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

The Fed surprised no one by raising rates this week.It was a given, a slam dunk.In fact, Jerome Powell really should have started tightening monetary policy last year. That's when the Fed should have begun the tapering process and started down the road to incremental rate hikes. (And if you're thinking hindsight is 20/20, just refer to what I was saying a year ago.)Nevertheless, he fell behind on...Read More

Vancouver, British Columbia / March 17, 2022 - Usha Resources Ltd. ("USHA" or the "Company") (TSXV: USHA) (OTCQB: USHAF) is pleased to announce that it has executed a drilling contract for its upcoming maiden drill program at the Lost Basin Gold-Copper Project located in Mohave County, Arizona. The Company intends on completing a reconnaissance visit by its personnel and the drilling contractor in...Read More

Southern Copper plans to import copper concentrate after protests halted operations at its Cuajone mine.Read full newsRead More

Im vergangenen Jahr ist Deutschlands Strom vor allem aus Kohle erzeugt worden. Die Einspeisung aus erneuerbaren Energien sank um 7,6 Prozent. Der Grund daf? 1/4 r: Es war weniger windig, besonders am Jahresanfang.Read full newsRead More

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Nutrien plans to increase potash production capability to approximately 15 million t in 2022.Read full newsRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - York Harbour Metals Inc. [YORK-TSXV; YORKF-OTC; 5DE0-FSE] reported assay results for seven diamond drill holes at the company's York Harbour Copper-Zinc Project, Newfoundland.The Phase 2 diamond drilling program concluded on December 15, 2021, which included 29 drill holes totalling 4,562 metres. The program was undertaken to test strike and depth extensions of repo...Read More

MJ You've been serially successful in your carrer. What draws you to Gold Terra Resource and the Yellowknife project?Read More

The results were from a programme designed to delineate and expand the width of mineralized vein structures at Sullivan Gulch along strike and at depth, with the results occuring 25m to 110m below theRead More

Earlier in 2022, YESAB recommended to the territorial and federal governments that the project be allowed to proceed, with the recommendation being recently accepted.Read More

Mining Journal and MiningNews.Net Copper Outlook ReportSPONSOREDMarvel Gold stepping up exploration after resource upgradeSPONSOREDmarvel goldAnglesey Mining sharpens focus on the Parys Mountain projectSPONSOREDanglesey mining Ero Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperThe manufacturer suspended its free cash flow guidance, and warned that its plan to spin out steel ope...Read More

"The time is now to permanently remove all Russian energy from the American marketplace," said Senator John Barrasso, Republican ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.Read More

Oil prices rallied by over 7% today following a warning by the Paris-based International Energy Agency yesterday that that the prospect of large scale disruptions to Russian oil production threatenedRead More

Mining Journal and MiningNews.Net Copper Outlook ReportSPONSOREDMarvel Gold stepping up exploration after resource upgradeSPONSOREDmarvel goldAnglesey Mining sharpens focus on the Parys Mountain projectSPONSOREDanglesey mining Ero Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperPrice gains among the mining industry's leading commodity products have averaged over 50% since Februa...Read More

In early February, communities near the mine blocked the railroad used for shipping concentrates from the Cuajone mine, which produces 7,000 tonnes per day of copper, to Ilo where it has a refinery.Read More

As part of its five-year critical minerals strategy announced today, Ontario will invest $24 million over three years in its Junior Exploration Program, half of which will be invested for a critical minerals funding stream, and $5 million for a critical minerals innovation fund. The strategy aims to better connect mines in the north to the manufacturing sector in the south, specifically to Ontari...Read More

Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has said that its proven and probable gold reserves have increased by 81% on a year-on-year basis, while its silver reserves decreased by 10%. The company announced updated reserve and resource estimates for its four operating mines and development projects in the Americas and West Africa. More than half of the new reserve ounces are from assets acquir...Read More

Following consultation with Yukon First Nations, both the territorial and federal governments have given the green light for Newmont's (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) Coffee gold project to proceed, as per Yukon Environmental Socioeconomic Assessment Board's (YESAB) recommendations."The decision to approve the Coffee gold project provides much-needed certainty about the future of the project and the develo...Read More

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for 2023 inductees. Through their leadership and achievements, individual nominees must have shaped Canada's global leadership in mining, embodied the important role mining plays in Canadian society, and inspired future generations into mining. "Canada's mining industry continues to prove we are essential in driving our economy forward...Read More

Canada is among the world's premier jurisdictions for mineral exploration and mining and has become a go-to destination for the industry. Below, we present seven companies with exciting projects to watch.ARIANNE PHOSPHATEField crew at Arianne Phosphate's Lac ? Paul project in Quebec. Credit: Arianne PhosphateArianne Phosphate (TSXV: DAN; US-OTC: DRRSF) is focused on its shovel-ready Lac ? Paul...Read More