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

The makeshift mine collapsed trapping villagers seeking gold in north-eastern Badakhshan province.Read full newsRead More

It has been a tough year for investors in intermediate gold miner Detour Gold (TSX:DGC). Even after gold's latest rally, it is down by 16% over the last year. The miner's poor performance recently triggered a boardroom spill led by dissident shareholder and famed hedge fund manager John Paulson, who owns a nearly 6% interest in the miner. This saw the removal of CEO Michael Keyon and the replacem...Read More

A US-style government shutdown has reportedly been threatened by some British MPs concerned about leaving the EU without a deal.Meanwhile US and China officials are holding trade talks, while the US dollar is lower amid indications from the Federal Reserve of "flexibility", or the possibility of fewer rate hikes in 2019. The gold price is about US$7 an ounce lower than this time yesterday, around...Read More

The Imperial Metals Mt. Polley copper-gold mine in the Cariboo region of south-central British Columbia. Source: Imperial Metals Corp.Imperial Metals Corp. [III-TSX; IPMLF-OTC] is suspending operations at its Mount Polley copper-gold mine in south-central British Columbia due to declining copper prices.The suspension of the mine includes milling of low-grade stockpiles which are expected to exte...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Shares of New Gold Inc. climbed more than 10 per cent in early trading after the company reported improved fourth-quarter performance at its troubled Rainy River mine.The Toronto-based company says gold production at its Rainy River mine in Ontario surged 39 per cent in the fourth quarter to 77,202 ounces while production was fairly steady at its New Afton mine in...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Israel's net polished exports stabilized in 2018, totaling $4.48 billion, according to figures published by the Diamond, Gemstones and Jewelry Administration of the Israeli Ministry of the Economy.   Net polished diamond imports totaled $3.04 billion, while net rough diamond exports stood at $2.25 billion, and net rough imports totaled $2.66 billion.   For the first time...Read More

TSX-, Nasdaq- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed Lucara Diamond Corporation will, this year, prioritise the completion of a feasibility study into the potential for underground production and life-of-mine expansion from 2026 to 2036 at its Karowe prospect, in Botswana.Lucara has set aside a $14.8-million budget to complete geotechnical and hydrogeological drilling programmes in 2019, as well as ec...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Private equity firm Huron Capital has made a significant equity investment in WD Lab Grown Diamonds which is based in the Washington D.C. area and produces large, high-quality laboratory grown diamonds for the jewelry, scientific and industrial markets.   "The Huron Capital investment is expected to help us significantly expand our capacity in the fast-growing, high-quality se...Read More

Kyzyl ramp-up signals new growth path at buoyant PolymetalSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalWith the Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment Conference taking place mid-January, Mining Journal asked its keynote speakers what they think 2019 will bring the sector.Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedIn its annual copper production forecast, Cochilco said production from existing mines will fall 19% to about 4.46Mtpy despite expansion and optimisation projects with the growth it forecasts coming from new builds.Openpit mines will continue to dominate the production landscape in Chile providing well over 80% of metal output thro...Read More

Kyzyl ramp-up signals new growth path at buoyant PolymetalSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalRainy River, an operation dogged by financial overruns and technical issues, reported its best ever quarterly gold production of 77,202oz to end the year strongly and taking full year production toRead More

While wider mining markets may have been subdued in 2018, mineral exploration in British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories continued to be a hotbed of activity, with junior and mid-tier companies advancing projects across the region. Here is a look at eight such companies.ASCOT RESOURCESVancouver-based junior Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) is exploring for gold and silver i...Read More

It was finding gold at Rabbit Creek and along the riverbeds of the Klondike that forever changed one of the world's final frontiers - the Yukon Territory - and cemented the region's roots as an inspiring Canadian mining district.Yukon's rich mining history continues to provide exciting discoveries, varied commodities and significant opportunities for northerners and investors alike.As we kick off...Read More

As Minister of Industry Tourism and Investment for the Government of the Northwest Territories, one of my jobs is to champion resource development for our unique place in Canada's North.At events, conferences and meetings, I tell people about our rich mineral resources; I talk about what we're doing as a government to support exploration; I highlight what northern resource and infrastructure devel...Read More

Golden Mile has the right stuff: ReynoldsSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesDealing with the complexity of Coal data with Geobank 2018SPONSOREDmicromineBezant's Mankayan back in copper-gold spotlightSPONSOREDbezant resourcesKyzyl ramp-up signals new growth path at buoyant PolymetalSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalThe Ley Reservada was enacted in October 1958 and directly allocates 10% of export sale...Read More

Anfield Energy Inc (CVE:AEC, OTCQB:ANLDF) told investors it had significantly expanded its uranium and vanadium portfolios with the acquisition of two projects.The Burnaby, Canada based resource group has inked an asset purchase agreement (APA) with Cotter Corp to acquire the Charlie ISR uranium project in the Pumpkin Buttes uranium district in Johnson county, Wyoming.READ: Anfield Energy hails la...Read More

A most humbling year, 2018 was for many sectors… Outside of cryptocurrencies, perhaps no other sector got trainREKT as bad as cobalt…2018 started off auspiciously enough with the “key ingredient” found in lithium-ion batteries catapulting to new heights, blasting through $40/lb, with many thinking $50/lb was just around the corner (and imminent).Well, let’s just say p...Read More

TSX-, Nasdaq- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed Lucara Diamond Corporation finalised its inaugural diamond sale through its digital sales platform, Clara Diamond Solutions, in December.Seven manufacturers participated in the sale, five of whom matched and received their orders through the platform.AdvertisementCEO Eira Thomas said in a statement on Tuesday that the trial sale marked a momentous m...Read More

(IDEX Online) - After more than 12 years of operations in Antwerp, India's ICICI Bank is withdrawing from diamond trade financing.   Clients were requested at the end of December to close their accounts before the end of February as ICICI Bank UK PLC will be shutting down on March 29.   The Antwerp branch of the bank, which opened in Antwerp in May 2006, is a unit of India's ICICI Bank...Read More

The case for a pending financial collapse is well grounded. Financial crises occur on a regular basis including 1987, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2007-08. That averages out to about once every five years for the past thirty years. There has not been a financial crisis for ten years so the world is overdue. It's also the case that each crisis is bigger than the one before and requires more intervention by th...Read More