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

Do you have a loved one who is disabled or has chronic health issues that may require long-term care in the future?Perhaps you're confident that you can take care of the person yourself.Perhaps you figure there are government programs, like Medicaid, that could be there to pay for long-term care and medical expenses.At the very least, you probably expect the person to make use of any money you lea...Read More

While still at least 18 months away from first production, Carrapateena is the mine being built to replace the ageing Prominent Hill project which is located in the same copper-rich region which also hosts BHP's big Olympic Dam mine.Read More

Ontario displaced British Columbia in MineHutte's Regulatory Risk Ratings for 2018, with Mexico, Peru and Nicaragua making the top 10 minimal risk jurisdictions. New ratings for The Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania place them amongst the lowest-scored jurisdictions, alongside some new entries including Taiwan, Malawi and Lesotho.As well as providing an overall regulatory risk rating, Mine...Read More

Diamond miner De Beers has launched a new company called Lightbox Jewellery that will begin marketing a new brand of laboratory-grown diamond jewellery designs at lower prices than existing lab-grown diamond offerings.Lightbox’s lab-grown diamonds will retail from $200 for a 0.25 ct stone to $800 for a 1 ct stone. The line will bring something new and innovative to the jewellery sector, feat...Read More

(IDEX News) - Signet Jewelers Limited has submitted its fifth consecutive Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC in accordance with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.   Signet said it was one of only four companies to have its gold conflict-free filing with the SEC independently audited in line with the Section 1502 requirements in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Now Signet has extended its conflict...Read More

A seemingly endless parade of motorcyclists, 645,000 fake poppies, concerts, and countless smaller events.Downtown Washington, D.C., was inundated with people to mark Memorial Day and honor veterans and those who have served and sacrificed.The Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride was by far the most impressive. Started in 1987 by two Vietnam vets, the event has grown to an estimated half a million this...Read More

Moderator: Chris Hinde, Director - Reports, ?EUR?SNL Metals & Mining.Panelists: Jeffrey Couch, Managing Director - Head Investment and Corporate Banking, Europe, BMO Capital Markets; Dean McPherson, Head, Business Development - Global Mining, TMX Group; Shea Small, Co-Leader, Global Mining, McCarthy T?(C)trault.Read More

Moderator: Richard Quarisa, Staff Writer, The Northern Miner.Panelists: Lance Hooper, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cobalt Blockchain Inc; Guy Bourassa, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nemaska Lithium; Rebecca Gordon, Head of Technology Metals and Energy, CRU Consulting; Robin Goad, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fortune Minerals.Read More

Like the American Revolution, tax rebellions began when "the population no longer accepts the legitimacy of the government to tax it"Read full newsRead More

Last week's top-gaining mining stocks on the TSXV were Virginia Energy Resources, Pacton Gold, Cub Energy, Plateau Energy Metals and Almonty Industries.Read full newsRead More

Telson Mining Corporation (TSXV:TSN, OTCBB:SOHFF) is pleased to announce that it has been approved for graduation from Tier 2 issuer status to Tier 1 issuer status by the TSX Venture Exchange.Read full newsRead More

(Reuters) - Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS.TO) became the latest company to curtail operations in Mexico due to rising violence and crime, saying on Monday it has faced security incidents along the roads used to transport personnel and materials to its Dolores mine.The Vancouver-headquartered company said it will maintain personnel at its open-pit Dolores silver mine in the border state of Chihuah...Read More

David Morgan of the Morgan Report expects the summer months to be slow for precious metals. But after that we shouldRead full newsRead More

On average, late stage mining projects are located in regions that are less jurisdictionally attractive according to an analysis by MINING.com comparing property data from Mining Intelligence and the Fraser Institute's Investment Attractiveness Index.Mining Intelligence tracks around 30,000 properties worldwide at various stages of development. As of May 2018, around 3,500 properties are at the ad...Read More

On average, late stage mining projects are located in regions that are less jurisdictionally attractive according to an analysis by MINING.com comparing property data from Mining Intelligence and the Fraser Institute's Investment Attractiveness Index.Mining Intelligence tracks around 30,000 properties worldwide at various stages of development. As of May 2018, around 3,500 properties are at the ad...Read More

On average, late stage mining projects are located in regions that are less jurisdictionally attractive according to an analysis by MINING.com comparing property data from Mining Intelligence and the Fraser Institute's Investment Attractiveness Index.Mining Intelligence tracks around 30,000 properties worldwide at various stages of development. As of May 2018, around 3,500 properties are at the ad...Read More

"They were taken to a prayer room with 50 people to pray. They were found at two in the morning, one of them dead and one was dying. So that's 50-60 contacts right there.Read full newsRead More

(Bloomberg) - A troubled 2018 so far for billionaire Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Ltd. may get worse amid concern that its key copper smelter in southern India could remain shut until 2019, further pressuring a stock that's down 25 percent since the start of the year.Deadly protests last week over alleged pollution from the Tuticorin smelter have prolonged a shutdown of the 400,000 metric ton-a-year op...Read More

(Bloomberg) - A troubled 2018 so far for billionaire Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Ltd. may get worse amid concern that its key copper smelter in southern India could remain shut until 2019, further pressuring a stock that's down 25 percent since the start of the year.Deadly protests last week over alleged pollution from the Tuticorin smelter have prolonged a shutdown of the 400,000 metric ton-a-year op...Read More

(Bloomberg) - Alaska's natural resources such as liquefied natural gas and seafood can make it the single most significant factor in narrowing the U.S. trade gap with China, Governor Bill Walker says.A planned LNG project alone would shrink the trade gap between U.S. and China by up to $10 billion a year, Walker said in a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, where he met with Vice Premier L...Read More