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

"The mandate letter represents an important step towards the re-start of construction at Skouries," said George Burns, Eldorado Gold's president and chief executive.Read More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDBunker Hill CEO Sam Ash said the company intends to commence "profitable, sustainable, modern operations" by the end of 2023."As demonstrated in our PFS, Bunker Hill is a sustainable low-risk, high-margin asset...Read More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSORED "The industry has many pain points from where it is right now. The main industry risk is the lack of a bilateral transaction mechanism," said Cao Huoju, chairman of Shenzhen Better Gold.North Gilbey's...Read More

The company said its review of the Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA), the administrative document with which the Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) outlined the rationale for theirRead More

(IDEX Online) - A huge 151.60-carat yellow diamond from the Gahcho Ku?? (C) mine, in Canada, is to be sold.The rough gem (pictured), described as an "octahedron of exceptional clarity," was recovered by Mountain Province Diamonds.It will be offered for sale by Bonas-Couzyn, in Anwerp, together with over 90 specials, the largest single collection the miner has offered since it started production in...Read More

North Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDLikewise, Steve Amos will be returning to Ivanhoe from his role as head of projects for the JV, to the position of executive vice president of projects.Ivanhoe's executive co-chair Robert Friedland said that the...Read More

Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX) has reported the best drill intercepts to date from its copper-rich volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) QF Zone, highlighting the continued exploration upside of the company's flagship Perron project in Quebec's Abitibi region.The project, which hosts both gold and base metals discoveries, is located about 110 km north of Rouyn-Noranda.The Montreal-based explorer said...Read More

Based on positive drill results to date, South America-focused Reunion Gold (TSXV: RGD; US-OTC: RGDFF) is planning to accelerate drilling at its Oko West gold project in Guyana, and postpone the release of a first resource for the project to early 2023. The junior, which had originally planned to release the initial resource in the third quarter of 2022, now says that would be "premature." Inst...Read More

FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; OTC: FPOCF) has announced results of an internal engineering scoping study evaluating the production of nickel sulphate for the electric vehicle battery market from high-grade awaruite to be produced by the company's Baptiste nickel project in central British Columbia.This study highlights FPX's potential to develop the world's largest integrated nickel sulphate production f...Read More

Shares in Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB; OTCMKTS: SGSVF) jumped almost 4% on Wednesday after the Canadian miner formally committed to building the $610-million Goose gold mine in Nunavut.Construction at the site, located in the Back River gold district about 400 km south of Cambridge Bay in western Nunavut is planned to fully start in 2023, with first gold production expected in 2025.The Vancouve...Read More

Great Panther Mining (TSX: GPR; NYSE: GPL) has stopped trading in Toronto, and is subject to delisting both at home and in New York, after announcing it had filed for creditor protection.The cash-strapped Canadian miner warned on Tuesday that it would likely default on several material debtor agreements owing to liquidity constraints.Great Panther has also placed its Tucano gold and silver mine i...Read More

Cornish Lithium, the startup hoping to lead the development of an industry for the battery metal in Britain, has secured funding from the U.K.'s national innovation agency to build a demonstration scale processing plant at its Trelavour hard rock lithium project.The unspecified amount from Innovate UK through the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) will help Cornish Lithium build the hydrometallu...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