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

(IDEX Online) - Yoram Dvash, President of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), has been appointed to head a new committee of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) to undertake strategic initiatives to advance the global industry, the IDE said in a statement.   The new appointment was announced during the World Diamond Congress in Mumbai, which concluded last week.   IDE President...Read More

The Star Diamond Corporation has received environmental approval from the Saskatchewan government for its Star-Orion South project, near Prince Albert.The project already has a positive federal environmental assessment decision in the bag.AdvertisementThe company recently announced the positive results of the independent preliminary economic assessment on the project, which estimates that 66-milli...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The GIA announced that Alrosa, the world's largest producer of rough diamonds, is piloting the Institute's M2M program.   "The M2M program is a way to share with the consumer the story of our diamonds," said Sergey Ivanov, CEO of Alrosa. "The creation of tracing systems is an important step in confirming diamond provenance, which will have benefits for industry participants, r...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Lucapa Diamond Company and the government of Lesotho have received an approved Term Sheet from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC) for a ZAR100 million (US$7 million) development facility for the Mothae diamond mine in Lesotho.   Lucapa owns 70% of the operation, while the government of Lesotho owns the remainder.   The financing agreement...Read More

White Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock minerals Bezant was a bona fide market darling back in 2007, with the company's share price peaking at £120 on the strength of the company's ownership of the Mankayan deposit, in a long-established mining district about 250km by road north of Manila.The excitement was justified. A nine-hole drill program by Bezant...Read More

When will the strong dollar weaken? Ultimately, the answer is whenever the Treasury wants.When the Treasury is not overly concerned with the dollar, market forces can prevail to raise or lower the exchange rate compared with euros, Swiss francs, yen or any other currency.Sometimes, other central banks intervene to raise or lower their currencies relative to the dollar and the U.S. does not seem to...Read More

The great Chinese growth slowdown has been proceeding in stages for the past two years. The reason is simple. Much of China's "growth" (about 25% of the total) has consisted of wasted infrastructure investment in ghost cities and white elephant transportation infrastructure.That investment was financed with debt that now cannot be repaid. This was fine for creating short-term jobs and providing bu...Read More

As retirement nears for millions of Baby Boomers, they are scrambling for deck chairs on the Titanic.For about 40 years now I have been watching a major financial disaster developing. Its contributing factors include the shaky financial foundations of Social Security and Medicare, compounded by most Americans’ lack of financial education and entitlement mentality.When President Franklin D. R...Read More

Not well-known outside his backyard of Western Australia, Ellison is founder and third-largest shareholder in Mineral Resources, a company with a diverse portfolio of iron ore and lithium-mini...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 Burns spoke with Mining Journal in a series of interviews for the title's Mining Disrupted series of reports."There are so many sexy technologies," sh...Read More

MINING.com editor Frik Els gives a speech on battery metals at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining JournalRead More

Industry players tackle clean mining at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Moderator: Richard Quarisa, The Northern Miner staff writer.Panellists (from left): Cory McPhee, Vale's VP of corporate affairs, communications and sustainability; Carl Weatherell, Canada Mining Innovation Council CEO; Nathan Stubina, McEwen Mining's manag...Read More

Tim Termuende, President, third from right, takes reporters and brokers on an Eagle Plains property tour. Source Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. [EPL-TSXV] and option partner Roughrider Exploration Ltd. [REL-TSXV] have completed 2018 exploration work on the Olson Project, located approximately 120 km east of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Roughrider may earn up to an 80% interest i...Read More

Cantex drilling on the North Rackla Project, Yukon Territory. Source: Cantex Mine Development Corp.Cantex Mine Development Corp. [CD-TSXV; CTXDF-OTC] reported drill results from the Massive Sulphide Zone on its 100%-owned, 14,077-hectare, North Rackla claim block in the Yukon. Results have now been received for nine holes from this summer's diamond drill program. Final results are available fro...Read More

Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds recovered 240 733 ct of diamonds at a grade of 23.8 carats per hundred tonnes (cpht) from its Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho, during the quarter ended September 30 – the first quarter of its 2019 financial yearThis compares with the 263 512 ct recovered at a grade of 25.7 cpht in the fourth quarter of the 2018 financial year, ended June 30.AdvertisementDiamond sales...Read More

Rates have been all the rage when it comes to the mainstream media trying to explain the recent volatility in the overall stock market.Yes, rising rates and the collateral damage that accompanies them are important to keep an eye on.The combination of rate hikes here in the U.S. and central bank tightening around the world is not sustainable and is simply a way for central banks to make room for w...Read More

MINING.com editor Frik Els gives a speech on battery metals at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining JournalRead More

Industry players tackle clean mining at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Moderator: Richard Quarisa, The Northern Miner staff writer.Panellists (from left): Cory McPhee, Vale's VP of corporate affairs, communications and sustainability; Carl Weatherell, Canada Mining Innovation Council CEO; Nathan Stubina, McEwen Mining's manag...Read More

This week, companies with $50bn of quarterly buybacks were off their blackout periods, and the number jumps to $110bn by the end of next week and to $145bn the following...Read full newsRead More

In only its fifth year, the International Mining and Resources Conference has grown to be one of the largest events of its kind attracting the industry's biggest operators and investors alike.The most up-to-date numbers show that investors with a staggering $5.4 trillion in assets under management will be in attendance, completely overshadowing the $94.6 billion in assets under management calculat...Read More