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

(IDEX Online) - A new State of the Industry report in Australia reveals that nine out of 10 stores that were selling fashion jewelry in 2010 have since closed.Six of the seven chains that were then trading have either collapsed or moved entirely online, according to Jeweller magazine, which researched the report.There were 378 fashion jewelry stores across the country in 2010, it says.  Ninet...Read More

Asiamet Resources: Copper's Best Kept SecretSPONSOREDasiamet resourcesScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesIron ore production on an attributable basis was 248 million tonnes for the year, or 281Mt on a 100% basis, meeting...Read More

Asiamet Resources: Copper's Best Kept SecretSPONSOREDasiamet resourcesScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesCanada's System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders recorded the transaction last week, prompting some market obse...Read More

Iamgold (TSX: IMG) and 30% joint-venture partner Sumitomo Metal Mining have decided to move ahead with their C??t?(C) gold project in northern Ontario.Construction at the US$1.3 billion, open-pit project is slated to begin in the third quarter, with commercial production expected in the second half of 2023. Over 60% of detailed project engineering is already complete.Iamgold estimates its 70% of t...Read More

Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) has released a maiden underground resource for its wholly owned Snip gold project, within B.C.'s prospective Golden Triangle.The resource is made up of the Main-V, Main-S and Twin West zones, and includes 539,000 indicated tonnes grading 14 grams gold per tonne containing 244,000 oz. gold, as well as 942,000 inferred tonnes, at 13.3 grams gold per tonne,...Read More

Drill results from Radisson Mining's (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) wholly owned O'Brien project in Quebec include high-grade intercepts from areas below current resource boundaries and from zones around the existing deposit.Drill highlights include 32 metres of 3.07 grams gold per tonne from the Upper 36E area at a vertical depth of 430 metres. The hole was drilled near the western boundary of the de...Read More

This week's episode features the first of a two-part interview with Iamgold president and CEO Gord Stothart at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Online editor Adrian Pocobelli asks Gord about the genesis of the name Iamgold, his career path, how the company is dealing with the coronavirus at its mine sites and security in West Africa.Gordon Stothart joined Iamgold at t...Read More

Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) is poised to clear the last hurdle for its proposed Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska this week, the regulatory chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the state said.Speaking to reporters late on July 20, Dave Hobbie said a final environmental impact statement (EIS) recommending the development of the US$100 billion mine will be published in the Federal...Read More

Deeper drilling in a previous drill hole intersected 8 grams gold per tonne over 9 metres at the Cadillac Break East property near Val-d'Or, Que., Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) says.Probe is earning up to a 70% stake in the property under a November 2016 option agreement with O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII), part of the Osisko Group of companies.Drill hole CBE-40 was deepened to followup on lower...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesTo be fair, they're flocking back not just because of takeover gossip or the copper price rally, but also because the penny has dropped the company could soon become the largest copper producer in theRead More

Gold is within spitting distance of all-time highs, about $100 per ounce shy of $1,920 and change.With the strong rise over the past year, especially after the coronavirus lockdowns kicked in, some investors may be feeling a bit hesitant.Don't be. Don't just listen to me though. Some of the biggest names in the market are lining up behind a surge that will leave the all-time high far behind.From t...Read More

Oilfield services firm BJ Services filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early on Monday, following a severe cut in demand and cash crunch due to the coronavirus pandemic.Read full newsRead More

Rock Samples Grade up to 7.8 g/t GoldRead full newsRead More

As a relatively rare and expensive heavy metal, cobalt serves as a vital but costly part of today's lithium batteries, not just in terms of dollars but also for the environment and well-being of those tasked with mining it. A new battery design from the University of Texas at Austin may help...Read full newsRead More

Greenlane Renewables Inc. is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.Read full newsRead More

Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX: SYATF / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce that it has received a $600,000 purchase order for its 4G/LTE UR5 device from a customer in the Middle East. This device will mainly be used for enterprise workers who require a cost-effective rugged Push-to-Talk (PTT) device.The UR5 is an ultra-lightweight, handheld rugg...Read More

ABUJA, Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday that the government is set to reform gold mining that will produce a revenue of $500 millionRead full newsRead More

As per the company's request, a shutdown order was issued. The refinery was last shutdown completely in 2018.Read full newsRead More

The World Gold Council said investors had embraced gold in 2020 as a key portfolio hedging strategy, in its mid-year outlook."Though equity markets around the world rebounded sharply from their Q1 lows, the high level of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the ultra-low interest rate environment supported strong flight-to-quality flows," it said last week."There is a growing consensu...Read More

Institutions and sophisticated investors will pay 12.5c per share. The fundraising comes after S2 kicked-off a 10-12 hole diamond core drilling campaign in Finland earlier this month.Read More