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

Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) is planning a new regional exploration program for its 100%-owned Urban-Barry gold property in the Abitibi greenstone belt, Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Que. The program will begin early next year starting with 10,000 metres of drilling and an induced polarization (IP) geophysical surveys. The high-grade Windfall gold project at Urban-Barry has been described as 'world-class.'...Read More

You've got nothing to worry about.Relax. Take it easy.There's probably not going to be a recession.So there's no reason at all for you to prepare for one in any way.That's the message from the president of the United States.In an interview with CNN last week, Joe Biden said, "I don't think there will be a recession. If [there] is, it'll be a very slight recession. That is, we'll move down slightly...Read More

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Third-quarter combined IOC production volumes of 4.7Mt, making an annualized rate of 18.9Mt, was 8% above analysts' forecasts of 4.4Mt, with both pellets and concentrates exceeding expectations.Read More

Share this articleSPARWOOD - Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) has planted a record 2.4 million seedlings to date in 2022 as part of reclamation work at its Elk Valley operations in southeast B.C., in support of the goal of becoming a nature positive company."This significant achievement builds on Teck's long-standing focus on responsible mining and reflects our employee...Read More

The company said it intersected significantly higher-grade mineralisation in the underground footprint at the Keel zone compared to the resource estimate with a highlight of 361.7m grading 0.Read More

The company said it anticipates ending the year at an annual production run rate of about 3.Read More

Cerrado eyes feasibility study for Brazil assetSPONSOREDcerrado goldTENDER FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF THE BAUXITE BLOCK OF SANTOU (TELIMELE), GUINEASPONSOREDcenter for mining promotion and development (cpdm)Metal Bank draws on experience as resource upgrades nearSPONSOREDmetal bank limitedPilbara iron ore shipments were 82.9 million tonnes on a 100% basis, which was up 4% quarter-on-quarter but down...Read More

Cerrado eyes feasibility study for Brazil assetSPONSOREDcerrado goldTENDER FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF THE BAUXITE BLOCK OF SANTOU (TELIMELE), GUINEASPONSOREDcenter for mining promotion and development (cpdm)Metal Bank draws on experience as resource upgrades nearSPONSOREDmetal bank limitedThe worker-owned company will seek to obtain permits to resume operations with a target of the March quarter of 2...Read More

"This transaction represents a significant step forward in pursuing IAMGOLD's strategy of disciplined portfolio management as we look to create value for shareholders through a focus on core assets,"Read More

Turquoise Hill is in talks with Rio Tinto and lenders to reduce its base case funding requirement of around US$3.6 billion by up to $1.Read More

Cerrado eyes feasibility study for Brazil assetSPONSOREDcerrado goldTENDER FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF THE BAUXITE BLOCK OF SANTOU (TELIMELE), GUINEASPONSOREDcenter for mining promotion and development (cpdm)Metal Bank draws on experience as resource upgrades nearSPONSOREDmetal bank limitedThird-quarter combined IOC production volumes of 4.7Mt, making an annualized rate of 18.9Mt, was 8% above analyst...Read More

Cerrado eyes feasibility study for Brazil assetSPONSOREDcerrado goldTENDER FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF THE BAUXITE BLOCK OF SANTOU (TELIMELE), GUINEASPONSOREDcenter for mining promotion and development (cpdm)Metal Bank draws on experience as resource upgrades nearSPONSOREDmetal bank limitedAren't larger companies looking to snap up producers of metals viewed as essential to an electrified economy?Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers' plans for a diamond mine on Canada's Baffin Island has raised concerns about neighboring Inuit communities, as well as polar bear and caribou populations.The UK-based miner bought the Chidliak Project in September 2018 as part of its purchase of Peregrine Diamonds for C$107m.Wildlife groups are now warning that caribou populations are already in decline and the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - LVMH reports a 23 per cent growth in revenue (16 per cent organic) for it watches and jewelry businesses in the first nine months of 2022.The French luxury conglomerate said growth across all it sectors - including wines and spirits, fashion and leather goods, and perfumes and cosmetics - was 28 per cent for the same period, with a total revenue of $55.6bn.LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Fugitive diamond billionaire Nirav Modi is awaiting the outcome of his last-ditch appeal against extradition back to India.   The High Court in London says it will hand down its verdict as soon as possible after a two-day hearing.   Modi, 51, (pictured) is accused of fraudulently using letters of undertaking offered by the Punjab National Bank (PNB) in an alleged $1.85bn...Read More

Jefferies analysts reiterated their Buy view on Rio Tinto stock, despite the production results being weaker than expected.Read More

Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) is "rewriting the book" on the Lower Stillwater Igneous Complex in Montana, says president and CEO, Michael Rowley.The company's evaluation of the flagship Stillwater West project continues to confirm more parallels to South Africa's Bushveld Igneous Complex, and positions the company as the second-largest landholder in the Stillwater Complex...Read More

This week's episode features Douglas Silver, mineral economist, keynote speaker and author at the Q3 Global Mining Symposium. Douglas gives a data-rich presentation on how Canada is measuring up in the mining industry on an international level. He describes Canada as the "centre of the universe" in regard to international mining and explains why the country as well as its mining companies are posi...Read More

After achieving notorious maritime prosperity - initially by salvaging sunken ships - historic entrepreneur Joseph De Lamar became a prominent mine owner in the late 1880s, gaining control of a mountain six miles west of Silver City, Idaho. De Lamar sold a majority interest in the property for a pretty profit after rich veins of gold and silver were discovered, before moving on to other mining ve...Read More