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

Short sellers in gold and silver need to trade very carefully as long as they do not fall below $1260 and $1419. There can be very sharp pullback rallies as long as gold trades over $1260 and silver trades over $1419. Crude oil will break free from $60-$65 consolidation phase and form a new range. Copper and industrial metals can trade with a softer bias. Momentum for gold and silver is down....Read More

Momentum Public Relations Original Source: Junior Gold Report I have been in the junior mining field writing my newsletter for over eighteen years. During that time, I have met a whole assortment of people and I've seen my share of arrogant so-called leaders. I've been on the ego see-saw, trying to balance out what theRead full newsRead More

Source: Clive Maund for Streetwise Reports 05/20/2019Technical analyst Clive Maund charts gold and explains why he believes gold will turn higher later in the summer.Gold and silver dropping back again late last week had investors in the precious metals sector feeling despondent, especially as their fears were magnified by at least one analyst calling for gold to drop to the low $900s or even...Read More

Source: Clive Maund for Streetwise Reports 05/20/2019Technical analyst Clive Maund charts silver and finds that it looks "considerably weaker than gold."Silver looks considerably weaker than gold, although that is normal at this stage in the cycle. It is still considered likely that it is forming a Double Bottom with its lows of late 2015, and if so then the support at those lows should hold....Read More

Crude oil hasn't closed higher yesterday and the previous series of rallies appears to face stiff headwinds. Is this it, or can the oil bulls pull a rabbit out of their hats? After all, they've reversed Monday's downswing already. Or does the prospect of wide spectrum U.S. - China uncertainties have the upper hand? It's making itself heard across the board and crude oil is no exception. Let's asse...Read More

Renewed trade fears had the Dow suffering, tooThe Dow took a hit today by big losses from Home Depot (HD) and Apple (AAPL). Renewed trade worries and a suffering retail sector sparked selling on the S&P, as well, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was dragged lower by Apple supplier Qualcomm (QCOM). The release of the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) May meeting minutes failed to ignite excitement...Read More

Brexit-related uncertainty and rising iron-ore prices were among the factors blamed for the company's failure.Read full newsRead More

Contact Gold Corp. (TSX-V: C) has completed its previously announced public offering, raising C$4 million. Shares of the company jumped by more than 13% on Wednesday morning. Its market capitalization now stands at about C$12.7 million.The funds will be used to conduct further drilling at Contact Gold's flagship Pony Creek project in Elko County, Nevada, as well as to explore other properties, the...Read More

Contact Gold Corp. (TSX-V: C) has completed its previously announced public offering, raising C$4 million. Shares of the company jumped by more than 13% on Wednesday morning. Its market capitalization now stands at about C$12.7 million.The funds will be used to conduct further drilling at Contact Gold's flagship Pony Creek project in Elko County, Nevada, as well as to explore other properties, the...Read More

Contact Gold Corp. (TSX-V: C) has completed its previously announced public offering, raising C$4 million. Shares of the company jumped by more than 13% on Wednesday morning. Its market capitalization now stands at about C$12.7 million.The funds will be used to conduct further drilling at Contact Gold's flagship Pony Creek project in Elko County, Nevada, as well as to explore other properties, the...Read More

The Government of Canada's Qu?(C)bec province announced on Wednesday that it will invest C$1.75 million (about $1.27m) to connect Newmont Goldcorp's Eleonore mine facilities to the existing regional fibre optic network. The project will enable Newmont Goldcorp to continue advancing its vision to create mine 4.0- an interconnected mine of the future. The connection, which will help optimi...Read More

The Government of Canada's Qu?(C)bec province announced on Wednesday that it will invest C$1.75 million (about $1.27m) to connect Newmont Goldcorp's Eleonore mine facilities to the existing regional fibre optic network. The project will enable Newmont Goldcorp to continue advancing its vision to create mine 4.0- an interconnected mine of the future. The connection, which will help optimi...Read More

The Government of Canada's Qu?(C)bec province announced on Wednesday that it will invest C$1.75 million (about $1.27m) to connect Newmont Goldcorp's Eleonore mine facilities to the existing regional fibre optic network. The project will enable Newmont Goldcorp to continue advancing its vision to create mine 4.0- an interconnected mine of the future. The connection, which will help optimi...Read More

All three retailers are seeing analyst attention after earningsMarkets are moving lower this afternoon, with retail stocks at the forefront of headlines. Three big names in the sector to watch today are TJX Companies Inc (NYSE:TJX), Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN), and J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP). Below, we will dive into what is moving the shares of TJX, JWN, and JCP.TJX Stock Sees Fresh Wave...Read More

Sandvik Additive Manufacturing has created the first ever 3D printed diamond composite. The stones lack sparkle, but are perfect for a wide range of industrial uses, says the company. The advantage is that the diamond can be 3D printed in very complex shapes, unlike mined or manufactured diamonds.Sandvik says the difference between its diamond and natural or synthetic diamonds is that its process...Read More

Sandvik Additive Manufacturing has created the first ever 3D printed diamond composite. The stones lack sparkle, but are perfect for a wide range of industrial uses, says the company. The advantage is that the diamond can be 3D printed in very complex shapes, unlike mined or manufactured diamonds.Sandvik says the difference between its diamond and natural or synthetic diamonds is that its process...Read More

Sandvik Additive Manufacturing has created the first ever 3D printed diamond composite. The stones lack sparkle, but are perfect for a wide range of industrial uses, says the company. The advantage is that the diamond can be 3D printed in very complex shapes, unlike mined or manufactured diamonds.Sandvik says the difference between its diamond and natural or synthetic diamonds is that its process...Read More

CMG stock hit a three-year peak in Monday's tradingChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) staged an impressive rally off its late-December lows near $383, rallying all the way up above $721 by April 9. CMG's short-lived pullback from here found support at its 50-day moving average, and a more recent bounce from the rising trendline sent the shares to a three-year peak of $727 on May 20. The burri...Read More

The bullish signal flashing for GLUU stock has never been wrongThe gaming concern Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) has seen a dramatic climb this year, before plateauing right beneath itshigh of $11.75 on April 5. The stock managed a brief bounce off a familiar floor at the 40-day moving average, but wound up gapping beneath the trendline, following a first-quarter earnings flop. There might still be hope...Read More

New York, NY - May 22, 2019 - NexTech AR Solutions (the "Company" or "NexTech") (OTCQB:NEXCF) (CSE:NTAR) (FSE:N29) is pleased to announce that it has signed Nordlands Granite Works (NGW), a 40 year old stone engraving and stone masonry company, to its SaaS e-commerce platform, which provides augmented reality solutions to enhance the shopping experience. NGW ...Read full newsRead More