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

Group Ten Metals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) expects to publish its first resource estimate in the coming weeks for the Stillwater West platinum-group elements (PGE) plus gold, copper, nickel and cobalt project in Montana, U.S., president and CEO Michael Rowley tells The Northern Miner.Group Ten is the second-largest landholder in the Stillwater Complex, with a US$15 billion major, Sibanye-Stillwat...Read More

Equity Metals (TSXV: EQTY; US-OTC: EQMEF) is an exploration company with precious metal and diamond projects in B.C. and the Northwest Territories.The Canadian junior is focused on advancing its 100%-owned Silver Queen gold-silver-base metal project in central B.C., about 590 km northwest of Vancouver and 35 km south of the town of Houston.The 18,852-hectare property "offers excellent potential f...Read More

Antipa demonstrates high CalibreSPONSOREDantipa mineralsGreat Panther Mining's Record Exploration Program Begins to Bear FruitSPONSOREDgreat pantherOzAurum drills in home of goldSPONSOREDozaurum resourcesFirefly shines as new era loomsSPONSOREDfirefly resourcesThe Carmichael mine of India's Adani Group is within weeks of first exports after two years of construction but that's just one of the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Month-on-month prices dipped by 0.2 per cent in September, the first drop since February. They peaked with a 2.2 per cent rise in June, but slowed during July and August. Year-on-year prices rose by 9.4 per cent in September, slightly lower than the 10.3 per cent figure for August. The percentage price increases had been rising steadily since January b...Read More

Dear Outsider,It's never been a better time to know what's happening on the inside.Stuffy boardrooms, financial presentations in which you feign interest, cigars that seemed like a good idea 20 minutes ago, glossy business cards, booze that burns, slimy smiles, greasy hair...Now, some of us genuinely enjoy these business dealings.But frankly, it isn't much fun...I'd much rather sit in my backyard...Read More

There has been a litany of bad news recently, including the U.S. August humiliation in Afghanistan, China's aggressive actions against Taiwan and increased tensions with Iran, North Korea and Russia.It will take the U.S. years, possibly decades, to recover from the debacle of August 2021 and the collapse of American prestige. All of these geopolitical events combine to undermine confidence in U.S....Read More

However the report showed inflation remained hot in August, raising the risk of consumer spending stalling in the third quarter even if spending accelerated further in September, Reuters reported.Talk of stagflation sent the gold price higher, towards US$1,765 an ounce on the spot market.Meanwhile the debate over the US debt ceiling is set to continue this week, while China is closed for Golden We...Read More

(IDEX Online) - International standards are to be introduced on the grading and classification of diamonds under 0.25-cts.The Swiss-based ISO (International Organization for Standardization) has already specified the terminology, classification and methods to be used for the grading and describing single unmounted polished diamonds above that size.The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) says agr...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Chow Tai Fook aims to open more than 2,000 new stores across China by 2025.The jeweler is already the country's biggest by market value, and currently has 4,850 points of sale. It is planning to increase that number by 2,150 to 7,000.To put that in perspective, Signet, the biggest jeweler in the US, trading as Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H. Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples,...Read More

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It is a supremely tragic irony that while the corporate media ceaselessly tout America’s soaring financial “wealth,” the nation’s true wealth - its social order - is fast unraveling.While we’re encouraged to cheer billionaires blowing a tiny sliver of their wealth on space tourism and $500 million yachts as evidence of “prosperity,” our media and leadershi...Read More

Both Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets have pushed iron ore further down the commodity pecking order as demand in China falters and supply from Brazil normalises after production outages and theRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Bearing Lithium Corp. [BRZ-TSXV; BLILF-OTCQB; B6K1-FSE] provided an update on the Maricunga lithium project in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The Maricunga project is the highest grade, undeveloped lithium salar in the Americas.The updated measured and indicated resource for the Maricunga stage one lithium brine project in Chile confirmed an increase by 90% compared wit...Read More

There was little movement overall. Rounds were down, fancies were mixed.Rounds Rounds were largely unchanged during September. Price drops dominated in most sizes. Half-carats (0.50-0.69-cts), one-carats (1.00-1.25-cts) and two-carats (2.00-2.99-cts) saw small clusters of decreases. Smaller goods - 0.18-0.69-cts - saw more price drops than rises. 0.70-0.89-ct goods fared better. HIGHLIGH...Read More

In a new report, IDTechEx forecasts that by 2040, the global lithium-ion battery recycling market will be worth US$31 billion annually.According to the market analyst, China is already the largest market for lithium-ion battery recycling but in two decades, over 50%, or 4.3 million tonnes of the world's spent lithium-ion batteries, will be recycled in the Asian country. IDTechEx estimates also fo...Read More

Whatever one thinks of the logic behind the 'merger of equals' announced this week between Agnico Eagle Mines and Kirkland Lake Gold, one thing is abundantly clear: The business combination will indeed create a 'Canadian mining Champion' in the words of Agnico Eagle's long-time CEO Sean Boyd. So we thought we'd dedicate this space to Boyd and his opening comments in a conference call with Kirkland...Read More

BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) announced that it has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its plant in Kwinana, outside Perth in Australia, part of the miner's strategy to grow its battery metals footprint to meet expected soaring demand. Nickel is a key component for electric vehicle (EV) cathodes, and the world's no. 1 mining company expects demand for the metal from the batt...Read More

We've all read about the push for de-carbonization, which is the primary driver for the battery mega-factory boom. All of these factories need nickel and cobalt for their products, but mostly they need nickel. According to research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie, there is a general consensus that about 200,000 tonnes of nickel went into battery precursors for rechargeable batteries last year...Read More

Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV), West Africa's top gold producer, has unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to add between 15 and 20 million indicated ounces of gold through exploration over the next five years. The company, which began trading in London in June, said the newly outlined program seeks to extend the life of its seven core assets beyond ten years. It also aims to...Read More