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

In a day that's often good for gold and mining stocks, investors are selling everything.Read full newsRead More

Gangfeng previously held a 22.5% stake in the project company - Sonora Lithium - in addition to a 29.99% equity stake in Bacanora Lithium, the project operator.Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.The Scandinavian country, traditionally known for its oil and gas industry, "is acknowledging now that it can contribute [to the clean energy transition]", Grace Howe, exploration geologist at SRK,Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipPantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedGenesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsRemote Pitram deployment puts miners in the driver's seat Amid Covid ClosuresSPONSOREDmicromineValuestone is a private equity fund established by China's Jiangxi Copper and CCB International Asset Ma...Read More

Pantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedGenesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsRemote Pitram deployment puts miners in the driver's seat Amid Covid ClosuresSPONSOREDmicromine'Best discovery in my time': De Grey on the march at HemiSPONSOREDde grey miningTSX-listed Turquoise Hill (TRQ) said on November 4 arbitration "will provide needed...Read More

David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Rosenberg Research & Associates, has spent a lifetime analyzing trends and identifying future shifts in the global economy and financial markets.But even the celebrated economist is a little confounded by the scale and nature of the current global economic crisis and acknowledges it's hard for many investors to chart a clear path forward."In a wor...Read More

Shares in lithium explorer and developer Bacanora Minerals (LSE: BCN) surged after it announced its Chinese partner had more than doubled its stake in the company's Sonora project in Mexico.Cornerstone investor Gangfeng Lithium, China's largest producer of the battery metal, will invest ?21.8 million (US$29 million) to increase its holding in Bacanora's flagship project from 22.5% to 50%.Bacanora...Read More

For Serafino Iacono, executive chairman of Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM; US-OTC: TPRFF), mining has been a passion that has driven his business career back to the early 1980s. In a broad-ranging discussion as part of the November Global Mining Symposium conference, Iacono spoke with Trish Saywell, editor-in-chief of The Northern Miner, from Colombia.Though he's called Colombia home since 2004, Iac...Read More

The southwestern United States has a long-standing history of mining and remains one of the nation's top mineral regions. With existing infrastructure, an established regulatory and permitting regime and prospective geological terrain, many companies in the exploration space have a renewed interest in this destination. Below, we present eight companies active in the southwest United States.Bunke...Read More

On Monday, Pfizer and European drug company BioNTech said early data suggests the vaccine could be more than 90% effective.It was big news to kick off the week and it led to an immediate 15% surge in the company's share price."I think we can see light at the end of the tunnel," said Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla. "I believe this is likely the most significant medical advance in the l...Read More

The Directors of eMetals Limited (ACN 142 411 390)(ASX:EMT)(eMetals or the Company), are pleased to announce the exploration results for the Poona Rare Metals Project (Poona Project).Read full newsRead More

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Maple Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce that results from reRead full newsRead More

African Gold Group, Inc. is pleased to announce better than expecRead full newsRead More

New Pacific Metals Corp. reports its unaudited condensed consolidRead full newsRead More

Tarku Resources Ltd announces that the board of directors has appRead full newsRead More

Canadian explorer St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. wants to revive Iceland's long-dormant gold mining industry by drawing on the Nordic nation's abundance of renewable energy.Read full newsRead More

At the other end of the 20-company ranking was Rio Tinto Group, which scored -79 after explosions that damaged two Aboriginal Australian sites.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee") today announced activation and initial client use of a Venzee Mesh Connector?,,? for MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) - a leading e-commerce destination for consumers across 18 Latin American countries.Using the Venzee platform, brands and manufacturers set up a single digital connection that allows selection of an u...Read More