Roskill forecasts demand for cobalt to double by 2030
Cobalt watchers can expect demand for the blue metal to double by 2030, says Ying Lu, senior analyst at Roskill. The forecast comes even as this…
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Precious metals and PGM prices forecast to rise next year
Although a change in the U.S. government is unlikely to ease tensions between Washington and Beijing, says CPM Group vice-president of research Rohit Savant, incoming president Biden’s…
Critical materials markets 2021 outlook
For 20 years, analyst Jon Hykawy has been looking at the global critical materials markets and providing advice to companies about the sector. The president…
Scotiabank’s Marc Desormeaux looks at 2021 and the continuing impact of Covid-19 on metals markets
For Scotiabank senior economist Marc Desormeaux, forecasting what the 2021 global commodity markets will be like, especially for industrial metals, is heavily predicated on the…
Political turmoil in Peru could slow major infrastructure works
The sudden removal of a popular president amidst the coronavirus pandemic plunged Peru into chaos last month. On Nov. 9, Peru’s single-chamber Congress voted to…
US presidential election will impact clean energy, EVs: report
Market analyst Wood Mackenzie has published a report outlining what the future of clean energy and electric vehicles may look like following the Nov. 3…
Global platinum demand to decline 7% in 2020: GlobalData
Global platinum demand is set to fall by 7.2% in 2020, with the Covid-19 pandemic driving significantly lower demand from the auto and jewellery sectors,…
Energy metals require significant investment: Wood Mackenzie
An investment of at least US$1 trillion will be needed in key energy transition metals over the next 15 years “to meet the growing demands…
License to operate still top concern for miners: EY report
License to operate (LTO) remains, for the third consecutive year, the number one issue for miners, according to a survey by Ernst & Young with…
Top 10 mining property deals in the last five years
Large scale property acquisitions peaked in 2016–2017 led by China Molybdenum’s purchase of the Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. China…
Industry survey captures concerns about long-term impact of Covid-19
In our second article examining the results of The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal’s reader survey on the industry’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we look at…
Covid-19 creates ‘perfect storm’ for gold investment: World Gold Council
With the price of gold having crested US$2,000 an ounce, the World Gold Council released its latest report on the precious metal’s demand trends. The…