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

Amid an increasing demand for nickel, driven largely by the growing need for electric vehicle batteries, a handful of exploration companies are making their mark in Sudbury's historic and prolific nickel mining camp.Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU), SPC Nickel Corp. (TSXV: SPC) and Archer Exploration (CSE: RCHR), which all have properties in the region of northern Ontario, have announced a series of prom...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Hong Kong's sales of watches, jewelry, clocks and other valuable gifts leapt 23.1 per cent in January, buoyed by an early lunar Chinese New Year and Covid relaxations. It follows a yo-yo 2022, marked by dramatic monthly drops (-35.9 per cent in April) and increases (30.1 per cent in July). Sales for January 2023 were $566.8m, the highest figure for three years, according to th...Read More

Mr. Powell frightened the horses yesterday.The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 532 panicked points on his congressional testimony that:We continue to anticipate that ongoing increases in the target range for the federal funds rate will be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2% over time. In addition, we are continu...Read More

The American bank warned investors "be ready for some near-term, supply-driven volatility" in the copper market.Read More

Putting local content at heart of ESG effortsSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesBarksdale has line of sight on Sunnyside permitSPONSOREDbarksdale resourcesMid-tier Aeris on copper growth trajectorySPONSOREDaeris resources Alma in right commodity at right addressSPONSOREDalma metalsMore than 220 organizations, with representation from groups involved in the defence of water, l...Read More

Putting local content at heart of ESG effortsSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesBarksdale has line of sight on Sunnyside permitSPONSOREDbarksdale resourcesMid-tier Aeris on copper growth trajectorySPONSOREDaeris resources Alma in right commodity at right addressSPONSOREDalma metalsThe first IWD was celebrated in 1911, although it was held later in the month. It was designed t...Read More

Natural Resources Canada has awarded the junior C$725,000 under the Government's Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) programme, designed to assist the development ofRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Compass Gold Corp. [CVB-TSXV] has launched its previously announced follow-up drilling program on the Tarabala trend, which consists of reverse circulation drilling at the Tarabala artisanal workings on its Sikasso property in southern Mali, West Africa.Highlights: An 800-metre reverse circulation (RC) drilling program has begun on the Tarabala prospect. The drillin...Read More

Putting local content at heart of ESG effortsSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesBarksdale has line of sight on Sunnyside permitSPONSOREDbarksdale resourcesMid-tier Aeris on copper growth trajectorySPONSOREDaeris resources Alma in right commodity at right addressSPONSOREDalma metalsB2Gold produced 1.03Moz in 2022. The C$1.Read More

Ero reported record full-year copper production of 46,371t in 2022, beating guidance of 43,000-46,000t. Ero produced 12,664t of copper in the fourth quarter of 2022.Read More

2022 was a bumper year for diamond sales, thanks to pent-up demand from the market, and a buoyant global economy, but the pace has lagged in 2023, thanks to a slowdown of activity in China.Read More

Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has increased its stake in Australia's New Century Resources (ASX: NCZ), which it's attempting to acquire, to nearly 71%.The move comes only two weeks after the South African company launched its unsolicited takeover bid for the zinc miner, valuing it at A$144.1 million (US$97.2 million).Sibanye-Stillwater wants to delist New Century...Read More

With the South American country assembling cars for many different manufacturers, the company saw an opportunity to harness their concerns about supply threats to their supply chain to help furtherRead More

Canada is poised for a mining boom. But one thing is still missing: labour. For a decade in the early 2000s, I worked with several mining companies to staff up projects across Canada. From Detour Lake in Ontario to Jansen Lake and Belle Plaine in Saskatchewan, I know what it takes to not only find labourers, but to attract and retain the best skilled tradespeople in the country to your project: c...Read More

Putting local content at heart of ESG effortsSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesBarksdale has line of sight on Sunnyside permitSPONSOREDbarksdale resourcesMid-tier Aeris on copper growth trajectorySPONSOREDaeris resources Alma in right commodity at right addressSPONSOREDalma metalsThe company said it also provides legal protections necessary to both parties to ensure durabili...Read More

(IDEX Online) - US and EU officials are to consult diamond industry leaders on further measures against Russia for its "unprovoked war in Ukraine".James O'Brien, head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination in Joe Biden's administration, will seek the views of diamond retailers, manufacturers, laboratories, and industry trade associations.The US currently sanctions rough diamonds from Ru...Read More

After over 25 years of working in and consulting to the mining industry, I've grown accustomed to the need to create compelling arguments to put a variety of internal and external social performance topics higher-up on the organizational radar screen. Factoring in ample time for thoughtful review by leadership and to obtain buy-in for the less technical considerations of running a mining company i...Read More

Alamos Gold's (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) Lynn Lake gold project in Manitoba has been approved by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada. The province has also issued Environment Act licences for the MacLellan and Gordon sites. The environmental impact statement was submitted in 2020. Alamos is now working to update a 2017 feasibility for the project, which has seen a 27% increase in res...Read More

The rising popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) has led to an increase in the need for battery metals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, and copper.However, obtaining these metals can be a challenge for automakers due to a number of issues ranging from geopolitics to competitive supply chains. In response to those issues, EV manufacturers are going directly to the source.In recent years, automakers...Read More

This is the last hurdle to shut the smelter following the decision to close it on environmental grounds, made in June last year.Read More