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

Maverix shareholders Newmont, Pan American Silver, and Kinross Gold support the deal as does Triple Flag shareholder Elliott Investment Management.Read More

PolarX following up promising results at Nevada gold-silver projectSPONSOREDpolarx limitedSaudi to lead mining super regionSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAura picks up the pace on its pathway to uranium production at TirisSPONSOREDaura energy Attitudes among policymakers to market intervention have changed radically in the past few months as higher energy prices have thre...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Two men have been arrested and charged over an $800,000 raid on a New York jewelry store, in which staff were attacked with bear spray.At least six masked gang members sprayed the bear-repelling aerosol - like pepper spray but stronger - at Revel Jewelers, in the Bronx, in August.Workers were taken to hospital suffering bear spray exposure - stinging eyes, noses and lungs, and coug...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Pandora, the world's biggest jewelry brand, says it's on track to reach 2022 revenue targets despite "macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty".The Danish jeweler, which has 6,400 outlets globally, reported a three per cent rise in third quarter sales and still expects to meet its full-year guidance of  $3.48bn to $3.55bn."With strong financials and our position in...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A huge 21.01-carat diamond has sold online for $2.5m, setting a new world record.The D / IF gem, set in a platinum engagement ring, was bought by a 59-year-old businessman after viewing it online.He had it delivered by an armed security to an hotel in Montana, USA, and promptly proposed to his partner. She accepted.Don Palmieri, founder and president of GCAL (Gem Certification &...Read More

PolarX following up promising results at Nevada gold-silver projectSPONSOREDpolarx limitedSaudi to lead mining super regionSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAura picks up the pace on its pathway to uranium production at TirisSPONSOREDaura energy Cuzzubbo replaced the colourful and controversial Nick Mather as the head of the Ecuador-focused company, and while he had a very d...Read More

The CAEM is referencing the continuing delays in the approval processes of the Import System of the Argentine Republic (SIRA) and the System of Imports of the Argentine Republic and Service PaymentsRead More

High-tech manufacturing, beautiful art and good food are a lot more commonly associated with Japan than gold.But Vancouver-headquartered explorer Japan Gold (TSXV: JG) might be a catalyst to start shifting that association.Of the multiple rigs the company currently has turning in Japan, it is mobilizing two more to drill on the northern island of Hokkaido "before the snow really flies this year,"...Read More

Canada's largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A; TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) will power its Quebrada Blanca phase 2 (QB2) copper project in Chile with 100% renewable energy sources from 2025 onwards.Teck president and COO Red Conger at QB2. Credit: Teck ResourcesAES Corp. (NYSE: AES) has agreed to supply the Canadian miner with 1,069 gigawatt hours per year of energy from renewable sources...Read More

Vox Royalty Corp. (TSXV: VOX) has acquired the rights to a portfolio of four different net smelter return (NSR) royalties from First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) for $650,000.The portfolio includes a 2% NSR on a portion of the Estrades project owned by Galway Metals (TSXV: GWM), a 0.49% NSR on the Opawica project owned by Imperial Mining (TSXV: IPG), a 2% NSR (including a 1% buy-back for $3 million)...Read More

O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII; US-OTC: OIIIF) has posted a first resource for the Bulldog deposit and the nearby Kappa discovery at its Alpha property in Quebec.In total, the Bulldog and Kappa deposits have an inferred resource of nearly 3.1 million tonnes grading 3.2 grams gold per tonne for 318,000 oz. of contained gold.The resource was based on roughly 50,000 metres of drilling in 116 holes, about 76%...Read More

Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) said on Thursday its chief executive and managing director, Darryl Cuzzubbo, had left the company effective immediately, after less than a year in the top job.The former BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) executive's departure comes just two days after the company unveiled a $50-million royalty financing deal to advance its giant Cascabel copper-gol...Read More

Canada's Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM) is buying smaller peer Maverix Metals (TSX: MMX) in a deal valued at $606 million, which would consolidate it as the world's fourth-largest senior streaming and royalty company.The Toronto-based company said combining its predominantly gold and silver streams and royalties portfolio with Maverix's will allow it to increase scale and enhance div...Read More

Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced on Wednesday that the first pounds of uranium ore from the McArthur River mine in Saskatchewan have now been milled and packaged at the Key Lake mill, marking the achievement of initial production as these facilities transition back into normal operations."McArthur River and Key Lake are among the best and most prolific uranium assets on the planet, and after...Read More

Today we rinse politics from our hair - the Lord be thanked - and retrain our focus on markets.The stock market was up and away today. The Dow Jones jumped a jaunty and jubilating 1,201 points.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite enjoyed parallel joyrides, the former up 207 points today, the latter up 760.All is joy. Yet why?Inflation has evidently lost a bit of its roar...October Inflation Modera...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Pan American Silver Corp. [PAAS-TSX, NASDAQ] and Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (AEM-TSX, AEM-NYSE) are set to acquire Yamana Gold Inc. [YRI-TSX, AUY-NYSE] in a US$4.8 billion deal, ensuring that Canada's largest gold mine - The Canadian Malartic - remains under Canadian ownership.The move follows the termination of a rival deal that would have seen Yamana being acquired...Read More

Antioquia Gold is guiding for production of 46,000 ounces of gold this year at its Cisneros operation in Antioquia, up from 38,000oz in 2021, at a cash cost of US$1189/oz.Read More

The largest US silver producer saw its realised silver prices fall 11.5% q-q to $18.30/oz from $20.68/oz.Read More

The meeting had been scheduled for November 15 but this has been adjourned and the firm has not been able to offer a new date.Read More

PolarX following up promising results at Nevada gold-silver projectSPONSOREDpolarx limitedSaudi to lead mining super regionSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAura picks up the pace on its pathway to uranium production at TirisSPONSOREDaura energy The US$4.Read More