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

(IDEX Online) - Tiffany & Co says it has stopped sourcing diamonds mined in Russia, which are said to account for a third of its general supply.It's the second major US jeweler to implement a boycott on newly-mined stones from Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Signet said last week it would not accept precious metals of diamonds from Russia, even if suppliers were not su...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A white diamond described as the largest ever to appear at auction could sell for $30m.The 228.31-ct pear-shaped gem will lead Christie's Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva.The G/VS1 stone, named The Rock (pictured), was mined and polished in South Africa over 20 years ago. It has an estimate of $20m to $30m.The previous auction record for the largest white diamond was a 163.41...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Russia has reportedly seized millions of dollars worth of Audemars Piguet watches in response to a Swiss ban on the sale of timepieces and other luxury goods.Agents from the FSB security service took the from the firm's Moscow premises, claiming there had been customs irregularities, according to the Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag.But Swiss foreign affairs department officials...Read More

Electric vehicle battery makers will need to raise prices by almost 25% due to soaring lithium carbonate prices, said the bank.Read full newsRead More

JP Morgan and Evercore ISI were lead underwriters.Aside from the underwriters, investors bought $113.75 million worth of shares priced at $65 each.Piedmont will use the funds to restart operations at North American Lithium in Quebec - where it has a 37% interest - as well as fund exploration and feasibility studies on its other assets in North America and Ghana.The cost to restart is yet to be def...Read More

The increase stood at 106% and the company's CEO, Jim Paterson, said that several of the zones that form part of the resource estimate remain "wide open" for expansion in future drillRead 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 ridge itself, also called Gramalote Central, is in the middle of what could potentially be an open pi...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 A big rise in zinc and copper prices saw the company's record net profit after tax jump to US$920.5 milli...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipWest Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDWorld Copper has economics to back Escalones resource in ChileSPONSOREDworld copper ltd.Marvel Gold stepping up exploration after resource upgradeSPONSOREDmarvel goldJP Morgan and Evercore ISI were lead underwriters.Aside from the underwriters, investors bought $113.75 million worth of s...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 increase stood at 106% and the company's CEO, Jim Paterson, said that several of the zones that form...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 Canada-based company announced that it has signed a letter of intent, which will run over a pe...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 world has recently had to adjust to some new obvious facts. The immediate human cost of the wa...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 Representatives for minor party Unidas Podemos sent the letter directly to some of Rafaella's shareholder...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  While just one of many costs in a mining operation, diesel fuel is an essential item, especially in...Read More

Seabridge's wholly owned subsidiary, KSM Mining, last month agreed to sell a $255 secured note that would be exchanged at maturity for a silver royalty on its 100%-owned KSM project, which the firmRead More

The results, taken from the deposit core area, have confirmed the presence of long intercepts of grades higher than the average resource grades in neighbouring zones.Results included a 300.23m interval grading 0.70% copper-equivalent and a 248.41m interval grading 0.58% copper equivalent.Drilling in the northeast of the deposit core also returned a 300.23m interval grading 0.57% copper equivalent,...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 "A look at notional margins enjoyed by miners suggests that the price rises are fragile at best," WoodMac...Read More

With gold prices approaching US$2,000 per oz., gold exploration and mine development remain important drivers for many mining companies. Here are eight global gold explorers to watch. ANACORTES MINING Anacortes Mining's Tres Cruces project in North Central Peru. Credit: Anacortes Mining.Vancouver-headquartered?EUR?Anacortes Mining?EUR?(TSXV: XYZ; US-OTC: XYZFF) is exploring its 100%-owned Tres...Read More

An ongoing transportation strike in Spain has accentuated supply chain disruptions that have forced Canadian miner Orvana Minerals (TSX: ORV) to suspend operations at the critical Orovalle copper-gold operation in the country's north.In a news release Friday, the company said that the lack of timely supply of materials caused by a national strike of transportation services prompted the temporary s...Read More

Between 1988 and 2008, the Eskay Creek mine in northwest B.C. produced about 3.3 million oz. gold and 160 million oz. silver, boasting the world's highest average grades of 45 grams gold per tonne and 2,224 grams silver per tonne. Almost a decade after it shut down due to high operating costs and a relatively low gold price, Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE, NYSE: SKE) acquired the property with th...Read More