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
At its Brucutu iron ore mine in Minas Gerais, Vale said it had completed 100 million tonnes handled by autonomous trucks, leading to safety and environmental benefits."In five years with vehicles without an operator in the cab, there were no accidents caused by trucks, carbon emissions have been reduced and productivity has increased," it said.Vale said Brucutu was the first mine in Brazil with 10...Read More
Share this articleSASKATOON - Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has made the decision to evacuate all non-essential personnel from the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan.The action is being taken as a precaution due to the proximity of a northern wildfire that is currently burning in the vicinity of the operation. The situation is complicated by extremely warm, dry weather, resulting fro...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Jewelers for Children is to hold its fourth annual JFC Day to raise funds for kids suffering illness, abuse or neglect.It's urging suppliers, retailers and consumers across the USA to organize their own local fundraising events 25 September.Jewelers for Children was founded in 1999 by the US jewelry industry and has so far donated over $57m to good causes.It has been grow...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Pandora's boss insists he won't cheapen diamonds, after the announcement in May that it would only use lab growns. The Danish company which sold $3bn of "affordable luxuries" last year has now launched its Brilliance collection of rings, bangles, necklaces and earrings featuring lab growns of up to 1.00-ct. But CEO Alexander Lacik says in an interview with the Bloomberg f...Read More
(IDEX Online) - There was a slight overall increase in prices among both rounds and fancies. Many sizes saw little movement, but there were isolated clusters of activity.Rounds Overall prices rose through June. There was minimal movement in many categories, but localized bursts of activity. Among 0.70-0.79-cts goods there was a concentration of price drops among D-E, of VS2 and better clarit...Read More
Additional work on Opuwo shows it now hosts a resource twice the size of that which supported a disappointing scoping study in 2018: 225.5 million tonnes, grading 0.12% cobalt, 0.43% copper and 0.Read More
Beament's last day in the office was Friday and he says he feels like he's going out on a high, having taken the company from a A1c stock to as high as $17 over a 14-year journey.Read More
Sothern completed a US$12.5 million payment to the nation relating to the transfer of the project. Southern was awarded Michiquillay after offering $400 million and 3% in royalties to the government.Read More
Gold's recent selloff looked familiar in that it resembled the types of gold selloffs that occurred when the Fed talked about tightening its loose policy for years in the mid-2010s.It sure talked a good game. But, when it came time to really test how much tightening the debt-saturated economy could handle, by late 2018, the Powell Fed folded like a cheap suit.In fact, the Fed not only felt compell...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 resourcesMuch of the macro narrative surrounding the mining industry has depicted unending metal market deficits t...Read More
Big Thunder Gold Mine is perfect for people of all ages, races and abilities. It's the must-see gold mining experience in the Black Hills. They're located in Keystone, South Dakota at 6...Read full newsRead More
Big Thunder Gold Mine is perfect for people of all ages, races and abilities. It's the must-see gold mining experience in the Black Hills. They're located in Keystone, South Dakota at 6...Read full newsRead More
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China is in the middle of a huge power crunch as extreme weather, surging demand for energy and strict limits on coal usage deliver a triple blow to the nation's electricity grid. It's a problem that could last for months, straining the country's economic recovery and weighing on global trade.Read full newsRead More
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The Federal government has set a new, earlier target of 2035 for when all cars and light-duty truck sold in Canada will be electricRead full newsRead More
The AuAg ESG Gold Mining UCITS ETF will be listed on the LSE under the ticker ESGO and will track the Solactive AuAg ESG Gold Mining Index, which according to the release "ranks gold miners for ESGRead More
At least seven small Australian potash hopefuls hope to be producing before BHP makes an irrevocable commitment to its giant Jansen mine in Canada and Anglo American does the same at its WoodsmithRead More