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
Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Dr Michelle Michot Foss SPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesSouthern Silver excited by high-grade prospects at Cerro Las Manitas SPONSOREDsouthern silver exploration corp.Rex Minerals nearing investment decision on Hillside copper-gold projectSPONSOREDrex mineralsAvino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOR...Read More
In the smothering 35 ? Celsius dry heat in the shadow of no fewer than 19 active volcanoes, Canadian outfit Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is accelerating gold production growth in Nicaragua.Not only is the Central American country regarded as one of the top coffee, cocoa, and tobacco exporters globally, but the geologically active jurisdiction remains exceptionally prospective for miner...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Bruce Cleaver, co-chairman of the De Beers Group, today said he was confident of reaching a deal with the government of Botswana that was fair to both sides. He said he couldn't reveal details of ongoing negotiations, but what he could say was that they were "offering a win-win deal which is something we can live with, and they can live with". Cleaver (pictured), who stepped d...Read More
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) sees a strong year ahead with a sizeable increase in production, having made improvements to its processing plant and boosted reserves at its flagship southern British Columbia operation.In its full-year results release on Monday, the company is forecasting copper production to reach 88 million to 99 million lb. in 2023. If achieved, this would represen...Read More
Mexico's antitrust authority Cofece has approved Pan American Silver's (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) acquisition of all issued and outstanding common shares of Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY), which has gold, silver and copper assets in Latin America.In November, Pan American and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) trumped Gold Fields' (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) bid for Yamana with a join...Read More
Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Dr Michelle Michot Foss SPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesSouthern Silver excited by high-grade prospects at Cerro Las Manitas SPONSOREDsouthern silver exploration corp.Rex Minerals nearing investment decision on Hillside copper-gold projectSPONSOREDrex mineralsAvino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOR...Read More
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The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index increased 6.8 points or 1.1% over the Mar. 20-24 trading session, ending at 611.88.The week's top value gainer was Houston, Texas-based Itafos, which closed 50 ? per share higher on Friday at $2.15. The gain comes on the heels of a white-knuckle ride for shareholders over the past 12 months that saw Itafos share prices trading between $3.94-$1.39 apiece. Shares...Read More
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl talked to Mark Fellows, director and cofounder of Skarn Associates, about the mining sector's efforts to reduce carbon emissions during the PDAC convention in March in Toronto. Fellows explains why decreasing costs for renewable energy are about to hit a tipping point that will accelerate decarbonization in the industry.Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 604.76 points or 1.89% and the S&P 500 closed 72.15 points or 1.6% higher at 3,979.15 over the Mar. 20-24 trading week.Mexico and Peru-focused Southern Copper led the miners in terms of value gainers, closing the week US$3.13 higher at US$71.24 per share. Despite a drop in 2022 production reported in its 2022 full-year results on Mar. 15, the company is anti...Read More
Dear Outsider,On a warm, dark evening, I snapped a leash on my hound dog and took her out into the Baltimore night for a long walk around the neighborhood.We crested a small hill and walked for a few paces.Then something made me stop in my tracks.Four pairs of eyes were glinting in the moonlight.My dog hadn't noticed them yet, but I stood perfectly still, staring at three does and one buck.They we...Read More
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