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
This week's episode features Barrick Gold's Q1 2021 conference call with president and CEO Mark Bristow, who discusses the company's move towards sharing more revenue and employment opportunities with local communities. He also expands on the company's strategy to focus on tier 1 and tier 2 mines, the increase in the dividend, and the efforts to be an industry leader on ESG.All this and more with...Read More
The Zambian government has reinstated the mining licence for GoviEx Uranium's (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) Chirundu property, part of the junior's Mutanga project.The licence was cancelled in July 2020 and its reinstatement is subject to the completion of exploration and development milestones that will advance the licence towards a final feasibility study. "The Zambian Government has indicated its...Read More
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the "respectable" media has pushed the theory that the virus came from a wet market in Wuhan, China.Any talk that it might have come from a bioweapons lab in Wuhan was dismissed as a conspiracy theory.But the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, not exactly a fringe organization, published a paper recently acknowledging the possibility that the virus escaped from a la...Read More
It's only been a couple weeks since I made the argument that the Fed has always been a political tool, and always will be.Let's talk about the dual mandate today. Then the unofficial third one. Then how it looks like it is abandoning one of them.I'm starting to think it doesn't have a choice, and it mirrors a classic long-term instability in physics - the "three body problem."Don't worry, I won't...Read More
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Zijin Mining Co, one of China's biggest gold and copper producers, said it would further expand mining resources abroad, with several of its large mining projects scheduled to begin operations this year.Read full newsRead More
The positive divergence now appearing on the benchmark gold stocks ETF price chart is a pattern that might be worth paying attention to.Read full newsRead More
Copper royalty bill advances in ChileRead full newsRead More
Copper closed up 3.2% on the London Metal Exchange to US$10,420 per tonne, eclipsing its 2011 peak.Iron ore has risen above $200/t, to $201.50/t according to MySteel for 62% Australian fines."Vale has just sold a cargo of 65% Fe basis IOCJ on GlobalORE for $243.60, and a cargo of BRBF (62% Fe basis) on COREX for $214.20," Fastmarkets MB Iron Ore Index tweeted on Friday.US economic stimulus plans a...Read More
The company's US advisory group recommended the decision following a three-day workshop, suggesting the plans advanced under recently departed managing director Michael Schlumpberger, under anRead More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Artemis Gold Inc. [ARTG-TSXV; ARGTF-OTC] said Monday May 10 that it is raising approximately $100 million from a bought deal sale of 16.4 million common shares priced at $6.10 each to an underwriting syndicate co-led by National Bank Financial and BMO Capital Markets.The company said it is also undertaking a non-brokered private placement whereby 9.2 million com...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Gem Diamonds today announced its second major find (pictured) in a week - a 370 carat Type II, white diamond.It comes just six days after it announced the recovery of a 254 carat Type II white diamond.Both gems are from the Letseng mine in Lesotho, which has seen a reversal of fortunes after several "dry" months. Before these finds the last major discovery was 126.9-carat typ...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A host of top-flight jewelers have signed a pledge to improve the traceability of colored gemstones.The Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform has been launched by industry body Coloured Gemstones Working Group (CGWG) to unite brands through their "shared commitments for people and planet".It will provide practical help and guidance on responsible sourcing, which can be difficu...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Trade in diamonds between Israel and UAE has been flourishing since last September's normalization agreement, according to figures released yesterday.Around 13 per cent of Israel's rough exports in April were to the United Arab Emirates, with a value of $18m.And this month 14 per cent of Israel's rough imports are expected to be from the UAE, according to an update r...Read More
Huntsman Set to Expand Nickel Sulphide Discovery at CanegrassSPONSOREDhuntsman explorationDrilling highlights included 830m grading 0.18% copper, 0.12 grams per tonne gold, 0.22% molybdenum and 2.1g/t silver, or 0.38% copper equivalent.Read More
Towards Sustainable Mining Tailings Guidance Aligns with Global StandardSPONSOREDthe mining association of canadaPAM puts itself in the middle of Thailand 4.0SPONSOREDAuroch powers up nickel explorationSPONSOREDauroch mineralsSaturn still shooting for the stars at Apollo HillSPONSOREDsaturn metalsThe council cited recent events, including the death of a motorist caught up in protests over a nickel...Read More
Towards Sustainable Mining Tailings Guidance Aligns with Global StandardSPONSOREDthe mining association of canadaPAM puts itself in the middle of Thailand 4.0SPONSOREDAuroch powers up nickel explorationSPONSOREDauroch mineralsSaturn still shooting for the stars at Apollo HillSPONSOREDsaturn metalsAustralia in particular is being buffeted by a shortage of skilled workers and construction material w...Read More
The opportunity landscape for closing new precious metals streaming deals is growing faster than the competition, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) CEO Randy Smallwood tells The Northern Miner.On the back of the pioneering streamer's unparalleled success as a niche mine development finance provider since its inception in 2004, the market has been flooded by copycats all tryin...Read More
A technology that uses magnetic nanoparticles to capture valuable materials from brines is being launched today by its developer, the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and its licensee, Moselle Technologies.According to these organizations, the core nanoparticle in the development consists of a form of iron oxide better known as magnetite. This core particle is use...Read More