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
The Yukon Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources Ranj Pillai said this week at the provincial legislature that Yukon Zinc might sell its Wolverine Mine very soon.According to Pillai, his office has been backing a weeks-long process that involves the sale of the zinc, silver, copper, lead and gold asset to an undisclosed buyer. The mine is located southeast of Ross River. It has been closed since...Read More
The state of Idaho and the Idaho Conservation League reached a tentative settlement around a lawsuit filed by the latter, whose members say Idaho officials are discharging arsenic and other pollutants from the abandoned Triumph silver and lead mine into the east fork of the Big Wood River.Such actions would be in violation of the Clean Water Act.This week, however, the activists and the regional g...Read More
The owners of miner Coronado Global Resources Inc. raised about A$774 million ($550 million) in Australia's biggest coal initial public offering after selling securities at the bottom end of the marketed range.Chess Depository Interests were sold at A$4 each, Coronado said Sunday. The CDIs were offered at A$4 to $4.80 apiece, according to a prospectus issued late last month. The bookbuild for the...Read More
It took more than seven years for automakers to sell 4 million passenger electric vehicles. It'll take about six months to sell the next million.That surging demand is transforming the lithium-ion battery business, with more power packs expected to be installed in EVs this year than in consumer electronics, according to Bloomberg NEF. China, where subsidy-toting drivers own a third of the world's...Read More
A group of scientists from Duke University has developed a new method to 3D-print lithium-ion batteries in virtually any shape.In a paper published in ACS Applied Energy Materials, the researchers explain how they used an electrolyte solution to increase the ionic conductivity of the polymers used for 3D printing, such as poly(lactic acid) or PLA. This process allowed them to print complete lithiu...Read More
A group of scientists from Duke University has developed a new method to 3D-print lithium-ion batteries in virtually any shape.In a paper published in ACS Applied Energy Materials, the researchers explain how they used an electrolyte solution to increase the ionic conductivity of the polymers used for 3D printing, such as poly(lactic acid) or PLA. This process allowed them to print complete lithiu...Read More
Chinese authorities have dispatched rescue workers to save miners trapped after an accident at a coal mine in the eastern province of Shandong late on Saturday, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.A rock burst at around 11 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Saturday destroyed part of a water drainage tunnel in the coal mine, killing two and trapping another 20 workers, the official Xinhua news agency reported....Read More
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI Oct 20 (Reuters) - HDFC Bank Ltd HDBK.NS has reported record profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 broadly in line with expectations, helped by higher interest and fee income.Net profit rose to 50.05 billion rupees ($682.16 million) for the quarter ended Sept 30, from 41.51 billion rupees a year ago, India's biggest lender by market capitalisation said in a statement.Fi...Read More
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* Italian 10-year debt yield hits 4.5-year high of 3.783 percent* Euro rallies after falling to 10-day low* World stock index posts fourth straight week of losses* Oil up but posts weekly loss on stock build, trade tensions (Updates after U.S. market close)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Stocks dipped on Friday, dragging a global index into a fourth consecutive weekly loss, while the...Read More
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(Adds detail on market reaction, background, comment)By Suvashree Choudhury and Promit MukherjeeMUMBAI Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India on Friday eased lending norms related to certain non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) as liquidity concerns in the sector persist and markets continue to question the viability of some of the firms following the IL&FS debacle.The central bank on F...Read More
* NSE index down 1.4 pct, BSE index 1.3 pct* Both indexes end the week lower* Reliance Industries down over 4 pctOct 19 (Reuters) - Indian shares fell over 1 percent for the second consecutive session on Friday, dragged by Reliance Industries Ltd RELI.NS after its second-quarter performance failed to please investors, while non-banking finance companies continued to face selling pressure.The ben...Read More