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
Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Highlights included a 1,010m interval from surface grading 0.59% copper, 0.02% molybdenum and 0.1 grams per tonne gold including 716m grading 0.63% copper 0.02% molybdenum and 0.1g/t gold in a step out hole. This hole was collared about 426m east of the first two holes and improved upon the depth extent of know...Read More
I've spent the past few years explaining that the next big wave of capital flows would be away from public assets like government bonds and into private assets like real estate in low-tax states, dividend-paying blue-chip stocks, gold, and the related equities.The combination of a near-record-high stock market that throws a tantrum every time the Fed or politicians delay more stimulus, negative re...Read More
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Tesla used its Battery Day event to announce it intends to use more US-sourced nickel in its cathode battery production and less cobalt.Read full newsRead More
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Magawa the African giant pouched rat has won a PDSA Gold Medal for his work detecting landmines.Read full newsRead More
First Majestic Silver (TSX:FR; NYSE: AG) says it is getting ready to appeal a Mexican court decision this week that revoked a key agreement determining how the silver producer was taxed in the country.The federal court's ruling, yet to be formally delivered to the Canadian miner's subsidiary, Primero Empresa Minera, cancels an Advanced Pricing Agreement (APA) governing the tax on silver sales betw...Read More
Covid-19 has affected the mining industry in unprecedented ways, ranging from forced mine shutdowns in some cases to profound fluctuations in supply and demand for various commodities. As the economy begins to reopen, preserving cash flow remains pertinent to the long-term health of mining companies, especially junior mining companies. Third-party litigation funding - that is, the financing of lit...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The last sale of pink diamonds before the iconic Argyle mine closes will have a Japanese theme.The invitation-only tender will take its inspiration from Ichi-go ichi-e - Japan's cultural concept of treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment.The mine in the remote East Kimberley region Western Australia has been the source of 90 per cent of the world's pink diamonds fo...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Consumers are more likely to buy jewelry in the next six months than at any other time during the pandemic, says De Beers.Its monthly research into diamond spending during the COVID-19 crisis reveals what it calls a "glimmer of optimism".Both men and women are more likely to purchase or receive diamond jewelry in the next six months, compared to previous coronavirus waves. Wo...Read More
Fossils of a mastodon, a giant prehistoric relative of today's elephants, have been discovered at an artisanal gold mine in central Colombia in a find which researchers say could herald a trove of similar specimens.Read full newsRead More
The old saying goes that "necessity is the mother of invention." With nearly 200,000 Americans dead and no end to the pandemic in sight, it seems that now, more than ever, that saying applies. We desperately need a cure for COVID-19 so that we can get back to life as we knew it before March of this year. Remember when you could have family gatherings without worrying about getting sick? Or get...Read More
FenixOro Gold Corp is pleased to announce that Logan Drilling hasRead full newsRead More
TORONTO, Sept.25, 2020(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FenixOro Gold Corp (CSE:FENX, OTC:FDVXF, Frankfurt:8FD.F) is pleased to announce that Logan Drilling has...Read full newsRead More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept.25, 2020(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mission Ready Solutions Inc. ("Mission Ready" or the "Company") (TSXV: MRS) is pleased to...Read full newsRead More
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Deborah Honig of Adelaide Capital moderates the Golden Triangle Panel, discussing the future of this historic mining district. Panelists include Cole Evans, ...Read full newsRead More
Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX: SYATF / FRA: WK3D (NasdaqCM: SYTA, SYTAW) (the "Company" or "Siyata") today announced the pricing of its U.S. initial public offering of 2,100,000 units at a price of US$6.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant to purchase one common share. The common shares and warrants are immediately separable from the un...Read More
S peeding over to a muddy bank of Peru's Madre de Dios river in a motorboat, Karina Garay pointed to a small wooden structure.Read full newsRead More
A recent article Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt in Canada (www.mining.com, Jul. 7, 2020), highlighted some of the recent positive events for cobalt exploration in Canada and a company that these tech gurus have formed, KoBold Metals.KoBold Metals is a start-up mining venture set to explore for cobalt in Canada, one of the most prolific mining regions in the world. Not only does Can...Read More