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

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is selling a 30% stake in its Ravensthorpe nickel operation in Western Australia to South Korean steel giant POSCO for US$240 million.The funds will be used to help pay down debt.Under the deal, POSCO, South Korea's largest steel maker and the world's fourth-largest, is also securing 7,500 tonnes of nickel in mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide precipitate (MHP) a year s...Read More

British Columbia-focused base metals producer Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has announced a rights offering to raise $60.2 million, (US$49.6 million) which it will use to fund its portion of work at the Red Chris copper-gold mine and repay debt.Imperial will issue rights to subscribe for 12.85 million common shares at $4.70 each.Insiders and their affiliates, including major shareholder and Alberta-b...Read More

Labrador Gold (TSXV: LAB) has closed a non-brokered private placement, raising $15 million from the sale of 16.7 million working capital units at a price of $0.90 each. A single unit consists of one common share and one-half share purchase warrant. Each full warrant is exercisable to acquire a common share at $1.05 until May 18, 2023.The units were taken up one-third by New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG;...Read More

A wall of platinum production from South Africa coming back online following Covid-19 disruptions is expected to offset demand growth this year and push the market into surplus territory, new data released by PGMs (platinum-group metals) specialist Johnson Matthey shows.A 27% gain in autocatalyst demand, according to estimates published in the latest PGM Market Report, is not enough to stem the im...Read More

Canada has a "once-in-generation" opportunity to establish itself as a major player in the global battery sector, but it needs to act fast to seize the opportunity, a new report reflecting the views of stakeholders across the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain shows.The Clean Energy Canada's study compiling opinions of major actors in the sector, such as General Motors Canada, Lion Electric, the...Read More

"Unethical"… "dystopian"… "totalitarian"…These are the words of the British government's primary scientific advisory bunch - the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviour, by title.These scientific advisors presently droop their heads in shame. For these are the very words they employ to describe their own conduct.They concede: Last March their wicked counsel encouraged go...Read More

SECACO, Burkina Faso (AP) - For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing,...Read full newsRead More

Located in one of Russia's most prolific gold mining provinces, Polyus' Olimpiada reigns as the top producing operation.Read full newsRead More

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The top U.S. fuel pipeline operator said its lines were fully operational on Monday, but it will take some time for supplies to recover fully from a cyberattack that left thousands of gas stations without fuel.Read full newsRead More

BURITICA, Colombia - When China's Zijin Mining paid $1 billion to buy an extensive gold mine in the Colombian Andes in late 2019, security risks were a top concern, despite an operation by the military which had beat back illegal miners.Read full newsRead More

(IDEX Online) - A record-breaking 204.36-carat fancy intense yellow diamond is to be auctioned by Christie's New York, with a high estimate of $5.5m.The Dancing Sun (pictured) is the largest polished diamond produced in North America since the first mine opened there 30 years ago. It has been graded by GIA as natural color, VVS2 clarity, excellent polish and symmetry.It was cut from the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The final collection of pink and other rare diamonds from the iconic Argyle mine is to be sold, with bids closing on 1 September.It marks the end of an Tera for the deposit in the in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia, which has provided the overwhelming majority of pink diamonds globally since 1982.Seventy diamonds with a combined weight of 81.63 carats will be...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The flaws that reduce the value of a diamond are helping scientists how our planet was formed.They've developed new techniques that allow them to tell the age of a diamond from tiny "microinclusions" of fluid trapped during its formation.A team at The Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA, has examined diamonds from Africa and identified three distinct periods in which the...Read More

Stellar metrics just the start for near-term developer Theta GoldSPONSOREDtheta gold minesPAM puts itself in the middle of Thailand 4.0SPONSOREDCopper supply struggling to match forecast demandSPONSOREDSaturn still shooting for the stars at Apollo HillSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEstablished parties lost out in local elections over the weekend to independent and left-leaning candidates, with capital Sant...Read More

Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has kicked off a series of measures to protect shareholder rights after Kyrgyzstan seized control of the company's Kumtor gold mine on May 17.On a conference call with reporters and analysts today, CEO Scott Perry said the Toronto-based miner is already in contact with Canadian and English authorities, which have offered their support."As a significant investment partner of...Read More

This week's episode features a Thought Leadership segment with Illumiti partner Rory Friedman, who discusses the different ways to administer a mining company using the latest digital tools. Rory explains how scalable solutions now exist that can help organizations grow from a two-person operation to a company with several thousand employees. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Cre...Read More