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

Canada's Deep-South Resources (TSXV: DSM) is taking the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy to court as it refused in June to renew the company's prospecting licence for its Haib copper project.The Vancouver-based miner had warned it would contest the decision "by all means necessary" as it said it had clearly demonstrated that it had met all the criteria to justify a renewal.The application, wh...Read More

Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS: US-OTC: SLSSF) has made a new discovery within its Warintza copper project in southeastern Ecuador.The Warintza project is adjacent to the national highway that runs north-south along a mineral belt that hosts Lundin Gold's (TSX: LUG) Fruta del Norte mine and a Chinese consortium's Mirador mine, about 40 km to the south."All told, this belt is estimated to host tens of...Read More

Uranium Outlook: Ready for lift off at lastSPONSOREDGalan Lithium rides electric vehicle revolutionSPONSOREDgalan lithiumGlobal Atomic is shipshape and in weather for plain sailingSPONSOREDglobal atomicDenison aims for 2022 live ISR field test at PhoenixSPONSOREDdenison minesChief executive Paul Mulder began his presentation at an investment conference last week by grandly declaring a focus on PNG...Read More

Signs of economic trouble ahead seem to be all over.Some are underappreciated, some are over-appreciated. Both are horribly misrepresented to our detriment.On the underappreciated side of the spectrum there are issues like inflation, one that Fed Chairman Powell and the Biden administration, along with the stock markets, seem to finally acknowledge. Yet officials and the MSM keep toeing the line a...Read More

There has recently been a lot of discussion and debate around the possible similarities and differences of gold and Bitcoin (and, by implication, other cryptocurrencies), and this has often included consideration of their relative environmental impacts and, specifically, their carbon footprints.Read full newsRead More

"The recent choppy nature of our markets has meant no two days seem to follow the same pattern so will be interesting to see if we are set to see another price collapse," Marex's Alastair Munro said yesterday from the LME desk.The S&P 500 rose 1.52% as bargain hunters drove US equities to the biggest advance since March, Bloomberg reported.London's FTSE 100 rose 0.54% and the S&P/ASX 200 w...Read More

Share this article TORONTO - Nighthawk Gold Corp. [NHK-TSXV, OTC-MIMZF] on Wednesday released more assays results form the main Colomac and Goldcrest deposits which are located within its Indin Lake gold property in Canada's Northwest Territories.The latest results are from a 2021, phase 1 program which is expected to consist of 41,420 metres with an approximate split of 45% on resource expansion...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Gatling Exploration (TSXV:GTR)(OTCQB:GATGF) announced that it has entered into an Exploration Agreement with Matachewan and Wahgoshig First Nations relating to the Company's Larder project on January 1, 2019, as amended by Amending Agreement dated January 11, 2021.The Agreement sets out the framework by which the Company and the First Nations Groups will work togeth...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The initial offering of the world's first fungible diamond commodity offering - a sealed plastic coin of around 4.5 carats - was 50 per cent over-subscribed, says the company that launched them.New York-based Diamond Standard says it has sold the first batch of 5,000 coins to investors, and will now make a further $50m of coins available.Each coin (pictured) contains "a set of...Read More

Sales of watches and jewelry in the US during May were up a third on the same month in pre-Covid 2019. Year-on-year they more than doubled, by 106.9 per cent, but that figure needs to be treated with caution. The actual dollar spend for May 2021 was $115.1m, compared with $52.7m in 2020 and $76.3m in 2019, before the pandemic. Sales for May 2021 are up 33.7 per cent on May 2019. April 2021 showed...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Antwerp's rough trade was up by 11 per cent in the first half of this year to $10.4bn, compared with same period in pre-Covid 2019.The polished trade is "lagging behind" - at $7.4bn for H1 2021 - hit by the compete lack of trade shows and India's devastating third wave of coronavirus.But the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) said it was showing signs of recovery, with t...Read More

The Australian-listed explorer has three 100%-owned projects, mainly covering copper, zinc and gold, as well as two partner-managed projects covering zinc, lead and gold.A recent zinc-lead discovery at the Earaheedy project in Western Australia, in which Zenith holds a 25% interest, was the catalyst for a doubling of Zenith's market cap to its current level of around A$80 million ($60 million).Ass...Read More

In its June quarter production figures, which were broadly in line with market expectations, Antofagasta said rainfall at Los Pelambres, located in Chile's Coquimbo region, 240 km north-east ofRead More

Orezone Gold (TSXV: ORE; US-OTC; ORZCF) has released assays from its 90%-owned Bombore gold project in Burkina Faso, about 85 km east of the capital Ouagadougou. The 150.2 sq. km project hosts the largest undeveloped gold deposit in Burkina Faso, according to the company.Highlights included drillhole BBD1074, which intersected 50 metres grading 1.40 grams gold per tonne starting from 246 metres d...Read More

The companies making up the 2021 top ten list of U.S.-based mid-tiers and juniors, excluding coal and precious metals, have seen some of the most dramatic increases in valuations as their market caps surged over the course of the last year. This ranking is based on the companies' market capitalizations as of July 7, as compiled by MiningIntelligence.1. Energy FuelsMarket cap: US$773 millionEne...Read More

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled the Kyrgyz government is in contempt of court for continuing its legal actions locally against Canada's Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CCAU) subsidiary, Kumtor Gold Company (KGC).The Kyrgyz government has revived a slew of previously settled alleged tax and environmental complaints at the Kumtor gold mine before the seizure o...Read More

Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) saw copper output fall 2.8% to 361,500 tonnes in the first half of 2021 and warned that full-year production guidance, unchanged for now, could be affected by the lack of rainfall in the area where its flagship mine is located.Los Pelambres, located in Chile's Coquimbo region, 240 km northeast of Santiago, is beginning to feel the impact of one of the country'...Read More

With it sights set on taking its 100%-owned Fenix gold project in Chile towards production in the shortest possible timeframe, Rio2 (TSXV: RIO; US-OTC: RIOFF) has arranged a financing of about US$125-$135 million for the mine's construction.The financing package comprises a non-binding term sheet with Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) for a US$50 million gold purchase agreeme...Read More

The British Broadcasting Corporation has launched a three-part TV series on a "mountain full of treasure," and it's in Scotland. Apart from being bullish for the valuation of Scotland's first gold mine, it is a clear signal that the Northern Hemisphere is starting its silly season.Definitions of 'silly season' are hard to find but in North America this sleepy summer period is known, rather unimagi...Read More

Heavy weather barreled through Wall Street Monday - beneath the weatherman's detection - and gave investors a savage drenching.Squalling rains washed away 925 points from the Dow Jones Industrial Average... before relenting late in the day.High pressure, high skies and high expectations were back yesterday. The Dow Jones reclaimed 536 points. It took back another 286 points today.Once again... all...Read More