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

Andover lithium potentially Australia's biggestSPONSOREDazure mineralsMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesOnyen Corporation advancing automation for quality ESG reporting SPONSOREDonyen corporationAccording to the French multinational mining company, the deal is appro...Read More

93-97.98-100.102-103.These aren't basketball scores. They're this week's weather forecast for Omaha, Des Moines, and St. Louis.It's 98 degrees in Baltimore today. I'm working from home because the AC at my office is so bad my coworkers are losing their shit.This is not an isolated incident. The water off the coast of Florida is at hot tub temperatures. Over half the country 180 million people...Read More

Manara Minerals, a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Mining Company and the country's Public Investment Fund, will take on a 10% stake in Vale's recently separated base metals business.Read More

Andover lithium potentially Australia's biggestSPONSOREDazure mineralsMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesOnyen Corporation advancing automation for quality ESG reporting SPONSOREDonyen corporationIt's in court 42 of the Supreme Court of Western Australia that 27 of t...Read More

Ardea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningOnyen Corporation advancing automation for quality ESG reporting SPONSOREDonyen corporationAndover lithium potentially Australia's biggestSPONSOREDazure mineralsIn May, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced at the G7 Summit t...Read More

A dark cloud of disrepute hangs over all official institutions in the developed world. It affects governments most but also all the institutions that cooperated with them over three and a half years, including media, the biggest corporations, and tech companies.The cloud covers most all academia, medicine, and experts in general.The reason traces to the utterly preposterous pretense that by the ma...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. [BWCG-TSXV; BWCGF-OTC] has launched the maiden drill program at the Cantoo Mountain project in southwestern Alaska. The Cantoo property is located adjacent to the Canadian border and the historic Premier gold mine that is currently in redevelopment.Initial drill holes could be in excess of 700 metres to test the multiple structures. Thi...Read More

PolarX outlines resource boost and potential upside in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdExcitement builds at Briggs projectSPONSOREDalma metalsNavigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSORED Vale made the statement in response to reports published by the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, that it is clos...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipPolarX outlines resource boost and potential upside in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdRupice's indicated resource, which includes a maiden estimate for the Rupice North West area, now stands...Read More

The stock market has been up and away this year.Rather, a relative handful of technology stocks have been up and away this year.The major indexes are hitched to these wagon-pullers... and that is largely why these indexes have excelled this year.Today the draft horses took to slacking and slid a bit downhill.The Dow Jones Industrial Average went 237 points backward today.Honeywell exerted a stro...Read More

Friedland said the efforts to undertake an energy transition and limit global warming "will take an astronomic amount of mining to try and limit that," which would produce "the revenge of the miners"Read More

(IDEX Online) - The US jewelry sector shrank again in Q2 of this year, with the overall loss of 462 retailers and more than 100 wholesalers and manufacturers. That's lower than the last two quarters, according to statistics and trend data published earlier this week by the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT), which provides commercial credit information.In Q1 of this year, total listings dropp...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A gold, ruby and diamond ring that belonged to US rapper Tupac Shakur sold for $1.02m - more than three times its high estimate - at Sotheby's New York.It is now reported to be the most valuable hip-hop artifact ever sold at auction.Shakur wore the ring at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1996.Three days later he was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996,...Read More

Excitement builds at Briggs projectSPONSOREDalma metalsCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdNavigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDPolarX outlines resource boost and potential upside in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedIn addressing Melbourne's Mines and Money conference on 14 June, MinEx managing director Richard Schodde said the number of...Read More

Liontown, the ASX listed lithium developer, has struck a deal with Mila to explore on the Kathleen Valley Licence Area in Western Australia.Read More

(IDEX Online) - A 7.105-carat pigeon blood ruby and diamond ring sold for $3.26m - almost 12 times its high estimate - at auction in Monaco.The Burmese gemstone was set by Paris jeweler Guillemin & Soulaine in an 18k yellow gold bague marguerite (daisy ring), surrounded by 10 old-cut diamonds, each weighing between 0.4 carats and 0.5 carats The ruby was described by SSEF (Swiss Gemmologic...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipExcitement builds at Briggs projectSPONSOREDalma metalsCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdThe China-based gold miner said in a regulatory filing that its unit Penglai Mining plans to acquire the assets through a public tende...Read More

Excitement builds at Briggs projectSPONSOREDalma metalsCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdNavigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDPolarX outlines resource boost and potential upside in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedThe guidance was lowered due to a projected 60,000 to 70,000t less copper production at the Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile&nb...Read More

With the PFS 80% complete and due early in 2024, the company is looking to add to the mine life and production scale, with a 30,000m drilling programme to commence soon.Read More

According to the state, the veto violates its sovereignty and a land swap deal with the US that was made half a century ago. Northern Dynasty said it Read More