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
The FDA declined to approve the drugmaker's new antibiotic The shares of Nabriva Therapeutics(NASDAQ:NBRV) are spiraling today, after the biopharmaceutical company's urinary tract infection (UTI) antibiotic drug, Contepo, was denied approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA cited facility and manufacturing concerns for its decision. NRBV is down 16.6% at $2.49 today, set for its...Read More
The S&P 500 eked out another record high close on Tuesday and capped its best fo...Read full newsRead More
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged on Wednesday to recover the more than 60 remaining bodies of miners killed in a massive coal shaft explosion in 2006, a mission he described as a humanitarian promise made to victims' families.The announcement came on Mexico's Labor Day holiday, and Lopez Obrador said he did not expect the company that operated the mine to oppose him."This is a...Read More
Most analysts remain bullish on the drug stock, thoughNear the bottom of the Nasdaq morning sits Heron Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:HRTX), down 21% to trade at $17.44 this morning, and earlier fell to a new annual low of $16.20. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the company's application for HTX-011, its postoperative non-opioid painkiller, requesting additional information from the com...Read More
EXAS shares are lower today, howeverMolecular diagnostics specialist EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS) has received a number of bullish analyst notes this morning after the company's earnings release last night. Canaccord Genuity, SVB Leerink, Jefferies, and Craig-Hallum all lifted their price targets on the stock, with the latter two setting the highest marks at $115, deep into all-time-hi...Read More
Canada's Cameco (TSX:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ), the world's largest publicly traded uranium miner, swung to a loss in the first three months of the year despite seeing growing support for nuclear energy.The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based company logged a C$18.3 million net loss in the first quarter of 2019, compared with a profit of C$57.8 million a year ago. That is equivalent to a decrease of five cents...Read More
The gold industry is likely to see an increase in buyout deals in the near future as miners fight to attract a shrinking pool of investment capital, the chief executive of Canada's Iamgold Corp said on Wednesday.The industry's buyout frenzy was sparked earlier this year when Barrick Gold Corp and Newmont bought Randgold Resources and Goldcorp, respectively, deals that created the world's two large...Read More
The gold industry is likely to see an increase in buyout deals in the near future as miners fight to attract a shrinking pool of investment capital, the chief executive of Canada's Iamgold Corp said on Wednesday.The industry's buyout frenzy was sparked earlier this year when Barrick Gold Corp and Newmont bought Randgold Resources and Goldcorp, respectively, deals that created the world's two large...Read More
Privately held industrial conglomerate GFG Alliance said on Wednesday it would spend up to A$100 million ($70.5 million) to get a controlling interest in a copper and iron ore developer to provide materials for its Australian copper and steel business.GFG is building up a South Australian franchise to its global steel and energy business after its purchase of the Whyalla Steelworks and an energy c...Read More
Privately held industrial conglomerate GFG Alliance said on Wednesday it would spend up to A$100 million ($70.5 million) to get a controlling interest in a copper and iron ore developer to provide materials for its Australian copper and steel business.GFG is building up a South Australian franchise to its global steel and energy business after its purchase of the Whyalla Steelworks and an energy c...Read More
Major indexes could hit fresh record highsDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are moving higher this morning, as investors applaud quarterly results from tech giant Apple (AAPL). The FAANG stock is pointed 5% higher in pre-market trading. In addition, Wall Street is cheering a bigger-than-expected increase in private payrolls, per the latest ADP data. With the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq...Read More
Historical data says the adage will be way off in 2019For those familiar with stock seasonality trends, "sell in May and go away" is a popular saying. The tables below explain where the saying comes from. Stock performance for the six-month period from May through October has been underwhelming compared to the other six months (November through April). Over the past 50 years the S&P 500 Index (SPX...Read More
GoldON Resources (TSX-V: GLD) announced this week it wants to earn an initial 60% interest and a subsequent 100% interest in Great Bear Resources' (TSX-V: GBR) West Madsen gold property in Ontario.To pursue its initial goal, GoldON has entered into a binding Letter of Intent with Great Bear. The document stipulates that GoldON has to invest at least $1.2 million in exploration on the property over...Read More
GoldON Resources (TSX-V: GLD) announced this week it wants to earn an initial 60% interest and a subsequent 100% interest in Great Bear Resources' (TSX-V: GBR) West Madsen gold property in Ontario.To pursue its initial goal, GoldON has entered into a binding Letter of Intent with Great Bear. The document stipulates that GoldON has to invest at least $1.2 million in exploration on the property over...Read More
GoldON Resources (TSX-V: GLD) announced this week it wants to earn an initial 60% interest and a subsequent 100% interest in Great Bear Resources' (TSX-V: GBR) West Madsen gold property in Ontario.To pursue its initial goal, GoldON has entered into a binding Letter of Intent with Great Bear. The document stipulates that GoldON has to invest at least $1.2 million in exploration on the property over...Read More
Australia's Queensland Government has approved Yancoal Australia's (ASX: YAL) planned expansion of its Cameby Downs thermal coal mine, located in the Surat Basin, about 360km northwest of Brisbane.The project will allow Yancoal to increase output at the mine from 2.8 million tonnes a year to 3.5 million, said the company, which manages Cameby Downs.It will also extend the productive life of the...Read More
Ridgestone Mining (TSXV: RMI) issued a review of results from exploration on its Rebeico gold-copper project in Sonora, Mexico, and reported that two styles of mineralization were recognized at the site, both containing copper, gold and silver.In a press release, Ridgestone said the mineralization was identified at the over 1 kilometre-long north-south trending Alaska vein, and at the intensely al...Read More
Ridgestone Mining (TSXV: RMI) issued a review of results from exploration on its Rebeico gold-copper project in Sonora, Mexico, and reported that two styles of mineralization were recognized at the site, both containing copper, gold and silver.In a press release, Ridgestone said the mineralization was identified at the over 1 kilometre-long north-south trending Alaska vein, and at the intensely al...Read More
Ridgestone Mining (TSXV: RMI) issued a review of results from exploration on its Rebeico gold-copper project in Sonora, Mexico, and reported that two styles of mineralization were recognized at the site, both containing copper, gold and silver.In a press release, Ridgestone said the mineralization was identified at the over 1 kilometre-long north-south trending Alaska vein, and at the intensely al...Read More