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

Barrick Gold's subsidiary Acacia Mining (LON:ACA) condemned its parent company on Wednesday for keeping it out of discussions with the government of Tanzania about a long-running row over outstanding tax claims.Acacia's comments come on the heels of the Canadian gold giant's bid to take full control of the company, which is Tanzania's No. 1 gold miner.Toronto-based Barrick has proposed to buy the...Read More

Barrick Gold's subsidiary Acacia Mining (LON:ACA) condemned its parent company on Wednesday for keeping it out of discussions with the government of Tanzania about a long-running row over outstanding tax claims.Acacia's comments come on the heels of the Canadian gold giant's bid to take full control of the company, which is Tanzania's No. 1 gold miner.Toronto-based Barrick has proposed to buy the...Read More

Ole Hansen16 hours ago (May 21, 2019 8:27 AM GMT)Last week was another very frustrating week for gold traders. From a bullish perspective, the week began on a promising note with stock market weakness and the US-China trade war concerns lifting the price above previous resistance. This situation, combined with the break above $1,300/oz, helped trigger the biggest one-week accumulation of longs by...Read More

Alkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesAccording to Piggott, who owns about 7% of Core Gold's shares, "the Titan-Core arrangement is a paper deal that is not in the best interest of Core Gold shareholders".Read More

Most North American and European market indices were set for upbeat starts today and Australia's S&P/ASX200 was up at the time of writing.Copper miners gained yesterday, with Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) up about 1.5% in New York and Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) rising more than 2% in London.Base metal futures were mixed in Asian trade and the gold price remains about US$1,274 an ounce.Alumunium pr...Read More

Marty Hurwitz of MVI Marketing launched a video with three couples talking about engagement and bridal rings shopping. Here is what he sought to clarify: One year after De Beers launched its Lightbox collection at JCK and moments after Signet has put its toe in the water with its new LGD jewelry line through JamesAllen.com, what is this doing to consumer demand for lab-grown diamonds???,?"espec...Read More

The Lab Grown Diamond Council (LGDC) has retained an internationally recognized third-party certifier and standards developer, SCS Global Services (SCS), to create the first sustainability standard in the diamond and jewelry market. Certification to this premier standard will involve a comprehensive assessment of the lab grown diamond production process, compliance auditing, diamond testing, and...Read More

Hot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesWhite Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corp"It's not regulation that fails, it's [the industry] as engineers and operators"SPONSOREDsrk consultingThe loan bears a coupon of 12% and will mature n...Read More

According to a recent Empower Retirement survey, 66% of respondents said they don't understand what "rebalancing investments" means. A similar percentage, 69%, said they don't know what "asset allocation" means. And the survey found that millennials in particular find financial terms difficult to understand.I'd say it's not just the younger generations struggling to understand today's financial ja...Read More

Hot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesWhite Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corp"It's not regulation that fails, it's [the industry] as engineers and operators"SPONSOREDsrk consultingThe editor of MJ has warned me, on pain of insta...Read More

Sarine Technologies Ltd. launch a new, innovative sales tool for retailers, the 3D-Origin a 3D-printed accurate model of the rough diamond from which the Sarine Journey verified polished diamond was derived. The 3D-Origin model is generated as an optional add-on to the Sarine Diamond Journey rough-to-polish diamond report. It uses Sarine's proprietary Diamond Journey cloud-based data exclusi...Read More

I have been writing to you for a few weeks now about the uranium bull market that is materializing...Especially here in North America, where the United States operates the world's largest nuclear fleet with 99 reactors... but only produces enough uranium to supply one of them.Which has left one of every five light bulbs dependent on a foreign source of uranium to light our way.I've covered many of...Read More

Acting METS Ignited CEO Ian Dover said at the conference a new AlphaBeta report due out soon on the likely total economic impact of automation and robotics on the Australian resources sector would suggest the "size of the prize" was massive indeed and would include more than $52 billion of added value in mining by 2030 and wider supply-chain (METS) and economic value creation.It follows a March 20...Read More

Moderator: Trish Saywell, Senior Staff Writer, The Northern MinerPanelists: Steve Letwin, President and CEO, IAMGOLD, and Peter Marrone, Executive Chairman, Yamana GoldRead More

Peter Marrone, Yamana Gold Chairman, addresses delegates The Northern Miner's 2019 Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K.Read More

Peter Corcoran, VP of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology Canada, delivers a presentation at The Northern Miner's 2019 Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K.Read More

Mark Bristow, Barrick Gold President and CEO, has a fireside chat with Northern Miner Senior Writer Trish Saywell at the 2019 Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K.Read More

David Harquail, CEO, Franco-Nevada Corporation, and Chair, World Gold Council, delivers a keynote speech and sits for an interview at The Northern Miner's 2019 Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K.Read More

Steve Letwin, IAMGOLD President and CEO, addresses delegates The Northern Miner's 2019 Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K.Read More

Moderator: Patrice Merrin, Director, GlencorePanelists: Frederick Bell, Managing Director, Elemental Royalties; Dean Braunsteiner, National Mining Leader, PwC Canada; Olivia Markham, Director and Portfolio Manager, BlackRock; Shaun Usmar, CEO, Triple Flag Mining FinanceRead More