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

Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) said drilling at its Cascabel copper-gold project in the country's north has revealed previously unknown mineralization, further increasing the size of one of the biggest copper discoveries of recent years.Together with the high-grade find, over 1.5% copper equivalent, the company has also detected mineralization within the inferred resource area at t...Read More

Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) said drilling at its Cascabel copper-gold project in the country's north has revealed previously unknown mineralization, further increasing the size of one of the biggest copper discoveries of recent years.Together with the high-grade find, over 1.5% copper equivalent, the company has also detected mineralization within the inferred resource area at t...Read More

Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) said drilling at its Cascabel copper-gold project in the country's north has revealed previously unknown mineralization, further increasing the size of one of the biggest copper discoveries of recent years.Together with the high-grade find, over 1.5% copper equivalent, the company has also detected mineralization within the inferred resource area at t...Read More

Driven by need, tens of thousands of women are risking death, disease and sexual violence to scrape a living in the country's informal mining sectorRead full newsRead More

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Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe DRC project is set to produce extremely high-grade concentrate containing 57% copper with essentially zero arsenic when the 6 million tonnes per year Kakula mine comes on stream, possibly fromRead More

According to its preliminary quarterly results released yesterday, Pan produced more than 10,000 ounces for the first time.Read More

Drill core from the Tom West Zone showing layers of zinc and lead rich mineralization.With backing from a major zinc producer, Fireweed Zinc Ltd. [FWZ-TSXV] says it is planning a summer drill program that will focus on regional exploration around its Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.The plan is to show that Macmillan Pass is truly a district-scale...Read More

Diamond drilling on the Blue Ridge Project in central Virginia, U.S.A. Source: Aston Bay Holdings Ltd.Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. [BAY-TSXV; ATBHF-OTCQB] shares were active Wednesday April 10 after the company said it has begun mobilizing for drilling at its Buckingham gold property in central Virginia, U.S.A., located within the same region of Virginia as the company's recently acquired Blue Ridge Pr...Read More

Baffin Island holds some of its treasures in plain sight with rocks that produce rare gems sitting exposed to the elements, scientists say. A new study from the University of British Columbia shows the area is home to a mineral that is prized by jewelers and collectors. Study co-author Philippe Belley said in an interview that cobalt-blue spinel, "which is a ridiculously rare gemstone" gets a lot...Read More

CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will hold its 2019 annual congress in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, from November 18 to November 20. Pre-congress meetings will be held November 16 and 17, and the congress will follow the World Pearl Forum, which is due to take place on November 14 and 15. The CIBJO Annual Congress will be hosted by DANAT, the Bahrain Institute for Pearl...Read More

De Beers Group sold $575 million for the third sales cycle of its rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) of 2019. Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said: ""As we move into the second quarter of the year, we saw a continuation of stable demand for our rough diamonds during the third cycle of 2019." Looking at the bigger picture, however, De Beers is still underperforming...Read More

Backtracking from a promise made last year that for "safety" reasons the identity of its customers will not be revealed, the state-controlled firm Namdia announced it had selected the 16 firms that will buy diamonds from Namdia from 2019 to 2021. The Namibian buyers are: Schachter and Namdar Namibia; DYS Diamond Manufacturer Namibia; Tate Diamonds and Pluczenik Diamond Company. Four Belgian compan...Read More

The London-based jeweler Lawrence Graff paid an unprecedented $8.75 million for the 13.33 carat pink rough diamond that was found in February of this year by Gem Diamonds in its Letseng mine in Lesotho. The amount paid by Graff constitutes a record price per carat paid for a diamond from the Letseng mine. Meanwhile, the Letseng mine has acquired a famed reputation for some of the world's most ex...Read More

Cyclone Idai, which hit Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in March of this year, has also left its mark on Zimbabwe's diamond mining projects. The cyclone claimed at least 268 lives in Zimbabwe and left a trail of destruction in its wake. ZCDC chief executive Dr Moris Mpofu told The Sunday Mail Business last week that the company was now "regrouping to recover from the aftermath of Cyclone Idai and...Read More

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxFitch produces an ESG exposure score with elements rated on a scale of one-to-five where three is neutral in that a risk is minimally relevant or it is well-managed, and four and five are relevant toRead More

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarx"We are implementing a successful cocktail of electrification," he said.Read More

On January 25th President Trump announced an end to the 35-day partial government shutdown. This day came as a relief to many of the 800,000 government employees and contractors who were left scrambling to cover their bills until their paychecks kicked in again. A lot of people did just fine during the government shutdown, thanks to emergency savings and the added safety net of a working spouse. B...Read More

Here at The Daily Edge, we’re all about finding market plays that can give you an advantage and make you more money.But it’s not just about the cash. Because it really is true that money can’t buy happiness. It’s what you DO with the money that really matters.Of course, I’m talking about things like:Affording the comfortable retirement you truly deserve.Paying for a s...Read More

With the gold market's supply and demand numbers coming in for the first two to three months of 2019, one of the features of this year that's coming into focus is the strong buying of gold by central banks around the world.And yes, there is a distinct geopolitical element to it all, as these central bank buyers are predominantly from countries that stand in direct economic or political opposition...Read More