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

Royalty & Streaming is acquiring a royalty on the San Luis property, above, of SSR Mining. Source: Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. [MTA-CSE; MTAFF-OTCQB; X9CP-FSE] said Monday April 1 that it has struck a deal to acquire a portfolio of 18 royalties from Alamos Gold Inc. [AGI-TSX, NYSE] for $11.5 million, payable in common shares of Metalla.The acquisit...Read More

An artist's rendering of the Tres Estradas phosphate mine in Brazil. Source: Aguia Resources Ltd.Aguia Resources Ltd. [AGRL-TSXV; AGR-ASX] shares advanced Monday April 1 after the company said it has raised $874,708 from a private placement financing, and expects to bring in an additional $200,000 from loans provided by certain officers and directors.The non-brokered private placement consists of...Read More

(IDEX Online News) - In general, for rounds March was all about reversing the trends of February, when the market dared a little, only to be whistled back in March. Parallel to trends in the previous month, prices of round diamonds under a carat remained rather stable, with a few goods, especially in the higher colors and clarities, losing a few percent. Prices of goods between 80 points and a c...Read More

Macau's Executive Council announced during a press conference at Government Headquarters earlier this month that its government has drafted and submitted a bill that, when approved by lawmakers, would open the way for Macau to join the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). Once accepted, Macau could then import and export rough diamonds. According to a government spokesperson, the bi...Read More

Representatives of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) accompanied King Filip of Belgium on a state visit to South Korea. During the state visit, Golden Dew, one of Korea's largest jewelry brands, launched three special cuts it developed together with Antwerp diamond companies. During the visit in March, three special diamond cuts were presented to the general public in the presence of the Kin...Read More

A recent study by the U.S. Bank found that only 41% of Americans use a budget even though it’s one of the most effective ways to keep track of your finances. Building a budget, automating bills, consolidating debt, negotiating lower premiums…all these financial must-dos are easy on paper but for whatever reason prove challenging in practice. Why do you avoid doing what you know is best...Read More

"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftHow to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixIt's not easy being an optimist while China and the U.S. wage a trade war, the bond market flags a recession, and the U.K.Read More

LONDON – Russian State-controlled miner Alrosa, the world's biggest producer of rough diamonds in carat terms, raised $11.8-million in its first New York diamond auction of the year, as it seeks to increase its activity in the US.Rebecca Foerster, president of Alrosa, North America, said sanctions against some Russian companies did not diminish the appeal of Russian high quality diamonds...Read More

It said the underground fire was discovered during shift change, about 6pm (EDT) on Friday night, and no one was in the mine at the time at the time."Due to the nature of the fire, the mine must be cleared of gases before repair work commences or mine operations can be restarted," the company said."It is too early to determine the source of the fire or the impact on underground operations."It said...Read More

The mainstream press continues to repeat that an inverted yield curve has been a reliable indicator of a recession and that the U.S. is headed for one.So what is the inverted yield curve and is the U.S. economy headed for a hard landing that affects the market and your 401K?The short answer is an inverted yield curve is when short-term interest rates become higher than long-term interest rates, wh...Read More

The passage of Bill C-45 could be a signal to early investors that pot stocks are ready to pop.With Bill C-45 now in effect, it's possible that in the very near future, investors may be seeing stock market gains that will never be seen again. This is a sentiment echoed by The New York Times, which reported that when this bill passes as expected, it will "completely legalize marijuana as a consu...Read More

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. is complying with an order from South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources to amend its mining rights to reflect black economic empowerment, the company's spokesman Chris Nthite said.The world's No. 3. gold producer may have contravened black economic empowerment rules tied to its mining rights when it awarded a 4.5 percent stake to employees instead of 6 percent, City P...Read More

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. is complying with an order from South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources to amend its mining rights to reflect black economic empowerment, the company's spokesman Chris Nthite said.The world's No. 3. gold producer may have contravened black economic empowerment rules tied to its mining rights when it awarded a 4.5 percent stake to employees instead of 6 percent, City P...Read More

Polish miner KGHM and a union representing workers at its Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile have come to an agreement over contract talks, the head of the union told Reuters, heading off the threat of a strike.Maykel Ocayo, president of Sierra Gorda's 520-member Union 1, told Reuters in a message that workers had voted on Saturday in favour of accepting an offer from the company with a roughly two...Read More

Polish miner KGHM and a union representing workers at its Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile have come to an agreement over contract talks, the head of the union told Reuters, heading off the threat of a strike.Maykel Ocayo, president of Sierra Gorda's 520-member Union 1, told Reuters in a message that workers had voted on Saturday in favour of accepting an offer from the company with a roughly two...Read More

Scientists from Rice University, Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University discovered that when heated in a furnace and place on a gold surface, boron atoms dissolve into a bath of gold and when the materials cool down, they resurface in the form borophene.Borophene is the atom-flat form of boron.Illustration by Luqing Wang | Rice University.In a press release, the researchers explai...Read More

Scientists from Rice University, Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University discovered that when heated in a furnace and place on a gold surface, boron atoms dissolve into a bath of gold and when the materials cool down, they resurface in the form borophene.Borophene is the atom-flat form of boron.Illustration by Luqing Wang | Rice University.In a press release, the researchers explai...Read More

Scientists from Rice University, Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University discovered that when heated in a furnace and place on a gold surface, boron atoms dissolve into a bath of gold and when the materials cool down, they resurface in the form borophene.Borophene is the atom-flat form of boron.Illustration by Luqing Wang | Rice University.In a press release, the researchers explai...Read More

Non-profit organization Geoscience BC is planning a new airborne survey to help identify mineral potential on northern Vancouver Island, in the western Canadian province of British Columbia.According to the NGO, every time its team runs projects like this one, new investment comes into the region at hand as the data is used to inform mineral exploration and development decisions by the mining sect...Read More

Non-profit organization Geoscience BC is planning a new airborne survey to help identify mineral potential on northern Vancouver Island, in the western Canadian province of British Columbia.According to the NGO, every time its team runs projects like this one, new investment comes into the region at hand as the data is used to inform mineral exploration and development decisions by the mining sect...Read More