The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

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

Mining companies need to determine how to operate in a market that is also characterized by rising stakeholder demands, a widening talent gap, dwindling access to key inputs such as energy and water, and a Chinese economy growing at under 7%, rather than 12%, just to mention some challenges. (Image courtesy of Codelco | Flickr.)2019 could go down in history as the year mining companies stopped anc...Read More

Mining companies need to determine how to operate in a market that is also characterized by rising stakeholder demands, a widening talent gap, dwindling access to key inputs such as energy and water, and a Chinese economy growing at under 7%, rather than 12%, just to mention some challenges. (Image courtesy of Codelco | Flickr.)2019 could go down in history as the year mining companies stopped anc...Read More

The world's top diamond producer by output, Alrosa, (MCX:ALRS) has unearthed a rough diamond weighing nearly 200 carats from its Udachnaya pipe, its largest find in more than two years.The 191.46-carat stone, which is white with a slight yellowish tinge, measures 40 mm by 31 mm by 20 mm. It was found earlier this month at the processing plant No 12 of Udachny mining and processing division, th...Read More

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Vancouver, BC - Quadron Cannatech Corporation (CSE:QCC) (the "Company" or "Quadron"), is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of a BOSS CO2 Extraction System ("BOSS") to Ten-10 Ventures Inc. in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada ("Ten-10").Ten-10 is an applicant under the Cannabis Act and its principals have years of cultivation experience under medical production rules, and global...Read More

Over the last two years, Uranium Energy (NYSE-AM: UEC) has taken advantage of the downturn in uranium markets and acquired uranium projects in the Powder River basin of Wyoming, Canada's Athabasca basin and Paraguay. "When prices are falling you can pull your horns in and sit on your hands, but we've been very active," says Scott Melbye, UEC's vice-president corporate development.At the same time...Read More

The last year was a harrowing time for investors in one-time investor darling Great Panther Silver Ltd. (TSX:GPR)(NYSEMKT:GPL). The intermediate silver miner saw its market value collapse dramatically in mid-2018, seeing it down by a whopping 41% over the last year compared to around 13% for silver. While considerable doubts exist about Great Panther's ability to improve its performance in the cur...Read More

Silver's stagnant outlook and poor performance since mid-2018, which eventually saw the white metal fall below US$14 per ounce, has weighed heavily on silver miners. Global X Silver Miners ETF, which provides broad exposure to the 10 largest primary silver miners, has lost 17% over the last year, while many individual miners have suffered even greater losses. These include Maya Gold and Silver (T...Read More

Vast's 2019 plans were thrown into disarray this month when Mercuria Energy Trading pulled a long-awaited US$5.5 million prepayment financing.Read More

The provisional value was down from the final sales cycles of 2018, which saw global sightholder and auction sales total $544 million, the highest level since the mid-year fifth cycle value of $581 million.It also compared to $672 million in the first sales cycle of 2018, $729 million in the first cycle of 2017 and $545 million in the first cycle of 2016.CEO Bruce Cleaver cited higher than normal...Read More

Drilling the Cangrejos gold-copper project in southwest Ecuador. Source: Lumina Gold Corp.Lumina Gold Corp. [LUM-TSXV, LMGDF-OTCQX] said Tuesday January 29 that drilling at its 100%-owned Cangrejos gold-copper project in southwest Ecuador has resulted in the discovery of a second deposit.The existence of the Gran Bestia deposit was confirmed in the most recent results from a 2018 drilling program...Read More

Construction Photos from the Buritic?? Project Source: Continental GoldContinental Gold Inc. [CNL-TSX; CGOF-OTCQX] shares rallied Tuesday January 29 as investors reacted to a project update for the company's Buritica gold mine in Colombia.Continental shares jumped 20.6% to $2.17 on volume of over 3.0 million. The shares trade in a 52-week range of $1.76 and $4.01.A 19.9%-owned affiliate of Newmont...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers sold rough diamonds with a provisional value of $505 million in the first sales cycle (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) of 2019.   The figure was substantially lower than the year-earlier figure of $672 million.   Bruce Cleaver (pictured above), CEO, De Beers Group, said: "Rough diamond sales during the first sales cycle of 2019 were lower than those f...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A rough diamond weighing almost 200 carats was mined at the Udachnaya kimberlite pipe in mid-January 2019, said diamond giant ALROSA.   The gemstone had dimensions of 40x31x20 mm and a weight of 191.46 carats. It was extracted at the processing plant N12 of Udachny mining and processing division. The mined diamond is transparent, with a slight yellowish tinge.   "Such lar...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) announced the 2nd season of Bharat Diamond Sports League (BDSL Season -2) on 17th January at the Convention Hall, Bharat Diamond Bourse.   The Bharat Diamond Sports League is an initiative taken by the Bharat Diamond Bourse to bring its members closer via sporting activities.   Anoop Mehta, president of BDB, welcomed all the 13 participati...Read More

Quebec diamond miner Stornoway Diamond Corporation has appointed Patrick Sévigny to the position of VP for operations, effective immediately.With more than 25 years of experience in the sector, mining engineer Sévigny joined Stornoway in January 2015 as manager of mining operations at the Renard mine.AdvertisementTo watch Creamer Media's latest video reports, click here Advertis...Read More

Diamond producer De Beers on Tuesday reported that rough diamond sales in this year's first sale cycle had reached $505-million.This is $167-million less than the $672-million earned in the first sales cycle of 2018. Sales in the previous cycle – cycle ten of 2018 – reached $544-million.Advertisement“Rough diamond sales during the first sales cycle of 2019 were lower than th...Read More

Alderan unlocking Frisco potentialSPONSOREDalderan resourcesThe 10,000 tonnes per month front-end of the plant, including two crusher units, screens, ball mill and conveyors, was commissioned in December, and the back-end is expected to be commissioned nextRead More

"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftGolden Mile positioned for successSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesCardinal advances at pace in Ghana SPONSOREDcardinal resourcesRevised Leonora PFS is next for KinSPONSOREDkin miningThe New Year was, by then, in full swing and Mining Journal had people at conferences in Canada and Sweden.Read More

Monetary cost is one immediate aspect of what's happened, and perhaps a minor issue.Read More