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

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 betterSPONSOREDproudfootEach of the 700 supervisors will receive a benefits package worth about 15 million pesos (US$19,000), reported local media...Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.It has also withdrawn guidance for the copper-gold operation.Lundin said on Sunday mediation had failed to achieve an agreement with the Candelaria AOS Union, which represented 550 workers, and they could legally be on strike from Tuesday.Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDneva...Read More

The Northern Miner is profoundly honored to be joined by one of the world's foremost and respected economists, David Rosenberg, at its third virtual event of 2020, the Global Mining Symposium, which will be held on Nov. 10 and Nov. 12.Rosenberg is chief economist and strategist at Rosenberg Research & Associates, and will be a keynote speaker at the event.Rosenberg established the economic consult...Read More

The latest drill results from Kirkland Lake Gold's (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) Macassa mine in Ontario include 'exceptional' gold grades and suggest potential for resource and reserve additions in three areas of the underground mine.The 135 drill holes reported are from the south margin of the South Mine Complex (SMC), the Lower SMC area (LSMC), and the Amalgamated zone.The producing SMC returned some of...Read More

Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) will suspend operations at its Candelaria copper mine in Chile after failing to reach a deal with a second union, representing about 550 workers, which will stop working on Oct. 20.AOS Union's decision to walk out follows an unsuccessful mediation and comes on top of an ongoing strike by the Mina Workers Union, which began on Oct. 8."Illegal and violent actions promoted un...Read More

Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is said to be studying a sale of its gold mines in North and South America and moving its primary stock listing to London in a bid to increase the company's value.The Toronto-based gold producer is also considering doubling down on its portfolio of assets in Russia and West Africa, The Globe and Mail reported, citing three unnamed sources familiar wi...Read More

With rising prices, a favourable supply-demand outlook and few new mines in development, investors are paying close attention to copper. Here are eight companies developing the next generation of projects.Arizona MetalsLooking northeast at drill rigs at Arizona Metals' Kay mine project, Yavapai County, Arizona. Photo Credit: Arizona Metals.Arizona Metals (TSXV: AMC) wholly owns the Kay Mine and Su...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 betterSPONSOREDproudfootWhether its water scarcity in Chile or working conditions and illegal miners in Africa, the real issue is that if a mining...Read More

Like a lot of other outdoor pursuits that allow practitioners to socially distance,prospecting has taken off during the pandemic.Read full newsRead More

Barrick Gold Corp on Thursday estimated a 10.8% drop in third-quarter gold production as the miner's Porgera project in Papua New Guinea remained shut during the period.Read full newsRead More

Tanzania's gold-mining industry is showing signs of a renaissance following a crackdown on smuggling and the settlement of a long-running dispute with Barrick Gold Corp.Read full newsRead More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has effectively canceled its rough trading session for October to avoid over-supplying the market.The Russian miner reported totals sales of $336m in September, up almost a quarter on the same month in 2019, as it maintained a policy of offering discounts and flexibility.But while uncertainty persists over coronavirus it says it is keen to service only genuine demand from bu...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Mountain Province Diamonds announced a 17 per cent increase in carats recovered from its Gahcho Kue mine.It said it had adapted to COVID-19 work practices and concentrated its efforts on a pit yielding higher grade diamonds.The Canadian miner recovered a total of 1,794,408 carats in Q3, up from 1,528,494 carats for the same period in 2109.It holds a 49 per cent stake in the mine (p...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Lucapa is considering an expansion of its Mothae mine, in Lesotho, southern Africa, after a significant increase in diamond resource estimates.The Australia-based miner says a total JORC classified indicated resource has been estimated for 9.2 million tonnes containing ~280,000 carats of diamonds at a diamond grade of 3.10 carats per one hundred tonnes and an average un-escalated m...Read More

The world's mines will produce 3,368 tonnes of gold this year, down 4.6% from 2019 and the lowest in 5 years, but high bullion prices will help to push up output by 8.8% to a record 3,664 tonnes in 2021, consultancy Metals Focus said on Wednesday.Read full newsRead More

Tanzania's gold-mining industry is showing signs of a renaissance following a crackdown on smuggling and the settlement of a long-running dispute with Barrick Gold Corp.Read full newsRead More

The world's mines will produce 3,368 tonnes of gold this year, down 4.6% from 2019 and the lowest in 5 years, but high bullion prices will help to push up output by 8.8% to a record 3,664 tonnes in 2021, consultancy Metals Focus said on Wednesday.Read full newsRead More

Global nickel production is expected to decline by 7.4% to 2.19-million in 2020, data and analytics company GlobalData says, citing the temporary suspension of mines caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the advancement of Indonesia's export ban.Indonesia's mine production is expected to fall to 680 000 t in 2020 - down by 15%, compared with 800 000 t in 2019, owing to the advancement of the exports...Read More

Tanzania's gold-mining industry is showing signs of a renaissance following a crackdown on smuggling and the settlement of a long-running dispute with Barrick Gold Corp.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (NasdaqCM: SYTA, SYTAW / TSX-V:SIM / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") announces that the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") has confirmed that effective at the close of market on Monday, October 19, 2020, the common shares of the Company will be delisted from the TSXV, at Siyata's request.As previously announced, the common shares of the Company and warrants is...Read More