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

Local communities have protested against the 120,000tpa project, permitted in 2019, for about a decade, with one of their fears being its impact on local water sources.Read More

Dear Outsider,On this Memorial Day, I want to write a few words to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Without them, we wouldn't have the privilege of living in the greatest country in the world. And to all the military families and veterans out there, we thank you.I come from a military family (go Navy!). My great-grandfather left Princeton to drive ambulances for the French army in W...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Police are hunting three raiders who burst through the wall of a jewelry store, attacked the owner, and fled with gold necklaces and bracelets and loose jewelry.They broke in overnight to a vacant premises next to Ramallah Jewelry in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA, and removed one layer of a dry wall dividing the two properties.When Elias Mseeh opened up for the day, they kicked through t...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers today issued a flat denial over a "damaging" and "unsubstantiated" newspaper allegation that it had violated sanctions on Russian diamonds."Let us be clear - this allegation is not true," it said, in response to claims in the The Sunday Standard of Botswana.The paper ran a front-page story today (28 May) headlined "De Beers' sanction busting scandal snarls up Botswana...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A diamond and platinum bandeau tiara, signed Boucheron Paris and owned for over a century by a British aristocratic family, is to be sold at Christie's London with a high estimate of $185,000.It's the most valuable of three tiaras offered at Christie's Jewels Online: The London Edit, which runs from 2 to 15.The double bandeau, featuring old- and rose-cut diamonds, co...Read More

I hope you're having a good Memorial Day long weekend. Meanwhile, how do you like the title of this article? Did it catch your attention? Because the idea is to question your patriotism if you don't fork your money over to the U.S. government.It's abrupt, but don't blame me! That wording isn't mine. Our government said this, in a poster from 1918 during the Third Liberty Loan drive that raised mon...Read More

SRK visualisation tool to help engagementSPONSOREDsrk consultingTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesVanadium Resources eyes 180-year mine in South AfricaSPONSOREDvanadium resourcesNova retains laser focus on qualitySPONSOREDnova royaltyNickel is one example of significant change in the way metals are traded thanks to the rapid growth in demand for nickel-rich batteries i...Read More

Nova retains laser focus on qualitySPONSOREDnova royaltyVanadium Resources eyes 180-year mine in South AfricaSPONSOREDvanadium resourcesTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesSRK visualisation tool to help engagementSPONSOREDsrk consultingIn a message from the Wa State, relayed by the International Tin Association (ITA), the group detailed its implementation plan for the su...Read More

With gold trading at just under its all-time high, cost inflation pressures beginning to subside and energy costs coming down, gold miners, who have spent recent years getting into better financialRead More

The kids are two years behind in education. Inflation still rages. White-collar jobs are disappearing thanks to the reversal of Fed policy. Household finances are a wreck. The medical industry is in upheaval. Trust in government has never been lower.Major media too is discredited. Young people are dying at levels never seen. Populations are still on the move from lockdown states to where it is les...Read More

Green tailings are high-purity, zero chemicals, 1.3% lithium oxide, and ultra-fine tailings are generated by Sigma's Greentech lithium processing plant. Green lithium is 5.Read More

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Normally, I wouldn't do this...But today I'm going to give away a stock from my premium trading service, Secret Stock Files.This is serious, because people pay a lot of money for this information. However, we currently have 12 stocks in the Secret Stock Files portfolio and there are more to come. On top of that, I don't feel too bad about giving this information away because:It really exemplifies...Read More

The company now has an inferred resource of 6.2Moz grading 0.61gpt gold following an update issued this week.Read More

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The expansion would add 40,000tpa of new capacity to the operation, a 20% increase. Toromocho produced 244,712t of copper in 2022.Read More