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) - A grading lab says it's redefining diamond excellence by assessing eight aspects of a stone's cut quality.And it is providing 360-degree videos and photomicrographs to help buyers appreciate the gem's quality.New York-based GCAL (Gem Certification & Assurance Lab) says as many as 85 per cent diamonds are graded as excellent cut, based on cut, polish and sym...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has announced a second extension to existing three-year rough diamond supply contracts.It says the move will help buyers respond to ongoing market uncertainties as a result of the global pandemic.The state-owned Russian miner usually analyzes trading activity at the year end, to determine who will be on its long-term client list and what product mix they'll be offered.I...Read More
(IDEX Online) - An aristocrat's novelty pig-shaped ruby and diamond evening bag fetched $150,000 at auction - way above its high estimate of just $4,000.The 1905 piece, made by the Paris-based Lacloche Fr?? ?res, has eyes set with cabochon rubies, the tail and trotters set with rose-cut diamonds and a line of cushion-shaped diamonds along the spine.Sotheby's London offered the bag in a s...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Sales of watches and jewelry surged in the US in January, up by a remarkable 26.1 per cent year-on-year. That's by far the biggest monthly increase we've seen since 2016. Year-on-year sales have been up since the markets showed the first signs of recovery in June 2020 from the catastrophic consequences of the Covid pandemic. They peaked in September at almost 1...Read More
Huntsman Set to Expand Nickel Sulphide Discovery at CanegrassSPONSOREDhuntsman explorationUnder the agreement Wheaton will purchase 100% of payable gold production until 285,000 ounces have been delivered and will thereafter receive 67% of payable gold for the life of the mine.Read More
Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipKodiak Copper: A New Copper-Gold Discovery in CanadaSPONSOREDkodiak copperRex ready to rollSPONSOREDrex mineralsDavyhurst back producing gold; can it produce a lot more?SPONSOREDora banda miningThe company had suspended dividend payments in April 2020 as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Its previous payout was 20c per...Read More
A year ago Russell Starr was senior vice president of corporate finance at Auryn Resources (now Fury Gold Mines) and slated to take charge of its Peruvian assets in a spin-out called Tier One Silver, when he heard about the Newman Todd gold project in the Red Lake district of northwestern Ontario. (The project is about 20 km west of the Red Lake gold mine complex, which Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN)...Read More
Quebec-focused developer Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) has released the results of an updated feasibility study on a development of the Horne 5 deposit below the historic Horne mine in the Rouyn-Noranda area of Quebec.The study outlines a 15-year underground operation using an existing shaft with a processing facility recovering gold, silver, zinc and copper. A surface mill would process an average...Read More
Canadian gold and copper producer New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD) is acquiring a 14.9% interest in explorer Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF).Talisker holds a land package in southern B.C. of over 2,784 sq. km, which includes the historic Bralorne project 248 km northeast of Vancouver. New Gold operates mines in B.C. (New Afton) and Ontario (Rainy River)."As one of Canada's leading go...Read More
Kodiak Copper: A New Copper-Gold Discovery in CanadaSPONSOREDkodiak copperRex ready to rollSPONSOREDrex mineralsDavyhurst back producing gold; can it produce a lot more?SPONSOREDora banda miningSolaris Resources on winning streak in EcuadorSPONSOREDsolaris resourcesChina's leadership is massaging expectations about the country's future growth potential.Read More
EBITDA was £29.3 million (ZAR622 million), while revenue jumped 110% yoy for the half to £53.4 million, driven by a 127% jump in PGM revenues at the company's South Africa operations, which it attributed to buoyant prices, a lift in throughput and operational efficiencies. PGM output surged 34% to more than 28,000 ounces in the half-year. Chrome production was up 72%, helped...Read More
Micon Awarded Front End Engineering Design and Definitive Feasibility StudySPONSOREDmicon internationalHot Chili rises to the topSPONSOREDhot chiliMarimaca timing its run to meet resurgent demand for copperSPONSOREDmarimaca copperFilo del Sol copper-gold-silver advanced explorationSPONSOREDfilo miningEBITDA was £29.3 million (ZAR622 million), while revenue jumped 110% yoy for the half to &po...Read More
Bald Eagle Gold Corp. (formerly Wolf Acquisition Corp.) is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced Qualifying Transaction (theRead full newsRead More
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Centamin's annual pretax profit nearly doubled as gold prices surged during the COVID-19 crisis, prompting the miner to declare a 2020 dividend and promise at least $105 million in payouts for the current year.Read full newsRead More
Vancouver, BC - Karus Gold Corp ("Karus Gold") is pleased to announce that the rights offering previously announced February 1, 2021 for 26,556,228 common shares with gross proceeds of CDN$3,983,434 (the "Rights Offering") has closed. Karus Gold remains on track for a TSX Venture exchange listing in Q2 2021.Karus Gold CEO Andrew Kaip commented, "The rights offering saw strong support from our sh...Read More
The company has received firm commitments for a $7.5 million placement to sophisticated investors. It will also launch a one-for-four non-renounceable entitlement issue to raise up to a further $31.Read More