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) - A jewelry store owner accused of defrauding US watch customers and businesses out of millions of dollars has been arrested. Santiago Mora was apprehended by FBI agents in Miami, Florida. He was reportedly on the run from Katy, Texas, where he ran ALKU Jewels, although he texted a local TV station to say he was "just finalizing finances".Mora is accused of taking payments...Read More
Australia's Vital Metals Limited (ASX: VML) has started rare earth elements production at its Nechalacho project in Canada's Northwest Territories. In doing so, the company helped solidify Canada's role globally as the West works feverishly to establish a new technology metals supply chain independent of China's dominance.The critical production milestone makes Vital the first rare earth producer...Read More
The world is at the start of an exponential upswing in demand for the suite of technology metals as a global top-down push for the energy revolution accelerates, Ryan Castilloux, managing director of Adamas Intelligence, tells The Northern Miner.He says that despite the figures coming off a lower base in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, China and the European Union saw exponential demand grow...Read More
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has sold its Harmony gold exploration project on Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, B.C., to JDA Gold, a newly incorporated company controlled by JDS Energy and Mining. Taseko will retain a 15% carried interest in JDS Gold and a 2% net smelter return royalty.Taseko purchased the Harmony project in 2001 and advanced engineering work for it until 2008. The proje...Read More
Vancouver-based junior Alpha Lithium's (TSXV: ALLI; US-OTC; ALLIF) wholly-owned Tolillar salar project in Argentina, about 170 km southeast of the city of Salta, has the potential to be a significant source of lithium products used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, says Brad Nichol, Alpha Lithium's president and CEO.The company recently produced lab-scale quantities of lithium hydro...Read More
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) says exploration successes could extend the life of its Tongon gold mine in the Ivory Coast.Speaking at a local media briefing, the company's president and CEO, Mark Bristow, said ten years after it went into production, Tongon could get a new lease on life thanks to promising results from near-mine exploration campaigns designed to replace the mine's depleted r...Read More
Proudfoot Global CEO Pamela Hackett talks wrestling chaos with industry leadersSPONSOREDproudfootYandal building on discovery successSPONSOREDyandal resourcesEmerging producer Horizon Minerals eyes mid-tierSPONSOREDhorizon mineralsRumble growing with Earaheedy discoverySPONSOREDrumble resourcesThe fall, if it occurs, will be felt hardest by Russian and South African producers of the metal, a close...Read More
A report by Roskill states that the competition for controlling Li-ion batteries production has intensified globally, with continuous announcements made regarding the build-out of new Li-ion battery plants and/or capacity expansion. A case in point is Nissan's official confirmation in early July that Envision AESC will build a second, 9GWh plant in the United Kingdom. According to the market anal...Read More
"Ten years from now, you'll put on a jacket and find a mask in the pocket. 'Oh man, what a weird year that was,' you'll chuckle to yourself. Then you'll pick up your machete and continue across the wasteland, keeping to the shadows to avoid the roving gangs of cannibal raiders." - @CasualThursdayIn the year 2020, the Earth stood still. Travel, trade, and socialization ceased as we crawled into ou...Read More
Philosophers and analysts use a principle called Occam's Razor (sometimes Ockham's Razor) to solve difficult problems. It says that when you are confronted with two possible solutions to a problem, one complicated and one simple, it's usually better to select the simple solution.There's always some attraction to the complicated solution because humans like intrigue and plot twists. But statistical...Read More
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(IDEX Online) - Lucapa reported record revenues for Q2 of 2021 from both at its Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola, and the Mothae kimberlite mine, in Lesotho.The Australian miner described the performances as "very solid".Lulo brought in $28.7m, its highest quarterly revenue, at an average $4,476 per carat as it processed record volumes.A tender of seven top-quality and fancy colored diamonds diamond...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A flawless 101.38-carat diamond has become the most expensive gem ever sold in a cryptocurrency transaction.The pear-shaped D-color Type IIa diamond, named The Key 10138 after its carat weight, fetched $12.3m, to be paid in Bitcoin or Ethereum by an anonymous buyer.It failed to reach its $15m high estimate in a single-lot at Sotheby's Hong Kong on Friday, but came close to bei...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Diamond billionaire Dan Gertler has lost two contracts to explore for oil in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The move was announced by the government's hydrocarbons ministry, which said it was terminating production sharing agreements with two of his companies, Caprikat Ltd. and Foxwhelp Ltd.It is now reported to be considering possible sales of the blocks, along the countr...Read More
By Jaime Llinares Taboada Caledonia Mining Corp. said Tuesday that gold production from its Blanket mine in Zimbabwe rose to a record high in the second...Read full newsRead More
ELKO, Nev., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. (Nasdaq: USAU) (the 'Company'), a gold exploration and development company, today announc...Read full newsRead More
By Jaime Llinares Taboada Caledonia Mining Corp. said Tuesday that gold production from its Blanket mine in Zimbabwe rose to a record high in the second...Read full newsRead More
ELKO, Nev., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. (Nasdaq: USAU) (the 'Company'), a gold exploration and development company, today announc...Read full newsRead More
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