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

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According to news reports from Mexico, Lopez Obrador said "let's make the nation be the owner of this strategic mineral," during the signing of a decree.Read More

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesGermany's Liebherr and Caterpillar of the US are the silent participants...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Bharat Diamond Week (BDW) returns in April for the first time in three years.More than 200 large and medium diamond manufacturers, lab growns among them, will be exhibiting at the three-day "only diamond" event in Mumbai, India."The entire diamond sector is going through a tough phase and economic volatility looms large on various economies," said Anoop Mehta, president o...Read More

The company is appealing the decision by authorities to allow Lynas to continue running the unit, but without the cracking and leaching units from 1 July.Read More

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(IDEX Online) - The G7 nations and the 27 EU countries are reported to be discussing ways to track Russian diamonds.A statement could be issued this week, according to a Bloomberg news report, although implementation of such a system would be complex and time-consuming.The USA imposed sanctions shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine almost a year ago, but the EU has resisted calls to do likewise, as...Read More

Robin Dow, CEO of Silver Eagle Mines, which is advancing the Murdock Mountain phosphate project in Nevada, discusses what makes the project unique and the company's near-term catalysts. Dow spoke with Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) in January. Read More

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesIt comes after the company declared a record interim fully franked divid...Read More

Tim Kingsley, vice-president of exploration with Coppernico Metals discusses working to become a listed company as it secures a community access agreement in Peru, where it's exploring for copper-gold at its Sombrero project. Kingsley spoke with Northern Miner staff reporter Henry Lazenby at VRIC in January.Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) has reported a 17 per cent increase in rough and polished trade last year, up to $37.4bn.DDE, founded in 2002 as part of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), said last February that it had overtaken Antwerp as the top trading hub globally for rough diamonds - over $22.8bn in 2021 - and "looks to become the largest diamond trade hub for rough a...Read More

Dear Outsider,When President Biden took office in January 2021, he made a lot of big promises.One of those promises, which can still be found on his campaign website, was to decriminalize cannabis use at the federal level: Biden will work with Congress to reform federal sentencing and provide incentives to state and local systems to do the same. He will end, once and for all, the federal crack and...Read More

Miners are looking to digitalization and automation to increase productivity and safety and lower costs. Here's a look at some of the suppliers that are offering up crucial connectivity, equipment and software solutions. ABB ABB is a leader in process automation, electrification and digitalization, control technologies, software, measurement and analytics for the process and hybrid industries....Read More

Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining Intelligence.Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) reported this week's top gold assay from its Kiena project in Val-d'Or, Que. Hole N112-6861 returned an intercept of 10 metres grading 75.64 grams gold per tonne from 339 metres depth for...Read More

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