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

FREETOWN – At the foot of a slag heap some 40 metres high, Adi Kalie Bangura showed the black welts that dot his arms and legs that he says are the result of drinking and bathing in water contaminated by Sierra Leone’s largest diamond mine.The water “makes us get headaches and feel sick in our stomachs,” said Bangura, a traditional healer and community elder in Koidu, the l...Read More

Junior miner Lucapa recovered an exceptional, D-color type IIA gem, weighing 64 carats at its Mothae mine in Lesotho. Lucapa managing director Stephen Wetherall said the gem is the best individual diamond recovered to the date from the Mothae mine in Lesotho, "further underlining its status as a source of large and premium-value stones. "The recovery of this exceptional 64-carat gem also represen...Read More

KALGOORLIE (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 64 ct diamond from its Mothae kimberlite mine, in Lesotho.The Type IIa D-colour gem is considered to be the best individual diamond recovered to date from the Mothae mine, Lucapa MD Stephen Wetherall said on Tuesday.Advertisement“The recovery of this exceptional 64 ct gem also represents a great start...Read More

Americas Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE: USAS) expects to start producing gold before year-end at its fully funded Relief Canyon project in Nevada, 153 km northeast of Reno.The mine will produce about 91,000 oz. gold per year over a 5.6 year mine life at all-in sustaining costs (AISCs) of US$801 per ounce.Americas Silver picked up the project - which includes three historic open-pit mines and a fully perm...Read More

This episode features an interview with Lucara Diamond president and CEO Eira Thomas on the company's response to challenges in the diamond industry, including competition with synthetic diamonds, as well as the need for consolidation in the diamond space, and why the company plans to maintain its 7% dividend. The interview was conducted by Dean McPherson, TMX Group head of business development fo...Read More

Alcoa closed the mine and power station in Australia's south-east in 2015 after 46 years of operation.Eden created Biomes in a former china clay quarry in Cornwall, England, which has attracted 21 million visitors since opening in 2001.The Eden Project Anglesea concept plans to "immerse visitors in the extremes of the elements - earth, air, water, fire" and create a must-see prelude to a journey o...Read More

Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumLondon-based brokerage Peel Hunt has initiated coverage of the company, saying Alpala remained firmly on the radar of reserve-hungry majors. Peel Hunt entered the fray with a ‘buy' rating, noting the company's significant potential as a take-out target."We firmly see Alpala in the next round of mega-copper projects...Read More

Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has appointed mining services provider Teichmann South Africa, as a contract miner at its Kareevlei diamond mine, in the Kimberley region of South Africa.The five-year contract is effective July 1.AdvertisementBlueRock announced in May that it was in negotiations with a member of the Teichmann Group to provide the quantity of ore necessary to meet BlueRock’s prod...Read More

This week started off just swell, with the biggest drop of 2019 shaving about 3% off the markets.Goodbye nearly $1 trillion.What a shocker, though. Who could have seen it coming?Everyone. The answer is everyone. Quite frankly, anyone surprised should be ashamed.We knew there had been no progress, only tepid platitudes about how important reaching a trade agreement is for both nations.We knew that...Read More

It was a full-blown meltdown for U.S. stocks todayU.S. stocks had their worst day of the year, extending recent weakness as the U.S.-China trade relationship took another turn for the worse. President Donald Trump accused China of currency manipulation after the yuan fell to its lowest point versus the dollar in a decade, and the Asian nation also reportedly halted crop imports from the U.S. When...Read More

ZNGA is on track to breach a key trendline of support todayEarlier today, President Donald Trump cited video games as the driver behind the two mass shootings over the weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Trump's comments echoed that of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, sending the video games sector lower across the board. Among the losers is Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), and options trad...Read More

Disney reports earnings post-close on Tuesday, and the shares have recently struggled after releasesWalt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) has been one of the best Dow stocks in 2019 thanks to incredible success at the box office. The shares are being hit by the market weakness today, however, last seen down 2.5% at $138.16. At this level, DIS is set to close below the 50-day moving average for the first time...Read More

A look at how Trump's violent video game concerns are impacting EA, ATVI and GMEStocks are taking a serious hit today, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China ramp up. Video game stocks are in hot water today too, after President Donald Trump blamed video game violence for contributing to this weekend's mass shooting tragedies. Three stocks affected are Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), Activ...Read More

GIS is up 38% year-to-dateCereal maker General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) is down 0.8% at $53.20 this afternoon. GIS has been stuck in between the $52 and $54 levels since mid-May, with added support emerging at the 80-day moving average in late June. The shares touched an annual high of $54.74 just last month, and despite today's drop, remain 38% higher year-to-date.Implied volatilies on the equity a...Read More

All three major indexes are headed toward their biggest one-day drop since MayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI),Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are all headed toward their worst day in almost three months, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China go from a simmer to a full-on boil. In light of President Donald Trump's recent decision to implement another round of tariff...Read More

Here are 5 highly-ranked gold stocks that are also currently trading for less than $10 a share.Read full newsRead More

Gold futures are higher as stock traders seek safetyAs trade tensions between the U.S. and China heat up, investors are fleeing stocks for the perceived safety of tangible assets like gold. With futures on the malleable metal flirting with six-year highs, several gold stocks are shining today, including Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (NYSE:WPM) shares. What's more, WPM recently flashed a historicall...Read More

Tyson Foods posted strong quarterly earnings Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) is trading up 5.9% this morning at $84.43, thanks to a quarterly earnings beat. The meat supplier also said it received a subpoena from the Department of Justice to provide documents and information on the chicken industry, and that it's complying with the requests. Traders are also anxious to learn how the swine flu fever o...Read More

The stock is at the top of the Nasdaq todayWhile the broader stock market reels on ramped-up trade tensions between the U.S. and China, one equity bucking the trend in a huge way is Allakos Inc (NASDAQ:ALLK). The pharma stock is at the top of the Nasdaq this morning, more than doubling after the company's eosinophilic gastritis treatment met the goal in a mid-stage study. In addition, the company...Read More

GlycoMimetics' sickle cell disease treatment failed a late-stage study The shares of GlycoMimetics Inc (NASDAQ:GLYC) have more than halved this morning, down 50.1% at $4.56, afterPfizer (PFE), the company's partner in the trial, announced that the biotech's blood disorder treatment rivipansel did not meet the goal of its late-stage trial in patients with complication of sickle cell disease. The st...Read More