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

CATL, which is the world's largest lithium-ion battery producer, expects the battery, named Shenxing, to "considerably alleviate" charging anxiety for electric vehicle users.Read More

Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Robert WiltSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesMine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningNatural gas prices skyrocketed by 40%,...Read More

Interim CEO Martin Preece told Mining Journal's sister publication MNN the company's top priority for the current half was the delayed and over-budget project.Read More

Piedmont exercised its option to acquire a 22.5% interest in Ewoyaa, having funded the completion of a feasibility study.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Grizzly Mining says its latest emerald auction raised $48.63m, a record high since the company was founded in 1997.The market for emeralds remains "extremely strong", it said, after a sealed-bid auction for its mid-high grade rough emeralds held in Dubai during the first week of August.Grizzly produces around 60m carats of emeralds and beryl a year from its 100 per cent-owned mine...Read More

Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Robert WiltSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesMine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningCATL, which is the world's largest lit...Read More

Happy Thursday!The family and I are a few days into our Grand Tour, today we're in Paris.I try not to wade into the mess of American politics... especially on vacation.But flicking through my Twitter feed or X feed, rather a bit of trading news caught my attention.If you don't know who Tom Carper is off the top of your head, join the club.But digging a little deeper, Tom is buddy-buddy with go...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Pandora has reported a five per cent growth in Q2 sales, despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties. The Danish jeweler says strong brands and products helped it deliver "robust growth" and it had expanded its network by four per cent.Revenue for the quarter was $864m (DK 5.894bn). Overall like-for-like growth was two per cent, although it was minus four per cent in the US.Pa...Read More

Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Robert WiltSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesMine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningWilliams Read More

The court ruled that Lithium Royalty entered into a binding and enforceable contract in January 2021 to buy an 85% interest in the Tacker Pass royalty from Orion for US$18.7 million.Read More

Gold has always held a unique allure as a safe-haven asset that is often sought after in times of economic uncertainty. But investors seeking the safety of gold can also enjoy a steady income stream from dividend-paying mining stocks.Today, I'm going to tell you about four gold mining stocks that are currently offering a dividend yield of 4% or more.The first is one of the largest gold mining comp...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Aris Mining Corp. [ARIS-TSX; TPRFF-OTCQX] reported results received to date from its continuing 2023 exploration program at its Segovia operations in Colombia. The 84,500-metre exploration drilling program is now 58 per cent complete.Neil Woodyer, CEO, commented: "Our program encompasses the exciting work of discovering new high-grade vein structures near existing mi...Read More

The United States president, Biden, may soon declare a climate "emergency" by next week perhaps.Our spies have informed us of it. And these spies seldom err... in our experience at least.Affirms the Heartland Institute:President Joe Biden and the UN are likely to declare an "official" global climate emergency next week. All the signs are there. The chatter, and the behind-the-scenes maneuvering....Read More

The company will sell 7 million shares for C$2.40 per share. Company insiders will acquire around 4 million shares.Read More

(IDEX  Online) - A lab grown brand in South Korea is offering customers the option to trade up to a mined diamond - and get a full refund, minus tax."If a customer who purchased a lab-grown diamond from us later wishes to buy a natural diamond of the same grade and size, we guarantee 100 per cent of the price excluding value-added tax," an spokesman for Alod told the Maeil business newspaper....Read More

Governments have become serious players in the mineral market.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Watches of Switzerland (WoS) has reported a 10 per cent hike in revenue from its US operation - but an 8 per cent drop in the UK and Europe.Revenue across its 202 showrooms dipped slightly during Q1 2024 (to 31 July 2023), down 1 per cent to $485m at constant currency rates.The UK-based business said demand for luxury watches remained robust and continued to exceed supply.But it sa...Read More

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(IDEX Online) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been ordered to repay a donation made by diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg to fund his legal team.Liebenberg reportedly gave Zuma (pictured) almost $170,000 (R3.2m) towards private prosecutions against journalist Karyn Maughan, state advocate Billy Downer and current president Cyril Ramaphosa. after confidential medical records were leake...Read More

Market conditions will likely be a key focus at the Gold Forum Americas 17-20 September in Colorado Springs and Precious Metal Summit 12-15 September in Beaver Creek.Read More