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

Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) has produced the first rare earth element (REE) carbonate concentrate on a pilot-scale at its wholly owned White Mesa mill in southeastern Utah, 508 km southeast of Salt Lake City.According to the company, it is the first REE concentrate produced from monazite sands in any significant quantity in North America in over 20 years. (Monazite is a naturally occurrin...Read More

Iamgold (TSX IMG; NYSE: IAG) has again lowered its production targets for the year, after suspending operations at its Westwood underground mine in southwestern Quebec following an earthquake.The Toronto-based miner now expects output to be in the range of 630,000-680,000 ounces.The company had revised its annual guidance down in March to 700,000 and 760,000 ounces. It further lowered it in May to...Read More

SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE: SILV) has discovered a new high-grade zone at its wholly owned Las Chispas project in Mexico's Sonora state, 180 km northeast of Hermosillo.Named El Muerto, the new zone is the company's fourth discovery since the first quarter of 2019. Highlights include drill hole EM20-37, which intersected 2 metres grading 12.68 grams gold per tonne and 1,723.8 grams silver p...Read More

Kirkland Lake Gold's (TSX: Kl; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) acquisition of Detour Gold and its Detour Lake mine in Ontario earlier this year now accounts for more than 40% of the company's 2020 free cash flow."We are extremely pleased with the contribution already being made by Detour Lake mine, which generated US$231 million of free cash flow in the first eight months since the transaction," chief executi...Read More

It was my son Hank's ninth birthday yesterday, so he celebrated like any boy his age would: by interviewing a two-time Presidential candidate about the current election.This is Hank's first major election. He was far younger and had no interest in politics in 2016 (Make America Young Again!). Hank insisted that we watch the election results together and it was encouraging to see him so involved in...Read More

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Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to report new intersections of strong radioactivity from the now completed summer drilling program at the Hurricane zone, which has successfully expanded the mineralized footprint to the south. The Hurricane zone is a recent discovery of high-grade uranium mineralization on the Company's 100% owned Larocque East property...Read More

Democrat Joe Biden was ahead in electoral college votes and US president Donald Trump was earlier calling for recounts and legal action.Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) closed down 15.8% on fears over permitting, given Biden reportedly said in August he would stop the proposed Pebble mine in Alaska if he won the election.The US Federal Reserve meeting finishes later today, while Australia's Re...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Barrick Corp. raised its dividend as its third-quarter profit topped expectations.The Toronto-based gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of nine cents per share, up from its previous rate of eight cents.The increased payment to shareholders comes as Barrick says it earned 50 cents per share for the quarter ended Se...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Israel's diamond tech firm Sarine is to open a rough diamond scanning centre in Dubai, following the historic normalization agreement with UAE.It will be operated by the diamond service provider Trigem DMCC under license from Galatea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarine. Both sides will split the per carat service fees will be split.Sarine said it recognized that Dubai is now...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Louis Vuitton has struck a deal to cut and polish a second giant diamond for Canadian miner Lucara. The 549-carat Sethunya (pictured) was recovered from the Karowe mine, Botswana, in February. It is the fourth largest stone ever found in the country. The agreement with the French fashion and luxury house follows a deal to cut an even bigger stone from the same mine  -  th...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Specialty jewelers' sales in the US have rebounded dramatically after the Covid-19 disaster of March, April and May, according to IDEX Research estimates.  The turn-around came in early summer as those retail merchants were able to re-open their stores.  Specialty jewelers' sales finally showed positive year-to-year comparisons in both August and September. ...Read More

Pantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedGenesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsRamelius now among WA gold frontrunnersSPONSOREDramelius resourcesAgile Mining - The Future is Smaller. Bigger is not always betterSPONSOREDproudfootWith Cascabel and its Alpala deposit moving towards feasibility, Ward is happy to be focusing on discovery exploration and...Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.The agency said C1cash costs fell to US1.21 per pound in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2019, a reduction of 24c/lb.Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.JORC 2012 resources signed off by independent consultant Mining Plus are now 267,000oz gold and 2,183 tonnes copper for Gadir, compared with 172,000oz reported previously. Anglo Asian says Gadir reserves total 49,000oz gold and 1,91t of copper. Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into product...Read More