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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Vancouver, BC - LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX.V : LEAF) a leading creator and publisher of counter culture mobile games, today released the third consecutive record quarter financial results for the third quarter of 2020.In the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, LEAF completed its qualifying transaction, which included its acquisition of LDRLY (Technologies) Inc. ("LDRLY"). Prior to the completion of...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Ovation Science Inc. (CSE: OVAT) ("Ovation" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that its DermSafe (R) Hand Sanitizer Lotion is now available in select locations of Source For Sports, a Canadian sporting goods retailer with over 130 locations across Canada."We are excited to now have DermSafe available to consumers in multiple provinces across Canada at Source For Sports; a...Read More

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(IDEX Online) - De Beers today unveiled a sustainability charter, with a dozen pledges, including gender parity and carbon neutrality.The miner and retailer announced its "Building Forever" goals to protect the natural world and improve people's lives over the next decade in its four producer countries - Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Canada - and the 30-plus countries where its brands D...Read More

(IDEX Online) -  A necklace with over 117 carats of emeralds and diamonds sold at auction for almost $7m.Edmond Chin, the Singapore-born jewelry designer, created the one-of-a-kind piece for the Geneva-based Maison Boghossian, and it was sold at Christie's Hong Kong -  where he started his career working in the jewelry and jadeite department.It sold for $6.99m, a fraction below the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Dozens of gold miners are feared dead following the collapse of a disused deposit in Zimbabwe.Efforts are still being made to rescue around 30 miners trapped underground at the Ram mine, Bindura, about 70km north of the capital Harare.  Six men have so far emerged alive since the disaster on Wednesday.It follows two other mine collapses in the country in recent weeks.&nbs...Read More

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Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.If the Tsingshan deal - reported by Asia Times on Monday - goes ahead, Freeport subsidiary PT-FI would only have to expand its existing smelter at Gresik by 0.Read More

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Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) has announced an updated life-of-mine plan, completed at a pre-feasibility study level, for its 75%-owned Copper Mountain mine in southern B.C. The latest report incorporates a mill expansion to 65,000 tonnes per day, up from 40,000 tonnes per day currently.According to the company, this will increase Copper Mountain's after-tax net present value by over 60% to U...Read More

The world's second largest miner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is facing stronger headwinds over how to finance its massive Oyu Tolgoi underground copper project in Mongolia after a U.S. hedge fund threatened the company with legal action.Pentwater Capital, the second largest shareholder in Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ), said today it was ready to file an...Read More

A recent report by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence forecasts that the battery industry will require a further 100,000 tonnes of cobalt by 2025.Benchmark's numbers show that 57% of the world's cobalt demand will come from the battery sector by the end of the year, a proportion that is expected to increase to 72% in the next five years. According to the London-based market intelligence publisher, po...Read More

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