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

(Repeats story first sent on Tuesday to additional subscribers)* State government ordered smelter's closure* Thirteen killed after police fired on protesters last week* Vedanta left with no option but to take legal action-sourcesBy Krishna N. DasNEW DELHI, May 29 (Reuters) - Vedanta Resources is working on a legal challenge to an Indian state's closure of one of its copper smelters, but it will...Read More

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So, there's a tech boom coming? Once every couple of years we hear the same thing. Looking at the current model of economic growth, it does seem to be the case that tech is indeed a growth area, but for some reason it never seems to reach the Canadian markets. Overstated prospects for actual tech stocks shouldn't put you off investing in tech, though; the trick is to do it indirectly.Invest in tec...Read More

This week, several experts began to circulate the theory that it may not be long before we start seeing US$100 oil in the markets.For some, that news may come as a shock given that it seems like we have been hearing forever now that the price for crude and other commodities, like natural gas and coal, are on a path to stay "lower for longer."But thanks to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle...Read More

Examples of in situ gold nuggets frozen in matrix material from the Comet Well and Purdy's Reward area. Source: Novo Resources Corp.Novo Resources Corp. [NVO-TSXV, NSRPF-OTCQX] was an active trader Thursday May 31 after the company released results for the first two bulk samples from Comet Well, part of Novo's greater Karratha Gold Project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.Sample...Read More

Drilling at Northern Shield's Huckleberry prospect in the Labrador Trough. Source: Northern Shield Resources Inc.Northern Shield Resources Inc. [NRN-TSXV; N9S-FSE] on Thursday May 31 released results of seven grab rock samples recently received from the Five Island copper-gold-cobalt property in Nova Scotia.The company said five of the seven grab samples collected assayed between 0.23% and 0.057%...Read More

Formation of a RadicalKings never impressed him. And Roger Williams was exposed to Kings from early in his life.As a youth, he worked for Sir Edward Coke, who was a lawyer, judge, and held other similar political posts in 17th century England. Williams accompanied him daily into the chambers of Parliament and other Councils.Coke trailblazed many decent government policies for the time. One was tha...Read More

Full Article: SWOT Analysis: Brent Crude Prices Diverge From Gold And CopperBy: Frank HolmesStrengthsThe best performing metal this week was platinum, up 1.50 percent on expected Chinese demand for the metal, where demand for heavy-duty emission legislation will come into play by 2020. Bloomberg's weekly survey showed that gold traders and analysts are divided on their outlook for bullion prices...Read More

It was Widdup that called the early stages of a new mining boom in early 2016.Read More

It said the intersections from follow-up and extension drilling were deeper than previously seen, but were likely to come to or near the surface.The intersections included 21m at 1.6% lithium from 87m, 14m at 1.53% Li2O from 92m, 11m at 1.42% Li2O from 151m, and 10m at 1.59% Li2O from 189m.The company noted the pegmatite veins intersected were spodumene rich, (20-30% content) low mica pegmatite bo...Read More

Thomas, who will also be Copperstone mine general manager, was a "key addition to the Kerr Mines executive management team", the company said this week.An engineer with more than 30 years' experience in the industry, Thomas has overseen construction and commissioning of a number of mines including Kupol in Russia for Bema Gold, Fort Knox and Kubaka for Kinross Gold, Kensington and Palmarejo mines...Read More

VANCOUVER (miningweekly.com) – There is real anxiety in the oil and gas and mining industries regarding the lack of aptitude to replace an ageing top-level management talent pool, Stephen Diotte, partner and head of leadership services for Odgers Berndtson, in Alberta tells Mining Weekly Online in an interview.He recently joined the executive search firm, bringing veteran consulting experien...Read More

(IDEX News) - GIA laboratory clients can now participate in Proprietary Cut Program for diamonds with branded cut names, the lab has announced.   GIA grading reports for diamonds submitted as part of this program will include the branded name of the proprietary diamond cut with the diamond shape and cutting style description.   Clients that would like to participate in the program will...Read More

It issued 29.2 million ordinary shares at 1.2p per new share to be admitted to trading on AIM on or around June 6. After the placement, the company's share capital will comprise 202.3 million ordinary shares.The company said it expected to start mining at Pipe 1 in the September quarter and its development was ahead of schedule, with 107,000 tonnes of waste already mined and the first kimberlite b...Read More

(IDEX News) - Sarine Technologies Ltd has opened its second Sarine Technology Laboratory in Mumbai as scheduled, which is offering services to the Indian polishing centre.   The company's first Technology Laboratory was opened in Israel at the start of this year.   The Technology Laboratory offers reports on the broadest range of a polished diamond's parameters available in the...Read More

Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has raised about £350 000 through the issue of 29.17-million ordinary shares at a price of 1.2p a share.             In addition to strengthening the balance sheet, the company will use the larger part of the proceeds to expedite the development of Pipe 1 at its Kareevlei mine, in the Northern Cape....Read More

Northern Vertex poured first gold at Moss in March this year and had an estimated 4,200oz of recoverable gold and 27,000oz of silver on the site's heap leach pad at the end of April. The junior sees that Moss is eventually capable of yielding 42,000 gold-equivalent ounces a year after further expansion.The market, however, remains somewhat unimpressed, with Northern Vertex trading around its lowes...Read More

Having expanded their operations hand over fist in recent years, and then settled them down in to steady state production at greatly reduced operating costs, the attention of the trio now turns to a new round of investment to maintain output for the long-term.Read More

SHANGHAI, May 31 (SMM) – Most nonferrous metals rose on Thursday May 31. SHFE nickel surged 2.5% and registered a three-year high of 114,680 yuan/mt. SHFE zinc gained 1.5% with lead and copper slightly up. SHFE aluminium lost 0.78% and tin dipped.The ferrous complex rose across the board. Coking coal jumped 2.4%, coke rose 1.7%, rebar gained 1.5%, hot-rolled coil inched up clo...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 31 (SMM) – Most nonferrous metals rose on Thursday May 31. SHFE nickel surged 2.5% and registered a three-year high of 114,680 yuan/mt. SHFE zinc gained 1.5% with lead and copper slightly up. SHFE aluminium lost 0.78% and tin dipped.The ferrous complex rose across the board. Coking coal jumped 2.4%, coke rose 1.7%, rebar gained 1.5%, hot-rolled coil inched up clo...Read More