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) - The bounce in US watch and jewelry sales shows no sign of slowing, with a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year increases and another record monthly rise.Sales in September 2020 were up 13.7 per cent on the same month last year, the highest rise in at least five years.  The industry has made a remarkable recovery since sales halved in April - a plunge that overshadowed that...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A Chinese manufacturer has produced the largest polished CVD lab-grown diamond ever certified by IGI Hong Kong - weighing 12.75 carats.The Type IIa diamond, graded as F color and VVS2 clarity, (pictured) was cut from a 46.20-carat rough CVD stone grown by the Shanghai Zhengshi Technology.IGI gemologists said it had exceptional chemical purity and transparency, triple-excellent mark...Read More

Pantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedGenesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsMicromine's global summit unpacks the future in mining softwareSPONSOREDmicromine'Best discovery in my time': De Grey on the march at HemiSPONSOREDde grey miningBack-to-back presentations in late October by the two companies' chief executives portrayed notice...Read More

Amid renewed investor interest in the resource space, industry players are starting to focus on new mine development. With this, already scarce exploration projects are becoming even more attractive. Below, we present eight companies with assets poised for growth.Argonaut GoldArgonaut Gold (TSX: AR) holds mines in Nevada and Mexico and exploration projects in Ontario and Mexico.In mid-October, the...Read More

In an interview in September with Ernst & Young, Barrick Gold's (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow noted that all 37 partners at the company are required to be heavily invested as shareholders, which means they must own stock on a sliding scale up to five times their gross salary before they can realize any stock incentives. The Northern Miner picked up on that discussion recently in an exclu...Read More

Azarga Uranium (TSXV: AZZ; US-OTC: AZZUF) is closer to mining at its Dewey Burdock in-situ recovery uranium project in South Dakota, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted the company the second of three key permits needed. The company has already secured approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.The EPA's approval comes "at a time when the uranium market remains i...Read More

O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) has reported new drill results from the Gold Hawk zone at its Marban gold project, part of the company's wholly-owned Malartic property located near Val d'Or, Quebec.The current 45,000 metre drill program is focused on expanding mineralization outside of proposed pit areas previously outlined in a preliminary economic assessment released in early September.The new assay resu...Read More

I first met Rudolph on the day before Thanksgiving, three years ago. He was dressed in a tattered Army jacket and was begging for change outside of our Baltimore office. Rudolph had an honest face, a calm demeanor, and a desperate look in his eyes that was pleading for help.I introduced myself - as I typically do with homeless people to varying results - and Rudolph greeted me graciously. He exp...Read More

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