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
Peter Marrone, executive chairman at Yamana Gold discusses the latest results which include highest operating cash-flow in five years, at the same time that gold hits record highs.Read full newsRead More
Peter Marrone, executive chairman at Yamana Gold discusses the latest results which include highest operating cash-flow in five years, at the same time that gold hits record highs.Read full newsRead More
Strategic acquisitions and additional tenement applications at the Nardoo Rare Metals Project and Poona Project expand the Company's footprint in these highly prospective regions.Read full newsRead More
The Company made significant inroads during and subsequent to the quarter which included the completion of the release of the results from the initial JORC compliant mineral resource estimate for the Santa Teresa High Grade Gold Project in Baja California, Mexico.Read full newsRead More
Barksdale Resources Corp. is pleased to announce that it has execRead full newsRead More
Sienna Resources Inc. Sienna Resources is pleased to announce thaRead full newsRead More
The Silver price collapsed in March hitting a 12-month low of US$11.64. Silver has gone to rally by close to 110% since March lows against the US dollar.At time of writing, silver is trading at US$24.31 an ounce...Read full newsRead More
Sokoloff says you can own gold bullion, the GLD ETF, invest in gold royalty companies and/or gold miners.Read full newsRead More
Sokoloff says you can own gold bullion, the GLD ETF, invest in gold royalty companies and/or gold miners.Read full newsRead More
In a day that's often good for gold and mining stocks, investors are selling everything.Read full newsRead More
With a large landmass, favourable mining policies and a strong history of mine development and operations, Quebec is one of the world's top destinations for mineral explorers and developers. Below, we showcase eight companies active in the province.Falco ResourcesA rendering of Falco Resources' planned Horne 5 gold mine in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Credit: Falco Resources.Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC)...Read More
Where others have stumbled, Maple Gold Mines has stayed the course and is ready to advance their Douay project in Quebec's Abitibi Greenstone Belt.Through a tumultuous period defined by Covid-19, community lockdowns, economic uncertainty and surging prices for precious metals, maintaining a stable and reasoned approach to exploration has been difficult for many in the mining sector.However, for th...Read More
The group is concerned about the investment risks in light of Rio Tinto's destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge caves in Western Australia's Pilbara region in May.Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has been ordered by Environment and Climate Change Canada to improve the quality of water affected by two of its coal mining operations in B.C.'s Elk Valley.The company says in a statement the direction to Teck Coal Ltd. from the federal government is under the Fisheries Act and doesn't resolve potential charges that it had previously been...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 betterSPONSOREDproudfoot"We are going to upgrade the Cobriza mine with a view to developing its export by January or February.Read More
Drill results multiply value options in front of YandalSPONSOREDyandal resourcesGlencore's coal production fell 20% year-on-year in Q3 to 83.Read More
The copper miner, listed in London but which looks set to go private if a £3 billion takeover announced Wednesday by its two major shareholders goes ahead, said copper volumes were set to tipRead More
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY) announced drill results that provide further support for the development of a future underground operation at the East Gouldie, Odyssey and East Malartic zones at its Canadian Malartic open-pit gold mine in Quebec.The precious metals miner said that an ongoing $24-million drill program had confirmed expected grades and widths of East Gouldie mineral inve...Read More
VanadiumCorp Resource (TSXV: VRB; US-OTC: APAFF) has released the first resource estimate for the Main zone at its wholly-owned Lac Dore vanadium project in northern Quebec, about 27 km east-southeast of Chibougamau."Our first mineral estimate exceeded our expectations and shows that Lac Dore is one of the largest and highest-grade vanadium resources in North America," Adriaan Bakker, VanadiumCor...Read More