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

(IDEX Online) - Gemfields says it sold rough rubies worth $95.6m at its latest online auction, setting a new company record.The London-based ruby and emerald miner described the results as "glittering", despite failing to sell a single lot that accounted for almost a quarter of the total weight of rubies sold.The rubies were all extracted by Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) which is 75% owned by Gemfie...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Angolan government now has majority stake in Catoca, the world's fourth biggest diamond mine.It transferred part-control from Chinese investors LLI International after a ruling by the attorney general, and it now holds 59 per cent of its shares.The remainder are held by Alrosa, the Russian miner, although it is exempt from US sanctions because it owns under 50 per cent.The...Read More

Recent drilling successes at Filo del Sol have raised industry expectations that Filo del Sol could be a major regional copper resource and developed alongside nearby projects in VicuñaRead More

"The court agreed with PolyMet that the case should be dismissed because project opponents failed to properly serve PolyMet under the Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, and that failure meant that the court lacked jurisdiction," PoyMet said."Barring an appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court, the ruling lays to rest multiple legal challenges that mining opponents have brought against the...Read More

The first gold pour at Ascot Resources' (TSX: AOT) Premier gold project in northwestern British Columbia will be delayed by more than one year due to financing issues.On Thursday, Ascot said it still hasn't secured financing for the 2022 building season and as a result some aspects of the project have been decelerated or put on hold. First gold at Premier is now expected at the end of 2023 or the...Read More

Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) sold 965 tonnes of graphite, worth US$1.5 million, and produced 1,281 tonnes in May at its Quebec-based Lac des Iles mine, which the company acquired in April. While the sale of the majority of the mine's graphite is contracted on an annual basis, in early June the company received a spot order for 152 tonnes of the material, which Northern Graphite...Read More

Shares of Xtra-Gold Resources (TSX: XTG; US-OTC: XTGRF) rose to their highest in a month on Thursday afternoon as the company reported results from ongoing resource expansion drilling at its wholly-owned Kibi gold project in Ghana.Highlights from the 24 holes released included 77 metres grading 1.59 grams gold per tonne starting from 122 metres in hole KBDD22481; and 43 metres grading 1.57 grams...Read More

1911 Gold (TSXV: AUMB; OTC: AUMBF) has begun tailings reprocessing operations at the True North complex at Bissett, Man., where it expects to process between 170,000 and 190,000 tonnes of historical tailings this year to recover approximately 3,500 to 4,000 oz. of gold.Early in 2022, the company completed a sampling program to characterize the grade, thickness, grain-size and moisture content of...Read More

A few things were top of mind for delegates as they converged on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre June 13-15 for the first in-person Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in more than two years. Excitement about meeting in person again; mild shock at how pleasant a city Toronto can be outside of early March, when the convention is normally scheduled; and despite the...Read More

The U.S. Department of the Interior has set aside more than US$74 million to invest across 30 states in research and mapping of areas with potential for critical minerals, as President Joe Biden's administration seeks to strengthen key domestic supply chains.The funding will also cover geoscience data collection, data preservation, and scientific interpretation of areas with potential for critical...Read More

Shares of Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO) rose by about 10% in the morning as the company reported its latest, high-grade drill results from the Romanera deposit at its wholly-owned Iberia Belt West project in southwestern Spain.Highlights of the results from drill hole LR002 included 14.3 metres grading 7.61 grams gold per tonne, 311.1 grams silver, 0.4% copper, 2.9% lead and 3% zinc starting from...Read More

"We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice, as we would show were we at war."This quote from one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "fireside chats" may not entirely apply today, but at its heart is the sam...Read More

A gunman who stole necklaces worth 2 million baht from a Bangkok gold shop on Saturday was attempting to make up for his massive losses in cryptocurrency trading, police said on Sunday.Read full newsRead More

FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; OTC: FPOCF) has executed a new development memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the Decar nickel district with Binche [...]Read full newsRead More

About 100 guests were invited to the opening yesterday, including Banjima Traditional Owners and Western Australian mines minister Bill Johnston.Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. [GSVR-TSXV; GSVRF-OTCQX; VAQ-FSE] has discovered high-grade gold and silver material in an historical tailings area at the wholly owned El Cubo mine complex in Guanajuato, central Mexico.A 43,000-square metre, 1.0-1.5-metre thick layer of high-grade surface material has been identified from a retired tailings facility named Mastrantos IV...Read More

Drill hold APC-1, which is the first ever diamond drill hole to test the Apollo target, resulted in 87.8 metres @ 2.49 g/t gold equivalent, the Toronto-headquartered firm said. Read More

The departure of former chief executive Steve Promnitz sparked uncertainty in the market on the future direction of the firm and the status of his 10.Read More

Exploration resumed in 2021 after a decade hiatus under previous operators, with the company planning 30,000m of drilling this year as it seeks to build on the 23 million tonnes grading 1.37% copper Minto resource. Some 60% of the resource is not in the current mine plan.The company has identified priority targets including possible extensions to underground mining areas at Minto North II, Minto E...Read More

Voting on the NDAA is scheduled for later this year and is expected to include increased US government support for the mining and processing of critical minerals, including antimony, and to increaseRead More