The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

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

A bear signal flashing for Macy's stock points to more downside ahead of Black FridayDepartment store name Macy's Inc (NYSE:M) is gearing up for a wild next couple of weeks, with the Nov. 29 Black Friday event just around the corner, and its third-quarter earnings report due out before the open on Thursday, Nov. 21 next week. Today, the stock is getting a halo lift from Walmart's (WMT) strong earn...Read More

13 brokerages have cut their price targets todayAt the bottom of the Dow this morning sits Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), down 6.2% to trade at $45.44. While the software name's adjusted first-quarter earnings per share of 84 cents on $13.16 billion in revenue topped forecasts, Cisco issued a weaker-than-expected current quarter guidance. The report also cautioned of a slowdown in technology s...Read More

Ford's $10 level will be worth watching for options traders in the coming weeks Yesterday we took a look at some data on the Automobiles and Parts sector, noting that almost all of the names in the group are trading above the 80-day moving average. What we didn't mention, though, was that the one name that isn't atop its 80-day trendline is Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), which has actually seen con...Read More

Berenberg started with a "buy" rating, and a $100 price target Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) just received yet another analyst note today, this time courtesy of Berenberg, which initiated coverage with a "buy" rating, and a $100 price target. The broker predicted that the faux-meat stock was on the precipice of "its second evolution," adding it can capture more market share. BYND is up 2.5% in res...Read More

The equity has soared past its 200-day trendlineThe shares of Norwegian software firm Opera Ltd (NASDAQ:OPRA) are soaring this morning, up 22.5% at $11.89. This comes after the company reported third-quarter earnings of 27 cents per American Depositary share (ADS), blowing past estimates for per-share ADS earnings of 6 cents. Not only did the tech name report quarterly revenue that more than doub...Read More

Trade tensions remain high around the U.S.-China relationshipDow futures are trading lower coming off yet another record high, as tensions remain high surrounding the U.S.-China trade conflict. The anxiety is overshadowing Walmart's (WMT) third-quarter earnings beat and raised full-year forecast, with the stock up 1.7% before the open. Meanwhile, Wall Street is also keeping an eye on Fed Chair Jer...Read More

Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce that the Uniden (R) UV350 in-vehicle smartphone has integrated with the CrisisGo emergency alert and communication system.CrisisGo is the only incident management platform that coordinates alerts, messages and notifications through communication and IoT devices across and within...Read More

Overall, metals and mining equities in Toronto missed out on the fun, closing a collective 2% lower. However gold major Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX) gained 1.5% for the day and Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY), which plunged in October on lowered guidance and another review of its flagship operation, showed an improvement. Its shares gained C10c to close up almost 18% at 66c, but they remain near...Read More

Christopher Lewis8 hours ago (Nov 13, 2019 4:57 PM GMT)Gold markets have rallied a bit during the trading session on Wednesday, as we had broken above the top of the hammer from the previous session. At this point, the market is very likely to continue to look at the $1450 level as crucial as it was the top of the previous ascending triangle. That being said, we have congressional testimony by Jer...Read More

"The decision we made in the first half of the year to increase investment in underground development work in order to access high-grade areas within the mine has proven very beneficial for us as weRead More

Henry has been BHP's president operations minerals Australia since 2016 and a member of the executive leadership team since 2011, having joining the miner in 2003 from roles in the resources industry in Canada, Japan and Australia with Mitsubishi Corporation. He had spent about half his career with BHP, with roles across the business, spanning operational, commercial, safety, technology and m...Read More

This year, the report's key Investment Risk Index (IRI) expanded to cover 99 jurisdictions, providing ratings across five core areas of mining-related risk: Legal, Governance, Social, Fiscal and Infrastructure.Head of Aspermont research and intelligence Chris Cann said the relevance of robust risk management tools had increased since the publication of last year's report."Though we were without th...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A 1927 Art Deco bracelet by Cartier tripled its pre-sale estimate at Sotheby's, realizing  $6.13 million. After generating interest from six buyers, the bracelet was bought by an Asian collector. The bracelet, which is set with a 46.07-carat cabochon sapphire, realized one of the highest results for a bracelet at auction. "The magic of Art Deco continues to exer...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The European Commission is enforcing a new customs code for lab-grown diamonds. The European Federation of Jewellery (EFJ) said the code, introduced in the European combined nomenclature (Chapter 71), will be used from January 1, 2020 until the HS6 customs code, which was recently adopted by the World Customs Organisation (WCO), is applied at the European level.The EFJ said in a co...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A new survey reveals just how much marketers need to take generational differences into account to make the most of the holiday shopping season. According to insights from the 2019 Holiday Purchase Intentions Survey from The NPD Group, each generation's holiday shopping plans looks very different. So, how do the generations break down?Gen ZAbout one-third will start shopp...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Former IGI head Jerry Ehrenwald has launched a laboratory grown diamond exchange and price index. The Laboratory-Grown Diamond Price Index will use market data from LGDEX.org to publish cash asking prices.The Index will be prepared in collaboration with the GemGuide of Gemworld International."My purpose in establishing the Laboratory-Grown Diamond Exchange is to have an accurate an...Read More

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Dear Rich Lifer,I have always been a collector of things.When I was younger, I focused on coins ... comic books ... action figures ... baseball cards ... and all the other typical stuff 10-year-old boys like.Since then, I've gotten into guitars, surfboards, vintage skateboards, wine, and even rare sneakers.I've made money on just about every one of those things over the years while having fun alon...Read More

Nordic Mining prepares for lift-offSPONSOREDnordic miningPolymetal building with good momentumSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalIronRidge derisks through diverse discoveries SPONSOREDironridge resources Investing in African Mining Indaba 2020SPONSOREDindabaAs a newcomer to the mining sector, recent weeks have been characterised by intensive googling and incessant questioning of increasingly weary lo...Read More