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

Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) decided this week to move forward with a strategic cooperation agreement with Prospero Silver (TSXV: PSL) and exercised its right to be granted an option to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Pachuca SE project, located close to the historic mining city of Pachuca in Mexico's central Hidalgo state.To be able to do so, Fortuna has to spend $8 million in...Read More

Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) decided this week to move forward with a strategic cooperation agreement with Prospero Silver (TSXV: PSL) and exercised its right to be granted an option to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Pachuca SE project, located close to the historic mining city of Pachuca in Mexico's central Hidalgo state.To be able to do so, Fortuna has to spend $8 million in...Read More

Canada is already freezing, and if you don't have a good winter jacket to battle the cold, this is the perfect gift for you from Sport Chek.Read full newsRead More

Canada is already freezing, and if you don't have a good winter jacket to battle the cold, this is the perfect gift for you from Sport Chek.Read full newsRead More

Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) expects its attributable gold production will reach 5.2 million ounces in 2019 and 4.9 million ounces in 2020, while attributable copper production will be 45,000 tonnes in both years.All-in sustaining costs for gold will come in at US$935 per oz. in 2019 and US$975 per oz. in 2020, while AISCs for copper will reach $2.45 per lb. next year and $2.55 per lb. in 2020.Longe...Read More

Since Steppe Gold (TSXV: STGO) purchased Altan Tsaagan Ovoo (ATO) from Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) for $19.8 million in January 2017, the junior has made steady progress de-risking and building the heap leach, gold-silver project in eastern Mongolia.Seven months after the acquisition last year, the company teed-up a US$23 million gold and silver stream agreement with Triple Flag Mining Financing, and...Read More

As we approach the end of the year, many investors are starting to think about stocks they might want to add to their self-directed RRSP portfolios for 2019.RRSP season, as it is known, really heats up in January and February, although contributions can certainly be made on a regular schedule throughout the year to avoid the annual deadline crunch.Since the RRSP is generally viewed as a buy-and-ho...Read More

Recent weakness in the TSX Index has investors wondering which stocks might be attractive picks for a potential recovery through the end of 2018 and into next year.Let's take a look at two stocks that could deliver some nice upside in the coming months.Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:ABX)Barrick Gold fell from $19 per share at the beginning of 2018 to below $13 in September. Since then, the stock has...Read More

Premier Gold Mines (TSX:PG) stock appreciated as much as almost 18% on Friday, and by the end of the trading day, it appreciated more than 10%.As a small-cap gold-focused company with a market cap of about $315 million, Premier Gold Mines stock is more sensitive to news about its exploration. Last Thursday, the company gave an update on the progress of two new mine development projects at the Sout...Read More

MOD's shares were down 17.65% Monday to A28c (US20c).The fall came despite the company, which has teamed up with Metal Tiger (AIM:MTR) in Botswana and recently listed in London, saying it had intersected wide zones of visible disseminated copper sulphides within an interval from 85m to 385m down hole depth at the third hole drilled at T23.These were similar to the mineralisation intersected in the...Read More

New Gold's New Afton Mine processing facility near Kamloops, southern British Columbia. Source: New Gold Inc.New Gold Inc. [NGD-TSX, NYSE American] said Monday December 10 its senior management team has been reorganized to better align the company's corporate structure with a smaller asset base.As part of the announced restructuring, New Gold has eliminated five vice-president positions. To streng...Read More

Installing underground support at the Cozamin Mine in Mexico. Source: Capstone Mining Corp.Capstone Mining Corp. [CS-TSX] said Monday December 10 that it has significantly increased reserves by 89% and is planning for a 30% increase in production at its Cozamin Mine in Zacatecas Mexico. Details are contained in an updated technical report that was released on Monday.However, Capstone shares eased...Read More

Alacer Gold's Ardich oxide gold deposit is located approximately 6 km northeast of its Copler Gold Mine (shown above) in east-central Turkey. Source: Alacer Gold Corp.Alacer Gold Corp. [ASR-TSX; AQG-ASX] on Monday December 10 announced a maiden mineral resource estimate for the Ardich oxide gold deposit located approximately 6 km northeast of its Copler Gold Mine in east-central Turkey.Alacer is a...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - North American investors endured a wild ride as markets rebounded from deep declines in trading on broad-based weakness led by the energy sector.The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 66.85 points to 14,728.28 after hitting a triple-digit decline in earlier trading.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 34.31 points at 24,423.26. The S&P 500 index w...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Lucapa Diamond Company says that diamonds from the Lulo mine in Angola will feature in an historic inaugural international tender under Angola's new diamond marketing laws recently approved by the President of Angola, Joao Lourenco, and the country's Council of Ministers.   Sociedade Mineira Do Lulo, of which Lucapa is a partner, will showcase and sell seven large and exc...Read More

LONDON – Dominion Diamond CEO Patrick Evans has left the company, marking at least the third high-profile departure in less than a year at the Canadian miner, which is owned by billionaire Dennis Washington.Evans confirmed that he departed on December 5. Shane Durgin, who was COO, took over as CEO effective December 7, Evans said in a telephone interview Sunday. Evans said he plans to stay o...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Petra Diamonds Limited is selling off its interest in Helam Mining (Pty) Ltd in South Africa to Lindleys Mining (Pty) Ltd for a nominal consideration ZAR200 ($14) with immediate effect.   Petra put the Helam mine on care on maintenance during FY 2015 following previous attempts to find a suitable purchaser, and no mining activities have been conducted by Petra since then. &nbs...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Stornoway Diamond Corporation said that the remaining tranches of financing announced on October 2 have been completed or approved for completion.   A $10 million private placement with Ressources Qu?(C)bec Inc. acting as agent for the government of Qu?(C)bec, was completed on December 7.   A 2-year deferral of principal payments on the Renard Mine Road Loan was authori...Read More

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – A 78 ct white diamond has been recovered from the Mothae diamond mine, in Lesotho.ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company on Monday reported that the large diamond was recovered through the new 1.1-million-tonne-a-year treatment plant, where commercial production was declared earlier this month.Advertisement“We are extremely delighted to have started our commercial...Read More

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