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

Private capital tracker Preqin says in an report, that contrary to expectations, 2018 was another bumper year for the industry, particularly for natural resources investments.Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resources - oil and gas, timberland, farmland, water and mines - set a fresh record in 2018, totalling $93 billion, and is likely to top $100 billion as more data become...Read More

Today's payrolls data helped calm trader anxiety over the economyThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is headed for anotherday of gains, after the Marchjobs report helped to quell investor anxiety over the health of the economy. All eyes are still on U.S.-China trade talks, too, with President Donald Trump saying "we'll know over the next four weeks" if the two countries can reach a consensus....Read More

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has exited an earn-in agreement with Japan Gold (TSXV: JG; US-OTC: JGLDF) after completing an initial surface evaluation on its Eboshi, Kobui, Minamikayabe and Kamitsue lithocap projects in Japan.After completing mapping and soil and rock sampling, First Quantum decided the four projects did not meet its criteria. Japan Gold says it believes that three of the pr...Read More

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has exited an earn-in agreement with Japan Gold (TSXV: JG; US-OTC: JGLDF) after completing an initial surface evaluation on its Eboshi, Kobui, Minamikayabe and Kamitsue lithocap projects in Japan.After completing mapping and soil and rock sampling, First Quantum decided the four projects did not meet its criteria. Japan Gold says it believes that three of the pr...Read More

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has exited an earn-in agreement with Japan Gold (TSXV: JG; US-OTC: JGLDF) after completing an initial surface evaluation on its Eboshi, Kobui, Minamikayabe and Kamitsue lithocap projects in Japan.After completing mapping and soil and rock sampling, First Quantum decided the four projects did not meet its criteria. Japan Gold says it believes that three of the pr...Read More

Copper producers must collectively raise their game to improve the metal's ethical and green credentials as ageing mines require more water and energy to produce the same amount of metal, one of BHP's most senior executives said on Friday.Many in the industry have emphasized the importance of copper in the quest for a lower carbon economy as its properties as an electricity conductor hand it a lea...Read More

The company reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings and full-year guidance The shares of workwear concern Duluth Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:DLTH) are sinking today after an abysmal fourth-quarter earning report. The company blamed the results that fell short of analysts' expectations on softening shipping and handling revenue, along with growing freight costs. The apparel name also lowered its 20...Read More

The cloud stock is trading near a reliably bullish trendlineTwilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) stock has been in an impressive long-term uptrend, more than tripling in value on a year-over-year basis. More recently, the cloud shares hit a record high of $136 on March 21 before easing back to a historically bullish trendline, last seen up 0.7% at $123.20.Specifically, TWLO closed Thursday's session within one...Read More

The shares have pulled back sharply from their mid-March peakBoston Beer Company Inc (NYSE:SAM) is reeling this morning, last seen down 3.9% at $272.79, after Goldman Sachs slammed the beer stock with a downgrade to "sell" from "neutral," and a price-target cut to $245 to $270. The firm said its sees increasing competition negatively impacting sales growth for SAM, and prefers rival Constellation...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

MUMBAI/BENGALURU - Physical gold demand perked up in top bullion consumer China on a dip in prices and optimism surrounding a U.S.-China trade deal, while buying picked up pace in the Indian market as domestic rates fell ahead of a key festival.In China, premiums of about $13-$15 were being charged over the benchmark, marginally higher than last week's $12-$14 range."Demand in China is doing a bit...Read More

APHA has nearly tripled since its early December bottomPot stock Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA) was granted provisional approval in Germany for a cannabis cultivation license, with a minimum annual capacity of 200 kilograms. This comes a few days after Aphria launched its first CBD-based product in Germany. The news has Aphria stock up 1% to trade at $10.03 this morning. Since February, Aphria stock has...Read More

We're getting used to writing about bullish analyst notes on ChipotleWe try to diversify our coverage of stocks, but certain trends are too hard to ignore. That's been the case for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), which continues to receive one positive analyst review after another. This morning it was Stifel that weighed in, saying in a note that a recent survey suggests the burrito chai...Read More

ULAANBAATAR - A group of Mongolian legislators has recommended one of the agreements underpinning Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi copper mine should be scrapped and another changed, adding to the giant project's political problems.The Gobi desert copper deposit promises to become one of Rio Tinto's most lucrative properties, but it has been subject to repeated challenges from politicians who argue the spoi...Read More

The brokerage firm also boosted its BBBY price targetMorgan Stanley upgraded Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) to "equal weight" from "underweight," and lifted its price target by $7 to $20 -- a 13.7% premium to last night's close. The brokerage firm said a recent push by activist investors for new management "creates possible upside," and could drive BBBY stock's performance until the retailer...Read More

Norway plans to tighten restrictions on coal investments for its $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund while opening it up for renewable-energy infrastructure assets.The government proposes to expand its coal ban by adding absolute caps on production of thermal coal, or its use in power generation, which would target big companies such as Glencore Plc, Anglo American Plc, BHP Group Ltd., RWE AG and Un...Read More

Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals is on track to start operations by 2020, though the project still needs an environmental permit that could take up to eight months to be approved, the developer told Reuters.China's Tsingshan Group and partners including GEM Co Ltd are building a $700 million high pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plant at the PT Indonesia Morowali Indu...Read More

The U.S. added a stronger-than-expected 196,000 new jobs last monthStock futures are signaling a higher open, after a report from China's Xinhua News Agency indicated Chinese President Xi Jinping communicated to U.S. President Donald Trump through Vice Premier Liu He that significant headway had been made in trade negotiations between the two countries, and a deal should made as quickly as possibl...Read More

The Investor Mining & Tailings Safety Initiative has requested that over 600 resource companies, including major miners, reveal the safety records of their waste storage facilities, following the collapse of Vale's Brumadinho dam in Brazil in January, which killed hundreds.Following the disaster, a group of 96 institutional investors (representing more than $10.3 trillion assets under managemen...Read More

The Investor Mining & Tailings Safety Initiative has requested that over 600 resource companies, including major miners, reveal the safety records of their waste storage facilities, following the collapse of Vale's Brumadinho dam in Brazil in January, which killed hundreds.Following the disaster, a group of 96 institutional investors (representing more than $10.3 trillion assets under managemen...Read More