Editorial: Indonesia to ban nickel ore exports in 2020
Indonesia has confirmed it will ban exports of nickel ore from January 2020 — two years earlier than expected. The Southeast Asian nation is the world’s largest nickel ore producer,…
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Metals Commentary: Economic uncertainty drives gold prices higher
The gold industry feels optimistic for the first time in years, as the price of the precious metal steadily rises amid fears of a global economic downturn. Gold miners, in…
Metals Commentary: Zinc sentiment staring into the bear pit
Where are zinc prices headed? It’s a question that brings distinctly different opinions and forecasts from the bullish and bearish camps. While zinc’s macro-fundamentals could arguably support more robust prices,…
Commentary: The London Gold Pool revisited
Last year, 22 central banks, situated largely east of Germany, bought the largest amount of gold since 1967, the year the London Gold Pool collapsed. Furthermore, the gold repatriations by…
Diamond exploration pioneer Chris Jennings sees past market gloom
When the Diavik diamond mine began production in 2004, there were likely more than a few miners that experienced deep pangs of regret, remembering that they could have had a…
Editorial: Are diamonds forever?
We’re hosting our second annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium in June in Toronto at an unlikely time. In a sector that has seen so much uncertainty in the past decade,…
Gold industry needs to ‘get back to basics,’ Iamgold’s Letwin argues
At The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium, held at Canada House in London, U.K., Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) president and CEO Steve Letwin spoke on gold. Below is the…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: World copper mine production falls 1.8% in early 2019, ICSG says
The following is an edited release from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) showing preliminary data for world copper supply and demand for February 2019. For more detailed information, visit www.icsg.org….
Central banks, ETFs drive Q1 gold demand
The following is an edited summary from the World Gold Council, based on its “Gold Demand Trends Full Year and Q4 2018” report. To access the report, visit www.gold.org. Global…
Metals Commentary: Palladium to outshine platinum in 2019, says Metals Focus
The following is a release by London-based consultancy Metals Focus upon the publication of “Platinum & Palladium Focus 2019,” its flagship annual report on the platinum group metals (PGM) market,…
Uranium markets starting to improve, Cameco’s Gitzel says
The following is a transcript of remarks made by Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) president and CEO Tim Gitzel during the company’s first-quarter conference call on May 1 on the…
Facts and Figures: Global silver demand rises 4% in 2018, says Silver Institute
The following is a release by the Silver Institute relating to the publication of the 29th edition of its World Silver Survey, which was independently researched and compiled by the…