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) - Alrosa sold $521.6m of rough and polished in December, buoyed by the record-breaking Spirit of the Rose diamond, disposal of accumulated stock and strong midstream demand.The state-owned Russian miner acknowledged today that its busiest month of the year was a one-off, and predicted sales in January would be more in line with usual expectations. December's sales were up a...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The GIA has introduced classification reports for cultured pearls.They are based on its 7 Pearl Value Factors -  size, shape, color, luster, surface, nacre and matching  - and include digital images. The Gemological Institute of America's new service is only available for the three major types of cultured pearls, Akoya, South Sea and Tahitian pearls.It says up t...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Debswana has reportedly pulled the plug on a $1.3bn contract to extend the life of its Jwaneng mine, in Botswana, and will carry out the work itself.The company, jointly owned by De Beers and the Botswana government, terminated the deal with Australian mining contractor Thiess and a local partner, according to a Reuters news report. Debswana has given no reason for cancelling...Read 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 ramp-up was hobbled by COVID-19 impacts last year and the need for a geotechnical review, with the company striking deals...Read More

As the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) wave continues to build around the world, many are wondering what this year has in store. According to Blackrock, the world's largest asset manager, investors plan to double their allocations to sustainable investments over the next five years, and 20% say that Covid-19 is accelerating those allocations.The pandemic has greatly intensified the grow...Read More

Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC; GTBAF) has released assay results for 22 holes drilled into the LP Fault at its Dixie project in Ontario's Red Lake district.The most recent announcement includes results for 15 holes, drilled on sections 25 to 50 metres apart, completed along 100 metres of strike; and for seven more widely spaced holes that were completed along 500 metres of strike, 450 to...Read More

Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM) churned out 220,194 oz. of gold from its operations in Antioquia, Colombia, 180 km northeast of Medellin last year, meeting its production guidance for the fifth year in a row. The company had guided for production of 218,000 to 226,000 oz. gold.Most of its production - 196,362 oz. or 88% of the total - came from the company's Segovia operations, consisting of three u...Read More

Miner Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) produced 369,434 gold oz. in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing the company's 2020 production to 1.37 million oz., in line with its guidance for 1.35 to 1.4 million oz. for the year.In the fourth quarter, all three 'cornerstone' assets (Detour Lake, Fosterville and Masacca) recorded their best quarterly production for 2020. Detour generated...Read More

Of the 123 global gold projects with completed feasibility studies or ones being worked on, 50 projects are orogenic deposits; 24 are epithermal deposit types, and eight are porphyry deposits, according to Glacier Resource Innovation Group's Mining Intelligence database.The other deposit types are volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit projects at 16; iron oxide copper gold at six; skarn at f...Read More

Last year was a busy time for Vancouver-based Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD). At the end of July 2020, the junior exploration company made a major grassroots gold discovery at the Regnault target on its Frotet project in the Frotet-Evans greenstone belt of Quebec, 100 km north of Chibougamau.The discovery, made during an inaugural 15-hole drill program on the 37,480-hectare property, was "nothing...Read More

There's no other way to say it: 2021 came out swinging. When I think about the Capitol rioting, I think about the signs you sometimes see that say, "This workplace has gone __ days without an accident." As it stands, we made it a full six days into 2021 before another headline-dominating incident took place. In a lot of ways, insurrectionists marching on the Capitol was a natural progression of...Read More

Nickel prices jumped on Tuesday after major producer the Philippines ordered a halt on mining on an island that is home to some projects.Read full newsRead More

Ready Set Gold Corp. (CSE: RDY), a newly-listed junior gold exploration company exploring in the Hemlo region of Ontario, is pleased to report on gold exploration from the 2020 Fall Exploration Program on theRead full newsRead More

Newrange Gold Corp. is pleased to provide an update on the ongoinRead full newsRead More

Bold Ventures Inc. reports that its initial diamond drill programRead full newsRead More

Gold79 Mines Ltd. is pleased to provide results from a property-wRead full newsRead More

African Gold Group, Inc. is pleased to provide an update on its CRead full newsRead More

A.I.S. Resources Limited announces that it is amending the termsRead full newsRead More

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