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

This week's episode features Integra Resources president and CEO George Salamis in conversation with Northern Miner Podcast host Adrian Pocobelli. George discusses the recent BMO conference in Florida, supply concerns ("We're short on everything"), and how North America can streamline its metal production with faster permitting timelines.This week's CEO Spotlight features Lomiko Metals chief execu...Read More

The London Metal Exchange (LME) cancelled nickel trading on Tuesday after a first-time 250% price spike triggered by Western sanctions against major producer Russia, which left brokers struggling to pay margin calls against unprofitable short positions.Prices for the metal, key ingredient in batteries that power electric cars and high-tech devices, soared to a record above US$100,000 a tonne amid...Read More

Mkango Resources (TSXV: MKA) says that it has produced neodymium and praseodymium enriched rare earth carbonate on a pilot basis from raw materials taken from its Songwe Hill Rare Earths project in Malawi in east Africa. The company's CEO William Dawes told The Northern Miner that the hydrometallurgical piloting, which took place at Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, was a...Read More

Companies working in the mining sector in Chile see little chance that the proposal will prosper and make it to the final draft constitution given that it has already been rejected once for inclusion by the plenary session of the Constitutional Convention. A second rejection by the plenary session will see the proposal be dropped for good."The environment committee is one of several committee's ma...Read More

There's no doubt that the financial sanctions put on Russia by the U.S., the U.K., EU members and others are the most severe ever imposed. The U.S. Treasury has announced 15 separate sanctions programs in recent days and no doubt more are on the way.The targets of these sanctions include Russian banks, Russian stocks and bonds and various payment channels. Most significantly, the U.S. froze the ac...Read More

Some 80 years ago, some poor young man on the HMS Sheffield, clearly not willing to smile for reasons probably related to the conditions depicted, was captured on film in a God-forsaken corner of the world:The U.S. was swirling around the maelstrom that was World War II as it sent rickety cargo ships to sleepy ports few Americans knew about - some worse than others.Welcome to the "Murmansk Run."Pa...Read More

Geodrill hopes that a strong gold price and new contracts will see the good results continue through 2022. The Q4 net income stood at US$2.8 million, or $0.06 per share, which saw 2021 net income rise 88% year-on-year to $14.1 million, or $0.31 per share. The West Africa-based company's revenue hit $26.7 million in Q4, having risen by 8% year-on-year.For 2021, the company's revenue was $...Read More

Norilsk Nickel is a key supplier of nickel and palladium, two metals that are key for electric-vehicle batteries and semiconductors.Read full newsRead More

London nickel prices soared as much as 30.7% on Monday, their biggest daily percentage gain on record, as supply disruption fears gripped markets amid an escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict and mounting sanctions against Moscow.Read full newsRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Copper Fox Metals Inc. [CUU-TSXV; CPFXF-OTC] reported analytical results from the 2021 metallurgical drilling program for the Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in northwestern British Columbia. The Schaft Creek project is managed through the Schaft Creek Joint Venture, formed in 2013 between Teck Resources Limited [TECK.A, TECK.B-TSX; TECK-NYSE], 75...Read More

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(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has suspended its membership Natural Diamond Council (NDC) and relinquished its position as as vice chair of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.It said it hoped the industry would stand strong during "this tough time" and that the situation would soon stabilize.The NDC, an alliance of the world's leading diamond producer...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Christian Dior yesterday unveiled an 88.88-carat cushion-cut yellow diamond - worth an estimated $50m - at the re-opening of its flagship store in Paris.The fancy intense VVS2 stone was recovered as a 150-carat rough gem at the Kimberley mine, South Africa, owned by Ekapa.Dior acquired it for an undisclosed sum and insisted on cutting it to exactly 88.88-carats, reflecting its beli...Read More

The Ministry of Mines and Energy authorised the restart after it completed a consultation process with the indigenous Maya Q'eqchi' people, which was ordered by the Constitutional Court in June 2020.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Two former employees have been cleared by a court in Namibia of stealing marine diamonds worth $420,000 from a Debmarine vessel.   The main prosecution witness against Emmanuel Shikololo and Rodney Klim, both aged 48, did not give a credible account, said the judge at Windhoek High Court.   Klim was alleged to have reported a blockage in the vessel's vacuum air trans...Read More

The motion received 13 votes in favour with three against and three abstentions.Read More

"We are proud to be awarded these grants for the second time, which validates the company's bold exploration strategy exploring the northern, covered extension of the Macquire Arc, Australia's premierRead More

A committee tasked with rewriting the Chilean constitution has approved an early-stage proposal that opens the door to the country nationalizing some of the world's most significant copper and lithium mines.The local media outlet, emol, reported on Monday the constituent assembly's motion brought by the environmental committee received 13 votes in favour, with three against and three abstentions.T...Read More

The growing demand for Geodrill's (TSX: GEO; OTC-US: GDLFF) suite of services is set to increase amid heightened investor demand for haven assets like gold. This, in turn, drives interest in metal production and pushes exploration budgets higher, CEO David Harper tells The Northern Miner.The Toronto-based services company reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 revenue growth of 8.2% year-over-...Read More

In another important milestone towards its goal of developing a sustainable battery supply chain in North America, Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; US-OTC: ELBMF), the company formerly known as First Cobalt, has obtained final approval of the updated closure plan for its hydrometallurgical facility in Ontario.Electra's business strategy is to produce sufficient battery material on an annual...Read More