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) - Alrosa could sell its 41 per cent stake in the Catoca diamond mine, in Angola, according to media reports.The sanctioned Russian miner is said to be negotiating an exit from its joint venture with Endiama, Angola's state-owned miner, which also holds a 41 per cent stake, according to the Africa Intelligence website.The remaining 18 per cent is owned by Leviev International - L...Read More

The deal for OZ was concluded on May 2, and with a full September quarter of production from the Carrapateena and Prominent Hill operations under its belt, BHP reported an 11% boost in production ofRead More

The company has produced 469,100t in the first nine months of 2023, 4.1% higher than a year ago and left its full-year guidance unchanged at 640,000-670,000t.Read More

Robert Friedland arrived fresh off a flight from Mongolia just in time to be the last keynote speaker of The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., Oct. 12-13. In no-holds-barred remarks that covered everything from climate change and the role of miners in the green energy transition to the recent outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, the famed mining financier and founder...Read More

Today we run a warning flag up our flagpole…For we have detected "zombies." Zombies?Mr. Robert Burrows of BondVigilantes.com:Zombie firms are essentially companies that exist on borrowed time.They struggle to generate enough profits to cover their debt obligations, yet manage to stay afloat thanks to lenient borrowing conditions. The prolonged period of ultra-low interest rates following the...Read More

'Underdog' Warriedar rapidly progressing gold and base metals projectsSPONSOREDwarriedar resources Encounter with copper and critical minerals focus in emerging provinceSPONSOREDencounter resourcesReach Resources focused on playing role in decarbonisation solutionsSPONSOREDreach resourcesThe agreement is the first lithium acquisition by Codelco. Lithium Power shareholders will receive A$0....Read More

Is the world coming apart at the seams? It would seem so.Of course, there are always wars going on somewhere and hot spots waiting to erupt. That's the steady state of the world. But some periods are far more dangerous either because the conflicts are more intense, or there are more of them or both.The best analytic approach in such situations is not just to compile a list of conflicts but to cons...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Ukraine has removed the Indian diamond manufacturer Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK) -  one the largest in the world - from its list of international sponsors of war.The Mumbai-based company was accused last month of "continuing to cooperate with the aggressor, purchasing diamonds in Russia," despite Western sanctions.SRK responded by insisting it had not bought rough diamonds f...Read More

Many of the mineral deposits have been known for decades, but in the dawning age of the electric vehicle (EV) they are taking on new significance with the reshuffling of the global world economy,Read More

(IDEX Online) - A necklace featuring a huge 93.94-carat Paraiba tourmaline is to be auctioned by Sotheby's Geneva, with a $1.44m to $2.44m estimate.The Blue Lagoon comes from Mozambique and is described as "slightly greenish blue, richly saturated with very fine clarity".It has been set by Geneva-based Adler Joailliers in a diamond lariat necklace with 36.50 carats of marquise cuts,13.95 cara...Read More

'Underdog' Warriedar rapidly progressing gold and base metals projectsSPONSOREDwarriedar resources Encounter with copper and critical minerals focus in emerging provinceSPONSOREDencounter resourcesReach Resources focused on playing role in decarbonisation solutionsSPONSOREDreach resourcesDuring the symposium, ESG was one of the main recurring conversation themes. It's unsurprising. Last we...Read More

(IDEX Online) - More than 40 per cent of the estimated 1,500 diamond factories in Botad, India, have shut down because of the slump in global demand.And another 20 per cent are expected to follow suit when the Navratri festival (15 to 24 October) ends, according to the Botad Diamond Association.Around 70,000 people in Botad and its surrounding villages work as diamond cutters and polishers.It is f...Read More

This, the company outlined in its production results, was due to the continued ramp-up of ore from Oyu Tolgoi (up 16% on the year in terms of volume mined) and higher feed grades at Escondida.Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - American Eagle Gold Corp. [TSXV-AE; OTCQB-AMEGF] reported Hole NAK23-12 has intersected 900 metres of 0.50% CiEq (copper equivalent) from surface in the North zone of Nak copper-gold porphyry project, northern British Columbia.Highlights: NAK23-12 returned 900 metres of 0.50% CuEq from surface in the North Copper Zone, including 540 metres of 0.61% CuEq from 344 metr...Read More

'Underdog' Warriedar rapidly progressing gold and base metals projectsSPONSOREDwarriedar resources Encounter with copper and critical minerals focus in emerging provinceSPONSOREDencounter resourcesReach Resources focused on playing role in decarbonisation solutionsSPONSOREDreach resourcesGiuseppe Bivona, Bluebell's co-chief investment officer, disputed the notion in City trading rooms that...Read More

"The market is pretty well versed and understands the opportunity and investment requirement.Read More

We're searching for snapbacks as the October market chop continues this week...Stocks are already attempting to recover from last week's slump as the major averages all posted strong gains on Monday. The much-needed September pullback has passed and traders are waiting and watching for the market to tip its hand.Some market pundits are convinced stocks are gearing up for a big year-end rally. Othe...Read More

Reach Resources focused on playing role in decarbonisation solutionsSPONSOREDreach resourcesEncounter with copper and critical minerals focus in emerging provinceSPONSOREDencounter resources'Underdog' Warriedar rapidly progressing gold and base metals projectsSPONSOREDwarriedar resources Arabian Nubian Sheild is the name is given to a geological feature which covers almost 3M sq.km and ext...Read More

The measured and indicated resource is now 445.7Mt grading 0.58% copper containing 5.17Blb, an increase of 221% compared with the 2022 resource. The leachable resource is now 357.6Mt grading 0.Read More

"We prefer to buy any available and affordable resource, but it needs to be competitive," BYD's global vice-president, Stella Li, told Bloomberg in an interview in Sao Paulo late last week.Read More