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

With few mineral discoveries made over the past decade, the industry is now on the lookout for new deposits and future mines. Below, we provide an overview of eight companies, explorers, developers and producers, focused on discovery.Bear Creek MiningBear Creek Mining's (TSXV: BCM; US-OTC: BCEKF) key asset is the road-accessible 55-sq.-km Corani silver-lead-zinc project in the Andes mountains in s...Read More

I don't know about you, but I've been in lockdown so long I've almost forgotten what normal life was like. I know I used to go to bars, concerts, and sporting events. And I know it was fun. The thought of being in a crowd didn't always give me chills. But then there was something else wasn't there?I'd almost forgotten until I saw this unfortunate story a few days ago...Ah, yes. I'd gotten so wr...Read More

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The Company announces a bought deal private placement of Units with Canaccord Genuity for aggregate gross proceeds of C$3,500,200.Read full newsRead More

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India's gold imports in January surged 72% from a year earlier, a government source said on Wednesday, as a correction in prices from a record high drew retail buyers and jewellers.Read full newsRead More

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An 11% increase in gold prices can translate into 30% more cash for gold producers, says VanEck investment management.Read full newsRead More

The Roraima state bill legalizing garimpo prospecting, if signed into law by the governor, could put the Yanomami reserve and other Indigenous territories at greater risk of invasion and COVID-19 infection.Read full newsRead More

An 11% increase in gold prices can translate into 30% more cash for gold producers, says VanEck investment management.Read full newsRead More

"The curve, options activity, pricing and trade commentary all point to us being [in] a bull market, the likes of which has not been seen for at least 10 years and some would argue ever," Marex Spectron's Alastair Munro said.His colleague Anna Stablum noted the perfect storm for copper of a weaker US dollar, positive Chinese data and tight markets, with concentrate shipments delayed at least three...Read More

Goliath announced a non-brokered private placement and a C$2 million strategic investment by Sprott, through 2176423 Ontario Ltd, which would represent an 8.5% stake post-financing.The company expects to raise a total of $2.3 million in the offering priced at 55c per unit, with Crescat Capital participating to maintain a 9.9% interest."We appreciate Eric recognising the potential upside for the co...Read More

The World Platinum Investment Council this week referred to the momentum building towards decarbonising the global economy, starting with the December launch of the ‘Green Hydrogen Catapult' initiative.Under the UN-backed initiative, leading green hydrogen industry leaders announced a global coalition to accelerate the scale and production of green hydrogen 50-fold in the next six years.They...Read More

The IPO for the operator of Australia's second-largest drilling fleet is being managed and underwritten by Bell Potter Securities, Aitken Murray Capital Partners, Macquarie Capital, and UBS.Read More

(IDEX Online) - A 23.58-ct fancy yellow diamond, set in a platinum and gold ring fetched $325,000 in an online auction by Christie's New York.The price was above the high estimate of $300,000 in the Christie's Jewels Online that closed yesterday and achieved a total of $2,703,750.The top lot featured a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut diamond natural color yellow diamond,...Read More

(IDEX Online) - BlueRock Diamonds says its Kareevlei mine, in South Africa, has a 10-year life after an updated resource statement indicated a a 53 per cent increase in net carats.The UK-based miner now says mine should yield 516,200 carats, compared to a 2018 estimate of 337,018 carats.It provides detailed breakdown of the five known diamondiferous kimberlite pipes  (KVW01-5) at its deposit....Read More

(IDEX Online) - Two senior citizens had jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen in a terrifying armed carjacking.Their van was hit in the back by the perpetrators' car as they drove to a Sunday morning swap meet in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.The 75-year-old driver said an armed man wearing a ski mask smashed the side window, pulled him out, pointed a gun at him and demanded the key.T...Read More