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
Andover lithium potentially Australia's biggestSPONSOREDazure mineralsMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesOnyen Corporation advancing automation for quality ESG reporting SPONSOREDonyen corporationThe updated PEA incorporated the La Garrucha deposit into the mine plan...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A jewlery store worker has been arrested and accused of stealing goods valued at $125,000 from customers.Laura Bee, aged 59, is alleged to have replaced some mined diamonds with lab growns, at Ever Love Jewelers, in Huntington, New York."She took my engagement ring," one accuser told the News12 channel. "She was resetting it. She took the stone out, gave me a lab diamond back."Dete...Read More
More than 40 countries are now part of the BRICs network, with more requesting to join each month.Read More
Earlier this month, the company obtained a 25-year renewal for the Cascabel concession and then agreed on an exploitation contract with the government.Read More
A dark cloud of disrepute hangs over all official institutions in the developed world. It affects governments most but also all the institutions that cooperated with them over three and a half years, including media, the biggest corporations, and tech companies.The cloud covers most all academia, medicine, and experts in general.The reason traces to the utterly preposterous pretense that by the ma...Read More
Andover lithium potentially Australia's biggestSPONSOREDazure mineralsMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesOnyen Corporation advancing automation for quality ESG reporting SPONSOREDonyen corporationAccording to the French multinational mining company, the deal is appro...Read More
Manara Minerals, a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Mining Company and the country's Public Investment Fund, will take on a 10% stake in Vale's recently separated base metals business.Read More
Andover lithium potentially Australia's biggestSPONSOREDazure mineralsMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningArdea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesOnyen Corporation advancing automation for quality ESG reporting SPONSOREDonyen corporationIt's in court 42 of the Supreme Court of Western Australia that 27 of t...Read More
Ardea set for 40 years plus of nickel, cobalt productionSPONSOREDardea resourcesMassive resource increase as De Grey's Hemi heads for DFSSPONSOREDde grey miningOnyen Corporation advancing automation for quality ESG reporting SPONSOREDonyen corporationAndover lithium potentially Australia's biggestSPONSOREDazure mineralsIn May, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced at the G7 Summit t...Read More
93-97.98-100.102-103.These aren't basketball scores. They're this week's weather forecast for Omaha, Des Moines, and St. Louis.It's 98 degrees in Baltimore today. I'm working from home because the AC at my office is so bad my coworkers are losing their shit.This is not an isolated incident. The water off the coast of Florida is at hot tub temperatures. Over half the country 180 million people...Read More
In addition to evicting the miners, Southern Copper also wants the authorities to confiscate illegally mined ores.Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. [BWCG-TSXV; BWCGF-OTC] has launched the maiden drill program at the Cantoo Mountain project in southwestern Alaska. The Cantoo property is located adjacent to the Canadian border and the historic Premier gold mine that is currently in redevelopment.Initial drill holes could be in excess of 700 metres to test the multiple structures. Thi...Read More
Vale made the statement in response to reports published by the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, that it is close to completing the sale of a 10% stake in its's base metals unit to a jointRead More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipPolarX outlines resource boost and potential upside in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdRupice's indicated resource, which includes a maiden estimate for the Rupice North West area, now stands...Read More
According to the state, the veto violates its sovereignty and a land swap deal with the US that was made half a century ago. Northern Dynasty said it Read More
Liontown, the ASX listed lithium developer, has struck a deal with Mila to explore on the Kathleen Valley Licence Area in Western Australia.Read More
Friedland said the efforts to undertake an energy transition and limit global warming "will take an astronomic amount of mining to try and limit that," which would produce "the revenge of the miners"Read More
PolarX outlines resource boost and potential upside in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdExcitement builds at Briggs projectSPONSOREDalma metalsNavigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSORED Vale made the statement in response to reports published by the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, that it is clos...Read More
Excitement builds at Briggs projectSPONSOREDalma metalsCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdNavigating the ESG Compliance LandscapeSPONSOREDPolarX outlines resource boost and potential upside in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedThe guidance was lowered due to a projected 60,000 to 70,000t less copper production at the Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile&nb...Read More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipExcitement builds at Briggs projectSPONSOREDalma metalsCavalier adds lithium targets to gold and nickel portfolioSPONSOREDcavalier resources ltdThe China-based gold miner said in a regulatory filing that its unit Penglai Mining plans to acquire the assets through a public tende...Read More