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

Peninsula Energy Ltd (ASX:PEN) has a new substantial shareholder in Sydney-based Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd with a 9.71% stake.Paradice attained this status on April 12, 2019, and holds 24 million securities in the US uranium producer.The transaction was valued at almost $6.5 million.Investment valued at $6.72 millionAt Peninsula's current share price of 28 cents, Paradice's investment...Read More

Have you ever tried paying for a plane ticket with cash? It's not easy. Better yet, try renting a car with cash - good luck. There are some things today I can't imagine not paying by plastic or through my mobile device. And I'm not the only one...According to an ING International survey conducted two years ago, nearly one third of U.S. citizens never or rarely carry cash, and 34% said they would g...Read More

Wednesday was a scary day.A young woman, 18-year-old Sol Pais, flew from Florida to Colorado. Once there, she traveled to Littleton, where she immediately bought a pump-action shotgun and ammunition. Her goal, it seems, was to reenact the devastating massacre at Columbine High School, which took place exactly 20 years ago on Saturday.Thankfully, she failed.But things could easily have been differe...Read More

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe company has 24 drill rigs operating throughout the Curaçá Valley, including 11 within Vermelhos and 13 within Pilar.Ero is the latest vehicle of copper exploration legend David Strang, who is president and CEO.Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxDrilling at Vermelhos has resulted in meaningful increases in previously modeled thickness...Read More

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxLos Helados is a large copper-gold porphyry deposit in Chile's Region III, comprised of adjacent mineral titles in Chile and Argentina. Upon completion, the spinco will hold about 63% of Los Helados and a portfolio of exploration interests. The remaining 37% interest is held by its exploration partner Pan Pacific Copper, operator of the Caserones mine some...Read More

Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesHow to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixSteel companies are reaping the benefits of the now-level trade situati...Read More

Niron is developing the Zogota iron ore deposit in neighbouring Guinea. The private company still has to finish the feasibility study on the project, but Davis said this would soon be done. "This MOU is an important milestone in our plans to develop the Zogota project," he said. "We intend to complete our feasibility study within six months and continue to work with relevant stakeho...Read More

The Nasdaq-100 closed at a new record high, thoughStocks started the day higher thanks to positive Chinese economic data and tech sector strength. However, markets swung lower as the healthcare sector continued to sell off on potential policy changes taking place in Washington D.C. Negative earnings reactions for heavyweights IBM (IBM) and Netflix (NFLX) only stoked the bearish flames, with the Do...Read More

How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.Many traders are tired of repeating the same mistakes over and over again, but are unsure how to break the cycle of bad decisions that lead to mediocre, or even poor results.And even the supposed "market gurus" or "experts" don't have the answer... or if they do, it's "all flash and no substance."But there is a REAL solution.While ot...Read More

Both names are seeing heavier-than-usual options activityThe U.S. equities market is struggling for direction this afternoon, as Wall Street weighs a fresh round of corporate earnings. Among individual stocks making notable moves are pharma name Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IONS), health insurance website eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH), and healthcare services provider Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYS...Read More

B2Gold's (TSX: BTO NSX: B2G) stock was up over 2% Wednesday afternoon after reporting strong results on both its gold production and gold sales for the first quarter of 2019.Consolidated gold production was 230,859 ounces, 6% (12,704) ounces above target. Gold production from B2Gold's Fekola, Masbate, Otjikoto and El Limon mines all exceeded their targeted production, the company reported.The Fek...Read More

B2Gold's (TSX: BTO NSX: B2G) stock was up over 2% Wednesday afternoon after reporting strong results on both its gold production and gold sales for the first quarter of 2019.Consolidated gold production was 230,859 ounces, 6% (12,704) ounces above target. Gold production from B2Gold's Fekola, Masbate, Otjikoto and El Limon mines all exceeded their targeted production, the company reported.The Fek...Read More

B2Gold's (TSX: BTO NSX: B2G) stock was up over 2% Wednesday afternoon after reporting strong results on both its gold production and gold sales for the first quarter of 2019.Consolidated gold production was 230,859 ounces, 6% (12,704) ounces above target. Gold production from B2Gold's Fekola, Masbate, Otjikoto and El Limon mines all exceeded their targeted production, the company reported.The Fek...Read More

This new book is a must-read for the business-minded.A shocking new book is making its way through the academic, financial, and economic circles in America.According to one interview, it even became the #2 book in all of China!This book has become so popular because it identifies a big change in the U.S.'sfuture... which could inevitably lead to the fall of several of the most powerful tech compa...Read More

One trader seems to have executed a short put spread todayThe shares of Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) are down 1.3% to trade at $124.50 today, after United Continental (UAL) announced it will pull its fares from the site later this year. Expedia and United have been battling in the courtroom, with a federal judge earlier this month rejecting the former's request for an injunction that would hav...Read More

BofA-Merrill Lynch just initiated coverage with an "underperform" ratingWhile several pot stocks have gotten a serious boost on BofA-Merrill Lynch's latest note, sector peer Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON) has not fared so well. The analyst just initiated coverage with an "underperform" rating and a $13 price target -- a 17.7% discount to yesterday's close. The broker said it was uncomfortable with...Read More

Put volume has already hit an annual high on the healthcare ETFIt's been a brutal week for healthcare stocks, as traders head to the sidelines on concerns about potential policy changes out of Washington, D.C., including a "Medicare for All" bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. The sector-wide sell-off is nowhere more evident than in theHealth Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), which is on pa...Read More

The price of copper jumped on Wednesday after upbeat industrial activity data from China, consumer of half the world's industrial metals, provided evidence that Beijing's stimulus program is finally filtering through to the real economy.Copper for delivery in May added more than 2% to touch a high of $2.9955 per pound ($6,604 per tonne) on the Comex market in New York. It's the highest level since...Read More

The price of copper jumped on Wednesday after upbeat industrial activity data from China, consumer of half the world's industrial metals, provided evidence that Beijing's stimulus program is finally filtering through to the real economy.Copper for delivery in May added more than 2% to touch a high of $2.9955 per pound ($6,604 per tonne) on the Comex market in New York. It's the highest level since...Read More

Sherritt International Corp will not be materially impacted by the Trump administration's decision to allow lawsuits in U.S. courts against foreign firms in Cuba, the Canadian mining firm said on Wednesday.The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies that use properties confiscated by Communist-ruled Cuba since Fidel Castro's revolution s...Read More