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

The strike against a U.S. airbase was not as bad as originally feared U.S. stock futures are mixed this morning, as investors attempt to digest a slew of global and domestic headlines. Last night's report that a U.S. airbase came under fire in western Iraq sent overnight trading into a tailspin. Investor fears eased, however, as news surfaced that the attacks did not cause any casualties and no oi...Read More

Data shows 2020 could be bullish for stocks2019 was a historic year in which the S&P 500 Index (SPX) gained nearly 30% with exceptional daily consistency (more on that below). The year's 28.9% return ranks second out of the last 20 years with 2013 (up 29.6%) being the only year that was more bullish. This week I'll look at some of these 2019 stats and see if stocks tend to revert to the mean follo...Read More

Tuesday saw Red Rock Resources (LSE:RRR) highlight the news that Jupiter Mines has made major inroads into the expansion of its Tshipi Borwa manganese mine...Read full newsRead More

Bernstein analysed long-term price to earnings (Shiller P/E) for the mining industry, finding valuations are at 100-year lows.Read More

Under terms of the agreement effective from January 2021-2027, Teck will increase contracted shipping capacity from the Price Rupert terminal from three million tonnes per annum to 6Mtpa, with anRead More

BMT had been owned by RCF Jolimont Mining Innovation, which bought the company from its founders in 2015.The BMT technology allows the accurate delineation of ore boundaries after blasting in opencut mines, helping miners reduce waste and only target the material they need. It involves putting orange softball-sized sensors into the blast holes. After the blast those sensors are tracked to fin...Read More

(IDEX Online) - IDEX Online has launched the 2020 edition of its annual trade fair and guide.The guide provides details regarding a wide range of trade fairs taking place throughout the year. It also provides information relating to De Beers' Sight dates in 2020. Click here to see the 2020 issue of the Trade Fair Guide. Read More

(IDEX Online) - Tiffany & Co. recently unveiled its newly redesigned Shanghai flagship store. At 10,000 square feet, the store has doubled in size and is the largest Tiffany outlet in Asia. The two-story store also houses the Chinese Mainland's first Tiffany Blue Box Cafe, which is located on the upper level. It carries high jewelry designs, classic collections, fashion accessor...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Danish jewelry company Pandora has announced that it will meet its sales forecast for 2019. The company said that based on unaudited financial numbers, its fourth-quarter same-store sales are expected to be down 4 percent. For the full year, it expects to see a decline of 8 percent - in line with expectations. Organic growth is expected to be down 1 percent for Q4 and dow...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe Phoenix, Arizona-based company said the pregnant leach solution (PLS) grade was currently measuring 0.Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesMining investment is forecast to continue rising to US$6.5 billion compared with $6 billion in 2019, which was mainly on copper development projects, principally the $5.3B Quellaveco, $1.3B Toromocho expansion and the $1.6B Mina Justa. Investment will start to tail off in 2021 as Quellaveco's construction nears its end following wh...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesEnami, Ecuador's state mineral company, and Codelco, Chile's state copper company, joint venture partners in the project, expect to formalise creation of a company to continue work on the project in the coming weeks, according to Ecuador's deputy mining minister Fernando Benalcázar. Enami will own 51% and Codelco 49% of the...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesCodelco said it sought to take advantage of historically low interest rates to raise $1 billion via a 10-year note at 3.175% as well another $1 billion via a 30-year note at 3.958%. The issues were 2.8-times oversubscribed."A favorable debt market, with base rates at historically low levels, makes it attractive to pre-finance the c...Read More

Revival takes staged approach to Beartrack-ArnettSPONSOREDSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesArtemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesEven at my advanced years and having stomped around more remote parts of the world than most, I am still amazed by the stoicism...Read More

Dear Reader,Whenever despair slumps our shoulders and the sorrows of the world gnaw our liver… we can rely on CNBC to bring us up:"Latest Data Show the Economy Ended 2019 on a Strong Note, Putting Recession Fears to Bed."Thus we are caressed, soothed, cheered, lifted.And mortified.When fear goes to bed… we vault instantly up from our own, hemorrhaging icy sweat.That is because danger i...Read More

Anglo American (LON: AAL) may be the company that throws a much-needed lifeline to Sirius Minerals (LON: SXX), the British junior struggling to build a huge fertilizer mine beneath a national park, thanks to a last-minute takeover bid that values the developer at almost ?386 million (US$507 million).The diversified miner confirmed on Wednesday that it was in advanced talks with Sirius over a cash...Read More

In the three and a half years since Geoff Burns co-founded Maverix Metals (TSX: MMX; NYSE AM: MMX) with CEO Daniel O'Flaherty in July 2016, the royalty and streaming company's portfolio has grown to more than 100 assets - 14 of them paying.In 2018, Maverix posted net income of $3.5 million on record revenues of $34 million from 20,886 attributable gold equivalent oz. sold, and is on track to meet...Read More

In November 2019, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum's Newfoundland and Labrador branch named Sokoman Minerals (TSXV: SIC) the Prospector/Explorer of the Year for its 100%-owned Moosehead gold property.Moosehead, 150 km to the northeast of Marathon Gold's (TSX: MOZ) Valentine Lake deposit in central Newfoundland, sits along the extension of the Cape Ray-Valentine Lake-Alder...Read More

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is mourning the passing of Sergey Oulin, who died on December 31, at the age of 69.WFDB president Ernie Blom has, on behalf of the organisation, expressed sadness at the loss of Oulin, who was the president of the Diamond Chamber of Russia and a former member of the WFDB executive committee.AdvertisementIn paying tribute to Oulin, Blom said he had &ld...Read More

Revival takes staged approach to Beartrack-ArnettSPONSOREDSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesArtemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe experienced mining, energy and agricultural sector transaction advisor believes mining's M&A trend, which gained moment...Read More