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 battery revolution is happening. It's being led - and will be dominated - by lithium. And it's going to happen faster than we can currently imagine. In vast swaths of the world, internal combustion engines will seemingly be replaced overnight. It's a horse-to-Model-T moment. In China, the government is already confiscating gas-powered cars in some cases. The Chinese government is also consi...Read More

Sandvik business manager for automation and digitalisation Eddie Bilborough presents at the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum.Read More

Major Drilling corporate business development manager Kevin Slemko and The Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro opening the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto.Read More

Participants discuss automation and big data potential in the mining industry at the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto.Moderator: Alisha Hiyate, editor, Canadian Mining Journal Panelists (from left): Louis-Pierre Campeau, team lead for artificial intelligence, Newtrax Technologies; Steve de Jong, CEO, Vrify; Nadine Miller, independent director, Wedsome; Pavel Abdur-Rahman, partner and data sc...Read More

George Hemingway, The Stratalis Group partner and head of innovation practice, gives the Feature Presentation at the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto.Introduction by The Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro.Read More

Kirkland Lake Gold president and CEO Tony Makuch in conversation with The Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto.Read More

An expert panel discusses environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues facing the mining industry at the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in October 2019.Read More

Strong earnings reports from UnitedHealth and J.P. Morgan Chase boosted investor sentimentThe Dow clocked a 237-point win today, boosted by a few major wins early in the earnings season. Bank stocks, specifically, took center stage, as JPMorgan Chase (JPM) got a boost on its record-breaking revenue. Fellow blue chip UnitedHealth (UNH) posted numbers that sent the insurance stock gapping higher, wh...Read More

DSM/Juggernaut cuts 12 Metres Of 6.00 grams per tonne gold equivalent on Gold StandardRead full newsRead More

Both ANF and M have run up to historically bearish trendlinesWhile earnings season kicks off this week, there's also retail sales data due out tomorrow, putting Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) and Macy's Inc (NYSE:M) in the cross-hairs. The two retail stocks have made outsized moves in the past week, and both ANF and M now running up to trendlines with historically bearish implications.Loo...Read More

Australia's Newcrest Mining Ltd, the country's biggest gold producer, ...Read full newsRead More

Tech peer NFLX, however, is trading in the redU.S. stocks are roaring higher today as third-quarter earnings so far have pleased investors. In the meantime, we're watching FAANG heavyweights Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Here's a quick breakdown where the shares of NFLX, GOOGL, and FB are trading today. 300-Strike Call In Focus Before NFLX...Read More

1933 Industries is pleased to provide an update regarding its operations.Read full newsRead More

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Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company") announces that on October 4, 2019, Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy submitted a letter to the President of the United States requesting that the Company's Graphite Creek Project and associated advanced materials processing facility (the "Project") be designated a high-priority infrastructure pro...Read More

The short seller is "giving credit where credit is due"Shares of Bausch Health Companies Inc (NYSE:BHC) are higher this afternoon, thanks to a relatively rare bullish note from notorious short seller Citron Research. The firm said BHC stock is "on its way to $40" -- nearly double its current price -- as the stock "still trades with a 'Valeant discount' despite new management's 180-degree turn of c...Read More

Abbott Laboratories just announced a $3 billion buyback plan The shares of healthcare stock Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) are up 2.6% at $81.87 just ahead of tomorrow's third-quarter earnings -- due out before the open tomorrow, Oct. 16 -- after the board announced a share buyback plan of up to $3 billion. The company also announced a partnership with Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM), which has the la...Read More

The VIX is heading toward its fifth straight lossThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up over 260 points at midday -- and was up more than 330 points at its session highs -- as investors take a break from U.S.-China trade headlines and cheer a promisingstart to third-quarter earnings season. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and UnitedHealth (UNH) are propping up the blue-chip...Read More

KEYS is in a strong position on the chartsKeysight Technologies Inc (NYSE:KEYS) shares look to be in a strong position on the charts. The stock recently bounced right near the $92 level, a price point that served as constant resistance for much of 2019. With this technical hurdle behind it, the stock could be on the verge of adding to its almost 54% year-to-date lead.One reason to believe more ups...Read More

Many investors are still learning about the various metrics that can be useful when analysing a stock. This article is...Read full newsRead More