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

GlobalData forecast Indonesian nickel production to fall 15% year-on-year in 2020 to 2,195,000 tonnes.Vinneth Bajaj, senior mining analyst at GlobalData, said Indonesian nickel mining companies without integrated nickel pig iron (NPI) operations had struggled to sell output to domestic smelters following the introduction of the ban at the beginning of the year."Therefore domestic miners have been...Read More

Genesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsPantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedRamelius now among WA gold frontrunnersSPONSOREDramelius resourcesAgile Mining - The Future is Smaller. Bigger is not always betterSPONSOREDproudfootDestruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge caves in the Pilbara came to a head last month when Rio CEO J-S Jacques an...Read More

Gold prices steadied in a tight range around the US$1,900 level on Friday, but fading chances of a stimulus agreement before the U.S. presidential election kept bullion on track for a weekly decline.Spot gold dipped 0.6% to US$1,896.61 per oz. by 12:20 p.m. EDT, down more than 1% for the week. U.S. gold futures shrank 0.2% to US$1,905 per oz., still trading above the US$1,900 threshold."With a sti...Read More

After being virtually shut down since March, the diamond market has slowly come back to life. This fall, De Beers, the world's largest diamond producer by value, has reported a growing momentum in sales. Several small producers also reported their first regular diamond tenders in Antwerp in September, and mines such as Renard in Quebec and Mothae in Lesotho that have been on care and maintenance s...Read More

Relations between Australia and China have been strained since Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent global investigation into the origins (and initial handling) of the coronavirus pandemic. The conservative leader has also criticized China's recent imposition of new security laws in Hong Kong and suspended its extradition agreement with the former British colony, which reverted...Read More

Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE; US-OTC: NHVCF) has reported high-grade gold and silver drill results from a resource expansion drill program on the Ruth vein at its wholly owned Moss gold-silver mine in northwest Arizona, 22 km to the east of Bullhead City and a one and half hour drive south of Las Vegas, Nevada. Ken Berry, Northern Vertex's president and chief executive, said the success of...Read More

Global miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is close to securing nickel supply deals with automakers and battery producers amid a looming squeeze in the market and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's recent call to miners to produce more of the metal."A lot of the automobile guys and the battery guys are talking to us about nickel," CEO Ivan Glasenberg said during the Financial Times Mining Summit....Read More

Researchers from the University of Queensland's Sustainable Minerals Institute and representatives from Anglo American (LSE: AAL), Aeris Resources, Eriez Flotation Division, Glencore (LSE: GLEN), Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM), Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) and Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) have formed the Collaborative Consortium for Coarse Particle Processing Research, whose goal i...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 betterSPONSOREDproudfootUK private player Cornish Lithium hit the headlines last year when it managed to raise £1.4 million using a crowdfun...Read More

How many of you use your face to unlock your phone?I know it's not all of you.But you've probably at least seen a lot of people doing it, right?They hold their phone up directly in front of their face, it unlocks, and boom, they're swiping and typing.An entire universe of apps, media, information, and services instantly at their disposal.It seems to be the preferred method for young people especia...Read More

The Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards has grown along with the industry. Back when we first gave the awards in 2007, we had 16 categories, in which 120 nominations were submitted. In 2020, we've got 25 categories and received more than 300 nominations!Read full newsRead More

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The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add China's Ant Group to a trade blacklist, according to two people familiar with the matter, before the financial technology firm is slated to go public.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX.V : LEAF), a leading creator and publisher of counter-culture mobile games, announces a special collaboration with viral Tiktok sensation Nathan Apodaca, aka "Doggface208", for an in-game event in Cheech & Chong Budfarm. Nathan, a lifelong fan of Cheech and Chong, is best known for his TikTok video skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac. He will appear as a guest car...Read More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to report additional intersections of strong radioactivity from the on-going drilling program at the Hurricane zone. The Hurricane zone is a recent discovery of high-grade uranium mineralization on the Company's 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property") in the Eastern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan (Figure 1).Hi...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company") announces the purchase of a net smelter production royalty.PURCHASE OF NET SMELTER PRODUCTION ROYALTYOn October 13, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement (the "NSR Purchase Agreement") to acquire a 2% net smelter production royalty (NSR) against certain claims that are held by the Company, an...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

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