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

SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals futures traded lower this afternoon, only nickel and tin edging up slightly. Copper led the loss among base metals with a 1.7% drop, while zinc lost 1%. Aluminium and lead slightly dropped.The ferrous complex saw mixed trading today. While iron ore dropped 1%, coking coal, hot-rolled coil and rebar rose around 1%. Coke also gained 0.5%.Copper: Chinese...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals futures traded lower this afternoon, only nickel and tin edging up slightly. Copper led the loss among base metals with a 1.7% drop, while zinc lost 1%. Aluminium and lead slightly dropped.The ferrous complex saw mixed trading today. While iron ore dropped 1%, coking coal, hot-rolled coil and rebar rose around 1%. Coke also gained 0.5%.Copper: Chinese...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals futures traded lower this afternoon, only nickel and tin edging up slightly. Copper led the loss among base metals with a 1.7% drop, while zinc lost 1%. Aluminium and lead slightly dropped.The ferrous complex saw mixed trading today. While iron ore dropped 1%, coking coal, hot-rolled coil and rebar rose around 1%. Coke also gained 0.5%.Copper: Chinese...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Three nickel pig iron (NPI) plants in Inner Mongolia were set to be suspended for maintenance this month due to aging facilities, SMM learned.We estimate about 1,250 mt of nickel ouput will be lost, accounting for 4% of China’s high-grade NPI output.SMM forecast China’s high-grade NPI output to drop 8% to 35,000 in January from the previous month as a numbe...Read More

China Copper Group has generated 706 million yuan of profits in 2017, setting a new record high since its establishment. The article is edited by SMM and is provided for information purpose only. It does not mean SMM agrees with its views and SMM assumes no liability for accuracy of information contained or quoted in the article. Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: Surging inventory has seen LME copper prices wander around the $7,000/mt level for a few days. Inventory levels and changes in spot premiums would set the tone for future LME copper movement in the short term. On the SHFE, open interest has increased to 708,000 lots with many of them speculative bets. We see increased volatility in the near term.Aluminium: LME...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: Surging inventory has seen LME copper prices wander around the $7,000/mt level for a few days. Inventory levels and changes in spot premiums would set the tone for future LME copper movement in the short term. On the SHFE, open interest has increased to 708,000 lots with many of them speculative bets. We see increased volatility in the near term.Aluminium: LME...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: Surging inventory has seen LME copper prices wander around the $7,000/mt level for a few days. Inventory levels and changes in spot premiums would set the tone for future LME copper movement in the short term. On the SHFE, open interest has increased to 708,000 lots with many of them speculative bets. We see increased volatility in the near term.Aluminium: LME...Read More

Published on: Jan 24, 2018 | by finfeedPacifico Minerals Ltd (ASX:PMY) is pleased to announce that the company has received binding commitments to raise ~A$750,000 through a placement of approximately 125 million new fully paid ordinary shares, at an issue price of 0.6 cents per share.Those participating in the placement are likely to also receive a free attaching unlisted option on the basis of o...Read More

Anglo American (LON:AAL) may no need to shut its massive Minas Rio in Brazil after all, since the company expects authorities for the state of Minas Gerais, where the iron ore operation is located, to issue the long-awaited permits this month.According to O Petr??leo (in Portuguese), the company said it was confident it would receive approval by Friday. It would, however, still need an operating l...Read More

Shares in Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc. (LON:ANTO) plummeted Wednesday after the company reported marked drops in gold and copper output during the last quarter of 2017, which weighted on full-year production.Gold production fell to 212,400 ounces in 2017, a dramatic 21.6% decreased when compared to the previous year. In the fourth quarter alone, output of the precious metal reached 40,500 ounces...Read More

Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), the world's top bullion producer by volume, has agreed to buy a 12.5% stake in fellow Canadian miner Royal Road Minerals (TSX-V:RYR) in a shares-deal worth about Cdn$1.6 million (roughly $1.3 million at today's rates).The transaction will see Barrick acquire 9,875,876 ordinary shares of Royal Road in a non-brokered private placement at a price of $0.16 per unit for t...Read More

The United States' top securities regulator has rejected arguments by Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) and two former top executives that its civil lawsuit claiming they tried to cover up multi-billion losses on a coal investment in Africa should be dismissed.Last week, the company, its former chief executive Tom Albanese, and its ex finance director Guy Elliott moved to have the case dismissed, arguing that t...Read More

Published on: Jan 24, 2018 | by Meagan EvansNorthern Cobalt (ASX:N27) this morning announced that it has been granted an additional five tenements covering ground prospective for cobalt at the Wollogorang Cobalt Project in the Northern Territory.The new tenements surround the company's existing three tenements and lift its tenure at the project from 1131 square kilometres to 4986 square kilometres...Read More

LONDON – The field of prospective bidders for ScotiaMocatta, the metals trading arm of Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia, has narrowed to two, three banking and industry sources said on Wednesday.The two - Goldman Sachs Group and Citi - are undertaking due diligence checks, the sources said.AdvertisementThe sources said Japanese trading house Sumitomo and Australian bank ANZ (Australia and Ne...Read More

With US$8 million banked after its latest non-brokered private placement, and completion of the Remo Resources reverse takeover that puts Chakana into the public market, the junior is set for a big year of drilling as it strives to put a significant maiden copper-gold-silver resource on two known breccia structures at Soledad, and prioritise assessment of a handful of other identified pipes.Read More

At Mining Indaba, in Cape Town, Jangada management will mix with banks, funds and private individuals that previously poured money into PGM endeavours in the world-famous Bushveld complex, some 1,400km away. Considering the dire straits many PGM miners on the Bushveld find themselves in, one might assume Jangada would want to avoid any comparison with the region - far from it. "There are...Read More

The FBI Trump investigation is perfect fodder for the mainstream media. It fits the right versus left paradigm like a glove.It gives each side everything they desire. An enemy to hate. Someone to blame. And a good show.For the right, the text messages between agents on the investigation team prove that there was an anti-Trump bias. They feel vindicated in their choice of Trump. If he wasn’t...Read More

The FBI Trump investigation is perfect fodder for the mainstream media. It fits the right versus left paradigm like a glove.It gives each side everything they desire. An enemy to hate. Someone to blame. And a good show.For the right, the text messages between agents on the investigation team prove that there was an anti-Trump bias. They feel vindicated in their choice of Trump. If he wasn’t...Read More

Trade war and protectionism across the world should be bullish for gold, silver and other safe havens. US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, his first major trade move. Chinese solar companies will be the looser. India had also imposed anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar panels. Every nation is following a "protectionism policy" under the garb of...Read More