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

Jiangxi, the largest copper producer in China, will buy 155 million shares priced at US20c each as part of a 180-million share raise. The financing will see Jiangxi take 6.Read More

"The US is committed to working with all countries to meet the challenge of creating diverse, well-governed supply chains for critical minerals," Jose W.Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumAura picks up the pace on its pathway to uranium production at TirisSPONSOREDaura energy Women's Executive Network: Canada's Most Powerful WomenSPONSOREDonyen corporationFunds from sale will be used to progress Brixton Metals' Thorn p...Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumAura picks up the pace on its pathway to uranium production at TirisSPONSOREDaura energy Women's Executive Network: Canada's Most Powerful WomenSPONSOREDonyen corporationThe agreement, subject to shareholder approval, will see ZOIC pu...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Zimbabwe, new chair of the Kimberley Process, says its diamond sector will grow to $1bn by the end of 2023.Winston Chitando (pictured), the country's mines and mining development minister, says Murowa Diamonds and the ZCDC (Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company) were expanding their operations and would help bring total output to 7m carats, up from 2m in 2018.In an interview w...Read More

(IDEX Online) - UK-based Endeavour Mining says it has discovered "one of the most significant" new gold resources in West Africa.The Tanda-Iguela property, in eastern Cote d'Ivoire, contains an estimated 1.1m ounces.Sebastien de Montessus, the company's CEO, said: "It ranks as one of the most significant discoveries made in West Africa over the last decade and shows potential to be anoth...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A 31.62-carat fancy blue diamond pendant necklace will lead Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction next month, with an estimate of $10m to $15m. The pear modified brilliant stone has been graded by GIA as natural color, VVS1 clarity and potentially Internally Flawless.  The color is natural, fancy blue, even. It is set among round diamonds and pink diamonds in platinum and...Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumAura picks up the pace on its pathway to uranium production at TirisSPONSOREDaura energy Women's Executive Network: Canada's Most Powerful WomenSPONSOREDonyen corporationIt comes after Forrest lashed out at other company CEOs for not...Read More

Global Atomic homes in on Dasa financingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBlue Sky's big ambitions for Patagonia's uranium resourcesSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumAura picks up the pace on its pathway to uranium production at TirisSPONSOREDaura energy Women's Executive Network: Canada's Most Powerful WomenSPONSOREDonyen corporationMAC announced the US$1.1 billion acquisition of the asset in Mar...Read More

"Anglo Asian is at the beginning of its next phase of growth, as we prepare to bring a number of new mines into production.Read More

The desalinated water supply under this agreement will provide more than 45% of Los Bronces' needs while also providing clean water to about 20,000 people in nearby communities.Read More

Twenty-one Tanzanian nationals filed a lawsuit in Ontario Supreme Court Wednesday morning against Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX) 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 alleged abuses abroad, but it has faced prior allegations in the U.K.In 2020, a group of eight Tan...Read More

New Found Gold (TSX-V: NFG, NYSE-A: NFGC) says new drilling expands its Keats West discovery in the Queensway project of central Newfoundland. Hole NFGC-22-773 intersected 18.6 grams gold per tonne over 15.95 metres with mineralization starting at a vertical depth of just 8 metres, the company said in a news release on Wednesday. The new intercept is located up the sloping formation from two...Read More

SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) announced Wednesday that certain investors, including China's Jiangxi Copper (Hong Kong) Investment Co.. have agreed to purchase 180 million shares of the company at a price of US20 ? per share for gross proceeds of US$36 million.Among the new investors, Jiangxi Copper is expected to purchase 155 million shares. Once the financing closes (subject to due diligence wit...Read More

Camino Minerals (TSXV: COR; US-OTC: CAMZF) has announced high solubility results over significant copper oxide intercepts in the Lourdes zone at its Los Chapitos property in Peru. Lourdes is one of several new zones identified by the company to target additional drilling campaigns to expand known copper mineralization at Los Chapitos for an envisioned copper oxide heap-leach mine."A copper oxide...Read More

Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPV) has found a new kimberlite on the claims and leases surrounding its Gahcho Ku?(C) joint venture operation in the Northwest Territories, about 280 km northeast of Yellowknife.The company owns a 49% stake in the mine, with De Beers owning 51%. The new KE kimberlite is a distinct occurrence that is located about 450 metres east of the Kelvin kimberlite, the Tor...Read More

The midterm elections are over (no Red Wave), but nothing has changed. In fact, the Biden regime will probably become even more emboldened to pursue destructive economic policies because it will interpret the lack of a Red Wave as some kind of mandate.Every day seems to be a day of spin, with every regime apologist assuring the public that inflation is getting better. Just look at the wonderful tr...Read More

Can a culture divorce itself from its currency? We are not half so convinced that it can.That is one reason we fear for the American future.We fear its currency is anchored to its culture - a declining culture, by our lights - a culture run to strange and often preposterous settings.It is only proper that this low and debased culture merits a debased currency - the debased dollar.Let us then consi...Read More

Precious metal prices are rising amid seasonal demand and a devaluation of the U.S. dollar.In the past three weeks alone, gold prices have increased by as much as $150 an ounce.Meanwhile, the price of COMEX silver jumped almost 15%. One Month Gold Prices One Month Silver Prices We talked about the reasons for the dollar's reversal and the factors driving seasonal...Read More

The history of gold spans every society and has been instrumental in the modern financial system. However, most people don't know of the many ways gold impacts their daily lives.For instance, every smart phone on earth has an estimated 50 milligrams of gold conductors that assist in resisting corros...Read full newsRead More