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

Gold miner Caledonia Mining is seeking ways to deepen its investment in Zimbabwe even though a currency crisis has dented its earnings and bureaucracy has slowed the company's purchase of an increased stake.The end of Robert Mugabe's rule in 2017 after an army coup led to a rush of excitement that miners would flood in to develop the nation's mineral wealth.The end of Robert Mugabe's rule in 2017...Read More

Analysts have taken a hatchet to their forecasts for the upcoming round of corporate earningsThe following is a reprint of the market commentary from the April 2019 edition of The Option Advisor, published on March 22. For more information, or to subscribe to The Option Advisor -- featuring 10 new option trades each month -- visit our online store.Following Wednesday's "no hike" decision from the...Read More

There's some downside risk for stocks this week as the month of March wraps upThe doubt we had in the S&P 500 Index (SPX - 2,800.71) breakout manifested itself late last week, after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold rates steady at the conclusion of its meeting on Wednesday. As we mentioned previously, nearly all market participants had largely expected this result. However,...Read More

US gold giant Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) has offered investors a one-time special dividend of 88 cents per share, if its $10 billion-friendly takeover of Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) is approved, in an effort to stop a brewing shareholder revolt that could obstruct the deal with the Canadian gold miner.Some of Newmont's shareholders, including hedge fund giant Paulson & Co., have criticized the dea...Read More

US gold giant Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) has offered investors a one-time special dividend of 88 cents per share, if its $10 billion-friendly takeover of Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) is approved, in an effort to stop a brewing shareholder revolt that could obstruct the deal with the Canadian gold miner.Some of Newmont's shareholders, including hedge fund giant Paulson & Co., have criticized the dea...Read More

CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV) agreed today to go ahead with the purchase of 100% of the past-producing Manibridge nickel mine in the Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, central Canada.The mine is currently owned by Pure Nickel (TSXV: NIC). To acquire it, CanAlaska has to issue Pure Nickel 300,000 shares and 100,000 2-year warrants exercisable at $0.28/share, and pay $25,000.The Manibridge Mine claims,...Read More

CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV) agreed today to go ahead with the purchase of 100% of the past-producing Manibridge nickel mine in the Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, central Canada.The mine is currently owned by Pure Nickel (TSXV: NIC). To acquire it, CanAlaska has to issue Pure Nickel 300,000 shares and 100,000 2-year warrants exercisable at $0.28/share, and pay $25,000.The Manibridge Mine claims,...Read More

Romios Gold Resources (TSXV: RG) announced that it has amended an agreement it signed with Crystal Lake Mining (TSXV: CLM) whereby Romios' Newmont Lake property has been optioned to CLM provided that the latter has funding in place to finance its commitment to spend $3 million on an agreed exploration program before September 20, 2019.In a press release, Romios explained that the Definitive Agreem...Read More

Romios Gold Resources (TSXV: RG) announced that it has amended an agreement it signed with Crystal Lake Mining (TSXV: CLM) whereby Romios' Newmont Lake property has been optioned to CLM provided that the latter has funding in place to finance its commitment to spend $3 million on an agreed exploration program before September 20, 2019.In a press release, Romios explained that the Definitive Agreem...Read More

Romios Gold Resources (TSXV: RG) announced that it has amended an agreement it signed with Crystal Lake Mining (TSXV: CLM) whereby Romios' Newmont Lake property has been optioned to CLM provided that the latter has funding in place to finance its commitment to spend $3 million on an agreed exploration program before September 20, 2019.In a press release, Romios explained that the Definitive Agreem...Read More

As Wisconsin moves closer to legalization, it's a race to secure dominance in the new market.The state of Wisconsin has officially put marijuana decriminalization and medical cannabis in the latest budget proposal. At this rate, Wisconsin could be the next state to legalize medical marijuana and possibly decriminalize the substance altogether.This company is predicted to make $6 to $8 million on t...Read More

Learn how to protect savings and maximize returns by investing in precious metals.Gold Trust would like to announce the newest edition of its guide to precious metals, perfect for anyone hoping to safeguard their investments and retirement!And today, they are giving away a free copy of their Investor's Guide to Precious Metals 2019!Their goal is to help regular investors learn the "pro" secrets...Read More

ENDEAVOUR ACHIEVES FIRST GOLD POUR AT ITY CIL PROJECT 4 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE View News Release in PDF HIGHLIGHTS Over 8.5 million man-hours have been worked without a lost time injury The ...Read full newsRead More

Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) has been hit by a local court injunction that forces it to freeze operations at 13 of its tailings dams in the country.The world's biggest iron ore producer, which is expected to release its fourth-quarter figures on Wednesday, said the order will impact production at its massive Brucutu mine, as it will now take longer than expected to bring it back on li...Read More

Australia's OceanaGold (ASX, TSX: OGC) has withdrawn from two exploration projects in Argentina in which spent about $4.5 million (C$6m) over the past two years as explorations results have not met the miner's expectations.Mirasol Resources (TSX-V:MRZ), the owner of La Curva and Claudia prospects in Argentina's Santa Cruz province, said that while results to date weren't what OceanaGold expected,...Read More

Australia's OceanaGold (ASX, TSX: OGC) has withdrawn from two exploration projects in Argentina in which spent about $4.5 million (C$6m) over the past two years as explorations results have not met the miner's expectations.Mirasol Resources (TSX-V:MRZ), the owner of La Curva and Claudia prospects in Argentina's Santa Cruz province, said that while results to date weren't what OceanaGold expected,...Read More

ENDEAVOUR ACHIEVES FIRST GOLD POUR AT ITY CIL PROJECT 4 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE View News Release in PDF HIGHLIGHTS Over 8.5 million man-hours have been worked without a lost time injury The ...Read full newsRead 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

B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) was created as a junior exploration company in 2007, and since then it has grown to become an intermediate gold producer, with five mines in four countries.Last year production reached 953,504 oz. gold - a 51% jump over 2017 - sending revenues nearly doubling year-on-year to US$1.2 billion, and cash flow almost tripling to US$451 million.That war chest helped B2Gold...Read More

Before he founded International Tower Hill Mines (TSX: ITH; NYSE-AM: THM) in the mid-2000s and discovered the Livengood deposit in Alaska - a development project that now has an estimated 19.7 million oz. gold - Jeffrey Pontius worked for seven years as the U.S. and North American exploration manager for AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU). It was during his time at the South African miner that the geolo...Read More