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

Marathon reported a slimmer-than-expected, first-quarter lossThe shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) are up 1.4% at $31.96 this morning after reporting slimmer-than-expected, first-quarter losses of 16 cents per share, compared to analysts' anticipated losses of 31 cents per share. The firm's reported revenue of $24.08 billion also beat estimates. Meanwhile, Marathon said it would cut sp...Read More

Hertz entered into a forbearance deal in an effort to avoid bankruptcy Since investors caught wind that Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NYSE:HTZ) was looking at the possibility of filing for bankruptcy, the shares of the car rental name have been in a landslide. Coming into today HTZ was off over 35% month-over-month; however, reports this morning say Hertz has entered into forbearances and limited...Read More

SBUX found short-term support at its 30-day trendlineAfter Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) reported last week earnings that fell short of Wall Street's expectations, the company announced last night it expects 90% of company-owned stores in the U.S. to be open by early June, with 85% to be opened by the end of this week. As a result, the shares of Starbucks are up 3.5%, last seen trading at...Read More

Crude futures are eyeing their fifth straight win todayDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are signaling big gains this morning, ready to build off of yesterday's tech-fueled rally. Futures on the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are also confidently above fair value, as investors look for signs of a slowly reopening U.S. economy amid the coronavirus crisis. Oil prices app...Read More

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Editor's Note: Mining Journal is making some of its most important coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic freely available to readers. For more coverage, please see our COVID-19 hub. To subscribe to Mining Journal, click here.Community projects range from delivering critical supplies, to providing counselling and support services to help frontline response workers and the communities. Rio Tin...Read More

Predictive is set to raise A$9.6 million by issuing 180 million new shares priced at 5c each. A month ago it scrounged together $612,000 by issuing 122 million new shares priced at 0.6c each.Read More

BPC said last week it had agreed a contract price of US$220/tonne with a consortium of Chinese buyers for potash to be supplied in 2020.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond trading is resuming in Antwerp this week ahead of the re-opening of the city's four bourses on Monday.   Trading halls at the Antwerp Diamond Bourse, the Antwerpsche Diamantkring, the Diamond Club of Antwerp and Vrije Diamnthandel have all been closed for business since 17 March after the Belgian government imposed a coronavirus lockdown.   "A two-month break...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Jewelry sales slumped in Hong Kong during March, as the city state's economy shrank by almost nine per cent.Overall sales of jewelry, watches and clocks, and valuable gifts plummeted 75.2 per cent in year-on-year statistics published by the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department. It does not break the figure down further.The sector suffered the worst losses, followed by cl...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Work has been suspended at one of Alrosa's biggest investment projects, the Zarya pipe, in Yakutia, eastern Russia.The 300-meter deep open pit, developed at a cost of $187m, went live just a year ago, in April 2019.Alrosa says Zarya will be put on care and maintenance from May 15 to December 31, 2020, as will the neighboring Aikhal underground mine, from May 15 to September 30...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipCardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesVancouver-based Barrian Mining Corp has launched a private placement at 22c/share to raise up to C$10 million (US$7 m...Read More

As if there weren't enough upheaval in the markets. Now Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) - one of the world's biggest lenders to the physical precious metals industry - has apparently told staff that it plans to close its metals business. Reuters, quoting two sources, reported last week that the bank will unwind its precious metals trading business in early 2021. Scotiabank has been invol...Read More

This episode features an interview with Northern Miner editor-in-chief Trish Saywell on the latest news in the mining industry, including the impact of the coronavirus on commodities and the economy. She also discusses Barrick and Zijin Mining's clash with the Government of Papua New Guinea over the Porgera mine.All this and more with editor and host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Credits:"Rattlesnake Rai...Read More

First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) expects to begin production of cobalt sulphate late this year or in early 2021, which would make it North America's only primary producer of the key ingredient for the batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) and high-tech devices.The Toronto-based company said the expansion of its refinery in Ontario, which it is carrying out in partnership with mining and commodities...Read More

Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ; US-OTC: MGDPF) has announced a $30 million (upsized from $26 million) bought deal. The net proceeds will be spent on permitting, development and exploration at its Valentine gold project in Newfoundland.The syndicate of underwriters is co-led by Canaccord Genuity, Sprott Capital Partners and RBC Capital Markets. The underwriters have agreed to purchase 20 million units at...Read More

Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBDF) has released drill results from its wholly owned 91.4-sq.-km Dixie gold property in Ontario.Of the 17 holes reported, highlights include hole BR-118, which returned two notable mineralized intervals: a standout 104 metres of 2.67 grams gold per tonne from 127.2 metres, as well as 57 metres of 3.18 grams gold per tonne starting at 30 metres. In additi...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesSeven ways the resources sector can survive the COVID-19 crisisSPONSOREDproudfootThey were baffled because they were under the impression the meeting would take place online, so felt ir...Read More

Russian diamond major Alrosa on Tuesday announced that it would temporarily suspend mining works at two operations, citing a decrease in demand and sales as major economies are struggling amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  Mining will cease at the Aikhal underground mine from May 15 to September 30 and the Zarya openpit will be put on care and maintenance from May 15 to December 31.AdvertisementAlr...Read More

We've been warning for a long time that you should beat the herd with gold and I certainly hope you took it to heart.We just saw a huge month in multiple ways that shows that the blind optimism of the dead-and-gone stock market bull run is finally fading into realism.First up, gold prices saw their best month in four years.Second, the SPDR Gold ETF (NYSEArca: GLD) saw a huge influx of investors.In...Read More