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) - Long-term demand for diamonds will increase in China, says De Beers, despite a slow recovery from Covid lockdowns and a decade of declining marriage numbers.The bigger picture is that consumers in China currently account for 10 per cent of diamond purchases globally and demand closely tracks the country's economic growth.De Beers acknowledges in its newly-published research -...Read More

If you listen to conventional economists, everything’s rosy: Thanks to the expansion of alt-energy like wind and solar, energy is getting cheaper, batteries will power the new global economy, we’re getting smarter.Just look at the rising number of advanced college degrees, wages are finally growing, inflation is trending down, household balance sheets and corporate profits are strong,...Read More

The coloured stone miner reported revenue down by 20% year-on-year, to US$153.6 million in the half-year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell to $73.Read More

Why an Early, Integrated Approach to Mine Closure?SPONSOREDsrk consultingEmerging developer to make Impact in HPA spaceSPONSOREDimpact mineralsIceni adds lithium and nickel potential to 14 Mile Well gold projectSPONSOREDiceni gold limitedMiramar Resources leveraged to exploration success SPONSOREDmiramar resourcesVale answered a submission from Mining Journal at the end of last week, after reports...Read More

In September, Toronto Stock Exchange released its annual TSX30 list, ranking the 30 best-performing stocks over the last three years based on dividend-adjusted share price performance. ForRead More

Why an Early, Integrated Approach to Mine Closure?SPONSOREDsrk consultingEmerging developer to make Impact in HPA spaceSPONSOREDimpact mineralsIceni adds lithium and nickel potential to 14 Mile Well gold projectSPONSOREDiceni gold limitedMiramar Resources leveraged to exploration success SPONSOREDmiramar resourcesResearchers mapped 185,000 mines Read More

Miramar Resources leveraged to exploration success SPONSOREDmiramar resourcesIceni adds lithium and nickel potential to 14 Mile Well gold projectSPONSOREDiceni gold limitedEmerging developer to make Impact in HPA spaceSPONSOREDimpact mineralsWhy an Early, Integrated Approach to Mine Closure?SPONSOREDsrk consultingIn September, Toronto Stock Exchange released its annual TSX30 list, ranking the 30 b...Read More

"Cobalt prices are forecast to remain low in the short term despite production cutbacks, due to significant greenfield construction," Searle said.Read More

Vale answered a submission from Mining Journal at the end of last week, after reports in Brazilian newspaperRead More

Miramar Resources leveraged to exploration success SPONSOREDmiramar resourcesIceni adds lithium and nickel potential to 14 Mile Well gold projectSPONSOREDiceni gold limitedEmerging developer to make Impact in HPA spaceSPONSOREDimpact mineralsWhy an Early, Integrated Approach to Mine Closure?SPONSOREDsrk consultingThe coloured stone miner reported revenue down by 20% year-on-year, to US$153.6 milli...Read More

According to Sigma, the shipment is part of a collaboration with Glencore - Read More

Gold has been a sneaky-strong investment for a while now. It's up more than 15.4% in the past year and 61% over the past five. That's a near-identical return to stocks over the past 12 months, as the S&P 500 is up 15.4% in that time. However, the benchmark index has lagged behind gold over the past five years, with just a 49% return over that period.There are a lot of reasons for this. Inflation,...Read More

Saying the CIA lied about something is redundant. The CIA lies all the time. It's what they do.Denial and deception are among the main tasks of any intelligence agency. When you establish an intelligence community, you should expect nothing less. Still, the National Security Act of 1947 (which created the CIA) made it explicit that the CIA should not spy on Americans.If there were traitors among A...Read More

Why an Early, Integrated Approach to Mine Closure?SPONSOREDsrk consultingEmerging developer to make Impact in HPA spaceSPONSOREDimpact mineralsIceni adds lithium and nickel potential to 14 Mile Well gold projectSPONSOREDiceni gold limitedMiramar Resources leveraged to exploration success SPONSOREDmiramar resources  China's slow but encouraging economic recovery and rumbling disquiet about ren...Read More

(IDEX Online)  - Scientists say they now better understand how pink diamonds from the iconic Arygle mine were formed - which may allow them to predict the location of other sources in the future.They say the clear stones got their distinctive color from the the clash of continents that formed the vast supercontinent Nuna, including Australia  1.85bn years ago.They were brought close to t...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Red Pine Exploration Inc. [RPX-TSXV: RDEXF-OTCQB] reported new drilling results from its continuing exploration program at the Wawa gold project, Ontario. The new results extend gold mineralization of significance in the footwall of the Jubilee shear as a direct follow-up on hole SD-23-430, which intersected 1.33 g/t gold over 100.99 metres.Testing of the Wawa gold co...Read More

The company's board decided in July to replace geologist Gary O'Connor as chief executive to bring in someone with mine-building experience to steer the company towards an investment decision andRead More

Greetings from lovely Northern Italy.I hope all's well. Thank you for last week’s fantastic stories and feedback about the IRS piece.I may publish that part of the mailbag later. But right now, I'm unsure if any readers who wrote in would want me to divulge their cases. Again, thanks for writing (and the kind words as well)!Today, I’ll talk about the citizenry rather than the governmen...Read More

CNGR has announced a partnership with Al Mada, a private investment fund largely held by the Moroccan royal family, to develop a battery materials plant in Jorf Lasfar, Morocco.Read More

The Federal Police launched an investigation, called Operation Eldorado, on Wednesday morning to arrest suspected leaders of operations smuggling Venezuelan gold.Read More