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

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Twelve workers who were left trapped underground after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China a week ago are still alive, according to a note retrieved from the site, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, citing local authorities.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company") announced today that on January 15, 2021 it received notice that the Company's Graphite Creek Project has been designated a High?EUR?Priority Infrastructure Project (HPIP) by the U.S. Government's Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Committee (FPISC). The approval is the culmination of a pro...Read More

Top metals consumer China's GDP expanded 6.5% in December, taking 2019's growth to 2.3% and above analysts' expectations, Marex Spectron's Anna Stablum said.She also pointed to global copper stocks across the three bourses falling to 244,448t last week, the lowest since October 2008, and cited news of impending wage talks at Antofagasta's biggest copper mine Los Pelambres in Chile.The copper price...Read More

In London, the FTSE 100 closed slightly lower and market futures were mixed.Metals and mining stocks gained in Toronto, where rising investor interest in battery mineral equities continues.Graphite One Inc (TSXV: GPH) jumped 42.3% as it announced the US government had designated its Graphite Creek flake project in Alaska a high-priority infrastructure project.The company is advancing towards...Read More

The company was previously planning to start full construction of Winu in the June quarter of 2021 for first production in 2023, but warned in October that a review of heritage disturbance inRead More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Alpha Lithium Corporation (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: ALLIF) (Frankfurt: 2P62) sole owner of one of the last large, undeveloped salars in Argentina's Lithium Triangle, reported that it has received approval and drilling licenses for Phase Two of its three-phase drilling program on Alpha's 100% owned, 27,500-hectare Tolillar Salar.The drilling licenses replaced the previous li...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Lucara has announced the recovery of an unbroken 341-carat diamond at Karowe in Botswana, bringing the mine's tally of stones over 200-carats to 54 since 2015.Earlier this month the Canadian miner had its lease on the deposit extended for 25 years, clearing the way for a major $500m underground expansion program.The top white gem quality diamond (pictured) was recovered over t...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers has reportedly raised rough diamond prices by as much as five per cent at its first Sight of 2020.Insiders indicate that most of the increases affect stones over one carat, according to a Bloomberg news report. The scale of the price hike, described as the biggest in years, has surprised many within the industry. De Beers dropped its prices and started offering d...Read More

Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royaltiesHis departure is scheduled for the end of March. Independent non-executive director Keith Marshall will act as interim CEO. Mather intends to remain on the board as a non-executive director.Read More

Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royaltiesDrivers of increased power consumption include aging deposits, lower grades, higher production of copper concentrates, which require more processing, and an increase in the use of desalinated seawaterRead More

Neo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesDecade of performance: Pitram delivers diamond standard for Argyle diamond mineSPONSOREDmicromineThe company was previously planning to start full construction of Winu in the June quarter of 20...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipNeo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesUnder the agreement with Osisko Gold Royalties, the junior would convert the outstanding amount of $7.17 million under a 2018...Read More