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

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Vancouver, BC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (NasdaqCM: SYTA, SYTAW / TSX-V:SIM / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce, the Company has entered into a distribution agreement for its Uniden (R) UV350 with Source Inc., an award-winning wireless integrator and part of the Verizon Elite Partner Program that focuses on Verizon sales and activations in the United States.Source Inc. const...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Australian miner Newcrest Mining Ltd. says it has conditional approval to list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a move designed to increase its exposure to North American investors.It says it expects to satisfy remaining conditions for the listing in time to allow trading to start on Oct. 13, adding it plans no equity offering with the listing.Newcrest says the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - There's the hint of a new twist in the Tiffany takeover saga, with speculation that LVMH may be more interested in a jeweler closer to home - Cartier.Industry experts are suggesting that the French luxury conglomerate LVMH could be considering a bid instead for Swiss-based Cie Financiere Richemont SA, owners of the French jeweler and watchmaker Cartier.LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Pandora has launched a dozen specially-created Star Wars charms for its bracelets.The Danish jeweler worked with Lucasfilm to launch a capsule collection inspired by the 1977 blockbuster and its eight prequels and sequels.The Star Wars x Pandora collection includes Darth Vader, R2-D2, Chewbacca, C-3PO and Princess Leia charms, priced at $45 to $90 each. "We worked hard to tran...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Customs officials in India suspect smugglers after a 21kg consignment of gold was found at a domestic air cargo complex.Gold bangles disguised as silver accounted for the majority of the haul at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad (pictured) on Saturday. There were also foreign-marked gold biscuits weighing 2kg and gold jewelry.Almost all items are undocumented and...Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.The new miner now expects ore production to reach 5,000 tonnes per day in early 2021 rather than by year-end, after it opted to reduce the size of early stopes following geotechnical analysis.It said it was working to establish expected additional costs.Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production mo...Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Zijin Mining acquired the Timok project it refers to as ?OEukaru Peki last year, through the acquisition of Nevsun Resources and then Freeport-McMoRan's stake in the Lower Zone. EMX said it had acquired an uncapped 0.5% NSR royalty across the Brestovac licence, which contained the ?OEukaru Peki Upper Zone...Read More

This week's episode features a special Thought Leadership segment with Deloitte's Henry Stoch, National Leader of Sustainability and Climate Change Canada, and Andrew Swart, Global and Canadian Leader of Mining & Metals. Henry and Andrew have a cutting edge conversation on the broader trends in ESG, including the fast pace of change, moving beyond 'greenwashing', and the new realities facing moder...Read More

Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has updated the mineral resource estimate for its wholly-owned Golden Hill project in the central part of West Africa's Hounde Greenstone Belt in southwestern Burkina Faso.The project is surrounded by several gold discoveries, including Perenti Global's Siou, Endeavour Mining's (TSX: EDV) Hounde, which is contiguous with Golden Hill, and the high-grade Yara...Read More

Following its acquisition of a 70% stake in the Red Chris copper-gold mine in British Columbia last year, Australia's largest listed gold miner, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM), will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Oct. 13.Sandeep Biswas, Newcrest's managing director, said that the listing is part of the company's growth strategy in North America, which already accounts for 32% of its sh...Read More

Australia's Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) is buying smaller peer Saracen Mineral Holdings (ASX: SAR) in a deal that will create an A$16 billion (US$11.5 billion) gold giant, the world's eighth-largest gold miner by market value.The A$5.76 billion (US$4.14 billion) merger comes amid record high gold prices - above US$2,000 per oz. for the first time in August - brought on by investors rushing...Read More

A rare, flawless 102-carat white diamond found at the now closed Victor mine in Canada, has sold for US$15.7 million (HK$122 million), a record price in an online auction.The small egg-size diamond was cut from a larger 271-carat rough, found in 2018, and then cut and polished for more than a year.The bidding on the stone began in an online auction in September, culminating with an in-person aucti...Read More

In times of trouble people still turn to gold. What makes it a safe haven? Largely perceptions, based on its historical mystique.Read full newsRead More

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(This October 2 story officially corrects to remove reference to base metals in 10th para to clarify $2 bln investment is across whole company)Read full newsRead More

Kinross Gold Corp. is moving to secure additional supply for its Alaska gold operations by buying a controlling interest in the Peak Gold project from Royal Gold, Inc., and Contango Ore, Inc., for $125 million.Read full newsRead More

Institutional investors, industry groups and experts are divided on a set of substantial capital markets reforms being proposed by Ontario's capital markets modernization taskforce.The taskforce, set up in February by Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips, released a set of 47 proposed reforms over the summer that could impact mining issuers if they were implemented. The suggestions included intro...Read More