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

Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; OTC: AVLNF) has started road work and site preparations for the installation and commissioning of its demonstration dense media separation (DMS) plant for the Separation Rapids lithium project located 70 km north of Kenora, Ont.The work is happening at the Avalon quarry site along the Avalon road leading to the Separation Rapids project. The quarry is a permitt...Read More

Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) continues to cut long intervals of high-grade lithium in infill drilling on the Spark pegmatite at its PAK project near Red Lake, in northern Ontario. The current drill campaign is focused on upgrading inferred open-pittable resources at Spark as the company works towards a prefeasibility study later this year. Highlights from the latest four holes repo...Read More

Canada Nickel Co. (TSXV: CNC; OTC: CNIKF) has confirmed a second significant discovery through new assay results from its Deloro property in Ontario, acquired by the miner less than one year ago.Deloro is located 9 km southeast of Timmins and contains an ultramafic target that measures 1.4 km north-south by 450 metres east-west based on the total magnetic intensity (TMI). Ultramafic lithologies an...Read More

In 2018, a study completed by a research group at MIT ranked various metals and minerals that were expected to be most positively affected by new technologies in the future.At the top of that list were the usual suspects: lithium and cobalt. That's because both of these metals play a critical role in EV and other green energy technologies, which will be vital to combating climate change going forw...Read More

But whence will growth originate?Since the Great Financial Crisis the monetary and fiscal authorities have conjured over $43 trillion from the great void of nothingness.Within the past 24 months alone, the Federal Reserve has plucked - from the same vast void - 50% more dollars than all dollars that ever existed in 256 previous years of American history.Each of these dollars are representations of...Read More

With all projects meeting their schedules, Zijin reported production for the six-month period of 410,000 tonnes copper and 27 tonnes gold, which are up 70% and 23% year on year, respectively.Zijin chairman Chen Jinghe said the company intends to continue to add assets to its global mix."As the world races towards a ‘net-zero' transition, we have also allocated resources globally to increase...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Brixton Metals Corp. [BBB-TSXV; BBBXF-OTCQB] reported its first drill hole results from the Camp Creek copper-gold-silver-molybdenum porphyry target on its wholly owned Thorn project located in northwestern British Columbia. The Thorn project is located within the Taku River Tlingit and Tahltan First Nation's traditional territory.Highlights include Hole THN22-201 tha...Read More

The company's June quarter financial statements reported a working capital deficit of US$359 million, more than triple the $95 million hole at the end of the March quarter.Read More

Lonmin's main asset is the Denison project and past producing Crean Hill nickel-copper-platinum group metals mine in Sudbury in Ontario, Canada which is 37km east of Magna's Shakespeare project.Read More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdWith all projects meeting their schedules, Zijin reported production for the six-month period of 410,000 tonnes copper and 27 tonnes gol...Read More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdGlencore's CEO Gary Nagle said last year the company was reviewing the future of its 49% in Viterra with a view to unlocking value, and...Read More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltd"The transaction makes strategic sense as shareholders will benefit from jurisdictional and project risk diversification, enhanced finan...Read More

(IDEX Online) - An Australian professor is using laser technology to identify "stray" Argyle pink diamonds.John Watling, a former Argle physicist and Professor of Forensic and Analytical Chemistry at University of Western Australia has set up a lab in Perth that "fingerprints" diamonds.It allows him to trace them back to their original source - not just the mine, but the individual kimberlite pipe...Read More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdThe Q2 profit compares to a loss of $108.6 million for the same period in 2021 and includes the company's share of profit from the Kamoa...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Tiffany & Co has announced a gender-neutral range of diamond and gold bracelets.It follows the launch last May of its first range of engagement rings for men, recognizing the rise in same-sex marriages.The new Lock collection, released on Tiffany's e-commerce site last Friday, is designed a round a padlock motif as a symbol of togetherness.The four bracelet styles, priced...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Pandora today announced the launch of a lab grown diamond collection in the US and Canada, following its announcement last May that it would no longer use mined gems.The Danish jewelry giant also says the 33-item collection, branded as Pandora Brilliance is its first using 100 per cent recycled silver and gold.Pandora, the world's largest jewelry brand, with 6,800 points of sa...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Raiders broke open the safe at an Indian polishing unit and stole over 16,000 diamonds.They struck while it was closed for the Raksha Bandhan festival on 11 August.The factory in Dediapada, 70 miles from Surat, employs 100 workers in an area dominated by tribal communities.The raid came to light when a manager went to open the factory after the festival and found the main doors had...Read More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdThe $25 per share proposal was sent to ASX-listed OZ on August 5 and disclosed on August 8, with OZ rejecting it as inadequate and denyi...Read More

Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSun shines on Saturn MetalsSPONSOREDsaturn metalsEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdThe credit ratings agency said the view is based on Glencore's financial policy and low debt, which allows it the flexibility to absorb...Read More

Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; US-OTC: LRTNF) management was fielding uncomfortable questions from concerned shareholders during a conference call Tuesday following the company's release of what investors termed a 'tortuous' second-quarter operations update and financial report.While the company cited an expected "significant improvement in production" in the third quarter, it says it remains on tra...Read More