We were right. At the beginning of the year, in the January edition of the Gold Market Overview, we wrote that “2019 fundamental outlook for the gold market is better than one year ago”. The quote below will give you full insight into our predictions at that time: As for the fundamental outlook, we believe ... Gold market in H1 2019
MINEX Forum | August 5, 2019 We were right. At the beginning of the year, in the January edition of the Gold Market Overview, we wrote that “2019 fundamental outlook for the gold market is better than one year ago”. The quote below will give you full insight into our predictions at that time: As for the fundamental outlook, we believe ... 
The mining industry has enjoyed a relatively stable year, but concern about the industry’s sustainability track record continues, among both investors and consumers. Overall investor returns for the industry over the past 15 years have been consistently poor as a result. The mining industry faces a number of areas of acute concern, with global demand ... 
The chief executive of Polish miner KGHM expects copper prices to fluctuate around $6,000 per tonne by the end of the year, he said on Wednesday. “I do not see any reasons for a radical deterioration in price parameters. I think one should expect the copper price to oscillate around $6,000 per tonne by the end of ... 
Consultants Wood Mackenzie estimate electric vehicle (EV) sales including hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) were up more than 24% last year Wood Mackenzie expects global electric vehicle sales with a plug to account for 7% of all passenger car sales by 2025, 14% by 2030 and 38% by 2040. Battery materials — cobalt, lithium and nickel ... 
Nickel is adding shine to the otherwise lacklustre 2019 industrial metals complex, as expectations of booming demand from electric vehicles and renewed supply worries rev prices to a one-year high. Nickel is now up 37% since the start of the year, reaching $14,665 per tonne on Thursday in London and jumping 4% in Shanghai to ... 
Adamas Intelligence tracks the battery capacity (and the metals used in them) of electric vehicles sold in more than 80 countries around the world, representing more than 90% of the global EV market. The latest report by Toronto-based Adamas on global EV battery deployment in passenger vehicles should give Tesla skeptics, the ranks of which ... 
Turkey’s annual gold production “may easily reach 50 tons within the next two-three years, thanks to new investment projects,” the head of the Turkish Gold Miners Association has said. The country’s gold production, which was 22 tons in 2017, rose to 27 tons in 2018, Hasan Yücel said in a statement. He noted that Turkey produced a total of 302 tons of gold from ... 
While uranium oxide prices continue to drift in the doldrums, several uranium companies have still raised a bit of money to explore and carry out modest programs. Here is a look at eight uranium-focused companies that are active in 2019. ALX Uranium Based in Vancouver and led by CEO and chairman Warren Stanyer, ALX Uranium (TSXV: AL; ... 
Central banks are going after gold in 2019, boosting holdings as economic growth slows, trade and geopolitical tensions rise, and some authorities seek to diversify their reserves away from the dollar. The People’s Bank of China said Monday it raised reserves for a seventh month in June, adding 10.3 tons, following the inflow of almost ... 
The European Union is starting to act like China when it comes to building the batteries that will drive the next generation of cars and trucks. In the past few months, government officials led by European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic have joined with manufacturers, development banks and commercial lenders on measures that will channel ... 
The U.S. Commerce Department has recommended the White House take steps to protect the domestic production of uranium after finding the nation’s reliance on imports was a national security risk, said three people briefed on the matter. THE U.S. URANIUM INDUSTRY PRODUCED ROUGHLY 700,000 POUNDS IN 2018 Among the trade remedies recommended is to require ... 
European lithium projects are making a fresh push for capital, eager to supply the white metal to a burgeoning network of battery manufacturers and electric vehicle makers across the continent, the world’s second-largest EV market after China. A regional EV supply chain would help achieve European Union goals to lower carbon emissions, cut fossil fuel ...