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

Scrap battery cathode materialAmerican Manganese Inc. [AMY-TSXV; AMYZF-OTCPINK] said Friday March 8 that it continues to process cathode scraps through the company's lithium-ion battery recycling pilot plant.Using the company's patent-approved process, the scraps underwent separation and leach operations, yielding a pregnant leach solution (PLS) containing cathode metals (cobalt, lithium, nickel...Read More

An underground driller at work at the now closed Max molybdenum mine near Trout Lake, British Columbia. Note the veins of massive molybdenite. Photo Courtesy Roca Mines Inc.Cameo Cobalt Corp. [CRU-TSX; CRUUF-OTC; SY7N-FWB] shares were active Thursday March 7after the company said it had closed the previously announced acquisition of the Max Mine and Willa properties. Both are located in British Co...Read More

Northern Vertex's Moss Mine located 80 miles southeast of La Vegas in Mohave County, western Arizona. Source: Northern Vertex Mining Corp.Northern Vertex Mining Corp. [NEE-TSXV; NHVCF-OTC] said Friday March 8 that it has delivered the largest gold shipment to date from its Moss Mine in northwest Arizona.The company said it shipped an estimated 1,004 ounces of gold to a third party refiner. "These...Read More

Colombia Energy Minister Maria Fernanda Suarez.Colombia Energy Minister Maria Fernanda Suarez is aiming for greater transparency in the way the country's resources are managed.She said Colombia hopes to achieve that goal by completing the digital transformation of the country's National Minerals Agency by the end of 2019."We are aiming for full transparency of the land mass," said Suarez during an...Read More

Full Article: The return to a gold exchange standardBy: Alasdair MacleodThis article makes the obvious point that a return to a gold standard is the only way nations can contain the interest cost of servicing debt, given the alternative is inflationist policies that can only lead to far higher interest rates and currency destruction. The topic is timely, given the self-harm of American economic a...Read More

In this opinion piece, De Beers Group CEO Bruce Cleaver outlines the diamond miner's approach to creating a more inclusive world for all.For more than a century, International Women's Day has been celebrated annually on March 8 to recognise the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity...Read More

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsAgua Rica hosts a large-scale, long-life copper mineral resource with associated gold, silver and molybdenum, while the Alumbrera infrastructure is of significant scale and configuration that isRead More

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsBMO, which recently hosted one of the world's biggest corporate mining gatherings in Florida, expects global copper production to fall by 4% from 2018 levels, by 2030.Read More

The big story today is the February jobs report.In the parlance of the trade, it was a "miss." And not by a jot, not by a tittle, not by a whisker.Economists as a whole divined the economy would add 175,000 jobs last month.What was the actual number?A mere 20,000 - miles and miles beneath expectations - and the worst monthly showing since September 2017.Consider: The United States economy has aver...Read More

When you travel out of the U.S. you need a passport. And some countries won't let you enter unless your passport is valid for at least six months beyond the dates of your trip. Moreover, the airline might not let you board if that requirement isn't met. Not to worry ... renewing your passport by mail is an easy task. You just need a new photo, $110, and Form DS-82. And in 4-6 weeks you'll have you...Read More

With several underground mines and two processing plants at its Segovia and Marmato operations in Colombia, Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM; US-OTC: TPRFF) is the South American country's largest underground gold and silver producer.Gran Colombia Gold's mining operations also incorporate an artisanal miner model that contracts third-party miners to work on its concessions and deliver mineralized mate...Read More

Lucara sells large diamonds for US$32.5mPrecious stonesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftIf my fading memory serves he is, like you, Australian. I am not.&n...Read More

"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpOn February 25, the Supreme Court of...Read More

GABORONE – Diamond-rich Botswana expects mineral revenues in the 2019/20 fiscal year to drop by 4% to 13.6-billion pula ($1.26-billion) due to a decline in royalties and dividends, a minerals ministry budget document showed on Thursday.Mineral Resources Minister Eric Molale said in the document that global diamond demand was showing signs of slowing down. Retail jewellery sales fell dur...Read More

Last Tuesday, President Trump signed a new policy directive that laid out his long-promised plans for a U.S. Space Force.A day later, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan submitted a legislative proposal to Congress, requesting the authority and funds to establish the new military service.It's now up to the legislative branch to authorize it, which it should...I know a lot of people mocked th...Read More

According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, as of June 30, 2018, women comprised 16.7% of the mining sector, up from 16.1% in 2017 and 15.7% in 2014.That still makes mining the industry with the lowest proportion of females overall.The level of women in management rose from 14% in 2014 to 17.2% in FY18, while more significantly, the number of CEOs jumped from 2.7% to 7.5% over the same peri...Read More

The Finnish Parliament has approved a motion to bring forward its ban on coal for energy use to May 1, 2029.Read full newsRead More

Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company") (TSX:WRN; NYSE American:WRN) announces that Julien Fran??ois, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Read full newsRead More

By Kirk Spano, FATRADER.com I called the shale boom and the bust over at MarketWatch. I am also on record for calling the "beginning of the end of the oil age." However, that doesn't mean that there isn't what one subscriber called at least "one more puff on the cigar."For about the next decade, before the coming age of EVs, oil will still be in very high demand. During this time, the best oil co...Read More

ASIAN METALS MARKET UPDATEMomentum for gold and silver is bearish. I am happy with the correction. There will be good demand in every Asian nation. Buyers and investors will vanish if gold and silver fall next week. European central bank meeting today can affect euro as well as bullion. Lower growth forecast for this year has already been factored in by the markets and such they will not impact....Read More