become increasingly bloated, ineffectual, impotent and uncomprehending of the forces converging to undermine our advanced techno-industrial societies.What I didn't imagine was that government would b...Read More

The Chinese aluminum juggernaut has run out of momentum and smelters in Europe are powering down, writes Andy Home.Read full newsRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Aurwest Resources Corp. [AWR-CSE; AURWF-OTC] reported drill results from recent exploration drilling at the Paradise Lake project, central Newfoundland. These initial results provide analytical assay data results for the first three drill holes completed as part of the 11-hole drilling program at Paradise Lake within the 4.5-km long Cape Ray Valentine Lake corrido...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 miningThe standout intersection from the 2,286m phase-two campaign was 13.8m grading 46.7g/t gold from 224m at the Bushiangala deposit, one of two at the project...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesThe JORC-compliant inferred resource came in at 2.3 million tonnes and graded 11% zinc-equivalent. It was based on historical government drilling results from 1979 and...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 miningThe company produced 125,423 ounces of silver in the three months to March 31 and 1,880oz of gold for 275,823 oz silver equivalent with a 23% fall in all-i...Read More

It is another move by a North America-based miner to reduce debt as revenue increases on higher metals and commodity prices.  The redemption will amount to a reduction of 6.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 miningHaving compiled a data set of more than 40 deposits in the hands of junior explorers with declared resources, which shows aggregate resources of more than...Read More

The planned dual listing was "in order to support American supply chain independence and to deliver the critical metals necessary for the electrification of the country," the firm said in a prospectus filed to the NYSE. Ivanhoe Electric owns the Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona which it says is the second-largest copper deposit in the US. It also holds rights to the Tintic gold-coppe...Read More

Lithium developer Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) on Friday announced a $136-million institutional placement to fund the 2023 restart of its North American Lithium (NAL) operations."The planned restart at NAL remains on schedule for first spodumene concentrate production in Q1 2023, with critical long?EUR?lead items secured and senior staff recruited. NAL concentrator commissioning is projected for late...Read More

The next "boom" in the mining industry is going to be in recovery technology, as companies focus on making the most out of existing resources, says Ana Cabral-Gardner, co-CEO of Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML), which is developing the large Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil. While investing in technology that improves recoveries and allows existing resources to produce more may n...Read More