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

Element 29 Resources (TSXV: ECU; US-OTC: EMTRF) is a Canadian explorer focused on advancing its 100%-owned Flor de Cobre and Elida copper properties in Peru.The projects are located in one of the world's premier copper-producing jurisdictions with the second-lowest costs for copper production globally and the lowest cost of exploration in South America.Flor de Cobre and Elida "are two high-qualit...Read More

Dear Outsider,Do yourself a favor...The next time you need to buy something, do it in cash.Before you leave the house, grab a money clip or rubber band and fill it with the greenback.And don't let anyone tell you otherwise...Even in this economy, cash is still king.It even adds a nice layer of mystery to you as the cash holder.Just take a moment to observe your surroundings when you use cash.When...Read More

(IDEX Online) - US sales of jewelry and watches rallied somewhat in April - up just over 18 per cent year-on-year - after a relatively disappointing performance in March.  Sales for March, previously reported at just 8.5 per cent, have been revised up to 11 per cent, taking account of actual rather than estimated sales. Even so, they were the lowest since August 2020.  Hav...Read More

Due to formally commence the role on or before September 1, Santana will be based in Santo Domingo and will initially be responsible for working towards getting an exploration license for the RomeroRead More

COVID-19-related issues and a shortage of manpower in 2021 at its Gold Bar operations in Nevada, USA and Fox in Ontario, Canada added to a previous litany of woes which have included fire, equipmentRead More

Having brushed aside requests from the incoming administration of president Gabriel Boric to suspend the tender process, the Pinera government awarded parcels totalling 160,000 tonnes of lithiumRead More

Workers decided it was their turn to take to the streets to protest at the inability of the government to help find a solution to the social conflicts which have dogged the mine since it beganRead More

Tin producer Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM; US-OTC: AMFJF) has released an updated resource estimate for the Mpama South tin project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighting a 46% increase in the inferred category based on assays from 22 additional extensional drill holes.The Mpama South inferred resource now stands at 4.99 million tonnes grading 2.5% tin for 124,700 tonnes of contained t...Read More

Shares of NevGold (TSXV: NAU) reached their highest value in nearly a month as the company released its latest drill results from the Cadillac valley target area at its Limousine Butte project in Nevada. The latest results from the company's ongoing 10,000-metre drill program included a drill hole (CV22-006) that intercepted gold about 650 metres away from previously known mineralization. The co...Read More

Canada's Asante Gold (TSXV: ASE; US-OTC: ASGOF) has begun operations of the processing plant and associated equipment at its Bibiani gold mine in Ghana.The gold exploration and development company plans to carry out a 14-day evaluation period during which it will control, calibrate operating systems and align critical equipment "under full load."Bibiani, which Asante acquired last year from Aust...Read More

Ask most professional geologists to define our rocky vocation and they'll tell you that it's made up of a large helping of science with a tasty dollop of art slathered on top. To me, that's why exploration geology is a such lovely discipline. It combines the empirical beauty of observation with the subtlety of multi-disciplinary science. Like it or not though, our industry often bets the house on...Read More

Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE) has provided an update on its 100%-owned Hammerdown gold project, which it is advancing towards the feasibility stage, after finalizing the project design and obtaining most of the pricing information for key project components.The project, located in the Baie Verte mining district of Newfoundland and Labrador, is designed as both an open pit and underground mining o...Read More

One week isn't enough time to get over a mass shooting - especially one like the heartless masacre that savaged Uvalde, Texas, on May 24.See, when it first occurred, I couldn't even really begin to grapple with it. I couldn't think about it or talk about it.It took time for all that grief and pain to set in. And then I spent most of this week writing my way through the depression, trying to figure...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Goldquest Mining Corp. [GQC-TSXV] has announced the appointment of Luis Pereyra as the company's new CEO. Following a transition period, he will take up the new position on or before September 1, 2022. Pereyra, who is also expected to join the board of directors, will initially be responsible for working towards securing an exploitation license for the company's...Read More

At closing, Trillium is to pay St Anthony C$500,000 (US$394,666) in cash and issue 1 million shares in its capital.Read More

"The only way these projects can be advanced on time and within budget is with well-connected, quality staff and management.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Tariffs on most diamonds and jewelry exports from Israel to the United Arab Emirates will be abolished as the two countries establish closer ties.A free trade agreement signed on Tuesday will further boost trade links between the two countries. Business has flourished since it was officially sanctioned by the Abraham Accords of August 2020.Tariffs on food, medicine, fertilizers&nbs...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The IDEX Polished Price Index fell very slightly during May, ending the month down just 0.69 per cent.  In April it declined by more than 2.1 per cent. Before that, January and February showed sharp increases - 5.67 per cent and 4.14 per cent respectively. The Index has been declining since the first week of March.IDEX Online subscribers please click here to rea...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Manufacturers will increasingly turn to lab growns to fill supply gaps caused by sanctions against Russia.Botswana's minister of minerals and energy, Lefoko Moagi, told a mining conference it would be hard to source enough natural diamonds to replace Alrosa's missing output."We see the 30 per cent gap that will be left by the ban being plugged by something else that is no...Read More

Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) has reported high-grade results from the final drill holes of the 2022 spring drilling program at the Goose property on its 100%-owned Back River project in Nunavut. Highlights from drilling included 45.1 metres grading 12.59 grams gold per tonne starting from 123.6 metres in hole 22GSE607 and 20.4 metres grading 12.64 grams gold starting from 146.4 metres in hole...Read More