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

Hudbay Minerals has received the last key permit it needs to start building its Rosemont mine in Arizona.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a Section 404 water permit for the project, which a feasibility study in 2017 forecast would have a mine life of 19 years and produce 112,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate a year at a life-of-mine cash cost of $1.29 per lb.Now that the 404 Permit has be...Read More

Hudbay Minerals has received the last key permit it needs to start building its Rosemont mine in Arizona.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a Section 404 water permit for the project, which a feasibility study in 2017 forecast would have a mine life of 19 years and produce 112,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate a year at a life-of-mine cash cost of $1.29 per lb.Now that the 404 Permit has be...Read More

MDC Partners was downgraded today, tooThe Dow is sharply lower today, taking a hit as analysts pile on Boeing (BA) amid the 737 MAX 8 controversy. Among stocks making notable moves lower today are marketing communications specialist MDC Partners Inc (NASDAQ:MDCA), and grocery distributors United Natural Foods Inc (NYSE:UNFI), and SpartanNash Co (NASDAQ:SPTN). Here's a quick look at what's got the...Read More

The stock is headed toward its worst daily losing streak since 2010A global ban of Boeing's (BA) 737 MAX 8 planes is weighing on Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) stock today -- down 2.3% to trade at $50.45. The airline is the biggest operator of the aircraft, but underscored in a released statement that data "indicates the effectiveness of our operating standards, procedures, and training." Today'...Read More

Nexus Gold (TSXV:NXS, OTC:NXXGF, Frankfurt:N6E) is pleased to announce the appointment of J. Ian Stalker as Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Stalker, currently a Director with the Company, has more than 45 years of development and operational mining experience in countries around the world, including over a decade working in West Africa.Read full newsRead More

UBS cut its rating on the stock to "sell" and slashed its price targetThe shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) are in the red today, after some negative analyst attention. Specifically, UBS downgraded HPE stock to "sell" from "neutral," and cut its price target to $13 from $17 -- an 18% discount to yesterday's close -- stating, "We do not see a 2H19 recovery," as growing cloud demand...Read More

One dollar. That's how much an aging New Mexico coal plant is worth. And by some estimates, even that may be too much.Acme Equities LLC, a New York-based holding company, is in talks to buy the 847-megawatt San Juan Generating Station for $1, after four of its five owners decided to shut it down. The fifth owner, the nearby city of Farmington, says it's pursuing the bargain-basement deal with Acme...Read More

Sangamo appointed Jason Fontenot as its new Senior Vice President, Cell TherapyBiotech company Sangamo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SGMO) just named Jason Fontenot, Ph.D. as its Senior Vice President, Cell Therapy. Fontenot will be in charge of the genomic medicine concern's developing cell therapy portfolio. The stock isn't reacting positively to the news, down 2.9% at $9.76, at last check. Looking...Read More

The change, which was in the works before the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed over the weekend, would mark a major shift from how Boeing originally designed a stall-prevention feature in the 737 MAX when it first delivered to airlines in 2017.Read full newsRead More

The S&P and Nasdaq, meanwhile, are higherNewly downgraded Boeing (BA) stock continues to weigh down the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) this afternoon, as the U.K., China, France, and many other countries ground the 737 MAX 8 aircraft on safety concerns. On the flip side, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are pushing higher on the back of relatively tame inflation data and a...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

In any given year, the stock market can be a crapshoot - but over long periods of time, the U.S. market has consistently performed for investors.Read full newsRead More

AAPL has had a busy news cycle already this weekBoeing (BA) hasn't been the only blue chip making headlines this week, with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) active in the news cycle, as well. In addition to yesterday's big "buy" rating, the iPhone said it will host a special event on Monday, March 25, with rumors swirling of potential updates to its original video content and news subscription services. A...Read More

Plus, Zafgen's Chief Medical Officer just resignedThe shares of Zafgen Inc (NASDAQ:ZFGN) are down 32.2% to trade at $3.43, one of the worst stocks on the Nasdaq this morning, under pressure from a double-dose of negative headlines. First, the drugmaker pulled plans for its experimental drug for rare diseases due to anomalies in animal trial data. What's more, the company announced its Chief Medic...Read More

It would be terrible if an apparently small change in automated safety systems designed to avoid a stall turned out have given us a rogue plane, killing us to make us safe...Read full newsRead More

The movement to divest in fossil fuel companies puts not only future energy supplies at risk, but also the financial situation of the funds themselves.Read full newsRead More

Russian gold and silver producer Polyus has received a further 5 percent stake in the giant Sukhoi Log gold deposit from its project partner Rostec in return for a 0.28 percent stake in Polyus shares, Polyus said late on Monday.The deal raises Polyus' stake in Sukhoi Log, one of the largest untapped gold deposits in the world, to 63.4 percent. Rostec's stake falls to 36.6 percent.Polyus in January...Read More

Russian gold and silver producer Polyus has received a further 5 percent stake in the giant Sukhoi Log gold deposit from its project partner Rostec in return for a 0.28 percent stake in Polyus shares, Polyus said late on Monday.The deal raises Polyus' stake in Sukhoi Log, one of the largest untapped gold deposits in the world, to 63.4 percent. Rostec's stake falls to 36.6 percent.Polyus in January...Read More

Fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat analysts' expectationsThe shares of Chinese social media name Momo Inc (NASDAQ:MOMO) are up 12.8% at $36.72, after the company announced fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that came in ahead of analysts' expectations.Today, MOMO stock is pacing for its best day since May 2018. The stock is up 60% from its Jan. 2 one-year low of $22.85, supported by its 30...Read More

Toronto-based Anaconda Mining has arranged a $5 million term loan from the Royal Bank of Canada. This will allow the company to complete all pre-construction work at its Goldboro gold project 175 km northeast of Halifax. No further equity financing is anticipated.Anaconda expects to complete the Goldboro feasibility study this year. At the same time it will complete the work required to obtain min...Read More