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

When it comes to acquiring this piece of Southern Nevada real estate, there's nothing wrong with getting the shaft.Read full newsRead More

One report claimed that a leaching pit had overflowed at Tahoe's Shahuindo mine site, flooding a nearby village with toxic materialsRead full newsRead More

Think it's time for the rocking chair when you're in your 70s? Dakota Fred Hurt talks to us about the thrills and dangers of extreme mining on Gold Rush: White Water!Read full newsRead More

Perseus Mining (ASX,TSX:PRU) will soon start pouring gold from its Sissingu?(C) gold mine in C??te d'Ivoire, having delivered the first crushed ore to the mill and processing plant earlier this month.Dual-listed Perseus already has a producing mine, the Edikan gold mine in Ghana, which comprises a group of large gold deposits located in the Ashanti gold belt. The Sissingu?(C) mine would be the...Read More

HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (TSXV:HIVE) has started Ethereum mining operations and has the capacity to mine other digital currencies such as ZCash, and MoneroSmallCapPower | January 22, 2018: HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (TSXV:HIVE) announced recently that it has started Ethereum mining operations in its Sweden facility. The multi-phase buildout of a large-scale GPU-based mining complex...Read More

Click to EnlargeApex Resources Inc. [APX-TSXV] said Monday January 22 its joint venture partner Prize Mining Corp. [PRZ-TSXV] has intersected high grade gold while drilling on its Daylight gold project in eastern British Columbia, near the city of Nelson.Encouraging assay results have been obtained from an 18-hole drill program which has tested a number of targets identified from a combination of...Read More

North Arrow's Mike MacMorran finishes counting the samples from the short till collection program at the Mel property in 2016. Source: North Arrow Minerals Inc.North Arrow Minerals Inc. [NAR-TSXV, NHAWF-OTC] said Monday January 22 that it has significantly increased the size of its 100%-owned Mel Diamond Project to 56,075 hectares from 7,500 hectares. Claim staking was initiated as a result of Nor...Read More

What is this wizardry?We live in the future now. Backflipping robots, driverless cars and now the Shapeshifters have arrived.Have you heard of the new software that can make a sunny street appear snow covered in real time? It’s called ‘Image Translation.’Put on some goggles and you’ll make Alaska look like Hawaii.Or how about the software that changes the facial movements y...Read More

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE:XMG) (FKT:1MG) (OTCQB:MGXMF) is pleased to report that joint venture partner Power Metals Corp. ("Power Metals") has completed initial drilling and intersected lithium mineralization on the Northeast Dyke at the Case Lake Property in Ontario (see figure 1). The Winter 2018 drill progra...Read More

Full Article: Recipe calls for a broad commodities rally in 2018By: Frank HolmesAt the beginning of every year, we update what's typically one of our most popular pages, the Periodic Table of Commodity Returns. I encourage you to explore 10 years' worth of data on basic materials such as aluminum, zinc and everything in between. A word of warning, though-the interactive feature makes the table...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – LSE-listed Gem Diamonds on Monday reported that it has the recovered a 149 ct, D-colour Type IIa diamond, with excellent shape, from its 70%-owned Letšeng mine, in Lesotho.This is the fourth high-quality diamond of over 100 ct recovered so far this year, and follows closely upon the recovery of the exceptional 910 ct diamond on January 15.Letše...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals saw a mixed performance today. Nickel led gains with a 2% rise, followed by tin with a 1.4% gain. Zinc edged up 1% and copper and lead rose slightly. Only aluminium saw a decline today.Ferrous metals saw narrower rises. Coke rose 1.5% while rebar and hot-rolled coil moved higher slightly over 1%. Iron ore gained 0.7% while coking coal dipped...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals saw a mixed performance today. Nickel led gains with a 2% rise, followed by tin with a 1.4% gain. Zinc edged up 1% and copper and lead rose slightly. Only aluminium saw a decline today.Ferrous metals saw narrower rises. Coke rose 1.5% while rebar and hot-rolled coil moved higher slightly over 1%. Iron ore gained 0.7% while coking coal dipped...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals saw a mixed performance today. Nickel led gains with a 2% rise, followed by tin with a 1.4% gain. Zinc edged up 1% and copper and lead rose slightly. Only aluminium saw a decline today.Ferrous metals saw narrower rises. Coke rose 1.5% while rebar and hot-rolled coil moved higher slightly over 1%. Iron ore gained 0.7% while coking coal dipped...Read More

China’s refined copper output rises 16.7% on a yearly basis to 865,000 mt in December, setting a new high since February 2015, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today.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...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper sees resistance and is expected to retrace further towards $7,000/mt. With weak spot demand and excess inventory, LME copper is expected to trade at $7,010-7,065/mt while SHFE 1803 is to trade at 53,100-53,650 yuan/mt. Spot discounts are to move at 150-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: We see LME aluminium trading at $2,200-2,230/mt to...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper sees resistance and is expected to retrace further towards $7,000/mt. With weak spot demand and excess inventory, LME copper is expected to trade at $7,010-7,065/mt while SHFE 1803 is to trade at 53,100-53,650 yuan/mt. Spot discounts are to move at 150-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: We see LME aluminium trading at $2,200-2,230/mt to...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper sees resistance and is expected to retrace further towards $7,000/mt. With weak spot demand and excess inventory, LME copper is expected to trade at $7,010-7,065/mt while SHFE 1803 is to trade at 53,100-53,650 yuan/mt. Spot discounts are to move at 150-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: We see LME aluminium trading at $2,200-2,230/mt to...Read More

Africa-focused gold producer Randgold Resources (LON:RSS) said Monday it expected its Democratic Republic of the Congo mine to achieve full production this year, following the commissioning of its underground operation's automated ore handling and hoisting system.Mine is on track to produce its target of 700,000 ounces of gold in 2018.The company, which has five operating gold mines across west...Read More

Barely a week after finding the world's fifth-biggest diamond in history, Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) has unearthed yet another massive rock at its flagship Let??eng mine in Lesotho.The 149-carat, D colour, Type IIa rough diamond is the fourth high quality stone of over 100 carats the company has recovered so far this year at its prolific mine. Earlier in the month the miner discover...Read More