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

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesFar be it for me to ever feed fuel into a fire - and so this week I will refrain from commenting much about the gold...Read More

Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) exceeded its revised operating plan for the second quarter of 2020, the Vancouver-based miner announced on Wednesday. The company operates three mines, one in British Columbia and two in Australia.Production for the three-month period reached 23.9 million lb. copper-equivalent, comprising of 18.1 million lb. copper, 7,499 oz. gold and 86,126 oz. silver.Revenues...Read More

Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is planning to restart its Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan in early September, the Canadian uranium major announced.The restart of the mine, which has been placed on care and maintenance since March 23, will be dependent on several factors, the company said, including its ability to establish safe and stable operating protocols, as well as the availability of...Read More

Harte Gold's (TSX: HRT) Sugar Zone mine is back up and running, following a temporary shutdown at the end of March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.According to the company, longhole blasting and ore haulage rates underground are improving, and development and backfill activities are meeting or exceeding expectations. With a mill restart planned for August, Harte has built up a stockpile of feed for...Read More

Gold prices are now getting comfortable in their new record territory north of $1,950 per ounce.The flimsy foundation of global markets built on debt and low interest rates is getting battered by the winds of COVID-19.Already weak, with corporate earnings slowing since 2018, the abrupt halt in business and the jobless devastation that came with it has forced government and central banks to provide...Read More

Gold prices have been on the rise, and producers of the precious metal have seen outsized gains.Read full newsRead More

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Gold prices have seen a positive correlation to the expansion of the Federal Reserve's assets, and as the Fed embarks on the largest stimulus program in its ...Read full newsRead More

Our call of the day is a bullish one from Goldman Sachs, which is upping the ante for those betting on stronger gold prices sticking around.Read full newsRead More

Our call of the day is a bullish one from Goldman Sachs, which is upping the ante for those betting on stronger gold prices sticking around.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC July 28, 2020 - KORE Mining Ltd. (TSXV: KORE | OTCQB: KOREF) ("KORE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the second tranche of the previously announced $7,500,000 non-brokered private placement consisting of 6,000,000 units at a price of $1.00 per unit ("Non-FT Units") and 1,000,000 units of flow through units at $1.50 ("FT Units") (collectively, the "Private Plac...Read More

Mining strips nitrogen from the soil and means the forest struggles to grow back even after mines are abandoned. Read full newsRead More

"Precious metals have extended gains with gold reaching record highs and looking set to test the $2,000 mark," Marex Spectron's Alastair Munro said from the LME desk."The surge continues for gold, with no sign that it will run out of steam any time soon," IG chief market analyst Chris Beauchamp said yesterday."It makes sense to expect further gains, especially since the intraday charts provide no...Read More

Despite beating average consensus forecasts for an adjusted loss per share of US34c and revenue of $219 million, the respective figures at -37c and $255.Read More

The JV company Minova Runaya Pvt Ltd (MRPL) is building a manufacturing plant at Bhilwara in Rajasthan to produce rock bolts, resin capsules, injection chemicals, wire mesh and ventilation products for the domestic and potentially offshore markets from early next year. The plant was said to have capacity to initially generate about US$60 million of products a year.India's mining industry has been...Read More

"Not surprisingly in this environment, we have been receiving daily inquiries from companies across the industry and world, from the West as well as China, and from streaming companies and various bank and non-bank lenders, inquiring about investing in these great projects," executive co-chairman Robert Friedland said.Ivanhoe said "a number of mining companies" had expressed interest in advancing...Read More

Share this articleCALGARY - Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank is joining a lengthening list of European lenders and insurance companies that say they won't back new oilsands projects.The German bank said Monday its new fossil fuels policy will also prohibit investing in projects that use hydraulic fracturing or fracking in countries with scarce water supplies, and all new oil and gas projects in t...Read More

Share this articleMajor Positive Possibilities for Mining IndustryRENO, Nevada, July 28 2020 - Itronics Inc. (OTC:ITRO), an emerging "Cleantech Materials" growth Company that produces GOLD'n GRO Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers and Silver, updates its proprietary Rock Kleen Silver/Gold Tailings Processing Technology development which was described in detail in a press release dated April 2, 2020.Itronic...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Veteran diamantaire Edi Faltz is offering a lifeline to those in the industry who have been shunned by traditional banks.He says he is aware of the plight of many diamond dealers who have been refused banking facilities or actually had their accounts closed.He is part of a group that opened Digital International Bank, Inc. based in the US territory of Puerto Rico, in 2016, and is a...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A New York diamond dealer is accused of defrauding two investors out of $170,000 in a get-rich-quick scheme.Brian L. Schumacher, 55, former head of Rochester-based Integra Diamonds, has been charged with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy and faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 if convicted.Both alleged victims invested $100,000. One was promised a minimum $60,0...Read More