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

Share this article TORONTO - Barrick Gold Corp. [ABX-TSX; GOLD-NYSE] said Monday April 5 that it has noted the statement by Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape announcing an imminent agreement to reopen the Porgera gold mine.Barrick and the government of Papua New Guinea have continued to hold constructive discussions on a framework agreement for the recommissioning of Porgera, which has...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Government officials in Canada have declared a coronavirus outbreak at the remote Diavik Diamond Mine, close to the Arctic Circle.Two workers at the facility (pictured), managed by Rio Tinto, have tested positive for the British variant of the virus, the first on 29 March, followed by a second, linked, case on 3 April.They are the first two confirmed cases of the British B.1.1.7 Co...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Award-winning jewelry designer Alex Woo has died of cancer, aged 47.She was best known for her Little Icons brand of personalized premium fine jewelry charms,  made of silver and gold, which were sold at department and fine jewelry stores throughout the U.S.The New York-based designer and entrepreneur also produced all the jewelry for Major League Baseball, and was named one o...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's diamond trade is bracing itself for further Covid turmoil as Maharashtra state imposes a coronavirus lockdown and Mumbai's Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) - the world's biggest - closes.The country is suffering an unprecedented spike in Covid infections with 103,558 positive tests yesterday, the highest total for any day since the start of the pandemic.More than...Read More

The recent grounding in the Suez Canal of the Ever Given, a 20,000 TEU container ship, has highlighted the fragility of global oil supply and need for more resilient supply chains as well as alternative energy sources. The good news is that a shift is already underway and investors are betting on it. By this, I mean decarbonization and how 2021 is going to be a pivotal year despite the pandemicThe...Read More

Assay results from 2020 drilling at the Colomac deposit and Treasure Island zone at Nighthawk Gold's (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories suggest potential for higher-grade zones and additional gold mineralization at depth. The latest results included assays for 10 holes completed at Colomac and three intercepts from Treasure Island, 10 km north of Coloma...Read More

QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU; US-OTC: QCCUF) has signed a definitive agreement with Pasofino Gold (TSXV: VEIN; US-OTC: EFRGF) to add a 50% share of the Roger copper-gold project in Quebec's Chibougamau district to its portfolio of copper-gold holdings in the region.In exchange for this acquisition, QC will need to pay $1 million and issue 5.5 million of its shares to the vendor. Based on its las...Read More

The French Supreme Court, the Cour de Cassation, overturned a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal which had annulled part of the damages portion of the arbitral award granted to Rusoro Mining (TSX-: RML) in its decade-long dispute with Venezuela.In 2016, the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes granted the Canadian miner a US$966.5 million award, following the expropria...Read More

Huntsman Set to Expand Nickel Sulphide Discovery at CanegrassSPONSOREDhuntsman explorationProduction in 2020 fell just 5% in 2020 to 5.7 million tonnes, despite the COVID-19 pandemic but with the sector still operating under restrictions, it is continuing to slide.Year-to-date production is down 2.8% at 882,700t compared to 908,100t in 2020 with BHP-controlled Escondida and Antofagasta Minerals' L...Read More

Archegos was not a household name until about two weeks ago when it made headlines all over the world.Archegos Capital Management is a family office controlled by Bill Hwang, a former hedge fund trader. Family offices can be conservative in their investment approach, but they can also be as highly leveraged and as risky as any hedge fund, or even more so. It's up to the person managing the family...Read More

Stung by the collapse of Asia's top independent oil trading firm, some global banks have teamed up to seek the personal assets of the family behind Hin Leong Trading, which has left creditors on the hook for billions of dollars.Read full newsRead More

(IDEX Online) - Petra has recovered a huge Type IIb blue diamond from its Cullinan mine, in south Africa.The 39.34 carat gem (pictured) is significantly larger than any of the five that formed the Letlapa Tala Collection, from the same deposit, which fetched $40.36m last November.They ranged from 27.75-cts to 9.61-cts and were bought jointly by De Beers and the South African wholesaler and manufac...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Tiffany & Co fooled some of its Instagram followers when it revealed it was introducing a bright shade of yellow as its new house color, to replace the iconic robin-egg blue.The 1 April post, simply showing a yellow box (pictured) and the message "tiffanyandco Introducing our new House color. #TiffanyYellow #TiffanyAndCo", attracted over 420,000 likes.  It was, of course,...Read More

Year-on-year diamond prices for March were up 3.9 per cent, the biggest increase for over two years. They have been climbing constantly since the low point of April 2020 when they were 4.8 per cent down. The March increase was more than double the February rise of 1.9 per cent.Month-on-month prices recovered slightly, up by 0.2 per cent in March, after a slight drop in February. It follows January...Read More

Mr. Brian Deese, reigning National Economic Council Director: "Government must be a powerful force for good in the lives of Americans."Mr. Ron Reagan, 40th United States president: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help."Today we bolt the doors, plywood the windows… and scramble for the bunker… terrif...Read More

Houston, TX - Select Sands Corp. (TSX-V:SNS | OTCQX: SLSDF) (the "Company") provides the following update on its corporate activities for the first quarter of 2021.SALES UPDATEThe Company sold 53,009 tons of frac and industrial sand during Q4 2020, compared to 49,248 tons in Q3 2020.Based on current and expected market conditions, the Company anticipates sales volumes of frac and industrial san...Read More

A resource update is underway with results expected in the second quarter.Read full newsRead More

As the world moves away from fossil fuels, battery metals are in high demand, especially with a shortage of supply from low-geopolitical risk jurisdictions. For instance, earlier this year, Canada announced its Critical Minerals List, with 31 minerals that are key to the country's economy, are available in Canada and are expected to play an important role in moving to a low-carbon future. These in...Read More

With so much news about an economic reopening, a border crisis, massive government spending and exploding deficits, it's easy to overlook the ongoing war on cash.That's a mistake because it has serious implications not only for your money, but for your privacy and personal freedom, as you'll see today.Cash prevents central banks from imposing negative interest rates because if they did, people wou...Read More

Historians say people in the Dark Ages gazed at the decaying works of the fallen Roman empire (roads, aqueducts, colosseums) and were disheartened.How could citizens of the past have enjoyed such wonders while people of the present make due without them?How did society backtrack?I think that's how a lot of Americans feel. I know I do. It's hard to read about things like the construction of the H...Read More