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

Short interest is notably high on the equityDistribution specialist Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) is shaping up as an ideal trade target for a contrarian trader. The stock has rallied 42% in 2019, and recently gapped to near highs thanks to strong quarterly earnings. However, sentiment around the stock is remarkably bearish, meaning there is still plenty of fuel in the tank for this outperformer....Read More

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While its four local mines are back in operation, the company has doubled it expected production loss for 2019 to about 10,000 tonnes.Read full newsRead More

Endo International's CEO will retire once a successor is namedThe shares of drugmaker Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) are sliding this morning, following CEO Paul Campanelli's retirement, effective once a successor is named. This announcement has overshadowed the company's third-quarter earnings beat and upwardly revised full-year outlook, which the firm attributed to strengthening sales in i...Read More

BYND was oversold heading into today, tooWhen we last checked in with Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND), the faux meat concern was getting battered after a dismal corporate report. Today, BYND is on the mend, up 4.5% to trade at $83.39, after Bernstein hiked its rating to "outperform" from "market perform." In keeping its price target of $108 steady, the analyst in coverage said the upgrade was a "va...Read More

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association attributed the drop to weather and potential headwinds from the country's new consumption tax rate... Read full newsRead More

November calls were popular on SHAK and TPRInvestors are monitoring earnings releases from Shake Shack Inc (NYSE:SHAK) and Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR), and both stocks are sliding in pre-market action. This would be bad news for a number of options traders, since data for both SHAK and TPR shows interest in calls. For SHAK, the shares are set to open down 17.2%, which would put them below the 200-day...Read More

Talks of reducing some of the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods back in September are reportedly in the works Stock futures are once again pointing to all-time highs today, with Dow futures more than 70 points above fair value amid reports the U.S. may roll back some of the $125 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods enacted in September. This fresh optimism on U.S.-China relations comes just ahead of...Read More

The brokerage firm also boosted its rating on FB stockFacebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares are trading modestly higher ahead of the bell, after Daiwa Securities upgraded the FAANG stock to "outperform" from "buy." What's more, the brokerage firm's $250 FB price target represents expected upside of 28% to last night's close at $194.72.Most analysts are already bullish on FB stock, with 29 of 33 in cov...Read More

Transport fund IYT tends to outperform during the month of NovemberAt one point last week, the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) was sitting on an October gain of more than 4%, as the outperformance of the transportation sector had sparked optimism among "Dow Theory" followers. However, a mid-week round of discouraging earnings reports from the sector effectively rained on the transport index...Read More

Since March 2013, she was executive vice president of sustainability and external relations for Newmont Goldcorp.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced that plans to expand its 100-percent owned Karowe diamond mine is expected to double the mine's life to 2040. The miner also said the expansion would also generate "significant revenue and cashflow." "Lucara is highly encouraged by the results of the Karowe Underground feasibility study, which has outlined a much larger economic opportun...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Prices rough diamonds dropped 6 percent in the third quarter, Gem Diamonds reported today (Tuesday). Clifford Elphick, Gem Diamonds' CEO said the drop resulted from price pressure on high-value diamonds from the Let?... ?eng mine and lower value ore mined in the previous quarter.During the quarter, which ended September 30, the miner recovered four diamonds weighing over 100 c...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers cut diamond prices by about 5 percent across the board at its November Sight, which ends on November 8, Bloomberg reports. According to reports, the price of some of the cheaper diamonds were slashed by double digits. Other Sightholders claimed De Beers also downgraded assortments, although this has yet to be confirmed.While the results of the ninth Sight of the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Figures released by the Gold Council today (Tuesday) show demand for gold jewelry fell 16 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, to its lowest level since 2010. Demand stood at 460.9 tons as consumers shied away from buying because of higher prices and subdued economic sentiment. However, it was not all bad news for the yellow metal. Demand in the U.S. grew for the eleve...Read More

The underground expansion at diamond miner Lucara Diamonds' 100%-owned Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, is expected to not only double its mine life, but also generate significant revenue and cashflow until 2040.A feasibility study into the underground expansion has found that the adapted life-of-mine of an additional 15 years, including stockpiles, will produce 7.8-million carats of diamonds...Read More

Poster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsA consortium led by Japan's Marubeni (50%) and including Transelec (30%) and Techint Chile (20%) won the contract with an EPC contract for Techint Chile, while operations and maintenance will be theRead More

Polymetal building with good momentumSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalWith more than 300 delegates due to attend, there will be progress updates on Continental Gold's Buritica gold project which is due to commence production in February, the feasibility stage Gramalote joint venture project which B2Gold will resume control of in the new year from partner AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), Minesa's Soto Norte...Read More

Poster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsMinsud has been looking to define a large intrusive porphyry system since 2006, and previously defined resources of some 37 million tonnes averaging 0.44% copper, 0.07 grams gold, 2.Read More

Dear Rich Lifer,Imagine you're offered two choices:Get $100 today or $110 tomorrow.Statistically speaking, most people would choose to take the $100 today.But, if you reframe this scenario and offer someone $100 in one year and $110 in one year and one day from now, the majority of people will wait the extra day for the $10.This makes absolutely no sense.Why do most people choose a bigger reward w...Read More