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

The largest producer of Canadian gold, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), is banking on its soon-to-be-consolidated in-country portfolio to underpin its near and long-term production growth profile, executive chair Sean Boyd told the recent Canadian Mining Symposium in London, England.In an era where most gold majors have exited the Abitibi Gold Belt, including Barrick Gold (TSX: BX; NYSE:...Read More

Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) announced Thursday that its Bombor?(C) gold mine in Burkina Faso has now entered commercial production."Commercial production at Bombor?(C) is a significant milestone and transforms the company to producer status. We congratulate the Bombor?(C) team for their excellent execution in achieving this goal," Patrick Downey, president and CEO of Orezone, said in a...Read More

Brazil's lower house has approved a constitutional reform that authorizes the private sector to enter the uranium sector, which is currently the exclusive responsibility of state-run Ind??strias Nucleares do Brasil (INB).INB controls all activities related to mining of materials used for generating nuclear power. This has traduced into the country having to import most of the uranium used to powe...Read More

Mayfair Gold (TSXV: MFG; US-OTC: MFGCF) shares rose this morning on the latest drill results from the company's flagship Fenn-Gib project in northeast Ontario, as it works toward a prefeasibility study next year.Highlights included hole FG22-253, which intersected 1.1 grams gold per tonne over 366.7 metres near the surface, including 4.12 grams gold over 14 metres and 5.66 grams gold over 16 metre...Read More

Nunavut will see the highest proportional increase in exploration spending in Canada this year, according to data released last week by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Exploration will rise 95% - almost doubling total spend to $232.4 million from $119.2 million last year.However, while exploration spending is expected to increase this year across the Far North, and shows the region is climbing o...Read More

The federal government has approved Generation Mining's (TSX: GENM) Marathon palladium-copper project's environmental assessment, as part of a country-wide strategy that seeks to boost production of metals and minerals considered key for the energy transition towards renewables.The proposed mine, located 10 km from Marathon, Ont., is expected to produce an average of 245,000 oz. of palladium equiv...Read More

Here's the mainstream narrative:The status of the war in Ukraine is best understood as a competition between the narrative and reality. The narrative consists of what you hear from mainstream media, the White House, the Pentagon and official sources in the U.K., France, Germany and both EU and NATO headquarters in Brussels.The reality consists of what's actually going on based on the best availabl...Read More

There's plenty to discuss, from the Fed to inflation to the supply chain issues.But we need to talk about Ukraine. Yes, that's right. We need to talk about Ukraine. That's because nothing is more important in the world right now.Why? Because Ukraine is the spider in the spider web of the global economy.Ukraine affects geopolitics, geo-economics, energy and food shortages, supply chains and the des...Read More

Quadro Resources Ltd. ("Quadro" or the "Company") (TSXV: QRO, OTC Pink: QDROD, FRA: G4O2) is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it will conduct a non-brokered private placement of up to 10,000,000 units (the "Units"), each Unit priced at $0.05 and consisting of 1 common share ...Read full newsRead More

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Brunswick Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:BRW; "BRW" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has signed an option agreement with Osisko Development Corp. (TSX-V: ODV) to acquire a 90% interest in the Anatacau Property (the "Property") located in the James Bay-Eeyou Istchee region of Quebec and which is...Read full newsRead More

TRU Precious Metals Corp. is pleased to announce that it has concurrently exercised three option agreements to acquire 100% ownership of the Company's flagship Golden Rose Project, as described below (Figure 1), located in the highly prospective Central Newfoundland Gold Belt.Read full newsRead More

November 30, 2022 (Source) - TRU Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV: TRU) (OTCQB: TRUIF) ("TRU" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has concurrently exercised three option agreements to acquire 100% ownership of the Company's flagship Golden Rose Project ("Golden Rose" or the "Project"), as described below (Figure 1), located in the highly prospective [...]Read full newsRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. [CVV-TSXV; CVVUF-OTCQX; DH7N-FSE] on Wednesday said drilling results have confirmed the presence of nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization on the Manbridge project in Manitoba.Manbridge is a joint venture held 30% by CanAlaska and 70% by operator Metal Energy Corp. [MERG-TSXV], a company that is funding the drill program.The joint venture has rel...Read More

The Supreme Court has been tasked with ensuring that the project is in line with the country's constitution and is legal following a reconstitution of the firms to develop the project.Read More

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Cost inflation has fanned all-in-sustaining costs (AISC) for mining firm this year, exacerbated by higher energy prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February and ongoing supply chainsRead More

The update also shows the additional potential of 1.7Mt of below cut-off grade material, which occurs in the 0.5-0.7 g/t gold range for 34,000 oz.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Petra Diamonds today said its Williamson mine, in Tanzania, is likely to remain closed for longer than expected following the dam breach a month ago."Interim deposition options are being developed that may enable the Williamson mine to resume production around the middle of 2023," said the UK-based miner.A week after the breach, Petra said a preliminary estimate suggested productio...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A jewelry store worker was struck on the head with a gun during a violent $500,000 raid.Police are hunting five masked men responsible for a smash-and-grab robbery at Sara Jewelry (pictured), in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.The raiders smashed display cases, stole jewelry and escaped in two getaway cars waiting outside.They forced one woman employee at gunpoint to open the safe, an...Read More