News and Reports

Year Ahead 2025

January 06, 2025

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

Year in Review 2023 and Outlook for 2024

January 04, 2024

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

Year in Review 2022 and Outlook for 2023

January 2023

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: The Heart of Global Copper

October 2021

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 Gold

June 2021

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 Gold Mining and Canadian Juniors

April 2021

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

An Overview of the Golden Triangle

July 2020

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

An Overview of Quebec Gold Mining

April 2020

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

An Overview of the Red Lake Mining District

January, 2020

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

Hedge fund group files complaint against LME

June 09, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

The move by the MFA follows legal action taken by US hedge fund Elliott Management and Jane Street in taking legal action at the English High Court against the exchange.Read More

Nutrien to lift output, shareholder returns to hit US$5bn

June 09, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

The additional share purchase will bring total shareholder payments to around $4 billion this year under its existing normal course issuer bid.Read More

Sitka gold raises $4.7 million for Yukon exploration

June 09, 2022 / www.canadianinvestor.com

Share this article VANCOUVER - Sitka Gold Corp. [SIG-CSE, SITKF - OTCQB, 1RF-FSE] has raised $4.7 million from an oversubscribed private placement financing and will use the proceeds to fund exploration on its Yukon projects."The main focus this year will be aggressive development of our new Blackjack Zone gold discovery at the RC Gold Project, where we are currently conducting a 10,000-metre d...Read More

Foran Mining makes new Saskatchewan find

June 09, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

Drilling at the newly discovered Tesla zone encountered 200 metres of continuous massive and disseminated sulphides and assays received to-date highlight significant copper-zinc-gold mineralization,Read More

Hedge fund group files complaint against LME

June 09, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningThe move by the MFA follows legal action taken by US hedge fund Elliott Management and Jane Street in taking legal action at the English High Court against...Read More

Nutrien to lift output, shareholder returns to hit...

June 09, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningThe additional share purchase will bring total shareholder payments to around $4 billion this year under its existing normal course issuer bid.Read More

Bangladesh wants Australian coal

June 09, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford mining The newly elected Australian government says the country relies too heavily on China as a market.  In its place, the freshly minted ministers want...Read More

Year of the Lab Grown? Full Analysis in IDEX's 2021 Pipeline Report

June 09, 2022 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - This year could prove to be a tipping point for lab growns, say IDEX Online's expert analysts in their new 2021 Pipeline report.The industry enjoyed a "dream year", but the mined sector lost a potential revenue of $20bn to lab growns, they say.Sanctions on Russian rough - around 30 per cent of global supply - could now force high-end jewelers to start using lab growns in their...Read More

Chow Tai Fook's Revenue Rises by 41%

June 09, 2022 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Chow Tai Fook today reported a 41 per cent increase in revenue, despite ongoing Covid lockdowns and their impact on sales.China's biggest jewelry retailer said earnings for the year to 31March 2022 were HK$98.9bn (US$12.6bn) and gross profit was up by 11.3 per cent to HK$22.3 (US$2.8bn).Despite "the lingering effects of the pandemic and global economic uncertainties," the reta...Read More

Vale creates US$100M sustainability startup fund

June 09, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningAs part of the company's support for the transition to a more sustainable world, Vale plans to acquire minority stakes in startups focused on decarbonisati...Read More

Nano One 'turns a page' with $10M investment from Rio Tinto

June 09, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has announced a US$10-million investment in Nano One Materials (TSX: NANO), a technology company with a patented process for production of cathode materials used in lithium ion batteries. Under the agreement, Nano One will issue 4.6 million common shares or about 4.9% of the company's issued and outstanding shares to Rio Tinto for its investment. The d...Read More

Vale advances plans to produce nickel sulphate in Canada

June 09, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

Vale, the world's top nickel and iron ore producer, has completed a prefeasibility study for its proposed nickel sulphate facility in B?(C)cancour Que., the company said on June 9. The facility is expected to process 25,000 tonnes of nickel into nickel sulphate annually to supply the lithium-ion battery market for electric vehicles. The project's final investment decision and schedule, however, w...Read More

Anglo American takes on an industry-first sustainability-linked loan

June 09, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to a US$100 million, 10-year loan from the International Finance Corporation in what is understood to be the mining industry's first known sustainability-linked financing focusing exclusively on social development indicators.Anglo American will use the funding to build its so-called Sustainable Mining Plan further. The initiative aims to support community devel...Read More

Scottish wisdom for Canada's mining securities regulators on NI 43-101 overhaul

June 09, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

My first half century on this planet was filled with the great joy, and occasional terror, of having a Scottish mother. Gladys brought to Canada an arsenal of words and phrases that explored gradations of foolishness, from "numpty" to "daft." Once, when the vice-principal sent home a letter asking my mother to explain my recent absence - I'd skipped school with friends to watch our high-school bas...Read More

E3 Lithium to drill Alberta's first brine production well

June 09, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETMC; OTC: EEMMF) has been granted a licence for the first brine production well in Alberta. The well will be drilled in the company's Clearwater project area, east of the Town of Olds, for the purpose of evaluating its lithium resource. Drilling is expected to begin before the end of this month, and is targeted for completion by mid-July.According to E3, an innovator of the dire...Read More

Gold & Precious Metals Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects around the world

June 09, 2022 / www.northernminer.com

In recent years the uptick in the price of precious metals, particularly gold, has reinforced their reputation as a store of value and leading drivers of mining activity around the world. Here are eight companies exploring and developing precious metal projects.CLEAN AIR METALSClean Air's Thunder Bay North site in Ontario. Credit: Ethan Beardy, Clean Air MetalsCanadian explorer Clean Air Metals...Read More

Why #dividend-paying #stocks are a good #investment. #investing #stocks

June 08, 2022 / bit.ly

When investing in any mining company, there is a specific type of high-level stock of which you should be aware. Dividend paying stocks can significantly increase your return on investment while also providing you with a source of recurring revenue. However, it's important that you understand how to...Read full newsRead More

@SICscore Any thought's on Jamal Adams injuries and recovery -

June 08, 2022 / www.youtube.com

Seahawks safety Jamal Adams meets with the Seattle media during minicamp, discussing how he's dealt with injuries, him overcoming adversity, and more.Subscri...Read full newsRead More

GCM Mining Publishes 2021 Annual ESG Report

June 08, 2022 / bit.ly

GCM Mining Corp. ("GCM Mining" or the "Company") (TSX: GCM, OTCQX: TPRFF) announced today that it has published its second annual ESG report entitled "2021 Sustainability Report" which is available on its website at www.gcm-mining.com.Lombardo Paredes, Chief Executive Officer of GCM Mining, commenti...Read full newsRead More

Search sees REE project after-tax IRR at 41.5%

June 08, 2022 / www.mining-journal.com

"We believe Search is well positioned to attract strategic partners and investment as we move forward with the next steps of development including completing a bankable feasibility study andRead More

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