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

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The 10 known survivors trapped since a deadly Jan. 10 gold mine explosion in northern China have been using laser pointers and loudspeakers to try to find their missing colleagues, state media reported on Friday.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX.V : LEAF) is pleased to announce that it has filed in each of the provinces of Canada (excepting Quebec), and received a receipt for, a final short form prospectus (the "Prospectus") with respect to its public offering (the "Offering") of subscription receipts (the "Subscription Receipts") in connection with its acquisition of East Side Games Inc. ("East Side...Read More

Vancouver, BC January 25, 2021 - KORE Mining Ltd. (TSXV: KORE | OTCQX: KOREF) ("KORE" or the "Company") and Karus Gold Corp. ("Karus Gold") are pleased to announce that they have closed the plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") previously announced on December 16, 2020, pursuant to which KORE has spun-out its Canadian assets to Karus Gold effective as of 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) (the "Effecti...Read More

PHOENIX - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company") continues to expand in the Massachusetts market and is pleased to announce that it received approval from the Brookline, Massachusetts Planning Board to start the construction of a new Mission branded dispensary. The location will initially serve adult-use customers and is on track to open in Q2 2021.4Front's ne...Read More

Vancouver, BC - January 25, 2021 - Siyata Mobile Inc. (NasdaqCM: SYTA, SYTAW) announced it has recently received a third purchase order for USD $550,000 for Siyata's UV350 in-vehicle IoT (internet-of-things) device from a cellular carrier in the Gulf region to supply first responders. Siyata Mobile expects this order to be fully delivered during Q1 of this year.Marc Seelenfreund, CEO of Siyata M...Read More

Negotiations last week were unsuccessful, Reuters reported, saying Vale was given 10 days to make a better offer and the miner stating there was no consensus on the amount of compensation or how the money should be used."About Vale: we will not accept crumbs, let alone launch an auction to define the value," Simoes said in a translated tweet."Or we will have the biggest agreement in the country, g...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) has been recognized as one of the 2021 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights."Teck's inclusion in the 2021 Global 100 list demonstrates the company's focus on connecting environmental and social responsibility with strong business performance," said Toby Heaps, CEO of Corporate Kni...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Buccaneer Gold Corp. (CSE: BUCK) began trading today on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the stock symbol "BUCK".Mr. Richard Smith, President and CEO, stated: "We are pleased to be trading publicly on the CSE and expect to systematically explore our silica property. We are excited to present the Company to a broader investment community and welcome all new investo...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The show that was due to replace the ill-fated Baselworld has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.HourUniverse had been scheduled for 8 to 12 April In Basel, Switzerland, but a notice on the organizers' website simply says: "Due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, we are assessing new dates to hold a live HourUniverse show in Basel in 2021."  MCH Grou...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Operations have finally resumed at the Ekati mine, in Canada, 10 months after it was closed at the start of the global pandemic.At the time owners Dominion Diamond Mines warned the 1,800 employees that it could be months before they returned to work.In the interim the company entered insolvency protection, and last month it agreed to sell the mine to investment managers acting for...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The offices of diamond scanning firm Diyora & Bhanderi Corporation (DBC) have been raided by the tax authorities in India.Fifty officers scaled the walls to two premises in Surat last Thursday and Friday after they were denied entry, according to local media reports.The company, which describes itself on its Facebook page as "the world's largest diamond scanning facility"...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers is poised to report the highest sales from a sight in three years, as the diamond industry enjoys a global boom.It could net as much as $600m, well-placed sources have told the Bloomberg news website, despite reportedly increasing prices of larger (+1-ct) stones by five per cent at the first Sight of 2020, which ended last week.For context, the UK-based miner sold rough wo...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sales of watches and jewelry in the US enjoyed a sixth consecutive month of increase in November 2020, according to new Department of Commerce figures. They were up 16.6 per cent year-on-year, largely in line with the previous two months, once we take account of the revision downwards of the October figure (from 18.6 per cent to 15.9 per cent based on actual rather than forecast sa...Read More

Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royalties"Remarkably the average global activity levels for 2020 were higher than 2019, driven almost entirely by the explosive recovery in China from the first quarter of this year," Marex Spectron's global head of analytics Dr Guy Wolf said.The observations from SAVANT, which monitors up to 90% of the world's copper smelting capacity, indicated...Read More

Canada Nickel Company (TSX: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has announced processing test results from its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in the Timmins-Cochrane mining district. The latest processing data suggests a 52% nickel recovery, with 46% of the recovered nickel splitting into a high-grade nickel concentrate, at 37% nickel. The remaining 54% of the nickel recovered would be destined towards a...Read More