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

(IDEX Online) - The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) is moving the judging of its annual AGTA Spectrum Awards Design Competition back to October. The move is to ensure that designers who have sourced their gemstones at the AGTA GemFair Tucson or AGTA GemFair Las Vegas have enough time to conceptualize and create their entries. "Spectrum is always such an incredible showcase of color, and...Read More

Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has announced the discovery of a new zone of gold mineralization, the Ormaque zone, at its Lamaque gold project.Drill highlights include 27 metres of 10.2 grams gold per tonne; 12 metres of 26.82 grams gold per tonne; and 16 metres of 25.53 grams gold per tonne.The Ormaque zone is located within a previously-undrilled gap in mineralization between the historic S...Read More

Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has announced that CEO Stephen Letwin will retire at the end of February after a decade at the company.Gordon Stothart, the company's president and chief operating officer, will take his place.The news comes on the same day the Toronto-based miner posted preliminary operating results for 2019, which show output fell short of Iamgold's target for the year.Attributable...Read More

Pay-by-day mining software gives geologist competitive boostSPONSOREDmicromineSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesArtemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe 10 highest-returning ASX-listed mining stocks in 2019 produced share-price gains of between 1,400% and...Read More

Diamond miner Lucara Diamond has entered into a collaboration with famous luxury house Louis Vuitton and diamond manufacturer HB Company to manufacture its historic 1 758 ct Sewelô diamond that was recovered from Lucara’s Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, in April last year.The purpose of the collaboration is the planning, cutting and polishing of a collection of diamonds from&nbs...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesUnder the creditor agreement—which has the support of the Ministry of Mines and Energy—the Oroya assets will be transferred to a new company called Nueva La Oroya which will be owned by workers as labour creditors. This will take place before June 30.The Cobriza copper mine, which has capacity to produce 20,000 tonnes p...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resources"Our business strategy has and continues to be focused on achieving near-term organic production growth, at first quartile production costs, while increasing the foundational long-term copper production base of the Curaca Valley through aggressive exploration and discovery," said president and CEO David Strang.Curaca Valley process...Read More

What if there was a product that saw a 40% jump in demand last year?A product that hit a record-high peak in proliferation?A product that was useful, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly?Would that interest you?If it would, then I have some good news, because that's exactly what I'm going to show you today.Because today is the day we talk about hydrogen fuel cells - a market that has been unf...Read More

On the face of it, the so called trade US-China trade deal looks a sham just to fool the voters. US treasury secretary has said that trade tariff's with China will be there until the second phase of the trade agreement. Trump's biggest vote bank is farming states. Energy companies have a history of funding Republicans. Chinese will be buying very large quantities to American farm produce and Ame...Read More

On the face of it, the so called trade US-China trade deal looks a sham just to fool the voters. US treasury secretary has said that trade tariff's with China will be there until the second phase of the trade agreement. Trump's biggest vote bank is farming states. Energy companies have a history of funding Republicans. Chinese will be buying very large quantities to American farm produce and Ame...Read More

UnitedHealth (UNH) was a big post-earnings winner todayThe Dow locked up a solid win -- and fresh record intraday high -- after the U.S. and China made the "phase one" trade deal official. It was the blue-chip index's third straight win, with UnitedHealth (UNH) a big earnings winner today. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both hit new record highs, as well. Although the text of the trade deal is yet to be r...Read More

According to eMarketer, Pinterest is now the third-largest social media platform Social media name Pinterest Inc (NYSE:PINS) is surging today, pacing for a second straight day of big gains after research firm eMarketer unveiled data that showed PINS U.S. user base surpassed Snap's (SNAP) Snapchat last year, making it the third largest social media platform. The data also showed the online scrapboo...Read More

The Dow managed to bounce back after slipping below the breakeven this morningThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) initially slipped out of the gate on concerning comments from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The blue-chip index has since bounced back to hit a record high, with the trade deal signing currently underway. Comments from National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow that U.S....Read More

A short squeeze could keep the upside goingOne of the best stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this morning is Shake Shack Inc (NYSE:SHAK). SHAK is up 9.6% to trade at $70.16, on track for its best day since Aug. 6. Although the catalyst is unclear, Goldman Sachs did weigh in on the company's exclusive partnership with GrubHub (GRUB), predicting an 80% rally from its current levels. What...Read More

Analysts are surrounding JPM with price-target hikes todayKeeping up with this week's theme of bank stocks, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is back in headlines just one day after sharing an upbeat quarterly report. After the close yesterday and first thing this morning, JPM has received no fewer than seven price-target hikes, including one to $151 from $146 at Jefferies, and to $150 from $148 at...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Select Sands Corp. (TSX-V:SNS | OTCQX: SLSDF) (the "Company") has started a reconstruction project to optimize and consolidate processing assets to improve costs. The Company has also completed the purchase of the Diaz Rail Loading Facility, located in Diaz Arkansas (the "Diaz Rail Facility"), for the remaining payment of US$968,747. Under the lease-to-purchase agreement, the...Read More

Puts have been popular for some time nowOne of the worst stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today is Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), down 6.3% to trade at $117.34. The retailer's holiday sales figures of 1.4% came in drastically lower than last year's 5.7% growth, with underperformance in the electronics, toys, and home products areas. Target stock hit a record high of $130.24 on Dec. 20...Read More

The FDA just granted the stock's advanced prostate cancer treatment priority review statusThe shares of health care name Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CLVS) are surging in electronic trading, following news the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted priority review status to its Rubraca therapy in patients with advanced prostate cancer. The stock is up 26.5% ahead of the bell, set to pop ba...Read More

Goldman Sachs and Bank of America both reported earnings beatsU.S. stock futures are sitting below fair value this morning, as Wall Street awaits the official signing of a "phase one" trade deal between the U.S. and China. Ahead of the 11:30 a.m. ET signing, there remains some tension between the countries, especially after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said this morning that tariffs between...Read More

BYND has had a volatile 2020 so farVeggie burger maker Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) is down 4.1% this morning to trade at $112.20, after receiving a downgrade to "market perform" from "outperform" at Bernstein. The analyst slam comes on the heels of Beyond Meat's announcement it has entered into a multi-year pea protein supply deal with Roquette Fr??res. Bernstein analyst Alexia Howard said the...Read More