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

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Copper and sugar bans are set to be initiated next week, according to a news report by the South China Morning Post.Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.The Kazakhstan-focused operator has been on a rollercoaster ride since it listed on the LSE at £5.Read More

The Chinese government has launched a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry development plan that will see NEV sales account for 20% of the country's total vehicle sales by 2025.The plan, which covers the period from 2021 to 2035, will also see battery-electric vehicles dominating new vehicle sales by 2035. By that time, China's goal is to have all of its public transport running on electric power.Ann...Read More

Africa-focused Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) has signed an agreement with Bosveld Phosphates to co-develop the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa.The asset contains about 35 million tonnes of gypsum resulting from historic phosphate hard rock mining, containing rare earth elements (REEs) with an estimated average in-situ grade of 0.6% total rare earth oxides (TREOs), the companies sai...Read More

This week's episode featured Professor Dennis Buchanan, senior research fellow and director of the MSC in metals and energy finance in the department of Earth science and engineering at Imperial College in London. Dennis discusses his courses on mining and finance at Edumine.com, and the importance of building interdisciplinary skills to better understand the business of mining. He also describes...Read More

Mexico-focused Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TGX) is the latest gold miner to report surging profits on the back of a strong gold price.For its third quarter, Torex poured 131,790 oz. gold at all-in sustaining costs (AISCs) of US$877 per oz. at its El Limon Guajes mine in Guerrero state. At the same time, it sold over 133,000 oz. gold at US$1,884 per oz. - making for a stellar quarter.The company pos...Read More

Pink diamonds, already rare, are about to get scarcer as Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has closed its iconic Argyle diamond mine, the world's biggest and the main global source of high-quality pink diamonds.Since opening its doors 37 years ago, the mine in Western Australia produced 865 million carats of rough diamonds and became the source of about 90% of the world's prized rose-to-ma...Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.State copper company Codelco saw its production increase 9.6% to 159,200t in September compared with the prior year period.Production at the BHP-controlled Escondida fell 6% to 94,100t, while the Collahuasi mine logged a 9.4% increase to 53,400t.Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSO...Read More

Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Instead, criminal groups are successfully targeting telecommunications infrastructure in Medellin owned by Tigo Une, which has registered a 438% increase in theft of property such as copper cables,Read More

Pantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedGenesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsRamelius now among WA gold frontrunnersSPONSOREDramelius resourcesAgile Mining - The Future is Smaller. Bigger is not always betterSPONSOREDproudfootCochilco said part of the fall was due to a 1% reduction in the quantity of mineral processed as well as miners moving to...Read More

I realized I was going to have to write something for Election Day a couple weeks ago.Wait wait wait, stay with me for a minute here. I have something worth your while, I swear.It took until yesterday to get a good idea of why I both should and shouldn't bother. I think addressing this duality is worthy of our attention, and I'm not seeing much of anyone else doing it.I knew I'd have no intention...Read More

"Learn from Andrew Davidson, President and CEO of Royal Helium and guests Tom MacNeill, President and CEO of 49 North Resources Corp., Campbell Becher, President of Orchid Capital Partners and Doug Engdahl, President of Axiom Exploration Group as they discuss their upcoming catalysts and events.Read full newsRead More

1933 Industries announces that it will close a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of CDN$918,720.Read full newsRead More

Northstar Gold Corp. reports the Company has acquired by way of pRead full newsRead More

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Short-term valuation analysis implies major gold stocks still have another 10-20% downside.Read full newsRead More

Gold has climbed about US$20 an ounce since this point yesterday to almost $1,896/oz on the spot market.Silver was up slightly to more than $24/oz on the spot market.Newly-listed Gatos Silver hit a fresh high in Toronto (TSX: GATO) yesterday, closing up 2.9% to C$9.11 after debuting on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges last week, having raised US$150 million in its IPO priced at $7 per shar...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Iamgold Corp. says it has shut down operations at its Westwood underground gold mine in southern Quebec following a "seismic event" on Friday afternoon.The Toronto-based company says all employees were safely brought to the surface after the event which occurred at about 2:30 p.m. ET.The company adjusted the way it operates the mine after reporting increased seismic act...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Yamana Gold Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy Monarch Gold Corp.'s Wasamac project and Camflo property and mill through the acquisition of all of the outstanding Monarch shares it does not already own for $152 million in cash and shares.In connection with the plan, Monarch will first spin out to its shareholders its other mineral properties and certain other assets...Read More