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

Valeritas' h-Patch technology seemed to be effective in administering CBDOne stock making a notable move this morning is Valeritas Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:VLRX), which is gaining 13.2% to trade at $2.83, thanks to news the company used its proprietary h-Patch technology to effectively deliver cannabidiol (CBD) subcutaneously. The news could help VLRX shares gain some attention on Wall Street, where r...Read More

The shares are down almost 15% in electronic tradingBeyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) stock is bracing for a 14.7% drop out of the gate, after the plant-based burger maker announced a secondary stock offering roughly three months after its initial public offering (IPO) in order to fund the construction of more manufacturing facilities. This is offsetting a big second-quarter revenue beat of $67.3 mill...Read More

Trump criticized China for going back on a promise to purchase more American agricultural products New comments from President Donald Trump concerning trade talks between the U.S. and China are firmly in the spotlight today, and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are suffering as a result. Trump, in a series of tweets this morning, said the Asian country has not made good on its promise to...Read More

This analyst predicts a major market moving event happening as soon as August 13.After nearly 27-years studying the stock market as a hedge fund manager, broker, and analyst, onesenior analyst thought he was prepared for everything Mr. Market threw his way.But last December he got word of a huge market event that's now less than 60 days away.He sent an urgent note to over 75,000 people who, over...Read More

Everyone looks to have made money from Anil Agarwal's effort to shake up the mining giant. But he wasn't the one exposed to any real risk.Read full newsRead More

Newmont Goldcorp's Q2 earnings miss hurts gold mining ETFs. However, this can be used as an entry point to mining ETFs.Read full newsRead More

The put/call ratio on this power trio of equity funds just cratered to a 2019 lowOne of the option-based indicators our research team has been tracking for quite some time now is the 20-day put/call ratio for combined buy-to-open volume across the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), and Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ). These three exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with combined asset...Read More

Take advantage of the first amendment, and participate in a nation-wide poll.With the 2020 election growing ever closer, the country continues to be divided politically.From disputes about the appropriateness of displaying the Confederate flag, to rights for minorities, and the ever-growing concern about security at the U.S. border, the 2020 election promises to be contentious... if not the most c...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices were near flat on Monday in Asia as traders await the upcoming U.S. Federal Reserve meeting this week. Gold futures for August delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, was unchanged at $1,419.65 by 1:28 AM ET (04:28 GMT). The yellow metal fell 0.5% last week after suffering its sharpest one-day slide in three weeks on Thursday when the...Read More

James HyerczykJul 28, 2019 11:18 PM GMTGold futures also posted a tight range last week that fell inside the previous week’s range. This type of price action tends to indicate investor indecision and impending volatility. There was no follow-through to the upside after the market hit a multi-year high during the week-ending July 19. However, the selling wasn’t strong enough either to...Read More

He was corporate broker to a dozen UK-listed miners and worked on the US$3 billion financing of Aluminium Bahrain's 500,000 tonnes per annum aluminium smelter expansion, the recapitalisation of Kenmare Resources, the acquisition of Stillwater by Sibanye and Rio Tinto's Ivanhoe Mines transactions. SolGold says Hofmaier funded bulk and base metals mines into production and counted numerous global he...Read More

De Beers Group published the results of what it calls its "sixth sales cycle" of 2019. The value of this month's sight stood at $250 million, a drop of more than 60 percent compared to the sixth sight of 2018 ($533). The miner reported that its fifth sight, of last month, had generated $391 million, compared to $581 million in June 2018. To date, De Beers' rough sales in 2019 reached $2....Read More

Alrosa, the world's largest national diamond miner, and the Federal Agency for Nationality Affairs (FADN of Russia) signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of preserving the traditional lifestyle of the indigenous minorities of the Russian North, Siberia and the Far East. The agreement was signed by Igor Barinov, head of the FADN of Russia, and Sergey Ivanov, CEO of Alrosa. The main s...Read More

Bulawayo 24 News, a leading online Zimbabwean news provider, reported earlier tis month that Vice President, Retired General Constantino Chiwenga, is looking to engage China, help in the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa from office. Mnangagwa's tenure in office is reportedly already hanging by a thread, as a faction in the military close to, wants him to voluntarily resign and make way...Read More

Mondiamo, a high-growth online buyer of pre-owned diamond jewelry, announced it is merging with CIRCA, the global buyer of pre-owned fine jewelry and watches with 12 offices worldwide, creating the world's leading buyer of pre-owned luxury diamonds, jewelry and watches. Consumers own more than $1 trillion of fine jewelry and watches, according to Mondiamo, who estimate the global secondary ma...Read More

De Beers Group’s sales decreased to $250-million for the sixth cycle of this year.This compares with the $391-million of diamonds sold in the fifth sales cycle of this year and the $533-million of diamonds sold in the sixth sales cycle of 2018.Advertisement“With ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, retailers managing inventory levels, and polished diamond inventories in the midstream con...Read More

Greenland Ruby announces that it has become the first colored gem miner to join the Responsible Jewellery Council. The company, with a head office in Nuuk, Greenland, has embarked on the process of becoming certified against RJC's Code of Practices, which defines responsible, social and environmental business practices for companies in the jewelry supply chain. Once Greenland Ruby has complet...Read More

Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumNamed Siriema, copper mineralisation has been defined by 11 core holes and 22 reverse circulation holes totaling 8,566m, with a mineralised zone believed to extend 400m in strike-length, be 20 to 50m wide and running from surface to a depth of 250m. The zone is interpreted to contain multiple sub-vertical mineralised len...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipThickened tailings deposition for closureSPONSOREDsrk consultingAustralian Vanadium targets growing energy-storage and steel marketsSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumSaturn's high-grade discovery gives Apollo Hill a rocketSPONSOREDsaturn metalsThe firm, co-founded by Owen Hegarty and Jason Chang, has started meeting with institution...Read More

Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumIvanhoe shares were up about 3% yesterday in Toronto, and have climbed by 30% since the start of June. But the stock has dipped from its recent 52-week high of C$4.48 reached earlier this month.Read More