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

"The company has received the required materials to restart operations and continues to investigate any and all options at its disposal to access the materials required on a timely manner," Orvana said. The company is reviewing the impact the stoppage had on the operations and intends to provide a more comprehensive update as part of the second-quarter reporting process. The 100% Orvana-...Read More

"The final connections and test runs [which are] soon to be completed prepares us for full operation this quarter. El Penon output will be well timed to leverage the current strong metals price environment," president and CEO Alastair McIntyre said. The company noted that a total of 1,440 tonnes will be moved to the new processing site over a two-week period. To date, 400t had been received a...Read More

Chengxin Lithium, a Chinese public company, will increase its stake in Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH; US-OTC: LTMCF) to 19.86%, up from 5%, as the Calgary-based miner plans to complete a private placement of 29.3 million shares for $27.9 million. The Chinese company will also be able to nominate two directors at the board of Lithium Chile. Chengxin has also agreed to help the company in exploration a...Read More

Shares of Grid Metals (TSXV: GRDM; US-OTC: MSMGF) witnessed a 16% increase after the company released results from two out of 11 holes it has drilled on the Northwest Dyke at its Donner Lake lithium property in southeastern Manitoba. The results, which came from the first drillholes to be conducted on the Northwest Dyke since 1955, included 13.8 metres grading 1.53% lithium oxide (Li2O) startin...Read More

As it works towards a 2023 prefeasibility study for its Val-d'Or East gold project in Quebec, Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) has announced the last set of results from its 34-hole drill program conducted last year at the Monique gold project on the property. Highlights from the 29 drill holes completed as part of the expansion drill program about 500 metres southeast of the past-producin...Read More

This week's episode features CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the inner mechanics of the gold market and the various methodologies that can be used to estimate the size of a country's gold reserves. He also shares his surprising views on Russia's gold holdings, how sanctions may impact the global economy, as well as his outlook on precious...Read More

Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) and its partner Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) will speed up the restart of production at their jointly owned Wodgina lithium mine in Australia to respond to "unprecedented" demand for the battery metal.The companies, which modified in February their ownership of Wodgina to make it a 50-50 split, now expect first spodumene concentrate production from Train 1 operations in M...Read More

Kinross Gold (TSX:G; NYSE:KGC) is selling its Russian assets to Highland Gold Mining for a total of US$680 million in cash, the Canadian miner said on Tuesday, a month after suspending its operations in the country.Along with needing to comply with Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, several companies with exposure to Russia have taken steps to avoid reputational damage...Read More

Did you hear about the Russian jet that crashed outside of Kyiv?It ran out of coal.Kidding.But if Ukrainian intelligence is accurate, 150 Russian aircraft have been successfully downed over the course of the war so far.And if British intelligence is correct, at least one of those jets was shot down by fellow Russians in a friendly-fire incident."We've seen Russian soldiers - short of weapons and m...Read More

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West Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDWorld Copper has economics to back Escalones resource in ChileSPONSOREDworld copper ltd.Marvel Gold stepping up exploration after resource upgradeSPONSOREDmarvel goldAnglesey Mining sharpens focus on the Parys Mountain projectSPONSOREDanglesey mining  Roger was an experienced geologist, who brought his love of the subject to bear in his editing of t...Read More

Bolivia authorized several groups to take samples from its salars, or salt lakes, to develop pilot DLE projects capable of producing lithium-ion battery grade lithium hydroxide.Read More

West Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDWorld Copper has economics to back Escalones resource in ChileSPONSOREDworld copper ltd.Marvel Gold stepping up exploration after resource upgradeSPONSOREDmarvel goldAnglesey Mining sharpens focus on the Parys Mountain projectSPONSOREDanglesey mining The company said the board took the decision after completion of a feasibility study that suggested offer...Read More

Shares in the firm fell 10.7% or C$0.12 to C$1.00 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Read More

Canada-based The Metals Company (TMC), which is aiming to develop deepsea polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean, has successfully lowered its pilot nodule collector vehicle to the North Sea seabedRead More

EMX Royalty posted a loss of C$29.7 million for 2021, higher than the C$6 million loss made in the previous year.  The loss included C$10.Read More

(IDEX Online) - The planet Mercury could be awash with diamonds, say experts.Their research suggests its heavily-cratered surface could be home to 16 quadrillion tons of diamonds.A quadrillion is a million billion - or one followed by 15 zeros. And that measurement is in tons, not carats.The research was presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in Houston, Texas, USA. Ke...Read More

West Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDWorld Copper has economics to back Escalones resource in ChileSPONSOREDworld copper ltd.Marvel Gold stepping up exploration after resource upgradeSPONSOREDmarvel goldAnglesey Mining sharpens focus on the Parys Mountain projectSPONSOREDanglesey mining That view was evident in comments made last week by the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, w...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has quit the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC).The move came days after the RJC's own executive director resigned in frustration that the miner - a third owned by the Russian government - had been allowed to remain as a member.Alrosa stood down as vice chair of the London-based watchdog shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, but did not suspend its membe...Read More