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

Dear Outsider,Markets rallied Friday to give a much-needed boost to the retail investor.Not sure investors could deal with another down day, as things would have gotten even worse.But for now, at least, it averted a bear market for the S&P 500.That's because we had some crazy buying activity during this market correction.Most notably, after-hours last night, crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried di...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Russia stands accused of selling party of its huge $140bn stockpile of gold on the black market, as it seeks to evade sanctions imposed by the US, EU and UK (the world's biggest gold-importing nation).The Switzerland-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime says in a report that illicit gold markets and gold laundering are compelling options for Moscow, as...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Artisanal diamond miners in Liberia have received basic training in grading and valuing gems.The move, by the Japanese NGO Diamonds for Peace, is designed to help them avoid exploitation, and to negotiate a fair price for their stones.A trainer from the UK spent two days teaching a group of 25 miners from communities in the northern counties of Bomi and Gbarpolu. Many particip...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Brilliant Earth, the US-based "ethical jeweler", has reported $100m of sales in the first three months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 41.5 per cent.It predicts another strong performance in Q2, despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties.Net income for the quarter was $3.4m and adjusted EBITDA was $8.4m. The company is forecasting net sales of $450m to $470m for the full year,...Read More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Kropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzPredictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discoveryThe proposal contained in Article 27 was for mining concessions to be awarded by an administrative body rather than by the courts as is c...Read More

The main stock index of Canada fell to a ten-week low on...Read full newsRead More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Kropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzPredictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discovery"The EV market, for example, requires a significant amount of minerals and metals, many of which are found in abundance in Africa," Zubai...Read More

Usha Resources (TSXV:USHA,OTCQB:USHA,FSE:JO0) CEO Deepak Varshney discusses the company's three key projects, touching on its new option for 100-percent acqu...Read full newsRead More

The five main zinc assets are Aktigiruq, Anarraaq and Su-Lik zinc assets all in Alaska and the Cirque zinc asset in Canada (50% owned by Korea Zinc) and Teena in Northern Territory Australia.Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Discovery Silver Corp. [DSV-TSXV; DSVSF-OTCQX] reported results from 19 holes from its phase 2 drill program on its 100%-owned flagship Cordero silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico. The current set of results includes resource upgrade drilling for the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS), planned for Q4 and expansion drilling of the PEA open pit and the resource pit.Highlights in...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Great Bear Royalties Corp [GBRR-TSXV] on Friday announced changes to the composition of its board of directors and senior management team. The company also released an update on the Great Bear gold project in northwest Ontario, which was acquired in February, 2022, by Kinross Gold Corp. (K-TSX, KGC-NYSE) via the $1.8 billion acquisition of Great Bear Resources Ltd...Read More

Hole 57 returned 651.1m grading 1.12% copper equivalent from 136m, including 28 grading 109.9 grams per tonne silver from 404m in the silver zone and 289.Read More

Gold Royalty launched its hostile offer the week before Christmas 2021, an all-stock US$130 million deal with a 37% premium. It offered 0.Read More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Kropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzPredictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discoveryThe five main zinc assets are Aktigiruq, Anarraaq and Su-Lik zinc assets all in Alaska and the Cirque zinc asset in Canada (50% owned by...Read More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixKumtor deal paves way for ChaaratSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Kropz set to fly after false startSPONSOREDkropzPredictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discoverySandstorm Gold this month announced its plans to buy both companies which it terms as a "portfolio transformation" for the firm.Read More

Gold Royalties (NYSE-AM: GROY) failed to acquire Elemental Royalties (TSXV: ELE) as its all-share hostile takeover bid expired on May 12, bringing an end to a saga that began in October. Less than 5% of its shares were tendered to the bid, Elemental said, adding that Gold Royalty had failed to meet the statutory minimum tender condition of more than 50%. "This hostile bid has been an unfortuna...Read More

Shares of Filo Mining (TSX: FIL) rose to their highest in May as the company reported high-grade assay results from the Breccia 41 zone of its 100%-controlled Filo del Sol project in South America. Highlights from Filo del Sol, which straddles the Argentina-Chile border, included drillhole FSDH057, which cut 289.1 metres grading 1.18% copper, 0.68 gram gold per tonne and 36 grams silver starting...Read More

Canada's Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has suffered a fresh setback in its bid to build the Rosemont open pit copper project in Arizona following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declining to overturn a 2019 decision that blocked the project.In a split decision, the court agreed with the District Court of Arizona's 2019 ruling that the U.S. Forest Service relie...Read More

Nicaragua-focused Condor Gold (LSE: CNR; TSX: COG) said on Friday its flagship La India open pit gold project in the Central American country, was "construction ready" and "materially de-risked."Delivering first quarter results, chief executive Mark Child said a definitive feasibility study for the project, which will provide the economic forecasts on which project finance discussions will be base...Read More

The United States government's initiatives to help address Africa's power and growth gaps are increasingly hinging on boosting the continent's ability to produce green energy and facilitate foreign investment, the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba heard this week.The US undersecretary for economic growth, energy and the environment, Jose W. Fernandez, said any energy policy that warms our planet s...Read More