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

Researchers at the University of Central Florida are using an engineered nanostructure called cerium oxide modified with small amounts of silver to produce a disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days.Cerium oxide is known for its regenerative antioxidant properties and this development could be a powerful weapon against Covid-19 and other emerging pathogenic...Read More

The Northern Miner's third Global Mining Symposium of 2021 began with a Thought Leadership panel discussing one of the most important issues facing the mining industry: environmental, social and governance (ESG).The global importance of ESG issues was evident as the panel discussion came just a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping announced to the United Nations' General Assembly that his countr...Read More

On Saturday, the Dragon spacecraft carrying SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean after three days in orbit.It carried four passengers: physician assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Center (and childhood bone cancer survivor herself) Hayley Arceneaux, geoscientist and former NASA astronaut candidate Sian Proctor, Air Force veteran Chris Sembroski, and Jared...Read More

There are so many examples of depredations in American public life that it's impossible to keep up. Things happen daily now that would have caused national outrage a few years ago.But our sense of outrage has become dulled after nearly 20 months of the most irresponsible public policies in many generations. These days, news of terribleness just washes over us, and we hardly have time to think abou...Read More

Nevada's prolific gold production, mineral potential and mining-friendly policies make it a world-class jurisdiction for high yields and exciting profits.Read full newsRead More

In the latest trading session, Barrick Gold (GOLD) closed at $18.23, marking a -1.19% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.21%. Heading into today, shares of the gold and copper mining company had lost 7.05% over the past month, lagging the Basic Materials sector's loss of 3.02% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.9% in that time. GOLD will be looking to d...Read More

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E2Gold Inc., a Toronto-based small-cap gold exploration company, recently received positive attention from Dr. Quinton Hennigh, Geologic and Technical Director of Crescat Capital, and independent technical analyst Clive Maund. Hennigh's firm is a Denver-based global macro asset management firm that recently led a financing round for E2Gold and now holds 11% of the company.Read full newsRead More

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FPX Nickel CEO Martin Turenne joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news the company has completed their drilling program on the Decar Nickel Project ...Read full newsRead More

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The trading price of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY) closed lower on Tuesday, September 21, closing at $3.28, -0.61% lower than its previous close.>> 7 Top Picks for the Post-Pandemic EconomyRead full newsRead More

Among the gold mining sector are the explorers, the producers, and the royalty companies, with each offering different risk profiles. The explorers are the highest-risk with regular capital raises and no guarantees that they'll build a mine; the producers are medium-risk, with risk dependent on diversification and margins; and the royalty companies are the lowest-risk but offer the least reward. T...Read More

Meanwhile the US Federal Reserve has indicated tapering would start in November and the "dot plot" suggested the interest rate would not increase to 1% until 2023.Iron ore leapt 18% to more than US$100 per tonne, with MySteel 62% Australian fines at $108/t.Copper rose more than 3.5% in London, back above $9,000 per tonne to $9,301.75/t.However it's secular changes relating to de-carbonisation that...Read More

Share this article LONDON - Centamin PLC (CEE-TSX, LON-CEY) said Thursday it plans to add 3.0 million ounces of gold to its mineral reserves by 2024. It said the vision for growth includes extending the underground mine life at its key Sukari mine in Egypt to 10 years.Centamin CEO Martin Horgan said the company hopes to reach that target through organic growth over the next 24 months.These are ta...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A 1.50-ct diamond was found to have a fake inscription and to have undergone color treatment when it was submitted for certification.The HRD Antwerp lab found the stone's carat weight, color, cut, and final clarity grade (VS1) precisely matched those of the accompanying GIA report.But there were discrepancies in the clarity characteristics.  Close examination revealed the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sales of watches and jewelry in the US were up 36 per cent year-on-year in July.  But what looks like a significant rise actually reflects the impact of lockdowns last year more than anything else.  Sales totaled $115m in the month, compared to $120m in June and $114m in May. So there are no big shifts to report in actual sales. The industry was recovering by July, so the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A Belgian tech company says it will use QR codes to record every step in a diamond's journey, providing a "traceability solution" for the whole industry.The company, iTraceiT, is currently working on pilot projects with partners and says it will launch globally later this year.It claims its technology will be an "industry-wide, independent, user-friendly and totally secure too...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The De Beers founder Cecil Rhodes pushed the German leader Kaiser Wilhelm II towards war with Britain, it has been claimed.He flattered the emperor into believing Germany should no longer remain in Britain's shadow, and that he had an historic role to play.The Kaiser went to lose World War One, a conflict that cost an estimated 40 million lives.The claims about De Beers, repor...Read More