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

Gold premiums in top consumer China rose this week as investors bought the metal as a safe-haven due to rising trade tensions with the United States, while bullion demand moderated in India as local prices jumped to two-week highs.In China, premiums rose to about $14-$18 an ounce over the benchmark from $12-14 an ounce last week."Investment demand has been picking up, due to uncertainties on trade...Read More

QCOM is headed toward its biggest monthly loss since early 2002Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) topped out above $90 earlier this month after the chipmaker settled with Apple (AAPL) in a patent dispute -- marking QCOM stock's highest mark since January 2000. The shares quickly retreated on news of an antitrust court ruling, last seen down 1.6% at $65.56 -- putting them on track for their worst monthly...Read More

GM is the largest automaker in MexicoThe auto sector took a hit this morning thanks to President Donald Trump's threats to impose up to 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico in the coming months. As the largest automaker in Mexico, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) has been hit hardest thus far, down 4.2% to trade at $33.85. General Motors stock has now breached its year-to-date breakeven point...Read More

Put traders have been buying options on EWW in recent weeksMarkets are reeling this morning after President Donald Trump said he will impose tariffs on imports from Mexico, and that's obviously bad news for the iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (EWW). The Mexican exchange-traded fund (ETF) is set to open down 5% at $42.30, which would be its worst day of 2019. However, not everyone may be a loser during th...Read More

Trump will impose tariffs on Mexico until it stops the flow of illegal migrantsFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are signaling a negative open, down more than 200 points, after President Donald Trump tweeted he will impose a 5% tariff on Mexican imports beginning June 10. "The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied," he wrote. Auto stocks a...Read More

Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is not producing copper, the chief executive of the mining firm's owner Vedanta Resources said on Friday.Vedanta is fighting Zambia's decision this month to name a provisional liquidator to run Vedanta Resources' 90,000 tonnes KCM business and said in a statement that it was seeking international arbitration.Legal proceedings in Zambia have been adjourned to Jun...Read More

Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is not producing copper, the chief executive of the mining firm's owner Vedanta Resources said on Friday.Vedanta is fighting Zambia's decision this month to name a provisional liquidator to run Vedanta Resources' 90,000 tonnes KCM business and said in a statement that it was seeking international arbitration.Legal proceedings in Zambia have been adjourned to Jun...Read More

Desert Gold Ventures (TSXV: DAU) announced this week that the Malian government approved the renewal of its permit to operate the Djimbala project in southern Mali.In a press release, Desert said the permit renewal is for an initial 3-year term, renewable for two additional 2-year terms, which gives the Canadian company control of Djimbala until May 2026.At present, the British Columbia-based mine...Read More

Desert Gold Ventures (TSXV: DAU) announced this week that the Malian government approved the renewal of its permit to operate the Djimbala project in southern Mali.In a press release, Desert said the permit renewal is for an initial 3-year term, renewable for two additional 2-year terms, which gives the Canadian company control of Djimbala until May 2026.At present, the British Columbia-based mine...Read More

Desert Gold Ventures (TSXV: DAU) announced this week that the Malian government approved the renewal of its permit to operate the Djimbala project in southern Mali.In a press release, Desert said the permit renewal is for an initial 3-year term, renewable for two additional 2-year terms, which gives the Canadian company control of Djimbala until May 2026.At present, the British Columbia-based mine...Read More

ZEN Graphene Solutions (TSXV: ZEN) announced that it has signed an initial agreement to in-license certain intellectual properties from a Canadian university that, when combined with ZEN's graphite from the Albany mine, produces low-cost, environmentally-friendly graphene.The company said that the production process rapidly exfoliates Albany graphite into few-layer graphene, or FLG, with a convers...Read More

VANCOUVER, CANADA, Voleo Trading Systems Inc. (TSX-V: TRAD) ("Voleo", the "Company"), is pleased to announce that its common shares will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") under the symbol "TRAD" at market open, today, May 31, 2019.Voleo is a mobile fintech company focused on transforming the retail investing space through its powerful, collaborative investing platform. Vol...Read More

In March, Warrior Met Coal (NYSE: HCC ) approved a share buyback program of up to US$70 million of its outstanding common stock after exhausting a previous US$40-million repurchase program launched in May 2018.The metallurgical coal producer, with two underground mines in Alabama, also declared a special cash dividend in April of US$4.41 per share of its common stock for a total payment of US$230...Read More

Once in production, Dumont would be one of Canada's largest base metal mines and one of the top-five sulphide nickel producers in the world, RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX) says.The company has released an updated feasibility study on the fully permitted nickel-cobalt project, which contains the second-largest nickel reserves in the world (2.8 million tonnes, or 6.1 billion lb.), and the ninth-largest cob...Read More

Lithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resources"It's not regulation that fails, it's [the industry] as engineers and operators"SPONSOREDsrk consultingAs anyone working with statistics knows, before analysing data, it is crucial to understand...Read More

Non-executive director Stephen Hunt and non-exec chairman Asimwe Kabunga have both put in A$50,000 on an unsecured basis, with the funding repayable by mid-July.Volt needs US$40 million to develop the first stage of Bunyu, and the ASX-listed company has been trying to secure the funding for much of the past 12 months since completing feasibility work in July last year.Listings on stock exchanges i...Read More

I get this question a lot from readers ready to downsize:Why would I renovate my house now if I'm going to sell in [pick a short timeframe]? It's a valid question for two reasons: First, if you make upgrades before you're about to sell, you won't get to enjoy the money you've invested. Second, a lot of upgrades don't necessarily deliver the return on investment you would imagine. According to Remo...Read More

The entire footprint of NexGen Energy's (TSX: NXE; NYSE-AM: NXE) proposed Arrow mine is smaller than a university campus, but could produce 21% of the world's uranium once in production, the company says.The high-grade uranium deposit in Canada's Athabasca basin would produce 25.4 million lb. uranium oxide (U3O8) per year over an estimated mine life of nine years - leapfrogging the company into th...Read More

Agnico Eagle Mines' (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) Meliadine mine - it's largest gold deposit in terms of resources - achieved commercial production ahead of schedule and below the initial capital budget, the company reports.Total construction costs after crediting pre-commercial gold sales came in below the 2017 guidance of US$900 million.The mine, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, is expected to produce abou...Read More

After a milestone-rich year in which Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; ASX: CIA) restarted the Bloom Lake iron ore mine in Quebec's portion of the Labrador Trough, the company has executed a series of transactions to better position itself for growth amid a global supply shortage in high-grade iron ore.In May, Champion finalized a preferred share offering for $185 million with Quebec pension fund manager C...Read More