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

Probe Metals (CVE: PRB) has drilled the highest-grade core?EUR?yet at its Val-d'Or East project's Monique deposit in Quebec as it prepares to expand its mineral resource estimate next month. Expansion drill hole MO-22-475 cut 22.9 metres grading 4.9 grams gold per tonne cut and 19.2 grams gold uncut (with a 100 grams per tonne cap) from 22.6 metres down hole, Probe said in a news release on Tuesd...Read More

Gold Fields' (JSE, NYSE: GFI) chief executive officer Chris Griffith is stepping down on Dec. 31, only a month after the company's failed attempt to take over Canada's Yamana Gold (TSX: YR; NYSE: AUY).Griffith, 57, was appointed CEO of the South African gold miner in April 2021, taking over from Nick Holland, who retired after 13 years. Griffith had previously held the top job at Anglo American P...Read More

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has issued a statement in response to claims of alleged rights abuses in Tanzania.Twenty-one Tanzanian nationals filed a lawsuit in Ontario Supreme Court on Nov. 21 against Barrick for alleged human rights violations at the company's North Mara gold mine in Tanzania.It is the first time the Canadian gold giant has faced legal action in its home country for all...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The newly-appointed CEO of Australian fashion jewelry business Lovisa is under fire over his US$14.2m annual earnings.Victor Herrero, 51, has been revealed as one of the country's highest-paid bosses, at a time when his company is facing a class action for allegedly underpaying staff by up to US$21.7m.A salary survey by The Australian Financial Review (AFR) put Herrero way ahe...Read More

This week's episode features Northern Miner podcast host Adrian Pocobelli on mining stories from around the world, including spoofing charges against JP Morgant traders, pipeline updates, LME buyout rumours, BRICS+ developments, as well as the resurgence of coal in the United Kingdom and upward momentum in metals prices.All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli."Rattlesnake Railroad", "Big West...Read More

"Permitting and construction is usually a sleepy time for the stock, and that was exactly when Goldcorp came for Canadian Malartic as we were finishing the ramp-up.Read More

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has officially shown its hand. Mandiant, a U.S. cybersecurity firm, recently uncovered a shockingly desperate cyberattack against a single private company.A series of fake social media profiles, typically called "bots," made some bizarre posts. According to Mandiant's report, these posts all came from within CCP-friendly IP addresses.Hilariously pseudo-American n...Read More

The mining industry shows a lack of focus on gender and diversity in their environmental, social and governance strategies, a recent report by Stratum International and Digbee has found.Based on a survey of global mining sector decision-makers, the study deems "concerning" such an overlook in an industry that "needs to change the perception that mining is a male-only environment."According to the...Read More

"The world is not driven by greed. It's driven by envy."Here is the sage conclusion of Mr. Charles Munger, aged 98 years. Mr. Munger is of course the partner of Warren Buffett and legendary vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.What human vice ranks fourth among the seven lethal sins? That is correct - envy.Today we evaluate the acid emotion of envy. We further document how envy can wreck a man's we...Read More

"Freeport-McMoRan reported that its Cerro Verde copper mine is experiencing delays in the transport of supplies and products due to political protests but that mine operations are running normally asRead More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDDenison eyeing low-cost in-situ recovery in Canada's high-grade Athabasca BasinSPONSOREDdenison minesFeasibility study imminent at Fission's high-grade, low-cost uranium project SPONSOREDfission uraniumFrance-based I-Pulse was founded by mining entrepr...Read More

France-based I-Pulse was founded by mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland and plasma physicist and electrical engineer Laurent Frescaline in 2005.Read More

Shares in Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) dropped on Monday more than 7% after revealing it had completed a US$36-million capital raise with the participation of new investors, including Jiangxi Copper Investing.The company, which saw its chief executive and managing director of less than a year leave last month, is said to be at the centre of a bidding war between Jiangxi, China's...Read More

In September, Marathon updated its initial capex estimate for Valentine by 57% to C$470 million to $490 million, compared with the $305 million estimate in its April 2021 feasibility.Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDDenison eyeing low-cost in-situ recovery in Canada's high-grade Athabasca BasinSPONSOREDdenison minesFeasibility study imminent at Fission's high-grade, low-cost uranium project SPONSOREDfission uraniumIndonesia, the world's largest nickel producer, ha...Read More

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Tuesday it is actively searching for lithium assets as its expects prices for the metal used in the making of batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) to remain high for a "long period of time." The company had to shelve its proposed US$2.4 billion Jadar lithium mine in Serbia early this year after the government revoked the project's licences...Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDDenison eyeing low-cost in-situ recovery in Canada's high-grade Athabasca BasinSPONSOREDdenison minesFeasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumThe financing will consist of a US$110 million gol...Read More

Oriole announced a resource of 305,000 ounces of gold grading 2.Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpUranium revival takes off as reality hits on energy, geopoliticsSPONSOREDDenison eyeing low-cost in-situ recovery in Canada's high-grade Athabasca BasinSPONSOREDdenison minesFeasibility Study Imminent at Fission's High-Grade, Low-Cost Uranium Project SPONSOREDfission uraniumGlencore chief executive, Gary Nagle, reckons ever...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A court in India has ruled in favor of diamond tech firm Sarine and issued injunctions against five manufacturers that illegally used its software. It follows a series of court-ordered raids at eight locations in Surat, India's cutting and polishing capital, on 18 May.Gopi Impex, Nirghay Impex, Pramukh Gems, Dhiren Diamonds and Bhumika Gems were all found guilty of copyri...Read More