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) - The president of The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) today warned that smaller businesses may struggle to survive the coronavirus outbreak.In a statement from his home in Milan, where he and his family are currently quarantined, Dr Gaetano Cavalieri calls for mutual help and co-operation within the jewelry industry at this time of crisis.He writes: "Many of the technology-bas...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A shopper splashed out more than $600,000 on a diamond engagement ring at Costco.The company said it was a cushion-cut 10-carat solitaire, according to New York Daily News, but didn't give further details. Costco, the world's second largest retailer after Walmart, is better known for selling groceries and household items in bulk, rather than high-value jewelry.But it...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 resourcesMICROMINE STRENGTHENS DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION WITH Geobank 2020SPONSOREDmicromineThe measures include amendments to the environmental protection regulations related to mineral explorat...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesIf the bill is passed, the royalty would apply to mines that produce more than 12,000 tonnes per year of copper and more than 50,000t of metallic lithium.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 resourcesMICROMINE STRENGTHENS DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION WITH Geobank 2020SPONSOREDmicromineNew York-based Jefferies, which also highlighted MMG's operational risks in a weekend note on the 75%-C...Read More

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) said that progress at its Kakula project, the first of multiple planned mining areas at Kamoa-Kakula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, continues to move forward, with production slated for the third quarter of 2021.Delivering full year results and an update on activities, the Canadian miner said once the ongoing definitive feasibility study for its Kak...Read More

Max Resources (TSXV: MXR; US-OTC:MXROF) has discovered a high-grade outcrop at its wholly owned Cesar copper-silver project in northeastern Colombia, about 140 km north of the capital, Bogota.The Cesar project comprises two mineralized zones, AM North and AM South. Assays from the AM North-2 mineralized area within the AM North zone of the project, recently returned 24.8% copper and 230 grams silv...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 resourcesMICROMINE STRENGTHENS DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION WITH Geobank 2020SPONSOREDmicromineIf, however, you have a more practical view of the world, you will adopt a position known as ‘bel...Read More

Dr. Quinton Hennigh is one of the most respected voices in the junior resource space with a track record of meaningful discoveries.I had the chance to speak with Dr. Hennigh about that track record, his approach when looking to make significant discoveries, and why he's decided to get involved with Hannan Metals (TSX-V: HAN) (OTC: HANNF) - a company with a tiny market cap but massive potential in...Read More

"I think we have a major role to play in designing the equipment and also the mines of the future," Hedblom told Mining Journal from Orebro in Sweden where she has just transitioned to the topRead More

The company said it had entered into a scheme implementation deed for the A$1.01 per share cash takeover. The price represents a 45.3% premium to Zenith's last closing price of 69.5c on Friday.Read More

In the Peruvian highlands, a refinery said it had found a sustainable source of artisanal gold. Prosecutors suspect its main supplier was a front for dirty money. What went wrong?Read full newsRead More

Both the metal and the shares of miners who produce it have risen this year. Some bulls see gold testing its record high of $1,900.Read full newsRead More

Both the metal and the shares of miners who produce it have risen this year. Some bulls see gold testing its record high of $1,900.Read full newsRead More

Gold futures climbed on Thursday to mark their highest settlement in more than a week. Prices for the haven metal got a boost from a sharp drop in the U.S....Read full newsRead More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond billionaire Beny Steinmetz has had his assets frozen in an ongoing compensation row with the Brazilian mining giant Vale, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper.His mining company Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR) is embroiled in a bitter and long-running compensation battle with Brazilian mining giant Vale over an ill-fated iron ore joint venture in the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Fears over coronavirus have forced the cancelation of this year's GIA's career fair.Hundreds of job seekers had been due to attend the annual event in New York on 13 March.Organizers of the GIA Jewelry Career Fair, which attracted over 400 students last year, hope to rearrange the event.Spokseman Stephen Morisseau said: "Due to evolving concerns about the coronavirus, we...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 resourcesMICROMINE STRENGTHENS DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION WITH Geobank 2020SPONSOREDmicromineProduction for 2019 was 72 million pounds of copper, which met the company's production guidance.Read More

In the Peruvian highlands, a refinery said it had found a sustainable source of artisanal gold. Prosecutors suspect its main supplier was a front for dirty money. What went wrong?Read full newsRead More

Research agency Fitch Solutions expects global nickel production to decrease significantly over the course of this year, as major producer Indonesia's nickel ore export ban comes into effect. The ban in Indonesia was announced in September 2019, bringing it forward to go into effect from January this year instead of January 2022.Read full newsRead More