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

CALGARY - Encana Corp. has signed a deal to acquire Newfield Exploration Co. in an all-stock offer it said was worth about US$5.5 billion.Under the deal announced Thursday, Newfield shareholders will receive 2.6719 Encana shares for each share of Newfield common stock.Encana will also assume US$2.2 billion of Newfield debt."This strategic combination advances our strategy and is immediately accre...Read More

(IDEX Online News) - The IDEX polished diamond price index was down slightly in October, declining very slightly during the month.                                             &nbs...Read More

(IDEX Online) - ALROSA, the world's largest diamond mining company, will hold an auction of special size rough diamonds (over 10.8 carats) and polished diamonds it has manufactured in Ramat Gan from November 4-22.   The results of the auction will be announced on November 26.   The company will auction 127 large gem-quality rough diamonds with a total weight of 2,244 carats. More th...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Registration is now open for the eighth International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI), to be held from January 28 - 30 at the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE).    The event has become a staple on the global diamond calendar, and attracts hundreds of international buyers from over 20 countries every year.   IDWI is held on the large trading floor of the IDE. It will featu...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, and Anton Siluanov, the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance, took part in the official ceremony dedicated to start of mining operations at the Verkhne-Munskoye diamond field in Yakutia.   The new diamond field will operate for at least 20 years, ensuring reliable diamond production and providing work...Read More

(IDEX Online News) - There were relatively few changes in round diamonds in October. There were increases in 0.70-0.79 carat stones in G-I, IF, of 2-3%, and in 0.80-0.89 carat diamonds; G-H, IF-VVS2, of 1-3%; as well as in 1.25-1.49 carats, E-H, IF.   Meanwhile, there were notable decreases in diamonds of 0.40-0.44 carats in D, IF-VS1, of 1-3%; in 2.00-2.99 carat stones, L, VVS1-SI1; of 2-3%,...Read More

Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resourcesThe company is 75% owner of the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in British Columbia and it had hoped for an improved second half after Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumWhite Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock minerals Finance had been the final hurdle for the shovel-ready Gunnison in-situ recovery copper project in Arizona after the company overcame a perm...Read More

Last week, while on the campaign trail stumping for Republicans prior to the midterm elections on Nov 6, Trump touted a new tax cut plan for the middle class to the tune of 10 percent.According to the top Republican lawmaker on tax policy in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin Brady of Texas, the plan will be revealed in the coming weeks: "President Trump believes American families deserve to...Read More

There’s no question Donald Trump is the richest President in the history of the United States.At a staggering estimated net worth of over $5.5 billion dollars, he’s richer than every previous U.S. president... combined!And while it’s public knowledge he made his fortune in real estate...Few people know exactlyhow he did it.Especially the mainstream media... (They’re clueles...Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumWhite Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock mineralsIn a recent presentation to investors, Ramelius chief executive Mark Zeptner described the company as significantly undervalued. Central to his argument...Read More

PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumWhite Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock mineralsI have no idea how many times the phrase "this time, it's different" has been uttered in polite society, as I don't count such things - but I'm guessing...Read More

This episode features Agnico Eagle Mines vice-chair and CEO Sean Boyd in a "fireside" chat with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro. The in-depth interview was recorded live on-stage at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto in October 2018.Sean and Anthony cover a wide range of topics, including: innovation at Agnico's Goldex and L...Read More

DUBLIN, IRELAND - Ireland hosts two prospective horizons for zinc-lead mineralization: the Waulsortian limestone zone, and the deeper Pale Beds, also known as the Navan Beds.Group Eleven Resources (TSXV: ZNG) was sure to emphasize this point during a site visit to three of its zinc-lead projects in Ireland.The Navan Beds are named after the prolific Navan deposit, which feeds New Boliden's (STO: B...Read More

In 2010, Almaden Minerals (TSX: AMM; NYSE: AAU) drilled the discovery hole at its Ixtaca gold-silver project in Puebla State, Mexico. It was a brand new discovery, on claims company president and CEO Morgan Poliquin staked with his father, company chairman Duane Poliquin, in 2001.Today, Morgan Poliquin says the project is about a year away from a production decision; a decision that can be traced...Read More

Sprung Structures regional business development manager Tom Lloyd delivers a talk at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Read More

Hydrostor president and CEO Jon Norman presents on innovative energy solutions with attendees at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Read More

President Trump is sending thousands of troops to the U.S./Mexico border in an effort to deter a caravan of migrants seeking asylum in America.I could get political here, and tell you one of two things:1) This caravan of migrants is part of a humanitarian crisis and the president is savagely exploiting it to incite his conservative base ahead of Tuesday's midterm election.Or...2) This caravan is a...Read More

What does the glamour of motor racing, renewables and mining have in common? According to Antofagasta's Chief Executive Officer Ivan Arriagada, quite a bit."One of the things that has happened in Chile is that we've seen a significant transformation in the energy world towards renewables and in our case we've increased our percentage of power that comes from renewables."Today around 21 per cent o...Read More

The absence of an effective global mineral data exchange and cumbersome Government bureaucracies for managing tenement rights as two examples of how mining is still stuck in models that have their roots in the nineteenth century according to Grant Lenaarts, CEO of Mineral Assurance - an Australian start-up keen to bringing the power of blockchain to the global mining industry."While the world ha...Read More