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

SYNA stock is heavily shortedHuman interface technology expert Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA) is watching its stock price plummet today, last seen down 17.1% at $35.78. The sell-off comes after the company, on Friday evening, said CEO Richard Bergman is leaving the firm, and its fiscal third-quarter revenue will come in at the lower end of its expected range due to weakness in the Chinese m...Read More

There are reports a U.S.-China meeting could be pushed back againDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointed modestly lower this morning, under pressure once more from embattled blue chip Boeing (BA). Shares of the aerospace stock are down 2.5% ahead of the bell after The Wall Street Journal reported that Department of Transportation (DOT) officials and federal prosecutors are probing...Read More

A deep dive into spring seasonality tells us what to expect through the end of AprilLast week's bullish price action during March options expiration week appears to have taken out technical resistance at the S&P 500 Index (SPX - 2,822.48) 2,820 level by a sliver, which happens to be 20% off the December 2018 lows. While last week's rally was propelled by a few factors, the dollar's failure to brea...Read More

A Brazilian court has ordered iron ore miner Vale (NYSE:VALE) to freeze 1 billion reais (about $260 million) in funds as compensation for affected communities following the January dam disaster at the company's Corrego do Feij??o mine, which left at least 300 people dead."In addition to the block of funds, the decision also requires that Vale pays for the sheltering, lodging, maintenance and feedi...Read More

A Brazilian court has ordered iron ore miner Vale (NYSE:VALE) to freeze 1 billion reais (about $260 million) in funds as compensation for affected communities following the January dam disaster at the company's Corrego do Feij??o mine, which left at least 300 people dead."In addition to the block of funds, the decision also requires that Vale pays for the sheltering, lodging, maintenance and feedi...Read More

Shipments to China came in at 14.5 million units for February, down 19.9% from last year - a six year low. Read full newsRead More

Botswana's Debswana Diamond Mining, a joint venture between De Beers and the southern Africa country's government, have awarded Thiess' subsidiary CIMIC a $1.2-billion contract to extend the lifespan of their Jwaneng mine.Jwaneng, which began operations in 1982, is currently 650 metres deep, but its owners want to deepen the pit to 830 meters (2,700 feet), which will allow continuing operations f...Read More

Botswana's Debswana Diamond Mining, a joint venture between De Beers and the southern Africa country's government, have awarded Thiess' subsidiary CIMIC a $1.2-billion contract to extend the lifespan of their Jwaneng mine.Jwaneng, which began operations in 1982, is currently 650 metres deep, but its owners want to deepen the pit to 830 meters (2,700 feet), which will allow continuing operations f...Read More

Botswana's Debswana Diamond Mining, a joint venture between De Beers and the southern Africa country's government, have awarded Thiess' subsidiary CIMIC a $1.2-billion contract to extend the lifespan of their Jwaneng mine.Jwaneng, which began operations in 1982, is currently 650 metres deep, but its owners want to deepen the pit to 830 meters (2,700 feet), which will allow continuing operations f...Read More

Kyrgyz gold producer Chaarat (AIM:CGH) and Turkish mining and mine construction contractor ??iftay ??nsaat Tahh? 1/4 t ve Ticaret signed today a binding term sheet to enter into a joint venture with the idea of collaborating on the Tulkubash and Kyzyltash projects in the Kyrgyz Republic.In a press release, the companies explained that even though they have worked together since 2017 and that in 20...Read More

Kyrgyz gold producer Chaarat (AIM:CGH) and Turkish mining and mine construction contractor ??iftay ??nsaat Tahh? 1/4 t ve Ticaret signed today a binding term sheet to enter into a joint venture with the idea of collaborating on the Tulkubash and Kyzyltash projects in the Kyrgyz Republic.In a press release, the companies explained that even though they have worked together since 2017 and that in 20...Read More

Havilah Resources (ASX: HAV) is planning to run a detailed, high resolution, airborne electromagnetic survey or AEM to explore for additional copper-cobalt resources in the Mutooroo copper-cobalt district, located in New South Wales, eastern Australia.The survey is planned to commence in mid-April and it is expected to take at least three weeks to complete. This type of study has never been done o...Read More

Havilah Resources (ASX: HAV) is planning to run a detailed, high resolution, airborne electromagnetic survey or AEM to explore for additional copper-cobalt resources in the Mutooroo copper-cobalt district, located in New South Wales, eastern Australia.The survey is planned to commence in mid-April and it is expected to take at least three weeks to complete. This type of study has never been done o...Read More

Havilah Resources (ASX: HAV) is planning to run a detailed, high resolution, airborne electromagnetic survey or AEM to explore for additional copper-cobalt resources in the Mutooroo copper-cobalt district, located in New South Wales, eastern Australia.The survey is planned to commence in mid-April and it is expected to take at least three weeks to complete. This type of study has never been done o...Read More

BALTIMORE, March 14, Mar 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars On March 11, 2019, Barrick Gold Corporation GOLD(ABX)...Read full newsRead More

Chile's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) (NYSE:GOLD), revoking the permanent closure of the Canadian miner's Pascua-Lama gold-silver project.The world's largest gold miner, which completed its merger with Randgold at the beginning of the year, said the March 14 ruling overturned the Antofagasta Environmental Court's order, issued late last year, and it also ordered...Read More

Chile's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) (NYSE:GOLD), revoking the permanent closure of the Canadian miner's Pascua-Lama gold-silver project.The world's largest gold miner, which completed its merger with Randgold at the beginning of the year, said the March 14 ruling overturned the Antofagasta Environmental Court's order, issued late last year, and it also ordered...Read More

Chile's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) (NYSE:GOLD), revoking the permanent closure of the Canadian miner's Pascua-Lama gold-silver project.The world's largest gold miner, which completed its merger with Randgold at the beginning of the year, said the March 14 ruling overturned the Antofagasta Environmental Court's order, issued late last year, and it also ordered...Read More

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO), the world's second largest miner, is recommending shareholders to vote against a resolution requiring the company to release its direct emissions details and strategies on how its greenhouse gas emissions and those of its customers can be cut.In a letter from chairman Simon Thompson, Rio urged investors to vote against the proposed rule change that would have the miner t...Read More

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO), the world's second largest miner, is recommending shareholders to vote against a resolution requiring the company to release its direct emissions details and strategies on how its greenhouse gas emissions and those of its customers can be cut.In a letter from chairman Simon Thompson, Rio urged investors to vote against the proposed rule change that would have the miner t...Read More