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

Uranium stocks are having a bit of a moment.The COVID-19 pandemic kicked off a rally in uranium prices that continues yesterday. As reported by major uranium producer Cameco (NYSE: CCJ), prices for the nuclear fuel have more than doubled since February 2020.Source: CamecoAs a result, shares of uranium miners like Cameco have ticked up over the past several months.The Global X Uranium ETF (NYSE: UR...Read More

New Near-Surface High-Grade Mineralisation Intersected at MM Prospect Sarama Resources Ltd. (Read full newsRead More

The company reconfirmed its 2022 production guidance at 68,000-76,000 ounces, which compares to production of 55,280oz in 2021.Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - O3 Mining Inc. [O111-TSXV] said Tuesday it has completed a NI 43-101 compliant pre-feasibility study (PFS) for its 100%-owned Marban Engineering gold project, which is located in the Val d'Or, Que., region.Marban is situated on the Malartic property, which is located about 12 kilometres from the Canadian Malarctic Mine and along the same structure as Wesdome Gold Mi...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Contact Gold Corp. [C-TSXV] reported results from the final 16 drill holes completed at the Green Springs property on the southern end of Nevada's Cortez Trend, 20 km southeast of the Pan Mine operated by Calibre Mining Corp. [CXB-TSX], and 7 km immediately east of Calibre's Gold Rock Project.These final drill holes from the Spring 2022 exploration program are from...Read More

The ongoing drill program continues to intersect multiple zones of mineralization at depth along a strike length of 1500 meters, reinforcing the underground expansion potential below the plannedRead More

Highlights included 150.9m grading 3 grams per tonne gold, 3.16g/t silver and 0.15% zinc from surface in the first hole. "Results from [hole 1] largely speak for themselves.Read More

Elder Creek consists of 577 unpatented mining claims in Humboldt and Lander counties and is prospective for porphyry copper mineralisation. Rio will be the operator under the agreement.Read More

The binding agreement follows the firms' announcement on September 1 that they had reached an agreement in principle for Rio Tinto to purchase the 49% stake it does not already own in Turquoise HillRead More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsTrue enough, the kingdom has introduced valuable reforms in the last two years designed to incentivise foreign miners to open up the sector and cut its reliance on revenue from hydrocarbons.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Kyrgyzstan, the former Soviet republic, and one of the world's poorest countries, says it has diamond deposits.The central Asian nation has never before reported diamond deposits. In 2020 it imported a negligible $61,000 of diamonds, primarily from UAE.Kanatbek Madumarov, the Kyrgz Director of Precious Metals Department, said the geological explorations were ongoing, but noted...Read More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDThe company ended the June quarter with US$21.1 million in cash and a $40 million working capital deficit.Read More

Centerra's board and executive search firm will look for a long-term replacement for Perry who has also resigned from him position as a director of the firm.Read More

"This is an extremely frustrating development where we have been seeking clarification from the authorities since the new board became aware of the issue in June," Caerus CEO Charles Long said.Read More

This week's episode features Northern Miner podcast host Adrian Pocobelli on mining stories from around the world, including new smelter shutdowns in Europe, warnings from Taiwan, Chinese gold buying, opportunities for Canada, joint ventures between mining companies and automakers, and a surprising amount of tragedies at mines. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Credits:"Rattl...Read More

A newly released assessment of global tailings management facilities (TMFs) data paints a jarring picture showing that relative to global mine production, there has been no improvement in the rate of significant failures, according to watchdog World Mine Tailings Failures (WMTF).According to data released for the first time on Tuesday, the rate was constant at 0.09 failures per billion tonnes of p...Read More

An investigation is underway at the Gahcho Ku?(C) Mine site in the Northwest Territories following the death of a worker in an accident there on Thursday.Inspectors from the territorial Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) are at the diamond mine and have started their investigation, WSCC communications officer Shannon Moore told The Northern Miner in an email.It was not known when o...Read More

Chile's national mining association SONAMI has welcomed the weekend rejection of the proposed new constitution for the world's number-one copper producer, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board to create a more inclusive document prioritizing the country's unity.Chileans overwhelmingly rejected the proposed new constitution during a referendum on Sept. 3, handing left-leaning President Gabrie...Read More

NioCorp Developments' (TSX: NB; US-OTC: NIOBF) demonstration-scale processing plant in Quebec has started processing ore samples from the company's Elk Creek critical minerals project in Nebraska. The plant is intended to demonstrate that the company can extract and separate rare earth elements from ore mined at the project, and that its simplified process for producing niobium, scandium and titan...Read More

Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) said on Tuesday it had named director Paul Wright as interim president and chief executive to replace Scott Perry, without providing reasons for the sudden change at the top.The company said Perry, who led Centerra for seven years, had also resigned as a director of the company and will not be nominated for election at its upcoming annual meeting by the end of S...Read More