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

South Africa's Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) has fetched US$40.2 million for a 39.34-carat blue diamond it recovered at its iconic Cullinan mine in April, the company's highest price ever for a single stone.It means the buyer, a partnership between diamond giant De Beers and Diacore, paid US$1,021,357 per carat."This new milestone for Petra follows the sale of the 299 carat Type IIa white diamond in...Read More

With sweaty, shaking hands, I checked in for my 6 a.m. flight from Baltimore to Copenhagen. I was nervous. That's because inside my worn leather messenger bag was a smaller plastic bag filled to the brim with white powder, tucked into a secret compartment. It was my first time smuggling illicit substances out of the country.My heart was racing as I stood in the security line. I tried to act natura...Read More

Southeastern Arizona mining history was influenced by earlier mining operations in New Mexico. One such was the gold discovery at Pinos Altos (High Pines). It is located 8 miles northRead full newsRead More

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1844 Resources (TSXV:EFF) has closed the second tranche of its non-brokered private placement.Read full newsRead More

The rally in spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices in recent weeks has been framed as being led by robust demand in Asia and in Europe as the northern hemisphere deals with hotter-than-usual temperatures.Read full newsRead More

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Gains seen at the end of the week in the US came against a backdrop of rising concern about the Delta variant, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen saying on Sunday the emergence of new variants could hinder the global economic recovery.Australia has reported the highest daily cases for a year while the UK gears up to reduce restrictions in their entirety from July 19.After positive moves on Frida...Read More

Tinka has made a one-time US$145,000 cash payment to BHP, with the vendor retaining a 1% net smelter returns royalty royalty over Silvia, which may be repurchased by Tinka.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa reported its second-highest monthly sales of rough and polished diamonds in June, as demand for rough stones remained strong.But the Russian state-owned miner warned that the rough market was entering "a long period of supply deficit" as demand remained high, rough diamond stocks at the Indian mid-stream segment were low and miners' rough stocks hit a rock bottom levels...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Desperate Indians are selling their gold jewelry as the pandemic pushes them further into poverty.Many take out doorstep gold loans in the hope they'll find a way to repay, but increasing numbers are defaulting, and end up forfeiting their valuables.One of India's biggest gold loan companies, Manappuram, which has over 4,000 branches, says it auctioned $54m of customers&#...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A jewelry store owner accused of defrauding US watch customers and businesses out of millions of dollars has been arrested. Santiago Mora was apprehended by FBI agents in Miami, Florida.  He was reportedly on the run from Katy, Texas, where he ran ALKU Jewels, although he texted a local TV station to say he was "just finalizing finances".Mora is accused of taking payments...Read More

Australia's Vital Metals Limited (ASX: VML) has started rare earth elements production at its Nechalacho project in Canada's Northwest Territories. In doing so, the company helped solidify Canada's role globally as the West works feverishly to establish a new technology metals supply chain independent of China's dominance.The critical production milestone makes Vital the first rare earth producer...Read More

The world is at the start of an exponential upswing in demand for the suite of technology metals as a global top-down push for the energy revolution accelerates, Ryan Castilloux, managing director of Adamas Intelligence, tells The Northern Miner.He says that despite the figures coming off a lower base in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, China and the European Union saw exponential demand grow...Read More

Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has sold its Harmony gold exploration project on Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, B.C., to JDA Gold, a newly incorporated company controlled by JDS Energy and Mining. Taseko will retain a 15% carried interest in JDS Gold and a 2% net smelter return royalty.Taseko purchased the Harmony project in 2001 and advanced engineering work for it until 2008. The proje...Read More

Vancouver-based junior Alpha Lithium's (TSXV: ALLI; US-OTC; ALLIF) wholly-owned Tolillar salar project in Argentina, about 170 km southeast of the city of Salta, has the potential to be a significant source of lithium products used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, says Brad Nichol, Alpha Lithium's president and CEO.The company recently produced lab-scale quantities of lithium hydro...Read More

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) says exploration successes could extend the life of its Tongon gold mine in the Ivory Coast.Speaking at a local media briefing, the company's president and CEO, Mark Bristow, said ten years after it went into production, Tongon could get a new lease on life thanks to promising results from near-mine exploration campaigns designed to replace the mine's depleted r...Read More

Proudfoot Global CEO Pamela Hackett talks wrestling chaos with industry leadersSPONSOREDproudfootYandal building on discovery successSPONSOREDyandal resourcesEmerging producer Horizon Minerals eyes mid-tierSPONSOREDhorizon mineralsRumble growing with Earaheedy discoverySPONSOREDrumble resourcesThe fall, if it occurs, will be felt hardest by Russian and South African producers of the metal, a close...Read More

A report by Roskill states that the competition for controlling Li-ion batteries production has intensified globally, with continuous announcements made regarding the build-out of new Li-ion battery plants and/or capacity expansion. A case in point is Nissan's official confirmation in early July that Envision AESC will build a second, 9GWh plant in the United Kingdom. According to the market anal...Read More