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

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The utilisation of new technologies could make mining a sunrise industry while simultaneously addressing safety and health issues, Minerals Council South Africa president Mxolisi Mgojo said on Wednesday.Responding to a question by Joburg Indaba chairperson Bernard Swanepoel following his keynote address, Mgojo said adoption of the Khumbul'ekhaya safety a...Read More

Shares had eased a little this afternoon, at a still respectable $1.16. It put about 25% of the local group into the open market.Read More

The 2020 election could see some major changes in the American economic system.The U.S. 2020 election will be one unlike America has ever seen, predicts oneanalyst.With both sides growing increasingly divided, it's impossible to know which way the sentiment will shift, and what will happen as a result.But one Stansberry analyst has concerns about what the future holds, and how a radicalized presid...Read More

The closely watched ISM manufacturing index cratered to a 10-year low last monthThe Dow got off to a rocky start for October, losing over 300 points after the ISM manufacturing indexhit its worst reading since June 2009. Respondents pointed to an increased impact from tariffs and the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, and this bleak data point sent stocks reeling ahead of next week's expected meeting b...Read More

Silver Spruce is pleased to announce that it has completed field crew preparation for the Melchett Lake Zn-Au Ag volcanogenic massive sulphide project.Read full newsRead More

The shares are making sharp moves today Anheuser-Busch Inbev NV (NYSE:BUD) is trading down 2.2% today at $93.07, but some options traders apparently are expecting a quick turnaround. The weekly 10/4 series is popular, and on the call side new positions are opening at the 95.50-, 96-, and 96.50-strikes. Those buying the calls expect BUD shares to move higher by the close this Friday, Oct. 4, when t...Read More

FCX is pacing toward its fourth straight lossFreeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) stock is lower with copper prices today, last seen down 4.3% at $9.16, headed toward a fourth straight loss. Nevertheless, options traders are making a beeline toward FCX calls, betting on a big bounce for the mining shares. With just under two hours left in today's trading, around 59,000 calls have changed hands -- doubl...Read More

Momentum Public Relations Press Release: September 18, 2019 Crystal Lake Mining Corporation (TSXV: CLM OTC: SIOCF FSE: SOG-FF) ("Crystal Lake" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the intersection of shallow high-grade gold mineralization at Crystal Lake's Newmont Lake Gold Corridor. The new results are crucial as they provide evidence of a thick unit of unusually high-grade gold mineraliz...Read More

With the outlook for gold price being positive (the recent interest rate cut by Fed, which was the second cut of 2019, has reaffirmed this outlook), and with the sector witnessing major deals and consolidation this year, it would be interesting to see how the top 2 gold mining companies...Read full newsRead More

AMTD stock hit a new low earlier on sector headwindsThe U.S. stock market is selling off today after dismal manufacturing data. Among individual names making notable moves are broker TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:AMTD), steelmaker United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X), and chip stock Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX). Here's a quick look at what's moving the shares of AMTD, X, and XLNX.TD Amerit...Read More

Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSXV:NOB) today announced its plan to create the Canada Nickel Company.Read full newsRead More

Call buying has been hot on ZTS, but call writers have focused on the October 125 callZoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) has been on a brilliant run higher this year, up 46% in 2019 and touching an all-time high of $130.08 on Sept. 9. Following a brief pullback, options traders have been betting on another run higher, with call buying ramping up at theInternational Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Excha...Read More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to provide final assay results from its recently completed summer drilling program on the Hurricane zone at the Larocque East property. Highlights include assay results from drill holes LE19-28 and LE19-29. The Hurricane zone is located on the Company's 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property") in the Eastern A...Read More

The price of copper will have to rise drastically to decarbonise world by 2025, research has found.Read full newsRead More

The Dow has explored a more than 350-point trading range today alreadyThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has relinquished an early morning lead,after the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index fell to 47.8% in September -- its lowest level in over 10 years -- indicating trade tensions are creating a headwind for the U.S. economy. Shortly after the report was released, Pres...Read More

A key gold mine in Mexico will be shut down due to protests.Read full newsRead More

With the outlook for gold price being positive (the recent interest rate cut by Fed, which was the second cut of 2019, has reaffirmed this outlook), and with the sector witnessing major deals and consolidation this year, it would be interesting to see how the top 2 gold mining companies...Read full newsRead More

Home Depot stock has been a long-term outperformer Shares of home improvement name Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) have been climbing the charts this year. Currently, the stock is testing support at its +10% year-over-year mark and $250 billion market cap. With a 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) reading of 50, another layer of support is now being added, making it the perfect time to jump onto HD's u...Read More

Most analysts have remained bullish on VMWVMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) is trading up 2.4% at $155.56, thanks to bullish analyst attention. Wells Fargo this morning upgraded its opinion on the software name to "outperform" and boosted its price target by $40 to $180. This price level served as a ceiling for the shares from June through early August, and represents 20% upside to last night's close of $15...Read More

Checking in on the equity ETF in the midst of a historically rare moving average streakThe following is a reprint of the market commentary from the October 2019 edition of The Option Advisor, published on September 27. For more information, or to subscribe to The Option Advisor -- featuring 10 new option trades each month -- visit our online store.Regular followers of our analysis will be aware of...Read More