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

Atlantic Gold has added measured and indicated ounces at its Touquoy, FMS and Cochrane Hill gold projects with results from its 2018 drill campaign.The company added 88,000 oz. gold at Touquoy which, net of mine depleting, represents a 17% increase. The deposit now contains 11.3 million measured and indicated tonnes grading 1.23 grams gold for 445,000 oz. gold.It boosted its FMS project 47% to 676...Read More

Atlantic Gold has added measured and indicated ounces at its Touquoy, FMS and Cochrane Hill gold projects with results from its 2018 drill campaign.The company added 88,000 oz. gold at Touquoy which, net of mine depleting, represents a 17% increase. The deposit now contains 11.3 million measured and indicated tonnes grading 1.23 grams gold for 445,000 oz. gold.It boosted its FMS project 47% to 676...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee"), an advanced platform for the automated distribution of omnichannel product information in use by global manufacturers and content management system (CMS) providers, announces the appointment of Markus Westerholz as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately. Westerholz reports directly to President...Read More

Imperial Metals' deal with Newcrest Mining to sell a 70% stake in its Red Chris mine in British Columbia averts a "liquidity crunch" for the Vancouver-based company and will improve execution at the mine, CIBC says.The transaction prompted the bank to upgrade Imperial Metals to a neutral rating from underperformer and lift its 12-18 month target price on the stock from $0.60 per share to $3.50 per...Read More

Take advantage of the first amendment, and participate in a nation-wide poll.With the 2020 election growing ever closer, the country continues to be divided politically.From disputes about the appropriateness of displaying the Confederate flag, to rights for minorities, and the ever-growing concern about security at the U.S. border, the 2020 election promises to be contentious... if not the most c...Read More

Tech stocks have the Nasdaq on track for a third straight gainThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is notably higher this afternoon, last seen up 200 points, as the blue-chip index rebounds in step with Boeing (BA). The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are both higher as well -- with the former north of the key 2,800 level -- as traders continue to cheer January's strong durable...Read More

Jefferies just started coverage with a "buy" rating and a $22 price target Jefferies just initiated coverage on Millendo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MLND) with a "buy" rating and a $22 price target. The analyst said that Wall Street is overlooking the biopharmaceutical's treatments for a pair of orphan diseases, despite positive trial data and upbeat revenue expectations, and noted an attractive risk...Read More

The company's earnings report is due next Monday morningOverstock.com Inc (NASDAQ:OSTK) gapped 21.5% lower on Dec. 17, after the company extended a deadline with Hong Kong-based private equity firm GSR Capital to finalize an investment in its tZERO blockchain unit. The shares went on to hit a two-year low of $12.33 on Dec. 19, but have since bounced back. This rebound has OSTK trading near a trend...Read More

As more millennials are interestedin sustainable investments, one "green tech" company is leading the charge on clean drilling.Concerns about climate change and the high cost of energy have driven the maturation of the "Green Technology" movement into a trillion-dollar industry.Socially Responsible Investments (SRIs) are the most popular component of the average millennial's 401K, according to a r...Read More

Conventional wisdom says that an increased rate of diamond recycling results in downward diamond price pressure due to the theoretical increase in supply. However, the contrary may actually be true today in this relatively nuanced market. In fact, a more prevalent diamond recycling market could in fact be the natural diamond industry's saving grace.Historically, given that a more active recycled...Read More

Conventional wisdom says that an increased rate of diamond recycling results in downward diamond price pressure due to the theoretical increase in supply. However, the contrary may actually be true today in this relatively nuanced market. In fact, a more prevalent diamond recycling market could in fact be the natural diamond industry's saving grace.Historically, given that a more active recycled...Read More

Greece's Public Power Corp (PPC) relaunched the sale of three coal-fired power plants on Friday with a March 15 deadline for expressions of interest, after a previous tender last month failed to attract any satisfactory bids.Former bidders, which include Mytilineos, GEK Terna, and Beijing Guohua Power Company, are entitled to express interest in addition to new ones, according to the tender docume...Read More

China, the world's top producer of rare earth elements, last year also emerged as the biggest importer of the group of minerals used in everything from ceramics to consumer electronics, analysts said on Wednesday.China has for years been the world's biggest rare earths exporter, raising shipments overseas by 4 percent year-on-year to more than 53,000 tonnes in 2018, and its emergence as the top im...Read More

There is still more room for downgrades on the medical device stockThe shares of Sientra Inc (NASDAQ:SIEN) are down 22.5% to trade at $8.82, one of the worst stocks on the Nasdaq this morning, after the company reported a fourth-quarter loss of 86 cents per share, steeper than the 68 cents per-share loss analysts were expecting. In response, William Blair downgraded the silicone implants producer...Read More

The London Metal Exchange's (LME) warehouse problems are back.Long load-out queues earlier this decade generated media scandal, a flurry of legal action and intense regulatory scrutiny of the exchange.The ensuing raft of reforms to its storage network appeared to have laid the issue to rest.At the end of February, there was a 229-day queue to get aluminium out of warehouses in Malaysia's Port Klan...Read More

The stock has more than doubled year-to-dateStreaming name Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) is 4% lower at $67.87 this morning, after the shares were slapped with their first "sell" rating in nearly a year, per Thomson Reuters. Loop Capital downgraded ROKU to "sell" from "hold" on "excessive valuation" and increased insider selling. Meanwhile, Macquarie downgraded ROKU to "neutral" from "outperform," but...Read More

Rite Aid just announced that several executives are stepping down The shares of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) are up 9.8% at $0.74 in early trading after the company announced that several executives would be leaving the company, including CEO John Standley, CFO Darren Karst, and COO Kermit Crawford. In addition to the C-suite shift, 400 corporate positions will also be cut. The stock is now pac...Read More

Can mining be green?That's certainly the ambition of some of the biggest companies in the sector. Rio Tinto Group last year became the first major miner to stop digging up coal altogether. Glencore Plc, historically one of the commodity's most vocal boosters, has promised to cap production at current levels."We have a portfolio free of coal and oil and gas," Rio's Chief Executive Officer Jean-Seba...Read More

The weed stock tagged a record peak out of the gateThe shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB) are trading up 11.2% at $8.89, fresh off a new per-share record high of $8.92. Boosting the weed stock is news Nelson Peltz has signed on as a strategic advisor, and will work with the cannabis company to explore possible partnerships and expand its global reach.ACB stock is fresh off a three-day winnin...Read More

Wall Street analysts are very bullish on AERI sharesAerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AERI) is trading up 7.8% this morning at $49.38, after the company said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rocklatan, a treatment for glaucoma patients. This will be the second drug to hit the market for AERI, and an analyst at Stifel expects FDA approval for Rocklatan to provide a boost to Aerie's r...Read More