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

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

Chile's Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, has begun underground operations at its century-old Chuquicamata mine, ahead of schedule and with more than 8,000 tonnes of ore already extracted since early April.Block-caving, originally planned for May, began at the end of March, the state-owned miner said in a statement. Ore is being initially extracted by truck before starting commercial pro...Read More

Chile's Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, has begun underground operations at its century-old Chuquicamata mine, ahead of schedule and with more than 8,000 tonnes of ore already extracted since early April.Block-caving, originally planned for May, began at the end of March, the state-owned miner said in a statement. Ore is being initially extracted by truck before starting commercial pro...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices gained on Tuesday in Asia on the back of weaker-than-expected China PMI data for the month of April.Gold futures for June delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, were up 0.3% at $1,285.75 per ounce by 1:30 AM ET (05:30 GMT).The official manufacturing PMI and the Caixin PMI for the April period both came lower than expected.Asian stock...Read More

Haywood Securities has initiated coverage of Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) with a buy rating and 12-month target price of 40 ? per share - a 281% return from the junior's current share price of 11 ?."Minera Alamos holds two development projects in its project portfolio that can be quickly ramped up to production, with the potential to produce ~ 100,000 oz. gold over the next few years," mining analyst...Read More

Avocet requested the suspension with immediate effect.The same thing happened last year, with the suspension lasting for two months after it also missed the deadline for publishing its 2017 accounts and holding an annual general meeting.Avocet explained it had not been able to complete the audit for the 2018 annual report due to ongoing discussions with Managold regarding the costs incurred as par...Read More

The official resurrection date of the historic mine was last Wednesday (April 24) when a 72,000-tonne cargo of high-grade haematite ore valued at more than US$8 million left aboard a bulk carrier forRead More

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