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

The programme includes 2,200m of diamond drilling in seven drill holes within the current pit boundaries to upgrade some resources from the indicated to measured category.Read More

"New COVID variants... are spreading," warns CBS."New variant drives up COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York," reports Spectrum News."It may be time to break out the masks against COVID..." intones CNN."COVID boosters are still weeks away as cases surge in the U.S.," shrieks Axios.A certain Dr. Robert Wachter professes medicine at the University of California San Francisco. From whom:Hospitalizat...Read More

Lindian aims for centuries of REE productionSPONSOREDlindian resources Mine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesSaudi to help Africa 'break ranks' with historic trading partnersSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesThe announcement fol...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India suffered another steep decline in gross exports of polished diamonds during July, down just over 39 per cent to $1.17bn.Ongoing weak demand had a more severe impact than June, when year-on-year exports slid by 31 per cent. Foreign sales during May appeared to show some recovery with a more moderate fall of 17.5 per cent.Gross imports of rough diamonds were down by 21 per cent...Read More

Throughout history, mining has fueled progress and innovation, supplying the raw materials that underpin civilization's advancements. Yet in this ever-modernizing world, the demand for resources grows ever more pressing, forcing the mining industry itself to perpetually innovate.In this great cycle of innovation, new dimensions of efficiency, precision, and sustainability are unlocked for the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Nirav Modi, the one-time diamond billionaire, now has less than $3 in his company bank account.Firestar Diamond International Pvt. Ltd. (FDIPL) has a balance of just Rs 236 ($2.85) according to a Times of India report, after Kotak Mahindra Bank transferred almost $300,000 to pay income tax debts.Modi, 51, (pictured) is accused of fraudulently using letters of undertaking offered by...Read More

Lindian aims for centuries of REE productionSPONSOREDlindian resources Mine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesSaudi to help Africa 'break ranks' with historic trading partnersSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesForecast FY24 capital expendit...Read More

Lindian aims for centuries of REE productionSPONSOREDlindian resources Mine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesSaudi to help Africa 'break ranks' with historic trading partnersSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesWildfires in British Columbia...Read More

The data release includes more than 40 earth science data layers, including a new map of variations in the Earth's natural magnetic field for Canada and the USA that scientists can use to developRead More

The company was awarded an Ordnance Technology Initiative Agreement grant of up to US$15.Read More

Lindian aims for centuries of REE productionSPONSOREDlindian resources Mine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesSaudi to help Africa 'break ranks' with historic trading partnersSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAverage lithium carbonate pric...Read More

Ardea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesMine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsLindian aims for centuries of REE productionSPONSOREDlindian resources Saudi to help Africa 'break ranks' with historic trading partnersSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesJX Nippon reported a total rec...Read More

JX Nippon reported a total recordable injury frequency rate of 4.73 in 2022 compared to 3.24 in 2020. South32 and Newcrest saw injury frequency rates increase from 4.51 to 5.94 and 2.54 to 3.Read More

It's finally here...Today, Aug. 22, is a date I've been warning readers about for months.It's the date when a great monetary shock is set to hit the global financial system.That's because the BRICS nations are now meeting in South Africa, where they'll take steps to create a new gold-backed currency as a dollar alternative.The meeting wraps up on the 24th.By understanding what is about to hit the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Israel's diamond trade suffered another month of severe decline in July, with rough imports down by 46 per cent and exports down by 44 per cent."The global diamond industry is still in crisis," said Ofir Gore, diamond controller at the country's Ministry of Economy and Industry.Net imports of rough diamonds to Israel were $661m for January to July, a decrease of 45 per ce...Read More

Last week, I had a really fun conversation on the Angel Research Podcast... But if you think that conversation was about stocks or bonds, you're sorely mistaken. Instead, I digressed from more traditional investing-related topics (if you want those, check out my "5-in-5" video) to talk about something a little more out there...That is, we talked about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and the po...Read More

We're going to go in the order of least risky to riskiest. We're of the view that if you hold the gold in a safe in your house, that's the safest. If you live in an urban community full of artists, your mileage will vary on that assumption.Individual Coins and BarsHard Assets AllianceParadigm Press has had a relationship with Hard Assets Alliance for a long time. We want you to know that for two r...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Lucara has announced another huge diamond - a 692.3-ct Type IIa high white gem - just two weeks after the recovery of a 1,080-ct stone.Both are from the Karowe mine, in Botswana, which the Canadian miner has operated since 2012.  Lucara says the diamond measure 46.5mm x 40.7mm x 28.4 mm. It is the fourth +300-ct diamond recovered this year and the 20th +100-ct.Earlier thi...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond mines in Canada's Northwest Territories (NWT) are still operating, as wildfires continue to rage, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.Yellowknife, the territories' capital, is home to many of the workers employed at the region's three remote fly in-fly out mines on the edge of the Arctic Circle. Thirty per cent of De Beers workforce at...Read More

Lindian aims for centuries of REE productionSPONSOREDlindian resources Mine to metals model makes ASM a rare opportunity SPONSOREDaustralian strategic materialsArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesSaudi to help Africa 'break ranks' with historic trading partnersSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesFor years private equity was t...Read More