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 S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 179.1 points or 0.87% to finish the August 16-20 trading week at 20,339.00. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index dropped 7.48% to 100.51 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index plunged 10.06% to 158.84. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index lost 3.01% to 281.16 and spot gold dipped US$1.00 per oz. to US$1,780.70 per ounce.Shares of Argonaut Gold rose 16 ? to $2.99 per share on...Read More

Blue Sky Uranium (TSXV: BSK; US-OTC: BKUCF) is exploring for uranium and vanadium deposits in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina, where it holds 400,000 hectares of prospective tenements.The Canadian junior's flagship project is its 100%-owned Amarillo Grande project in Rio Negro province, about 25 km north of Valcheta City.Nikolaos Cacos, the junior explorer's president and CEO, describe...Read More

First Quantum Minerals' (TSX: FM) subsidiary Minera Panam?? issued a communiqu?(C) over the weekend stating that it has not yet met with Panamanian authorities to discuss the renewal of the concession of its Cobre Panam?? mine.In the statement, the company said management is prepared to start the process as soon as local authorities are ready to engage. It also emphasized that its operations are u...Read More

The first fossil-free steel in the world has been delivered by Swedish steelmaker SSAB Oxel??sund to its first customer, Volvo Group.The product was manufactured in northern Sweden, using the Hybrit technology, which was developed by SSAB in partnership with iron-ore miner LKAB and utility Vattenfall. The technology uses 100% fossil-free hydrogen instead of coal and coke.Volvo has said that this...Read More

As the mining industry continues to dig up minerals needed to decarbonize the global grid, and pandemic restrictions ease, the need for ready access to mining and processing equipment is rising fast.Equipment is the lifeblood of any mining operation, and delayed deployment of the machines needed to ramp up operations can slow production and increase capital costs significantly; capital cost of equ...Read More

Future remains golden for Rox ResourcesSPONSOREDrox resourcesCashed-up Karora is doubling gold production at a blistering paceSPONSOREDkarora resourcesOzAurum drills in home of goldSPONSOREDozaurum resourcesThe Future of Tailings ManagementSPONSOREDA plan to acquire a stake in the Canadian nickel industry has already run into a potential roadblock in the form of Australian iron ore billionaire, An...Read More

The new inferred resource contains 426 million tonnes grading 0.367% copper in the oxidised zone containing an estimated 3.45 billion pounds of copper potentially amenable to heap leaching.Read More

There's been a lot of finger pointing and head shaking over the past week as Afghanistan rolled over for the Taliban in record time.Of course, most of us had the luxury of sitting at a distance and marvelling as the chaos unfolded, second-guessing and bemoaning all the blunders of the last 20 years that brought us to this point.And that's going to go on for a while as political pundits and politic...Read More

The reason humans are dying out is simple and straightforward. It's best summarized in the famous line from Walt Kelly's 1970 Pogo cartoon: "We have met the enemy and he is us."Humans are the reason humans are dying out. We're not having enough babies. It's that simple.When I use the word "enough" it's important to put a mathematical value on that. This is not guesswork. The key number is 2.1. Tha...Read More

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After a lengthy rough patch, the gold industry is showing signs of revival thanks to record high gold prices last year. Many experts...Read full newsRead More

On June 30, 2021, Zephyr Minerals submitted a hard rock mining permit application to the state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS). Some people who live nearby Dawson Mine aren'...Read full newsRead More

Organized retail crime and numerous other security concerns evolved in 2020, with most retailers attributing the increase in criminal activity to the pandemic, according to a National Retail Federation report. "Retailers have continuously pivoted throughout the pandemic to ensure their employees can work within a safe environment and their customers can shop safely, whether in stores, online...Read More

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry has reported a "marked recovery" in watch exports in July, following a first half of the year that was practically identical to the period before the COVID-19 crisis.   Exports of Swiss watches, many of which are set with diamonds, showed a 29.1% increase compared with 2020 which marked the start of a slow and uncertain recovery, driven almost exclus...Read More

Iconic American retailer Macy's saw a huge rise in its share price after releasing solid second-quarter fiscal 2021 results which beat analysts' expectations, with jewelry sales featuring strongly. "The quarterly performance gained from strong sales across merchandise categories, as consumers continued to emerge from pandemic-led impacts," the firm said in a statement, reporting an...Read More

The Japan Grown Diamond Association believes lab-grown diamonds are beginning to take off in the country and have great potential.   "I doubt we even have 1% share of the market here because of the little supply and lack of resale market," said Shigeyuki Ishida, representative director of Japan Grown Diamond Association. "It will grow from here," he told Bloomberg News   According to ana...Read More

VVC Exploration Corporation is pleased to announce the followingRead full newsRead More

Australia's Wyloo Metals has vowed to make a superior offer for Canada's Noront Resources, whose Ring of Fire land package in Ontario late last month attracted a C$325-million offer from diversified major BHP.Wyloo, a unit of Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Tattarang investment group, pointed out on Thursday that it had a 37.5% partially diluted interest in Noront and that BHP's bid was...Read More

savefremontcounty.org is a new website dedicated to fighting against the possibility of a gold mine being built near Ca??on CityRead full newsRead More

With a mining licence now received, "all approvals (are) in place to immediately commence construction upon funding and relocation of affected persons".Read More

Shares of Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) have lost almost 20% of their value in two days, as the company announced it was "reviewing its options" following a court ruling that determined the miner no longer has water rights for commercial use from the Pecos River in New Mexico. Intrepid's use of the Pecos River water became controversial after the company disclosed it planned to pump wat...Read More