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

St. Anthony Gold (CSE: STAG; US-OTC: MTEHF) has new assays from its St. Anthony gold project in the Kenora-Patricia mining district of Ontario.Drillhole SA21-18 returned the best results. It cut 3.7 metres grading 42.68 grams gold per tonne from 327.3 metres downhole, including 314 grams gold per tonne over 0.5 metre from 327.3 metres. It also cut 1 metre grading 109.6 grams gold per tonne start...Read More

1911 Gold (TSXV: AUMB) is acquiring 100% of two additional exploration properties 20 km east of Bissett, Man., site of its True North gold mine and mill.The Palomar Lake property is adjacent to the True North complex and consists of three properties that will be consolidated for the first time. The company will pay $90,000 to a consortium of three local prospectors and issue 180,000 common share...Read More

You've already seen it yourself first-hand: The price of food is rising.According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, food prices in America increased by an average of 3.6% in July 2021 compared to the previous year.BLS data shows food at home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) increased 2.6% last month. Meanwhile food away from home (restaurant purchases) rose 4.6%.Up in Canada...Read More

The eyes glaze, the jaw drops, the legs wobble... and the mind reels…The world's central banks have printed $834 million each and every hour of each and every day… for the past 18 months... to keep the global economy up and going.That is correct. $834 million the hour - every hour, 18 months running.This we have on the high authority of Bank of America, relayed here by Bloomberg:Imagin...Read More

Navarre Minerals' first diamond drilling at the historical St Arnaud Goldfield in Victoria is off to a rousing start with the intersection of visible gold.Read full newsRead More

Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce the resuRead full newsRead More

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug.23, 2021(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Affinor Growers Inc. ("Affinor" or the "Company") (CSE: AFI OTCQB: RSSFF) has cancelled...Read full newsRead More

Hedge funds sold petroleum for the seventh time in nine weeks, as rising coronavirus infections in the major oil-consuming markets dampened hopes for an early resumption of long-haul passenger aviation.Read full newsRead More

Chinese iron ore miner Hainan Mining Co Ltd said on Monday it would invest 1.065 billion yuan ($164 million) in a plant to make battery-grade lithium hydroxide as it looks to cash in on booming demand in the electric vehicle (EV) sector.Read full newsRead More

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. NEWS AGENCIES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asante Gold Corporation (CSE:ASE/ FRANKFURT:1A9/U.S.OTC:ASGOF) ("Asante" or theRead full newsRead More

The executive chairman of Evolution Mining said bitcoin still has aRead full newsRead More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Alpha Lithium Corporation (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: APHLF) (Frankfurt: 2P62) announced the option to acquire a 100% interest of a strategic, high-value property in Argentina's world class Salar del Hombre Muerto. The property is comprised of 985 hectares, which brings the Company's total landholdings in Hombre Muerto to 5,072 hectares (see previous acquisition press relea...Read More

(IDEX Online) - International Gemological Institute (IGI), North America president Avi Levy has been appointed to the board of directors of Mercury Free Mining (MFM).   MFM's mission is to reduce global mercury pollution which is caused by artisanal gold mining. The MFM says that such mining is responsible for 40% of global mercury pollution.   The MFM says that more than 15 million...Read More

Long-time jewelry industry member Melissa Quick is to join the board of directors of Gem Legacy which works to expand beneficiation in colored gemstone mining areas and communities via children, education, and entrepreneurship. Quick has been a retail store owner for more than 25 years together with her husband and business partner Steve.  She first visited East Africa, where many of the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Australian jewelry chain Michael Hill has been hit by the repeated closedowns in Australia and New Zealand, but saw a large rise in online sales and net profit, the company reported in its fiscal year 2021 results.   The group lost 10,447 store trading days in FY21: with 3,458 days lost in Australia, 6,525 days lost in Canada, and 464 days lost in New Zealand.   Net profi...Read More

McEwen, through his Evanachan investment corporation, bought four million shares to acquire a 18.6% stake in McEwen Copper, as the cornerstone investor in the newco.Read More

"We are excited to have identified, only 35m below CD-058's hole current level at 441m, the corrected position of the Cabacal West conductor, being directly below a new copper-zinc sulphide VMS feeder system," CEO and president Dr Adrian McArthur said."Holes CD-038, and historical hole AMCD-15-006 (which was terminated above the conductor's position) both show mineralisation overlying CD-058's con...Read More

Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG) leads in an Australia-heavy Top 10 listing of companies based on leadership in 10 areas that matter the most to the mining sector, GlobalData says in a news release.The company, the fourth biggest iron ore producer globally, is the mining company best positioned to take advantage of future disruption in the industry, according to GlobalData analysts.The scores are based...Read More

S&P Global Market Intelligence's pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason told a recent online conference.The increase is not as significant as in previous years, as a projected moderate softening of most metal prices from current levels weigh on the outlook."From 2023 to 2025, we expect budgets to pull b...Read More

This week's episode features Barrick Gold's Q2 conference call with president and CEO Mark Bristow, who discusses the undeveloped potential of Nevada, the company dividend, the use of electrical vehicles in mines, the increasing importance of Canada as a mining jurisdiction, and the return to Pascua Lama. He also highlights the company's ESG credentials, new forays into Egypt, and the importance o...Read More