Forecast: What will impact gold prices in 2025?
In order to focus on what will be important in determining gold prices in 2025, we first need to lay out three important points that help frame New York-based CPM…
Analysis
London Symposium Video: Beaty, McEwen, O’Toole urge miners to fight climate crisis
The industry must embrace sustainable mining to convince a skeptical public about its role in combatting global warming, Ross Beaty, Rob McEwen and former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole say in…
Supply shortage looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey
Vehicle and battery makers are “likely to confront persistent long-term challenges” in keeping up with demand by the end of the decade, according to a new report by McKinsey &…
Adamas EV metals data show varying demand
METHODOLOGY: To produce the most accurate and granular results, Adamas Intelligence analysis is based on retail end-user EV registrations covering more than 110 countries, and over 180 automakers and nearly…
Infographic: How global gold production has evolved since 1993
The ranks of the world’s top 20 gold producers have changed significantly since 1993. The biggest change over those decades is China becoming the number one producer, as its output…
Infographic: The world’s top gold producers in 2023
Global gold production by volume came to about 3,421 tonnes in 2023. Using data from the World Gold Council, The Northern Miner ranks the top three countries on each of…
Unrest pushes Syrah Resources to declare ‘force majeure’ at Mozambique graphite mine
Allegations of fraud in Mozambique’s general elections in early October have ignited protests and paralyzed mining operations across the country, including Syrah Resources’ (ASX: SYR) Balama graphite operation in the…
Rio Tinto to invest $2.5B to expand Rincon lithium project in Argentina
Rincon is the company’s first commercial-scale lithium operation.
Economics, not regulation, the main reason behind delay in BC’s mines, study shows
Contrary to popular perception, stringent regulation may not be the biggest factor behind the delay of mining projects in British Columbia, according to a new study published in the Royal…
Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism
A growing wave of protectionism is sweeping across 72 nations, as governments scramble to secure access to critical minerals essential for strategic industries, new research by global risk intelligence firm…
Robex shifts focus to Guinea, aims for first gold in 2025
Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX), which has been producing gold at the Nampala mine in Mali since 2017, says the key to its goal of becoming a mid-tier West African producer…
Copper price jumps on China policy pivot, but market has seen it before
Copper jumped on Monday, rising by more than 2% overnight to a four-week high of US$4.30 per lb. (US$9,470 per tonne) on the CME in Chicago, after China’s politburo signalled…