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) - Mountain Province reported a 15 per cent drop in production as it processed lower grade ore.But the Canadian miner said the discovery of kimberlite at its Gahcho Ku?? (C) mine (pictured) in a remote part of Northwestern Territories provided "significant opportunities for additional diamonds to be discovered".It recovered 1,185,156 carats in the first quarter of 2022, according to i...Read More

(IDEX Online) - African diamond miners are expected to reap the benefits of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.The US has outlawed trade with Alrosa and blocked the company from its banking system, though it has not imposed restrictions on Russian diamonds that are cut and polished elsewhere."Many diamond industry participants from cutters to polishers, traders, wholesalers will...Read More

Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD, US-OTC: MPVD) has reported a 15% year-on-year decrease in first quarter production at its 49%-owned Gahcho Ku?(C) diamond mine, located in the Northwest Territories. While tonnage was up - the operation mined 1 million tonnes of ore in the most recent quarter, a 98% increase compared to last year's 515,000 tonnes - grades were down 25% year-on-year at 1.68...Read More

Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; US-OTC: SLSSF) has posted an updated resource estimate for the Warintza Central deposit at its Warintza copper project in southeastern Ecuador that has expanded inferred tonnage by seven times, includes a first-ever indicated resource, and has also outlined a potential starter pit. The property now has indicated resources of 579 million tonnes grading 0.47% copper,...Read More

Nevada King Gold (TSXV: NKG; OTC: NKGFF) is increasing its previously announced $6.8-million non-brokered private placement to $11.3 million through the issuance of 25 million common shares priced at 45 ? each.The lead order will come from the company's CEO, Collin Kettell, who intends to subscribe for 10 million shares for a total of $4.5 million. Participation by management and insiders is expe...Read More

Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF) has ambitions to become a billion-dollar company, says Gordana Slepcev, the company's chief operating officer.The Canadian junior is exploring for graphite and lithium - critical materials needed for the global transition to a greener energy future. Both graphite and lithium are used in the lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) and are essential...Read More

Peru's Ministry of Environment and the southern Espinar province set up a dialogue process with the goal of finding solutions to the social and environmental problems locals say mining operations are causing in the area.In detail, the vice-minister of environment, Elizabeth Silvestre, met with the representatives from 11 farming communities that want to be included among those directly affected by...Read More

Upon closing, Nevada King will have working capital in excess of $23-million as it plans to exploration its land holdings along the Battle Mountain-Cortez Trend in Nevada with active exploration andRead More

Recent drill results have increased the Rangefront area to at least 500m by 1km with shallower mineralisation than at Black Pine, which hosts an oxide resource of 2.15 million ounces, and high-grade.Read More

By sending the bill, the president made good on his threat to do so if Congress rejected his planned reform of the electricity generation sector, which Congress duly did Sunday night.Read More

Today is an evil day. That is, today is Tax Day...The date by which Americans must appear before the Internal Revenue Service... and empty their pockets upon the counting table... under penalty of law.Salaried income, bonus payments, investment hauls, poker winnings, bingo jackpots, lemonade stand killings, cash gratuities and more - all must come pouring out.And if the tax man suspects you are wi...Read More

Solaris said the resource includes a starter pit comprised of 180Mt of indicated resources grading 0.82% CuEq and 107Mt of inferred resources grading 0.73% CuEq at a 0.Read More

Dear Outsider,I hope you had a happy and healthy Easter Sunday.Last year, I made a bold prediction that homegrown biofuels would make a comeback, specifically hemp-based biodiesel.We're one step closer to that reality, as the Biden administration just issued a statement allowing gas stations to sell E15 gasoline this summer, which uses a 15% mix of ethanol. It's an effort by the White House to off...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Chow Tai Fook reported a significant slowdown in growth of its retails sales, as the resurgence of Covid across China took its toll.The country's biggest jeweler, with almost 6,000 outlets, said RSV (retail sales value) grew by 8.5 per cent in the quarter ending 31 March - compared to 31.1 per cent in the previous three months."During the fourth quarter, both Mainland China an...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The world's biggest rough ruby - weighing 8,400 carats - could sell for up to $120m.The 2.8kg stone, known as the Burj Alhamal, was recovered in the village of Winza, central Tanzania, where rubies were first discovered in 2007.It is owned by the mineral and metal asset management company SJ Gold & Diamond and went on display on Friday in Dubai at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) said more than 40 per cent of goods remained unsold at its latest tender.It blamed growing concerns over inflation in the US, Russian sanctions, and increased and Covid restrictions in China.The auction house, based in Dubai and Cape Town, said it sold just under $20m of rough from the $35m offered. In March, by contrast, it sold a company record of...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Cartier says it will increase prices to cover the higher costs of diamonds, platinum and gold, and to offset rises in US and Chinese currencies against the euro.The rises on high-end luxury goods are described as "mild" - between three and five per cent - are not expected to deter wealthy buyers.Sales for the French luxury conglomerate - part of the Richemont group - have been robu...Read More

Early works at Boa Esperança are due to kick off in the coming weeks with the upgrade of the access road, site drainage and pre-stripping, with the US$294 million undertaking being just one ofRead More

We all sense the global order has cracked. The existing order is breaking down on multiple fronts.Those who have benefited from this arrangement are doing everything in their power to patch the cracks, while those who chafed under the old order’s chains seek a new order that suits their interests.The task now is to make sense of this complex inflection point in history. Two statements summar...Read More

Does anyone else find it deeply ironic that the guy who invented Facebook doesn't seem to have any friends?Mark Zuckerberg is routinely lampooned as an egotistical, self-centered, and somewhat lifeless soul.He's even admitted as much himself."Historically, I've had a very hard time expressing myself," Zuckerberg once acknowledged in an interview with NBC Nightly News. "I just come across as roboti...Read More