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

Investors cheered reopening announcements and brushed off better-than-expected jobs dataIt was another day of massive gains for the major indexes today, with the Dow snatching up a roughly 455 point win, as investors wax optimistic that the worst of the coronavirus crash is in the rear view. This sentiment managed to plow right over another devastating round of employment data. Reopening announce...Read More

GoldSpot Discoveries has been engaged by Monarch Gold Corporation following an investment from Caisse de d?(C)p??t et placement du Qu?(C)bec to continue to advance the Beaufor Mine located on the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt in the Province of Quebec.Read full newsRead More

The Nasdaq reclaimed its year-to-date breakeven earlier this weekIn what's become the new normal, it was a hectic week on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are all cruising toward sizable weekly wins, but not without some drama. Lockdown leniency gave stocks an early-week boost, but dismal unemployment numbers kept gains i...Read More

Newrange Gold is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive Share Purchase Agreement for the sale of the Company's wholly owned Colombian subsidiary, Corporacion Minera de Colombia and all remaining assets to a private Australian company, Andean Mining Corporation Pty Ltd.Read full newsRead More

Coty will step into the earnings confessional before the market opens on MondayThe shares of cosmetics concern Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) are up 4.3% today, last seen trading at $5.14, ahead of the company's first-quarter earnings report,due out before the open on Monday, May 11. Below, we'll take a more in depth look at the company's earnings history, and why it's all up in the air for COTY.On the ch...Read More

Nexus Gold (TSXV:NXS) (OTC:NXXGF) (FSE:N6E) is pleased to announce that drill targets have now been determined for the Company's upcoming diamond drill program at the 100%-owned McKenzie Gold Project, located in Red Lake, Ontario.Read full newsRead More

British Columbia shed 264,100 jobs in April.Read full newsRead More

British Columbia shed 264,100 jobs in April.Read full newsRead More

Brixton Metals Corporation (TSXV:BBB) is pleased to announce the results from its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 30, 2020 and plans for the upcoming 2020 exploration program at its Hog Heaven and British Columbia Projects.Read full newsRead More

Western Copper and Gold Corporation (TSX:WRN; NYSE American:WRN) announces a non-brokered private placement financing.Read full newsRead More

ZG announced better-than-expected earnings and revenueThe shares of Zillow Group Inc (NASDAQ:ZG) are soaring today, up 15.8% to trade at $55.79, after the real estate service announced a better-than-expected first-quarter report. Following the news, no fewer than six analysts raised their price targets, the highest coming from Benchmark to $63. Looking ahead, the company plans to utilize technolog...Read More

Amex Exploration announces it will resume drilling on the Perron Property pursuant to a recent announcement from the Government of Quebec regarding the resumption of mining and exploration activities in the Province of Quebec.Read full newsRead More

Canada lost 2 million jobs in April as a result of pandemic-related shutdowns, by far the biggest decline on record but only about half what economists had expected.Read full newsRead More

Canada lost 2 million jobs in April as a result of pandemic-related shutdowns, by far the biggest decline on record but only about half what economists had expected.Read full newsRead More

The Dow is up over 365 points middayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up over 365 points midday, as hopes of the economy reopening and upbeat U.S.-China trade buzz ward off dismal economic data. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are also in the black, shaking off the 20.5 million jobs lost in April due to COVID-19 -- the highest rise in unemployment since post-World War...Read More

BKNG reported lower-than-expected profitsThe shares of Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) are down 2.7% to trade at $1,405.41 after the company reported a lower-than-expected first-quarter profit, citing the rapid decrease in domestic travel. However, the company did announce higher-than-expected revenue. Following the report, no fewer than three price-target raises have surfaced, including one fr...Read More

Ford announced plans to restart production and operation in North American this monthThe shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) are up 2.6% to trade at$5 this morning, after the automaker announced plans to start phasing in production and operations in North America, beginning May 18. Ford said it would bring back some employees whose jobs cannot be done remotely on that date, while staggering th...Read More

General Motors is eyeing its fourth straight winThe shares of General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) have been in rally mode this week, helped along by a well-received quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, and with the carmaker back in the spotlight today, it looks like GM isn't slowing down. The stock is up 2% at $22.89, after the firm priced a new debt offering totaling $4 billion. This offering con...Read More

U.S.-China trade rhetoric could be propping up Wall StreetDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are looking to close the week out on a positive note. Wall Street is so far brushing off the Labor Department's non-farms payroll report that showed 20.5 million jobs were lost in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- sending the unemployment rate to 14.7% -- its highest spike in the post-World W...Read More

Paul Brink, president and CEO of Franco-Neveda joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss their Q1 earnings and how the company has managed to increase their dividend amid COVID-19 uncertainty.Read full newsRead More