The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

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

Diamond production in Q3 grew by 24% quarter on quarter and 15% year on year to 12.1m carats, the company said Thursday. Alrosa attributed the quarter on quarter rise to "seasonally increased production at alluvial deposits". The year on year growth was down to start up at the V.Munskoye deposit in Q4 2018 and increased production at the Botuobinskaya pipe, it said.Sales excluding polished diamond...Read More

Having failed to win a referendum to amend the constitution in 2016, he turned to the courts he filled with friendly faces to win the right to run again.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond producer Alrosa today (Thursday) reported that its Q3 2019 diamond production hit 12.1 million carats, with sales totaling 6.4 million carats by volume and $0.6 billion by value. The miner said the increase in output - up 24 percent quarter-over-quarter and 15 percent year-over-year, was due to the launch of production at new deposits and the expansion of existing area...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Rio Tinto has announced that lower mining grades and reduced ore availability led to a drop in its third-quarter diamond production at its two mines.At the 100-percent owned Argyle mine in Australia, production was 7 percent lower than the same period of 2018 due to lower recovered grade. This resulted in a production level of 3.6 million carats for the three-month period ended Sep...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Platinum Guild International (PGI) has opened its first showroom in Shenzhen, China. The opening is part of the organization's strategy to target younger consumers in a country that traditionally values gold. "Research has shown that the number one barrier to acquiring platinum jewellery in recent years has been the lack of appealing designs, so PGI has worked closely wit...Read More

The absence of new mining projects, owing to limited exploration, continues to weigh on the future sustainability of South Africa’s once thriving mining sector, which once captured a larger share of major mining budgets.“There is simply not enough investment in new mineral exploration to take advantage of the country’s geological potential,” says a Minerals Council South Af...Read More

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company and its partners Empresa Nacional de Diamantes (Endiama) and Rosas & Petalas have earned a further A$3.9-million from the sale of diamonds recovered at the Lulo mine, in Angola.Lucapa reported on Thursday that it had sold a parcel of 1 736 ct at an average price of A$2 265/ct.AdvertisementThis brought total sales for the year to date to A$50.2-million, at an a...Read More

Golden Mile goes back to the futureSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesMMG has met with officials from the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) regarding the evaluation of pre-investment studies for a concentrate pipeline, a railroad or a combination of both, according to VP corporate affairs Domingo Drago.The mine's trucking operation hasd been blockaded for several weeks at various points of...Read More

Golden Mile goes back to the futureSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesThe pair signed a two-year, US$2 million exploration financing agreement over the Laramide copper belt in May and completed their first quarterly technical committee meeting last month."We are encouraged by the collaboration with BHP to-date and our technical team continues to progress on new prospect generation in north-eastern Sono...Read More

A further 10 diamond holes for 12,441m, drilled between February and June, returned "encouraging" results. Intersections included a standout 205m at 2.04% copper and 0.Read More

Oriole's deepening footprint in West Africa is paying offSPONSOREDoriole resourcesPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedAfrica's rising resource nationalism ups stakes for minersSPONSOREDverisk maplecroftHaving failed to win a referendum to amend the constitution in 2016, he turned to the co...Read More

Oriole's deepening footprint in West Africa is paying offSPONSOREDoriole resourcesPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedAfrica's rising resource nationalism ups stakes for minersSPONSOREDverisk maplecroftTwo weeks ago, my From the Capital column was about uranium company valuations.Read More

U.S. Vanadium, a private company in which venture capital firm Elysee Development Corp. (TSXV: ELC) has a 15% stake, is acquiring a Russian-owned production plant in Hot Springs, Ark., that produces vanadium pentoxide.Russian steel producer, Evraz, purchased the plant in 2007."I cannot speak to why they were interested in selling it," Jim Sims, a spokesman for U.S. Vanadium, tells The Northern Min...Read More

The court found the former head of the government inspection body had been actively involved in anti-Amulsar activities prior to his federal appointment which raised reasonable doubts about his objectivity. The court ruled Artur Grigoryan failed to recuse himself from considering the matter when required to do so and declared his directive invalid."This ruling is yet another confirmation that unla...Read More

I remember the first time I noticed "The Claw"...I had trekked with my wife and kids to our "country club", which is shorthand for a simple pool membership. I'm not that fancy, believe me.It was a beautiful day. Kids were splashing, lifeguards were twirling their whistles, and parents were drinking in the sun - soaking it all in.But I couldn't help but notice that the parents weren't drinking beer...Read More

Industry experts discuss trends in battery metals markets amid emerging EV technology.Moderator: Frik Els, executive editor, MINING.com Panelists (from left): Ryan Castilloux, managing director, Adamas Intelligence; Guy Bourassa, president and CEO, Nemaska Lithium; Andrew Miller, head of price assessments, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence; and Trent Mell, president and CEO, First Cobalt.Read More

Investors are preferring stock over gold. This has resulted in the correction and not a bear rally. Bear rally will be there if gold does not break $1466 by 15th November. I will prefer to remain on the sidelines in gold today. I will still prefer to use crashes of $100 and more in silver (if any) to invest for the long term. Day traders have to remain on the sidelines in silver. Trump impeachme...Read More

Investors are preferring stock over gold. This has resulted in the correction and not a bear rally. Bear rally will be there if gold does not break $1466 by 15th November. I will prefer to remain on the sidelines in gold today. I will still prefer to use crashes of $100 and more in silver (if any) to invest for the long term. Day traders have to remain on the sidelines in silver. Trump impeachme...Read More

A 0.3% contraction in retail sales for September overshadowed several impressive earnings reports The Dow ended slightly lower today, as a surprise 0.3% drop in retail sales for September -- the first dip in seven months -- managed to dampen a relatively solid day of earnings. Re-emerging fears over the U.S.-China trade conflict had markets in a slump today, too, asnews reports cast doubt on China...Read More

Morgan Stanley slashed its price targets on NOW and WORKThe U.S. stock market is making modest moves this afternoon, quiet after Monday's massive gains on weak retail sales data. Some individual names are making big moves, though, including software stocks Workday Inc (NASDAQ:WDAY), ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW), and Slack Technologies Inc (NYSE:WORK). Here's a quick roundup of what's moving the share...Read More