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

Navigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDReunion aims to put Guyana back on the map with Oko WestSPONSOREDreunion gold corpCopper Search starts drilling high-priority IOCG targets at PeakeSPONSOREDcopper search limitedSaturn works dual-focus opportunitySPONSOREDsaturn metalsThe transaction is said to be at an advanced stage, sources told reporters from Valor Economico. The Saudi fund was se...Read More

At peak times, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is estimated to employ over a million people in Ghana. The small-scale miners are known as galamsey.Read More

The transaction is said to be at an advanced stage, sources told reporters from Valor Economico. The Saudi fund was selected from a list that initially had more than 20 potential bidders.Read More

Navigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDReunion aims to put Guyana back on the map with Oko WestSPONSOREDreunion gold corpCopper Search starts drilling high-priority IOCG targets at PeakeSPONSOREDcopper search limitedSaturn works dual-focus opportunitySPONSOREDsaturn metalsAt peak times, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is estimated to employ over a million people in Ghana. The small...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The global luxury market could increase by as much as 12 per cent this year, if China bounces back from lockdowns and there's sustained growth in Europe and the Americas.Even if there's a general slowdown, and a more sluggish recovery in China, sales should be at least five per cent up on 2022, according to a joint report by business consultants Bain, & Co and the Ita...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The US yesterday (Tuesday 27 June) announced new sanctions on gold and diamond companies which, it says, fund Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries.The Wagner Group, which has been fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, was behind the failed mutiny against President Vladimir Putin over the weekend.The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OF...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A watch enthusiast is taking legal action against high-end jeweler Shreve and Co, alleging the company forced him to build him up a $220,000 "purchase history" to buy the Patek Philippe he actually wanted.In court documents seen by SiliconValley.com Ali Rezaei claims Shreve, in San Francisco,  USA, strung him along, knowing that it would, in fact, never be able to supply the w...Read More

The deadline is now June 29. The USACE in May remanded the permit decision for the Pebble project back to the Alaska district to re-evaluate the permitting process for the mine.Read More

Navigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDReunion aims to put Guyana back on the map with Oko WestSPONSOREDreunion gold corpCopper Search starts drilling high-priority IOCG targets at PeakeSPONSOREDcopper search limitedSaturn works dual-focus opportunitySPONSOREDsaturn metals "The UK is falling behind despite the history of mining" Brian Menell, chief executive of TechMet told the conference...Read More

Navigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDReunion aims to put Guyana back on the map with Oko WestSPONSOREDreunion gold corpCopper Search starts drilling high-priority IOCG targets at PeakeSPONSOREDcopper search limitedSaturn works dual-focus opportunitySPONSOREDsaturn metalsIt's a reminder, if one was needed, of the shortcomings of the big western miners in recent years.Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Golden Arrow Resources Corp. [GRG-TSXV; GARWF-OTCQB; G6A-FSE] reported additional results from the phase 1 diamond drilling program at the company's flagship San Pietro iron-copper-gold-cobalt project in Chile, including one hole from each of the Mariposa and Rodeo exploration prospects.Brian McEwen, vice-president of exploration and development, commented: "With the...Read More

The latest investment, which sees Appian owning a 90% interest in the Rosh Pinah mine, will see the company restart the historic resource and double the throughput to 1.3Mt pa, it said.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Is it OK to sell your diamond engagement ring to pay off mounting debts?A US couple shared their dilemma with The Moneyist, the personal finance section of the MarketWatch website.The (unnamed) wife wanted to know if her husband of six years was asking too much when he suggested selling off her $14,000 ring.He was laid off from his high-paying job with a software company several mo...Read More

Navigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDReunion aims to put Guyana back on the map with Oko WestSPONSOREDreunion gold corpSaturn works dual-focus opportunitySPONSOREDsaturn metalsCopper Search starts drilling high-priority IOCG targets at PeakeSPONSOREDcopper search limitedThe PFS detailed a mineral reserve estimate of 1.87Moz of probable mineral reserves, at an average grade of 1.44 gpt,...Read More

Navigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDReunion aims to put Guyana back on the map with Oko WestSPONSOREDreunion gold corpCopper Search starts drilling high-priority IOCG targets at PeakeSPONSOREDcopper search limitedSaturn works dual-focus opportunitySPONSOREDsaturn metalsInternational Council on Mining & Metals president and chief executive Rohitesh Dhawan has a reputation as a story...Read More

"The UK is falling behind despite the history of mining" Brian Menell, chief executive of TechMet told the conference, at a panel on critical minerals investing.Read More

Saturn works dual-focus opportunitySPONSOREDsaturn metalsCopper Search starts drilling high-priority IOCG targets at PeakeSPONSOREDcopper search limitedReunion aims to put Guyana back on the map with Oko WestSPONSOREDreunion gold corpNavigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDThe latest investment, which sees Appian owning a 90% interest in the Rosh Pinah mine, will see the company restart th...Read More

The “coup” in Russia is over but there’s a very worrying development going on in Ukraine right now that should frighten everyone.That’s the growing risk of a nuclear war. I’m not being hyperbolic.Let’s break it all down...President Biden is accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine.The theory is that if Rus...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A rare diamond, ruby and emerald medallion, dating back to 1789, is to be auctioned by Christie's London.It's one of several that were commissioned by Britain's Queen Charlotte as a gift to close friends, to mark the recovery of her husband King George III from what was subsequently diagnosed as life-threatening porphyria.The medallion being sold was later converted...Read More

Navigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDReunion aims to put Guyana back on the map with Oko WestSPONSOREDreunion gold corpCopper Search starts drilling high-priority IOCG targets at PeakeSPONSOREDcopper search limitedSaturn works dual-focus opportunitySPONSOREDsaturn metalsIn February, Henry urged the Australian government to act on critical minerals after the unveiling of the US' Inflatio...Read More