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

Following the receipt its land use permit last month, NorZinc (TSX: NZC; US-OTC: NORZF) has now received a new water licence from the government of Northwest Territories for an expanded 2,400-tonne-per-day mine plan at its Prairie Creek project, completing the permitting process for its mine operation."The receipt of the water licence represents a substantial milestone for the company with respect...Read More

Our TNM Drill Down feature highlights the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining Intelligence (www.miningintelligence.com). TNM Drill Down Sept. 16-23.Tempus Resources (TSXV: TMRR; ASX: TMR), Rupert Resources (TSXV: RUP) and Tombola Gold (ASX: TBA) scored the top gold drilling results for the week of Sept. 16-23 w...Read More

The union at Antofagasta's (LSE: ANTO) Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile has rejected the company's most recent contract offer and launched a strike threat.In a media statement, the Board of the Supervisors Union of Los Pelambres said that even though at first glance the company's proposal seems attractive, it doesn't include all the demands presented by the workers and is far from what was expec...Read More

Dear Outsider,The first cool days of fall are upon us.The days are getting shorter.Nights are getting longer.I could even feel the chill of winter in the air walking through Baltimore's financial district this morning.But not just the chill of the weather.It's the chilling thought that those running our country haven't a clue what they're doing.That's because they're still following outdated...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Two hundred lots of rubies mined in Mozambique are to be sold at an inaugural auction by Dubai-based Gemrock. The Dubai-based company expects over 40 companies to attend the five-day event in Bangkok, Thailand. It says it's the first sale of rubies from the Montepuez mine, which it acquired in 2019. The company says it holds nine concessions totalling over 589 square kilometre...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The owner of a jewelry store has been arrested after a series of complaints from customers who said they dropped off items for appraisal or cleaning - and never got them back.They tried and failed to contact Paul Williams, 46, the owner of Jewelry Liquidation, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. The store closed "abruptly".Williams was arrested after at least a dozen customers filed police re...Read More

Many people reject the idea of historical cycles due to their imprecision. I understand the appeal of this objection, but it is nonetheless striking that transformative decades tend to manifest in cycles rather than evenly over time.Compare the decades of the past 70 years: 1952 to the present. How different was the culture and economy of the U.S. between 1952 and 1959?While there was progress in...Read More

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The capex has been lifted from US$70 million, primarily due to bringing the crushing circuit in-house as opposed to contract crushing, the company said."The study outlines a robust 2 million tpa operation which can deliver excellent cash flows, an exceptional 20-week payback and a post-tax NPV8 of US$1.33 billion producing a coarse, premium DMS SC6 product including credits from DSO fines and feld...Read More

Share this articleCALGARY - Arctic Canadian Diamond Company announced the recovery of an exceptional gemstone - a beautiful octahedron diamond, weighing in at 71.26 carat.The stone was recovered on August 25, from the Ekati Mine Misery Pipe, in Canada's Northwest Territories. Industry experts have confirmed it is likely the largest fancy vivid yellow gemstone discovered in Canada."This historic fa...Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Zenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedBedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDThe capex has been lifted from US$70 million, primarily due to bringing the crushing circuit in-house a...Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesZenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDGlencore will pay US$124.9 million upon closing and a $30 million deferred payment upon commercial prod...Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesZenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSORED"EBITDA and prices are decreasing as business and macroeconomic conditions weaken.Read More

Toronto-listed Avalon Advanced Materials will supply LG Energy Solution with 11,000 tonnes a year of lithium hydroxide for five years initially, starting in 2025.Read More

"Polymetal continued to maintain operational stability in 1H 2022 despite operating in a persistently challenging external environment," group CEO Vitaly Nesis said.Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Zenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedBedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDRather than welcome Tuesday's publication by FMG of an "execution plan for industry leading decarbonisa...Read More

Australia's Vital Metals (ASX: VML), the first producer of rare earth minerals in Canada, opened a processing facility in Saskatoon this week that will feed into the global demand for minerals used in electric vehicles.The 3,000-sq.-metre plant will refine ore from Vital's Nechalacho project in the Northwest Territories into a high purity, mixed rare earth carbonate product, the company said. The...Read More

Baffinland Iron Mines has received a positive recommendation from the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) to temporarily increase production at its Mary River iron ore mine in Canada's Nunavut territory to 6 million tonnes through to the end of the year.The decision, the company said, could help it keep the mine viable and take more than 1,100 jobs off the chopping block this fall.Northern Affairs...Read More

LG Energy Solution of South Korea has signed agreements with three Canadian suppliers of minerals used in electric vehicle batteries as it bets on North America to become a fast-growing market for zero-emission autos. Toronto-based Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL) and Snow Lake Lithium (NASDAQ: LITM) of Winnipeg will join Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSXV: ELBM), in supplying m...Read More

Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG; US-OTC: RVLGF) has reported additional results from its 2022 drilling program at the Beartrack-Arnett gold project located in Idaho's northeast Lemhi County. Since the start of drilling in June, about 2,900 metres of the planned 5,000-metre program have been completed.The new results are headlined by drill hole BT22-242D, which intersected 3.49 grams gold per tonne over 1...Read More