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

Trevali Mining's Caribou zinc mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp of New Brunswick. Source: Trevali Mining Corp.Trevali Mining Corp. [TV-TSX, TREVF-OTCQX, 4T1-Frankfurt, TV-LMA] on Tuesday said it has downgraded the production guidance for its Caribou mine in New Brunswick due to challenging rock mass conditions. However, the company said increased zinc production from its Perkoa operation in in Burk...Read More

Quartz-carbonate veining and vuggy pyrite mineralization in drill core hole ESO-06-03Aurelius Minerals Inc. [AUL-TSXV] shares rallied sharply Tuesday after the company released additional drilling results from its Mikwam Property in Ontario.Aurelius is a gold exploration company with a focus on advancing two district-scale gold projects in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt in Ontario, which ranks as one...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers reported that rough diamond production for Q3 decreased 5% to 8.7 million carats due to planned volume reductions in Botswana (Debswana) and South Africa (DBCM).   In Botswana, production declined 6% to 5.7 million carats due to the planned processing of lower grade material at Jwaneng. Production at Orapa remained in line with Q3 2017 at 2.6 million carats.   In...Read More

(IDEX Online) - ALROSA has posted a 2% rise on the year in diamond output in the third quarter of this year, but an 11% decrease in the first nine months of 2018.    The miner reported that diamond production grew by 23% on the previous quarter in Q3 to 10.5 m carats due to seasonal growth in output at alluvial deposits, an increase in ore and gravels processing, and the ramp-up of the...Read More

Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resourcesIt raised the platinum production guidance to 2.45-2.5 million ounces from the previous 2.4-2.45Moz due to strong performances across the portfolio. It also tightened the palladium guidance from...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumKasbah on cusp of tin riches at world-class AchmmachSPONSOREDkasbah resourcesThe Mengapur project on the Central Belt of the Malay Peninsula now hosts an indicated resource of 39.5 mi...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumKasbah on cusp of tin riches at world-class AchmmachSPONSOREDkasbah resourcesOne simple solution to optimize your underground operationSPONSOREDkomatsu The notes have about US$439.2 million outstanding.Lundin also announced a revamped c...Read More

Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resources "Hudbay routinely engages with shareholders and carefully considers their input. To the company's knowledge, the shareholder has been invested in the company only a short time," a spokesman said in response to questions sent by Mining Journal.He was referring to dissident shareholder Waterton Global Resource Management, whose funds col...Read More

America’s debt crisis has been steadily rising over the past decade, and household debt has risen for the 16th straight quarter.The Center for Microeconomic Data reports:Household Debt Continues to Climb in the Second Quarter of 2018The CMD's latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit reveals that total household debt reached a new peak in the second quarter of 2018, rising by $82...Read More

A boom commodity two years ago as speculators rushed to take positions in a world expected to be increasingly powered by electricity stored in long-life batteries, the recent performance of lith...Read More

Mining in Manitoba is vanishing like an early morning fog. The mining industry is near collapse in the keystone province, while I continue to raise the mining crisis in the provincial legislature to no avail.The Manitoba government's policy on mining is confused, if it exists at all.Before entering politics, I worked in the mining industry as an engineer in training. My education as a geological e...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The 38th World Diamond Congress, the biennial meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), began on Tuesday in Mumbai with the WFDB holding important Committee meetings.   The meetings of the WFDB's Judicial, Trade & Business, Promotion, and Executive Committees heard updates regarding their...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has opened a new facility in Mumbai at the Bharat Diamond Bourse.   Located at Tower FW in the exchange, the space will serve as an extension of IGI's existing laboratory services, operating as a fully-fledged sorting and screening facility. Streamlining the evaluation process, trade personnel will also be able to drop their parce...Read More

De Beers Group on Tuesday reported that its rough diamond production had decreased by 5% to 8.7-million carats in the third quarter ended September 30, owing to planned volume reductions in Botswana and South Africa.In Botswana, production declined by 6% to 5.7-million carats owing to the planned processing of lower-grade material at Jwaneng. Production at Orapa remained in line with that of the t...Read More

Believe it or not, a technology used to water the Hanging Gardens of Babylon still dominates a part of our power infrastructure.Behold its first version, the revolutionary Archimedes' Screw.The concept is incredibly simple (and predates Archimedes by centuries). You turn a screw threaded through a pipe or trough and it pulls water up.Human power was replaced by motors late in the 1800s and the ext...Read More

It's been a painful week for pot shareholders whose mellow all time high, and record profits have gotten smoked by a bout of furious selling.Read full newsRead More

Marijuana stocks suffer broad and sharp losses Monday, and were heading for their worst week in over eight months, as full-legalization in Canada appears to have taken the shine off the sector, despite early indications of strong demand.Read full newsRead More

David Becker1 day agoComex GoldAfter trading sideways for more than 2-months from mid-August to mid-October, many had hoped that the surge in gold prices on October 11, was the beginning of the breakout. While prices continue to form a bull flag pattern, which is a pause that refreshes, the sideways price action is draining. Yields in the US have stabilized with the 10-year near the 3.18 handle, w...Read More

Oil futures edged higher as questions lingered over Saudi ArabiaIt was another unpredictable session for U.S. equity benchmarks. Today's trading started off strong out of the gate, following suit with a big day for China stocks -- but geopolitical tensions with Saudi Arabia remained at the forefront, and investors quickly turned cautious ahead of an onslaught of earnings reports slated for later t...Read More

The Democratic Republic of Congo gave two groups of investors a four-week deadline to submit a joint proposal on the development of the multi-billion dollar Inga 3 hydropower plant.The government signed an accord with Chinese and Spanish consortia this week to advance the 11,000-megawatt facility, the first time it's formally appointed entities to draw up plans to develop Inga 3 since the project...Read More