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

Filo Mining's (TSX: FILO) ongoing drilling program at its Filo del Sol copper project in Argentina has extended the strike length of the emerging Aurora zone to 1.6 kilometres.The Vancouver-based company, part of the Lundin Group, has released the results from two more holes which extend the zone by 180 metres.Hole FSDH061 intersected 701.2 metres of 1.13% copper equivalent (0.81% copper, 0.33 gra...Read More

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame held its 34th annual induction ceremony on Aug. 18 at the Palais Royale in Toronto, welcoming five new honourees. This year's event was historic. Not only did the CMHF induct its 200th member, but the slate of inductees was the most diverse in the history of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame dating back to its origins in 1989. Three of the five that would be consid...Read More

QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU; OTC: QCCUF) has reported new assay results from its current drill program on the Opemiska property, where the company has been aiming to upgrade the copper-gold resource by converting waste into in-pit mineralization.The latest results included three drill holes that all intersected wide zones of in-pit mineralization. OPM-22-209 returned 0.38% copper and 0.38 grams...Read More

Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE) has released the feasibility study results for its 100% owned Hammerdown gold project located in the Baie Verte mining district of Newfoundland and Labrador. The study supports a technically straightforward, brownfields open pit mine and gold processing operation benefiting from low capital investment and rapid payback.Over an estimated five-year life, the Hammerdown...Read More

I recently moved to Hunt Valley, Maryland - an unincorporated community smack-dab in the middle of Baltimore County.It's an area that's locally known for many things, including its parks and hiking trails, as well as its upscale shopping center.It's also known as an area for equestrian sports and fox hunting. If you've ever wondered if people still participate in fox hunts like in all those old pa...Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdUEC's president and CEO Amir Adnani noted that the deal marks the company's second merger and acquisition transaction in the past...Read More

Geologic interpretation and modeling of the drilling results determined that the gold zone is flat-lying, similar to nearby deposits. Highlights from Zone 10 at Smith included 178.6m grading 6.Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedOn 22 August, the company reported an in-fill hole in the Tesoro zone which contained the thickest, high-grade silver-gold intercept ever...Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdThe news also comes amid financial woes for the company.While it did not specify the reason for the trading halt, Trevali noted th...Read More

UEC's president and CEO Amir Adnani noted that the deal marks the company's second merger and acquisition transaction in the past year, following the acquisition of Uranium One Americas."The U1A transaction doubled UEC's processing capacity, In-Situ Recovery resources and permitted projects in the United States, while the UEX transaction doubles the size of our measured and indicated uranium resou...Read More

The company said the actions by the Department of Interior and Bureau of Land Management undercut America's long-term priorities of securing domestic supply chains, addressing climate change by movingRead More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdEndeavour Mining has long been touted as the new Randgold, but bearish sentiment has depressed the stock price since it listed in...Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdSerpentinite-hosted nickel deposits are presently the exploration target for many projects by numerous companies.Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltd"The successful global transition to clean energy is reliant on a considerable increase in supply of critical materials such as Nd...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's polished diamond exports fell by over 13 per cent last month (in dollars) as consumer demand was hit by the war in Ukraine and US inflation.Total foreign sales for July were $1.93bn, according to figures released by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), down year-on-year from $2.23bn.  The drop was just over 7.5 per cent in rupee.Exports for the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Couples are trading in the mined diamond from their engagement ring for a larger lab grown, says a CNN report. They're taking advantage of lower prices to get a bigger sparkle for their buck, according to US jewelers. "Just last week we had three or four couples who've been married for a few years come to us to upgrade the diamond on the engagement ring," said Joel Klein,...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's exports of polished lab-grown diamonds could double this year, amid a surge in US demand. Sales last year were $1.3bn, around five per cent of the country's total polished exports, but Vipul Shah, vice chairman of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, expects that figure to double in the financial year from April 2022. "We have a huge potential to grow...Read More

Sun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdThe mining industry has benefited from a period of belt tightening, as the industry shows clean balance sheets and good cash flows...Read More

Bradford Cooke, the founder, director and executive chairman of Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK; TSX: EDR) has passed away suddenly in Vancouver at the age of 67. The cause of death was not released.Cooke is well known as an accomplished geologist and with nearly five decades of experience in the metals and mining industry.In a press release, Endeavour CEO Dan Dickson paid tribute to the entrepreneur...Read More

This week's episode features Northern Miner editor-in-chief Alisha Hiyate, who describes her experience at this year's Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, and shares her thoughts on the industry and the return of real-world events. She also discusses The Northern Miner's new TNM Drill Down feature, as well as upcoming events in the mining calendar.All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Credi...Read More