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

The world needs to limit global temperature increases to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius by the end of this century to avoid devastating climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations body that provides policymakers with scientific information about climate change.Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are now well over 400 parts per million and global em...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe company processed 2.4 million tonnes of ore grading 1.93% copper after metallurgical recoveries that averaged 90.5% during 2019.The NX gold mine processed 158,275t grading 6.98 grams per tonne for 30,434oz gold and 19,641oz silver after metallurgical recoveries that averaged 85.7%.Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSO...Read More

I'll be honest.I didn't take the coronavirus seriously at first.I'm not a reactionary person and I've seen similar panics spring up around Ebola and SARS.Even now, the fact that I'm in my 30s means that even if I contract the disease, I'll have a 99.8% chance of survival.I'm no stranger to market crashes, either.I first started in this business in 2007. I barely had a year before the greatest fina...Read More

Angola has launched a limited public tender to contract three independent diamond evaluators to evaluate the some 9.2-million carats of rough diamonds produced in the country each year. The contracts would fall under government’s services provision regime. The tender is open to both Angolan and foreign bidders, but proposals must be submitted in Portuguese. To win, the bidders will have to h...Read More

Houston, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - March 11, 2020) - There's a global march toward psychedelics for medicinal benefits.While research has been off limits for decades, that's quickly changing - and fast. In recent years, the US FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for Compass Pathways'Read full newsRead More

These changes are being made to address highly unusual disruptions in Treasury financing markets associated with the coronavirus outbreak...Read full newsRead More

Oil and gold are plummeting as wellAnother day, another disaster on Wall Street. The Dow fell by 2,352 points, it's largest one-day plunge since 1987. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq joined the Dow in bear market territory, with all three benchmarks finishing 9% lower or more. After another circuit breaker this morning, stocks pared some losses around midday after the Fed announced an increase temporary li...Read More

Rio Silver Inc. has closed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $264,400. Upon the completion of the first tranche of the financing, the company issued 5,288,000 units at a price of five cents per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one transferable share purchaseRead full newsRead More

Former company CEO Hubert Joly announced his resignation as Executive Chairman todayThe shares of Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) are having a rocky day on the charts, now down 13.1% at $56.82, lower on the heels of the company's Executive Chairman, Hubert Joly's, resignation. Joly, who formerly served as the company's CEO, will not stand for re-election at the June 11 shareholder meeting, and J. Patri...Read More

FedEx, General Mills, and Lennar all step into the earnings confessionalNext week will be an important one on Wall Street, especially in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak reaching pandemic status. In addition to any possible measures to combat COVID-19, the Fed will hold its two-day meeting beginning on Tuesday, and culminate in remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell Wednesday afternoon. On top o...Read More

Ulta Beauty will post its fourth-quarter earnings after the close tonight Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) has been no stranger to the broadmarket selloff. The stock hit a four-year low of $190.83 earlier today, and is now down 6.30% to trade at $206.77, right ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings report, due out after the close this evening. Despite this dip, there's still plenty of bullish sentiment...Read More

Broadcom is expected to reveal its fourth-quarter report after the close tonightChip stocks have not been immune to the broad market sell-off that has sent the Dow into bear market territory earlier today. That puts the companies' earnings reports in the crosshairs, and options traders are responding in kind. For example, Apple supplier Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) will report fourth-quarter earnin...Read More

Rio Silver Inc. is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $264,400.Read full newsRead More

Maxtech Ventures is pleased to announce it has closed the first tranche of its financings to begin its drill program on its Panama Lake Gold Project.Read full newsRead More

The S&P 500 Index also followed Dow into bear-market territoryAs coronavirus fears spread within the U.S. and the Trump Administration struggles to provide a tangible fiscal response, the Cboe Market Volatility Index (VIX) jumped to higher than 69.26, its highest mark since the 2008 market crash. Trading paused with yet another "circuit breaker" as well, after U.S. President Donald Trump initiated...Read More

CME Group closed its Chicago trading floor due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) is down 7.16% to trade at $180.74 this morning on news that the exchange operator is planning on closing its Chicago trading floor on Friday evening, due to the spread of coronavirus, with a reopening date dependent upon further news of the pandemic. The market will remain ava...Read More

Boeing stock is plummeting on its first downgrade from JPM in yearsAs the airline sector continues to reel in the face of the spreading coronavirus, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) is no exception. BA was last seen trading down at 14.1% at $162.36, earlier touching a nearly three-year bottom of $155.55. Boeing announced it would be halting hiring and restricting overtime and work-related travel, while also re...Read More

The retailer's fourth-quarter earnings and revenue reports fell well below analysts' expectationIt looks like the fun may be over for Party City Holdco (NYSE:PRTY) as it heads deeper into penny stock territory today, down 48.6% at $0.66 and earlier opened at a new record low of $0.54. This deepening spiral comes after the firm reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of 51 cents per share, well b...Read More

President Trump's temporary ban on travel from Europe is spooking investors this morning Today marks the second time this week that the major exchanges were stopped, after stock futures reach a "limit down" loss of over 5% before the open. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures, once again, are pointing toward a loss of over 1,000 just one day after ending its longest bull market on record,...Read More

It said underwriters led by National Bank Financial, Eight Capital Corp and Scotia Capital had agreed to buy C$75 million (US$54.4 million) worth of shares priced at $8.Read More