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

Australia is joining the growing number of nations looking to compete in space, from launching micro satellites that track sheep to mining water on the moon. Its advantage? Half the country already looks like Mars.With advances in technology and the falling cost of launch slots, the fledgling Australian Space Agency, set up last year, is taking a commercial approach to extra-terrestrial ventures....Read More

The company withdrew its Renuvion marketing applicationThe shares of Apyx Medical Corp (NASDAQ:APYX) are down 36.6% at $4.40, slicing through a long-term level of support. The medical supplies maker said it has withdrawn a marketing application for Renuvion, a device used for skin resurfacing. The move comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) questioned data irregularities.After top...Read More

Achieve Life Sciences' ORCA-1 smoking cessation study just got a positive review from the DSMCMedical Research stock Achieve Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:ACHV) is seeing yet another bounce today, after the independent Data Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC) gave the company's anti-smoking treatment, cytisinicline, a positive review in the phase 2B trial for the plant-based alkaloid. More specifically...Read More

Credit Suisse cut AA to "neutral" from "outperform"Aluminum concern Alcoa Corp (NYSE:AA) is starting its day in the red, last seen 1.9% lower at $28.91. This pullback for AA comes after Credit Suisse handed out a downgrade to "neutral" from "outperform," and a price-target cut to $31 from $40. Alcoa stock also saw an unimpressive price-target hike of $1 to $36 out of Jefferies.On the charts, AA h...Read More

Global miner Glencore and Japan's Tohoku Electric Power agreed on a price of $94.75 per tonne for supplies of thermal coal from Australia for the year through March 2020, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.The price, which serves as an industry benchmark for supplies of seaborne thermal coal in Asia, was 14 percent lower than a price agreed for supplies for the year through Septembe...Read More

Iron ore prices in China reached a record high on Tuesday as market participants wrestled two dilemmas, namely the likely temporary weather-related disruptions from Australia and the rather more serious safety outages in Brazil.A major tropical cyclone hitting the main producing and shipping areas in the world's largest iron ore miner was always likely to boost prices, and indeed, markets largely...Read More

Korea Zinc Inc and Teck Resources Ltd have agreed annual concentrate treatment charges of about $245 a tonne, 67 percent higher than last year, as mine supply ramps up, two industry sources said.The two companies are major players in the metals sector, and their agreement on yearly processing charges often establishes a benchmark widely used throughout the industry.World mine production of zinc -...Read More

Oil prices are poised for a third straight gainDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are struggling for direction today, after the big-cap index logged major gains in Monday's trading. There's plenty for traders to digest today, including March auto sales data and a slimmer-than-expected 1.6% drop in durable goods orders from February -- marking their first decline in four months. Additional...Read More

TNX just bottomed out near the site of two historically significant moving averagesStocks fell right alongside bond yields in the middle of last week, as fresh concerns over the global economy dominated headlines. The continued cascade in the 10-year Treasury note yield followed the previous week's drop in this metric below its 3-month counterpart, which many in the financial media seized upon as...Read More

IBM and Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology announced this week that they are joining forces and launching OptiMine Analytics, a solution that transforms data into process improvements via predictive insights and actionable dashboards embedded into operation management systems.In a press release, the companies said that the technology is particularly useful when it comes to dealing with failing equ...Read More

IBM and Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology announced this week that they are joining forces and launching OptiMine Analytics, a solution that transforms data into process improvements via predictive insights and actionable dashboards embedded into operation management systems.In a press release, the companies said that the technology is particularly useful when it comes to dealing with failing equ...Read More

Canadian junior Frontier Lithium (TSX-V: FL) has kicked off the first phase of development at its PAK lithium asset, aimed at confirming the project's economic viability through the construction and operation of a Demonstration Concentrator Plant that will produce multiple products for the industrial and battery markets.The plant is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate (...Read More

The Royal Canadian Mint announced this week the launching of three new bullion coins targeted at precious metals investors.In a press release, the institution said that the pieces include double-incuse Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins and its newest 99.999% pure gold "Call of the Wild" bullion coin, which features a moose."Call of the Wild" bullion coin. Photo by the Royal Canadian Mint."T...Read More

The Royal Canadian Mint announced this week the launching of three new bullion coins targeted at precious metals investors.In a press release, the institution said that the pieces include double-incuse Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins and its newest 99.999% pure gold "Call of the Wild" bullion coin, which features a moose."Call of the Wild" bullion coin. Photo by the Royal Canadian Mint."T...Read More

With a critical reclaimer in need of planned maintenance, engineering and planning were key to getting the equipment back up and running in under 14 days.Minera????o Rio do Norte (MRN) is Brazil's largest producer of Bauxite, the raw material for aluminum. In 2017, the mine delivered a total of 16.3 million tons of material. The bauxite is extracted at the mine in Porto Trombetas (PA), where it...Read More

A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More

LIMA (Reuters) - Eight men suffocated in an unauthorized gold mine in Peru after a tunnel they dug began spewing noxious fumes, local media reported on Sunday. Cesar Rondo, the only miner who survived the disaster, told local broadcaster RPP that the group became dizzy and suffered headaches in the tunnelRead full newsRead More

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) is planning a $327 million expansion of its already massive mining and processing complex in Panama, the largest copper mine coming to market over the next couple of years and the biggest single private sector investment in the nation's history.According to an updated technical report for Cobre Panama, located about 120 km west of Panama City and...Read More

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) is planning a $327 million expansion of its already massive mining and processing complex in Panama, the largest copper mine coming to market over the next couple of years and the biggest single private sector investment in the nation's history.According to an updated technical report for Cobre Panama, located about 120 km west of Panama City and...Read More

The next financial bubble burst could be so massive, it even takes out gold. One economist is making a very bold prediction.This man says that the colossal financial bubble that exists in today's economy is stretching closer and closer to its breaking point.And when it does pop -- soon, very soon -- it's not only going to take out the entire stock market... it'll absolutely crush other assets too....Read More