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

Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) has updated the resource for its Bolivar underground mine in Chihuahua state, Mexico based on 13,698 metres of infill drilling and 41,553 metres of exploration drilling between November 2017 and September 2019.Bolivar's indicated resources now stand at 11.63 million tonnes averaging 0.95% copper, 18.1 grams silver per tonne and 0.24 gram gold, or 1.17% coppe...Read More

Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has spent $1.9 million for an 11% stake in Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX) on an undiluted basis and 19.99% on a partially diluted basis.The investment was part of a private placement of flow-through and non-flow through units that Red Pine closed on Dec. 31.The proceeds will be used for exploration on the junior's Wawa gold project, 2 km southeast of the town of...Read More

Since taking the reins at NorZinc (TSX: NZC) in 2018, CEO Don MacDonald admits he has spent more time than he expected on permitting. But with all the major permits now in hand to put the Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver project into production, he's excited to dig into the technical aspects of the project in 2020."There's a lot of value creation that can be done on this project in the next 12 month...Read More

The mining sector is already behind other industries when it comes to the use of new technologies, but the rate of adoption has risen in the past couple of years. How can we keep the momentum going and even pick up the pace? That's one of the questions a panel of industry experts discussed at the third annual Progressive Mine Forum, organized by The Northern Miner. The panelists at the event, whic...Read More

Happy New Year, one and all...If you're a cannabis investor like me, 2019 couldn't have ended fast enough. After watching the market grow exponentially for over four years, I watched in horror as the entire industry imploded quickly over the last few months of the year.It was like a wildfire...Wildfires are one of the most terrifying and unpredictable natural events that happen. When they break ou...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - The financial and industrials sectors helped lift Canada's main stock index in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also moved higher on the first day of trading of the year.The S&P/TSX composite index was up 13.16 points at 17,076.59.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 168.19 points at 28,706.63. The S&P 500 index was up 11.17 points at 3,241...Read More

Markets are facing the looming prospect of a fourth-quarter election upsetThe following is a reprint of the market commentary from the January 2020 edition of The Option Advisor, published on December 27. For more information, or to subscribe to The Option Advisor -- featuring 10 new option trades each month -- visit our online store.As we head toward 2020, the major market indexes are on pace to...Read More

Trend for gold and silver is very bullish. It is just a technical trade. I do not think that events in Middle east has any bearing to current firmness in gold and silver price rise. There is short covering at the moment. Gold price in almost every nation is at a historical high. I do not think 2019 returns in gold and in Asian currencies will be repeated over the next few years. 2020 gold return...Read More

Trend for gold and silver is very bullish. It is just a technical trade. I do not think that events in Middle east has any bearing to current firmness in gold and silver price rise. There is short covering at the moment. Gold price in almost every nation is at a historical high. I do not think 2019 returns in gold and in Asian currencies will be repeated over the next few years. 2020 gold return...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Following on from November, the price of round diamonds continued to be fairly stable throughout December. That's not to say there were no changes. Goods below 0.70 carats saw positive changes, as did those sized 4-5 carats. However, in the important 0.90-1.00 carats,prices trended downwards as they did for diamonds sized 2.00-2.99 carats.Smaller fancies, below 0.70 carats saw...Read More

Publisher's Note: Recently, I suggested you take advantage of an invitation that I only send out once a year (see below). Many of you accepted and are now members of the Outsider Club's Inner Circle... Congratulations!For those of you who either missed the email or chose to not join... I offered bundle pricing on every single one of the services we publish at one low price for either one year or a...Read More

The S&P and Nasdaq both had their best years since 2013Stocks clung close to breakeven today, though the Dow managed to settle higher. This came after traders considered a tweet from President Donald Trump saying he'll sign a trade deal with China by Jan. 15. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq and S&P both managed a small win as well amid light New Year's Eve trading volume. For the year, all three indexes enj...Read More

INTU stock is testing its 50-day moving averageOne name to monitor as we head into 2020 is software concern Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU), as the stock has consistently been a top performer in the first quarter. Data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White shows INTU has averaged a gain of 10.3% in the first quarter over the past 10 years, and has finished the three-month period in po...Read More

Pot stocks are on fire todayWeed stocks are running red hot today, with the shares of Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC), Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON), and Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) all notably higher. While no specific catalyst has been identified, it's possible short sellers may be covering their massive positions on the three names. Whatever the reason, the price action has options traders in overd...Read More

Seahawk Ventures announces that it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement announced in its press release of December 20.Read full newsRead More

The Dow and S&P are pacing for a second straight day in the redStocks are struggling for upside today amid lackluster trading ahead of the New Year's holiday tomorrow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) were all last seen nursing modest losses, as the former two indexes eye a second straight down day while it would be a third straight loss for...Read More

The stock has averaged the worst January loss on the S&P over the last 10 yearsThe U.S. stock market is set to wrap up the year with big monthly and annual gains, with the S&P 500 Index (SPX) pacing toward returns of 2.6% for December and 28.6% for 2019. Looking ahead to 2020, bulls may want to take a closer look at streaming giant Netflix (NFLX), which has been one of the best stocks to own in Ja...Read More

Analysts have cheered NVDA's recent run higherFew stocks have benefited from the trade tailwinds as much as chipmaker Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), and the shares are in focus again today thanks to another bull note. This time it was Benchmark that weighed in, raising its price target to $275 from $240. This doesn't quite represent record-high territory for the shares, as they traded up to $29...Read More

Vancouver, BC - good natured Products Inc. (TSX-V:GDNP) (the "Company" or "good naturedTM") and Integral Wealth Securities Ltd. (the "Agent") today announced the successful completion of the closing of a first tranche (the "First Tranche") of its brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") of convertible debenture units (the "Units") announced on October 10, 2019 for aggregate gross proc...Read More

Three brokerages have trimmed their price targets in responseOne of the worst stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today is Core Laboratories N.V. (NASDAQ:CLB). The oil name is down 20% to trade at $38.05, at last check, after the company trimmed its fourth-quarter estimates, its 2020 first-quarter forecast, and its quarterly dividend. At least four brokerages have issued price-target...Read More