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

Diving into where last week's tech rally could goFor a while, the stock market highs of February seemed like they would be wistful ancient history during the coronavirus-induced doldrums of March. But U.S. equities -including the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) - have been on a breakneck pace sincethose March bottoms. The NDX in particular has had a stellar week; two straight record closes (Tuesday and Wed...Read More

The Dow is off roughly 200 points middayThe Dow JonesIndustrial Average (DJI) and S&P500 Index (SPX) are both languishing below breakeven at midday -- with the former off roughly 200 points -- amid today's travel sector slowdown. However, a bounce-back for tech stocks has the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) reversing course higher,with FAANG names Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) both charging toward...Read More

PCG is trying to dig out of its bankruptcy holeAfter over 100 years in San Francisco, CA, PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG) is moving to Oakland, CA to cut costs. The utility company is hoping to emerge from the bankruptcy filing it entered over a year ago, amid massive liabilities from deadly wildfires in 2017 and 2018. In addition, Mizuho raised its price target to $14.50 from $13.50. Despite the bul...Read More

An unprecedented number of consumers have picked up gardening during coronavirus-related lockdownsThe shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (NYSE: SMG) are up 2.57% at $142.57 this morning, after the company revised its full-year sales and profit outlook amid increased demand for its soil and plant food products. The lawn and garden giantsaid an unprecedented number of consumers have picked up gardening...Read More

Casey's General Stores' fourth-quarter profits disappointed Wall StreetCasey's General Stores Inc (NASDAQ:CASY) entered the earnings confessional after yesterday's close, reporting fiscal fourth-quarter profits that missed Wall Street's estimates, but revenue that beat expectations. In response, CASY is down 2.5% to trade at $165.59 at last checkDespite the earnings miss, RBC raised its price tar...Read More

Signet's first-quarter results missed analysts' estimatesThe shares of jewelry name Signet Jewelers Ltd. (NYSE:SIG) are down 11.4% at $14.95 this morning after the firm reported a first-quarter loss of $1.59 per share and revenue of $852.1 million, missing analysts' estimates. Signet said it is accelerating its transformation into a channel-agnostic retailer, completing over 100,000 virtual consu...Read More

The Fed's two-day meeting will kick off later todayFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are more than 300 points below fair value this morning, pausing the speedy rebound that has defined June so far. S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futuresare also hovering in the red before the bell, as airline and cruise stocks -- recent champions of the market rally -- take a breat...Read More

Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX: SYATF / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") announces it has won a $685,000 order for its UV350 and its UV350 Desktop Dispatch Unit (DDU) to supply additional devices to an ambulance company which has previously purchased and installed ~$200,000 worth of devices. Marc Seelenfreund, CEO of Siyata Mobile, commented, "First and foremost, s...Read More

CIBC analyst Bryce Adams increased Centerra's price target to C$17 from $14 previously.He highlighted continued resource conversion at Kumtor in Kazakhstan, the Oksut (in Turkey) ramp-up to steady-state production this year, and management's disciplined approach to growth while maintaining a strong balance sheet."All told, we view Centerra as well positioned to outperform peers over the remainder...Read More

Guinea's mining minister Abdoulaye Magassouba said on June 4 the government had approved a basic agreement for the US$14 billion development plan, even though the proposal failed to meet minimumRead More

(IDEX Online) - Angola is to establish a national bourse and diamond hub as it seeks to consolidate its position as a player on the world market.It's currently the sixth biggest diamond producer but has yet to explore 60 per cent of its potential kimberlite reserves.The government believes it could actually increase its rough production as other countries see theirs decline."The main ambition...Read More

(IDEX Online) - British miner BlueRock says COVID-19 knocked 15 per cent off the price of rough diamonds sold from its Kareevlei mine, in South Africa.The company yesterday announced the private sale of 2,400 carats for a total of $700,000, averaging $290 a carat."The parcel sold did not contain any notable high value diamonds and therefore the price achieved is approximately 15% below what we wou...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A court in India has approved the confiscation of assets owned by billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi.It's the first time new powers to seize have been exercised since the country's Fugitive Economic Offenders Act came in to force two years ago.Modi, 49, (pictured) is currently in prison in London, fighting extradition to India, where he is accused of defrauding the Punjab...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resources"We are building modern, mechanised, underground mines that will supply critical metals for clean energy technologies, while also being global leaders in water security, low carbon emissions andRead More

The Marshall Precious Metals Fund, managed and led by chairman and CEO David Garofalo, with funds from Chinese state-owned Zhaojin Mining, has taken a 3.8% interest in Radisson Mining Resources (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) through a non-brokered private placement.The precious metals fund that is focused on investing in early-stage exploration juniors is acquiring 2.5 million common class A shares of...Read More

The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization as of late-June, 2020.1. Barrick GoldMarket cap: US$46.56 billionBarrick Gold's Cortez gold mine in Nevada. Credit: Barrick Gold.Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has gold and copper mining operations and projects in 13 countries in North and South America, Africa, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Ar...Read More

The Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund has increased its interest in Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NPC; US-OTC: NCPCF) to 33.88% following the closure of the second tranche of a private placement.The mining-focussed private equity fund based in New York is part of the Electrum Group founded by billionaire Thomas Kaplan.The fund purchased nearly 21 million units at a price of 5 ? per unit, raising...Read More

Drilling at Talisker Resources' (CNSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) 42-sq.-km Bralorne gold project in British Columbia has returned high-grade gold from new veins as well as from existing structures.Of the three holes for which results were released, two returned high-grade intercepts. Hole 2020-004 was drilled around the past-producing Pioneer mine and returned 0.5 metre of 27.6 grams gold per tonne star...Read More

An updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Lumina Gold's (TSXV: LUM; US-OTC: LMGDF) Cangrejos gold-copper project in southern Ecuador has added nine years to the mine life and improved economics while increasing the initial capex to US$1 billion from US$831 million.The extended mine life for the open pit project, in Ecuador's El Oro province, comes from increased resources at Cangrejos a...Read More

New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD) is selling its Blackwater project in central B.C. to Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) for $190 million in cash.Under the deal, New Gold will be paid $140 million upon closing and $50 million in 12 months. It will also receive a stream on 8% of the gold produced at Blackwater and $20 million in Artemis shares for a 9.9% stake in the company. The gold stream falls to 4% on...Read More