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

(IDEX Online) - Christie's is to auction 106 pieces of runway jewelry designed by the late Karl Lagerfeld during his 36-year tenure as the brand's creative director.The statement brooches, necklaces, earrings and other items, many of them oversize, are made of rhinestone, faux pearl, gripoix glass and other non-precious materials. High estimates are up to $6,000 for the most valuabl...Read More

Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG; US-OTC; MGPHF) has reported that testing of lithium-ion batteries containing graphite from its 100%-owned Lac Gueret project in Quebec, 660 km north of Montreal, has reached a key milestone for potential electric vehicle application.The lithium-ion batteries, which contained anodes made from coated spherical graphite (SPG) manufactured from graphite flake concentrates m...Read More

At Glencore's Investor Day in early December, CEO Ivan Glasenberg kicked off his presentation by talking about how the commodities giant is "steering a Paris Agreement alignment strategy while meeting the growing everyday needs for affordable and reliable energy infrastructure and transportation of the future."The long-time mining executive declared Glencore is determined to meet its net zero CO2...Read More

?>>?Andrew Cheatle - Featured Speaker - GMS: November 12th, 2020 from The Northern Miner on Vimeo.Read More

Calgary, Alberta - TheNewswire December 22, 2020. TOCVAN VenturesRead full newsRead More

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Peak Fintech Group (CSE:PKK) has entered into a solution provider and data-sharing partnership with e-commerce giant, Pinduoduo.Read full newsRead More

Fabled Silver Gold (TSXV:FCO) announced that its common shares will now trade on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) under the symbol 7NQ.Read full newsRead More

Kuya Silver (CSE:KUYA) has entered into a letter of intent with First Cobalt (FCC), regarding acquisitions and potential joint ventures.Read full newsRead More

Investors are putting pressure on gold miners, whose high greenhouse gas emissions have been less scrutinized, to report transparently and take concrete steps to curb them after a rally in prices this year drew closer attention to the sector's footprint.Read full newsRead More

Fitch Solutions forecasts global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.7% over 2021-2029.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO) ("IsoEnergy" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement financing pursuant to an agreement with Haywood Securities Inc. (the "Underwriter"), raising aggregate gross proceeds of C$4,000,000 (the "Offering"). Under the terms of the Offering, the Company issued 2,702,703 flow-throu...Read More

Vancouver-based copper and gold producer has tabled an updated resource and reserve statement for its mine in Brazil.Read full newsRead More

Before it ceased operation in 1942, the Octave mine produced over $310 million worth of gold, and that was from just 30% of the vein. Now it is for sale.Read full newsRead More

Capanema was expected to start up in the second half of 2023."The project will have a production capacity by natural moisture (without tailings generation) of 18Mtpy and in the first years it will bring a net addition of 14Mtpy of capacity to Vale with the expedition through the Timbopeba site," the company said."The start of the construction works of Capanema project marks another important step...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A mystery donor left an antique diamond ring, valued at over $6,000, in one of the Salvation Army's famous red collection kettles.The 1.81-ctw ring (pictured) came inside a small plastic bag with a note scrawled on a scarp of paper that simply said: "Help the poor".The Salvation Army in the Germantown area of Memphis, Tennessee, said: "We may never know the story behind the ri...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Customs officers in the USA seized two shipments of fake brand-name watches and jewlery, with a "genuine" vale of $9.6m.One of the intercepted packages came from Shenzen, China, and included 171 items, labeled as Versace, Michael Kors, Cartier, Salvatore Ferragamo, Dior, Tiffany, Bulgari, Armani, Hugo Boss, Burberry, Hublot, Patek Phillippe, Audemars Piguet, Louis Vuitton, Fossil,...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The World Diamond Council says 200 companies are currently trying out its newly-updated rules on responsible sourcing.It hopes to roll out its new System of Warranties (SoW) - pictured - early next year, requiring sellers at every point in the supply chain - polished as well as rough - to include a statement on B2B invoices and memos guaranteeing that the diamonds are Kimberley Pro...Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Citadel comprises the Calibre and Magnum deposits, which are both about 45km east of Rio Tinto's 503 million tonne Winu copper-gold discovery.Read More

First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has secured $10 million in government funding that will allow it to accelerate the development of its cobalt refinery in Ontario, 600 km from the U.S. border. Under the funding arrangement, the Canadian federal government has agreed to provide a $5 million interest-free loan to the company, while the government of Ontario will give a $5 million non-repayab...Read More