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 United States has set a target to make half of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles. The category includes battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell electrics vehicles."America must lead the world on clean and efficient cars and trucks," U.S. President Joe Biden announced on August 5. "My administration will prioritize setting clear standar...Read More

Is your internet slow?Do you ever just sit there, watching your cursor make an infinite loop of circles while you wait for a link to open and content to load?Does your web browser freeze up or crash when all those ridiculous video ads automatically start to play?Well it's not just you, or your computer.It's the internet.It's America's internet.It's terrible.That might seem kind of strange since we...Read More

As we noted yesterday, Dr. Robert Malone is a pioneer in the mRNA technology upon which the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are based. As we also noted: Dr. Malone is not an "anti-vaxxer." He has - in fact - consecrated his long career to vaccine development.Yet, he harbors grave reservations about these particular vaccines. What is his central bogey, his primary hobgoblin? He believes the vaccines ma...Read More

J.B. - a reader - gives us a good round piece of his mind:95% of physicians have willingly been vaccinated; do you think you know more than all of them???????????????????? OK, you are smarter than all the scientists who are aware of the side effects; bravo! You made your point. Can you now join the national effort to encourage everyone to be vaccinated for the public good?J.B. refers to yesterday'...Read More

Magnum Mining & Exploration (ASX:MGU) has begun offtake discussions for its Buena Vista Iron Ore Project with Anglo American.Read full newsRead More

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Durango Resources' field team are headed to their Discovery project soon to poke around for more good gold discoveries.Read full newsRead More

Canstar Resources (TSXV:ROX,OTCQB:CSRNF) has launched its campaign on the Investing News Network.Read full newsRead More

Triumph Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has concluded aRead full newsRead More

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No one in the mines along the Lihanda corridor - stretching from Kakamega all the way to Vihiga - appears bothered about the other graduates.Read full newsRead More

Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group is working closely with the Department of Health to assist with contact tracing after a contractor, who had worked at its Cloudbreak mine in Western Australia from July 20-27, returned a "weak positive" test result.CEO Elizabeth Gaines told reporters on the sidelines of the 30th annual Diggers & Dealers mining forum in Kalgoorlie the company had...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Asante Gold Corporation (CSE:ASE/ FRANKFURT:1A9/U.S.OTC:ASGOF) announced that it has accepted Subscription Receipts from accredited investors for C$80,000,000 at a price of C$0.70, which on completion will convert to 118,857,143 Asante common shares. A finder's fee of 4% of the total subscription receipts is payable in shares. No new control blocks will be created a...Read More

(IDEX Online) -  Mountain Province bounced back from a loss of $18.3m last Q2 to a net income of $21.4m in the corresponding period for 2021. The Canadian miner, which jointly operates Gahcho Ku?? (C) (pictured), in Northwest Territories, with De Beers, agreed a short-term $33m loan last year with Irish billionaire Dermot Desmond, to ease its "near term liquidity needs". It has since rec...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Grib Diamonds sold $65m of rough at its tender in Antwerp, amid competitive bidding.Highlight of the sale was a 7.0-ct stone (pictured) described as "purplish-pink or pinkish-purple", which sold for a company record of $100,000 per carat."Demand was strong, bidding competitive, prices remained overall flat, with some weakness starting to creep in to the bigger sized rough +5cts to...Read More

(IDEX Online) - French police have arrested two men after a $2.4m heist at Chaumet, the iconic Paris jeweler.A raider posing as a smartly-dressed customer threatened staff he would detonate a bomb at the store (pictured), near the Champs-Elys?? (C)es. He forced them to hand over jewelery, loose gems and keys, which he used to lock them in before fleeing, on 27 July. Police say no violence was...Read More

Future remains golden for Rox ResourcesSPONSOREDrox resourcesCashed-up Karora is doubling gold production at a blistering paceSPONSOREDkarora resourcesZinc-lead discovery helps Zenith double market capSPONSOREDzenith mineralsThe path to decarbonising the mining industrySPONSOREDLiontown is aiming to deliver a definitive feasibility study for its Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia by year...Read More

Future remains golden for Rox ResourcesSPONSOREDrox resourcesCashed-up Karora is doubling gold production at a blistering paceSPONSOREDkarora resourcesZinc-lead discovery helps Zenith double market capSPONSOREDzenith mineralsThe path to decarbonising the mining industrySPONSOREDThe commodities giant announced additional returns totalling US$1.2 billion, which comprised a 4c/sh "top-up" dividend, e...Read More

Future remains golden for Rox ResourcesSPONSOREDrox resourcesCashed-up Karora is doubling gold production at a blistering paceSPONSOREDkarora resourcesZinc-lead discovery helps Zenith double market capSPONSOREDzenith mineralsThe path to decarbonising the mining industrySPONSORED"I used to describe it [Agnew] as an amateur oil painting and now it's like a Rembrandt," he told Diggers & Dealers i...Read More

In preparation for its initial resource estimate due by the end of the third quarter, Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) is nearing completion of the definition drilling program at the Fenelon gold property 75 km northwest of Matagami, in Quebec.Work has been done on multiple areas within a 1-km by 1.2-km area in the central part of the Fenelon gold system. The company has drilled about 260,000 metres wi...Read More