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 second batch of reverse circulation exploration results from K2 Gold's (TSXV: KTO) Mojave property in southern California includes near-surface gold intercepts from the Dragonfly zone.Most recent drill highlights included 30.5 metres of 7.18 grams gold per tonne starting at surface. This same hole also hit 16.7 metres of 1.86 grams gold per tonne from 59.4 metres and 9.1 metres of 1.23 grams...Read More

In December the Government of Canada blocked Chinese state-owned Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. from purchasing TMAC Resources and its Hope Bay gold mine in Nunavut. The proposed $230 million dollar investment was blocked by the government on national security grounds following a review under the Investment Canada Act (ICA).Laura RoweThe government did not provide specific reasons for its decision...Read More

Mining companies must be able to "walk the talk" on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), mining entrepreneur and company founder Ross Beaty said during a fireside chat at the Association for Mineral Exploration's Remote Roundup.Beaty, chairman of Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) and founder and chairman of Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) admitted that when he set up Pan A...Read More

Neo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesOceanaGold marks three decades of gold standard mining SPONSOREDoceanagoldBut thanks to a combination of being so far down that any recovery looks good, and the negative publicity associated wi...Read More

In Australia, ASX futures were up ahead of tomorrow's public holiday.Among the mining majors, Antofagasta and Glencore both finished down more than 2% in London on Friday.Newmont was off 0.9% in New York.In Toronto, Tesoro Minerals (TSXV: TES) tumbled on news of losing mineral rights in Peru after a Supreme Decree was repealed.Its shares plunged by a third to close at C9c.Headed in the opposite di...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond billionaire Beny Steinmetz has been sentenced to five years in jail after a Swiss court convicted him of bribing officials in Guinea for valuable mining rights.He was found guilty of paying $8.5m in bribes to Mamadie Tour?? (C), ex-wife of Lansana Cont?? (C), the country's former president, to secure iron ore rights for the BSGR Group (Beny Steinmetz Group Resources).I...Read More

Gold Fields Ltd. named former Anglo American Platinum Ltd. boss Chris Griffith as its new chief executive officer as the company seeks a solution for its last gold mine in South Africa.Read full newsRead More

Pure Gold expects to reach commercial production at its eponymous mine by the end of Q1 2021.Read full newsRead More

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President Joe Biden inherits a problematic trade deal with China and the unpalatable choices of trying to make Beijing meet its commitments on purchases of US commodities.Read full newsRead More

CALGARY - Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold Corp. says it has struck a deal to buy the shares of Quebec exploration company QMX Gold Corp. it doesn't already own in a cash-and-shares transaction worth $132 million or 30 cents per share. Eldorado owns about 17 per cent of the QMX shares, purchased for six cents each in a private placement at the end of 2019. It's offering 7.5 cents in cash and...Read More

Gold had a good year in 2020, but something changed toward the end of the year that you can't afford to ignore.Read full newsRead More

The raising, which will see 10 million shares issued at 6.6p/sh, follows Read More

West Kytlim's definitive feasibility study, which will see mining at several open pits simultaneously, yielding an uplift in production, was formally rubber stamped by Russian State Committee onRead More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipNeo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesThe raising, which will see 10 million shares issued at 6.6p/sh, follows Read More

Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royaltiesAdjusted EBITDA for Q4 jumped to its highest level in over a year to US$361m - up 27% q-o-q - but was below US investment bank Jefferies estimates of $401 million.Read More