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

Stellar result for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe event heard from a mixed of big producers and "smaller … underappreciated base metals miners", host Jefferies said.The bank's analysts said management teams from Freeport McMoRan, Anglo American, Vale, Teck, HudBay Minerals, Ivanhoe Mines, OZ Minerals, KAZ Minerals, Lundin Mining, Ero Copper, Taseko and Northern Dynasty Minerals expressed a genera...Read More

Base metals, ferrous and crude all "clawed back some of the day's losses in the late afternoon", Marex Spectron's Dee Perera on the LME desk noted.The positive vibes sent the gold price lower, to about US$1,509 an ounce on the spot market earlier.Wesdome Gold (TSX: WDO) was the only gold equity to gain on the S&P/TSX Composite Index yesterday.It closed up 3.65% after announcing a significant i...Read More

FPX regained the asset, close to Centerra Gold's Mount Milligan gold-copper operation, when it paid US$4.Read More

Pizimolas is Orexplore's new general manager APAC.He also worked as general manager of SGS rival ALS's global mine site services business and has more than 20 years' experience as a metallurgical engineer."I strongly believe in the power of digital core tomographic imaging and the need to progress to more real time information from drilling than has previously been available," Pizimolas said. "The...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Botswana Diamonds and Vutomi, in which it holds a 40 percent interest, has signed a contract mining and processing agreement with Eurafrican Diamond Corporation (EDC) to mine and process the diamond-bearing gravels and residual stockpiles on a portion of the Marsfontein farm."Partnering with Eurafrican Diamond Corporation paves the way for commercial production to restart on Marsfo...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is offering to reimburse flight tickets of first-time visitors to the Bharat Diamond Week. The offer is eligible to anyone who purchases more than $100,000 worth of diamonds. "It is very important for us at the BDB to see new faces here for this special polished diamond sales week," said Mehul Shah, BDB vice president and head of the organizing...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Forevermark has launched its latest campaign directed at Indian Consumers. The  #TrustForevermark uses a diamond "question mark" throughout and is designed to reassure consumers they are buying a mined stone.The print campaign follows the journey of a diamond around the question mark from rough to polished, ending in a Forevermark box. Forevermark says the pathway of the diamo...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa's Supervisory Board has approved the company's acquisition of Kristall, the Smolensk-based diamond manufacturer. Alrosa has purchased a 100-percent stake in the company from the Russian Federation, valued at RUB 1,886 million ($29 million).The sale and purchase agreement is expected to be signed by the end of September, with the deal to be closed in the first half...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Lucara Diamond Corp. today announced the recovery of an exceptional blue, 9.74-carat gem-quality diamond from its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana. The mining company also showcased a newly discovered 4.13-carat pink, gem-quality diamond from the same mine. "Lucara is extremely pleased with the recovery of these rare, sizeable, fancy coloured diamonds, which have the poten...Read More

LONDON - Rio Tinto is exploring for diamonds in Canada as part of its plans to stay in the sector despite the looming closure of its Argyle mine in Australia, known for extremely rare pink diamonds, the firm's head of copper and diamonds said.Demand and prices for the wider market have fallen as concerns mount about the world economy, and laboratory-grown gems have added to supply.Advertisemen...Read More

Vancouver-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered a 9.74 ct gem-quality blue diamond and a 4.13 ct gem-quality pink diamond at its Karowe mine, in Botswana.The diamonds were recovered from direct milling of South Lobe ore.AdvertisementThis follows the recent sale of a 2.24 ct blue diamond for $347 222/ct."Lucara is extremely pleased with the recovery of these rare, sizeable, fancy col...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The twenty-sixth Investing in African Mining Indaba – scheduled to take place in Cape Town from February 3 to 6 next year – will offer delegates new insight into issues facing Africa’s resources sector.“We’re building on the success of the 2019 Mining Indaba in terms of the high level of government participation and the substant...Read More

Stellar result for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarx"I am not in agreement with a state company that invests in mining because it is a high-risk investment.Read More

Stellar result for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe 30-year bond has a 4.5% coupon, one of the lowest for a Mexican company in 30 years. The issue was rated at BBB+ by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings. The company's indebtedness is now $9.4 billion."With these resources we have sufficient for these three projects through 2022, a little for 2023 and start producing in that year," said VP finance Ma...Read More

Since picking up the Waihi property in New Zealand from Newmont for US$100 million four years ago, OceanaGold (TSX: OCG) has extended the mine life of its Correnso underground gold mine by three years generating US$200 million of free cash flow.It has also fully permitted a new underground mine that it is building about 1-2 km away, and which it hopes to put into production by 2021. The undergroun...Read More

White Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsLean mining and the fourth industrial revolutionSPONSOREDdassault systemesEarlier this year, senior thinkers at BCG laid out new guideposts to success for the modern company (The new Lo...Read More

"I am not in agreement with a state company that invests in mining because it is a high-risk investment.Read More

Trade war will continue. Trump bashing China for atrocities to Muslims is a part of the trade war. Saudi Arabia has a beheading culture. Not a single nation dare criticize Saudi Arabia. Wahabi form of Islam is funded by Saudi Arabia to spread it worldwide. Wahabi form of Islam is more repressive than Chinese atrocities towards Islamic followers. Which nation or religion allows lashes for petty c...Read More

Trade war will continue. Trump bashing China for atrocities to Muslims is a part of the trade war. Saudi Arabia has a beheading culture. Not a single nation dare criticize Saudi Arabia. Wahabi form of Islam is funded by Saudi Arabia to spread it worldwide. Wahabi form of Islam is more repressive than Chinese atrocities towards Islamic followers. Which nation or religion allows lashes for petty c...Read More

President Trump said a China trade deal could come soonThe Dow bounced back in a big way today, shaking off political drama thanks to U.S.-China trade optimism. Investors are weighing comments from President Donald Trump that a trade deal with China could come soon, while also eyeing the impeachment inquiry put forward by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The White House released the rough transcript o...Read More