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

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe plkant was successfully commissioned under budget for US$500,000, according to executive chairman Nick von Schirnding. Arc previously commissioned the 10,000 tonnes per month front-end of the plant, including two crusher units, screens, ball mill and conveyors, in December.Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxArc is now busy finalising det...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpThe highlight of the seven holes drilled was 7.3m at 0.18% copper and 3.22g/t gold, or 2.39...Read More

Even after they’ve grown up, your kids still probably ask you if they can “borrow a few bucks” every now and then.According to Barron’s, nearly 80% of parents give some financial support to their adult children.Whether it’s money toward a new car... help with a medical bill... or even just keeping them on the phone plan, you’re probably included in that number i...Read More

I read a funny comment on a message board recently about do-it-yourself landscaping. The comment said:"DIY is fine, if you're happy with it taking twice as long, resulting in half the quality." As a self-proclaimed cheapskate, I have to disagree. However I have seen my fair share of DIY projects go sideways to know where this person is coming from. A few years ago my neighbor rented a Bobcat and n...Read More

During ALROSA's (MICEX: ALRS) Capital Markets Day on March 18, the company said the most frequently asked questions it gets during 1-on-1 meetings with investors are those related to the impact that synthetic or lab-created diamonds will have on the business.Three days later, on a Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD) analyst call following the company's full year 2018 results, a portfolio manage...Read More

How to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixQuality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumWEBINAR: Six Steps to Enable Your Technology Vision for EHSSPONSOREDisometrixRather than a continuation of boom-like conditions which made lithium the world's hottest commodity two years ago a surge in production to meet optimistic demand forecast...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBased on "a rapid first-pass appraisal", the Cobre Panama developer had indic...Read More

LSE-listed Firestone Diamonds has recovered a 72 ct yellow diamond from its Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho.The diamond was recovered together with a 22 ct white diamond and an 11 ct fancy light pink diamond.AdvertisementThese diamonds will go on sale at the next tender, which is scheduled to take place during May.This is the second diamond of about 70 ct to be recovered from the operation this calenda...Read More

Investors have been speculating for years about the demise of the "petrodollar" deal struck by Henry Kissinger and Treasury Secretary William Simon in 1974.It was first set up between the U.S. and Saudi princes to prop up the U.S. dollar. At the time, confidence in the dollar was on shaky ground because President Nixon had ended gold convertibility of dollars in 1971.In 1974, the price of oil was...Read More

Joining us today is Mark Saxon, recently appointed Interim CEO of Leading Edge Materials (TSXV: LEM) (OTC: LEMIF).Leading Edge Materials owns the Woxna mine, one of Europe's very few fully-built graphite mines. With battery growth, especially large ones for vehicles, poised to explode in coming years, Leading Edge is in a unique position to capitalize on European demand.To your wealth,Gerardo Del...Read More

Economists and market analysts often make volte-face. We remember that in 2018 the pundits were heralding the synchronized global growth. One year later all the talking heads prophesy the synchronized global slowdown. What is happening? How serious is the current slump? And what are the implication for the precious metals market?Well, it's true that the global economy did not start 2019 the best....Read More

The gold miners' stocks are still marching, grinding higher on balance in a solid upleg. While interest in this sector has faded since late February, it is nicely set up for a strong rally. After consolidating high and establishing a sturdy base, the gold miners are likely to soon report greatly-improved first-quarter results. Couple that with gold itself powering higher, and the slumbering gold s...Read More

The gold miners' stocks are still marching, grinding higher on balance in a solid upleg. While interest in this sector has faded since late February, it is nicely set up for a strong rally. After consolidating high and establishing a sturdy base, the gold miners are likely to soon report greatly-improved first-quarter results. Couple that with gold itself powering higher, and the slumbering gold s...Read More

China's on a bullion-buying spree. The world's second-largest economy expanded its gold reserves for the fourth straight month, adding to optimism that central banks globally will continue to build holdings.The People's Bank of China raised reserves to 60.62 million ounces in March from 60.26 million a month earlier, according to data on its website. In tonnage terms, last month's inflow was 11.2...Read More

China's on a bullion-buying spree. The world's second-largest economy expanded its gold reserves for the fourth straight month, adding to optimism that central banks globally will continue to build holdings.The People's Bank of China raised reserves to 60.62 million ounces in March from 60.26 million a month earlier, according to data on its website. In tonnage terms, last month's inflow was 11.2...Read More

Following a mediation session led by representatives of Peru's national government, Indigenous leaders and executives from Minera Las Bambas, a subsidiary of China's MMG, reached an agreement that puts an end to a 2-month long conflict at Las Bambas copper mine.Both the miner and the community expressed their willingness to sit down and solve the conflict by revisiting the terms of a series of agr...Read More

Following a mediation session led by representatives of Peru's national government, Indigenous leaders and executives from Minera Las Bambas, a subsidiary of China's MMG, reached an agreement that puts an end to a 2-month long conflict at Las Bambas copper mine.Both the miner and the community expressed their willingness to sit down and solve the conflict by revisiting the terms of a series of agr...Read More

Following a mediation session led by representatives of Peru's national government, Indigenous leaders and executives from Minera Las Bambas, a subsidiary of China's MMG, reached an agreement that puts an end to a 2-month long conflict at Las Bambas copper mine.Both the miner and the community expressed their willingness to sit down and solve the conflict by revisiting the terms of a series of agr...Read More

Management at Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc. (LON: ANTO) was able to secure this week full funding for the expansion project of its flagship Los Pelambres copper mine.The operation, located about 200 kilometres north of Chile's capital Santiago is responsible for about half of the company's total copper output, which this year is expected to be somewhere between 750,000 and 790,000 tonnes of the r...Read More

Management at Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc. (LON: ANTO) was able to secure this week full funding for the expansion project of its flagship Los Pelambres copper mine.The operation, located about 200 kilometres north of Chile's capital Santiago is responsible for about half of the company's total copper output, which this year is expected to be somewhere between 750,000 and 790,000 tonnes of the r...Read More