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
* China coal use rises for 2nd year in absolute terms* Coal's share of total energy below 60 pct for 1st time* Biggest rise in CO2 emissions since 2013 -Greenpeace* Carbon intensity cut beats target -environment ministryChina's coal consumption rose for a second year in a row in 2018, but coal's share of total energy consumption fell below 60 percent for the first time as cleaner energy sources ga...Read More
L Brands reported a fourth-quarter earnings beat on in-line revenueThe shares of L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) are down 6.4% at $25.64 in early trading, after the retailer reported weak fourth-quarter Victoria's Secret sales and a 2019 profit forecast that fell short of analysts' expectations -- offsetting a quarterly earnings beat and in-line revenue. The equity is now headed for its third straight loss...Read More
The world's biggest platinum miners won a reprieve after a South African court reserved judgment on whether to block a week-long industry strike that was scheduled to start Thursday night.The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union called the action in sympathy with members at Sibanye Gold Ltd.'s gold mines, who downed tools over wages in November. Producers have warned the strike would...Read More
The brokerage firm thinks skepticism toward Tesla is overblownIt's been a busy news cycle for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Following Tuesday's headline the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked CEO Elon Musk be held in contempt for his tweets, the head of the electric car concern tweeted yesterday about "Some Tesla news" that will be unveiled at 5 p.m. EST today. And earlier, TSLA stock recei...Read More
RKDA has doubled in the last two monthsThe cannabis industry continues to infiltrate other sectors, and next up appears to be biotechs. The shares of Arcadia Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RKDA) are up a whopping 52.8% in electronic trading, after the company announced a new cannabis-focused business unit. Arcadia Specialty Genomics (ASG) will focus on the hemp market, with an eye toward "improved plant...Read More
The summit in Vietnam ended without an agreement Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are marginally lower again today, after a summit betweenU.S. and North Korea leaders prematurely ended without an agreement -- or plans for a third summit -- in sight. Traders are also digesting better-than-expected fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data, with GDP rising 2.6%, compared to the 2.2%...Read More
On the one year anniversary of the signing of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA), the Minerals Council of Australia issued a statement saying that the ratification of the deal is expected to deliver major investment and job opportunities for Australia's mining industry."Under PAFTA, Peru will eliminate 99.4% of its tariffs, including on valuable Australian resources such as iron ore,...Read More
On the one year anniversary of the signing of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA), the Minerals Council of Australia issued a statement saying that the ratification of the deal is expected to deliver major investment and job opportunities for Australia's mining industry."Under PAFTA, Peru will eliminate 99.4% of its tariffs, including on valuable Australian resources such as iron ore,...Read More
Golden Share Resources (TSXV: GSH) announced this week that it has acquired the Sandridge project through map staking.The project is located approximately 150 kilometres east of Thunder Bay, in eastern Canada, and it sits on the Winston Lake Greenstone Belt, known by its initials WLGB.This is not Golden Share's first incursion in the area. The Ontario-based firm previously held the past-producing...Read More
Golden Share Resources (TSXV: GSH) announced this week that it has acquired the Sandridge project through map staking.The project is located approximately 150 kilometres east of Thunder Bay, in eastern Canada, and it sits on the Winston Lake Greenstone Belt, known by its initials WLGB.This is not Golden Share's first incursion in the area. The Ontario-based firm previously held the past-producing...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) and U.S. rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) are working hard on persuading their respective top investors that a merger of the companies is the best, or the worst, option for them.Barrick launched its hostile bid for Newmont on Monday, and updated its presentation on Thursday, adding more information on the expected synergies and benefits of the deal.Barr...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) and U.S. rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) are working hard on persuading their respective top investors that a merger of the companies is the best, or the worst, option for them.Barrick launched its hostile bid for Newmont on Monday, and updated its presentation on Thursday, adding more information on the expected synergies and benefits of the deal.Barr...Read More
A spokesman for the national disaster agency said the mine collapsed Tuesday eveningRead full newsRead More
Auditors to Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp (ASX: LYC) warned of a material risk to its business, after the company revealed it would not be able to comply with tough conditions imposed by the Malaysian government on its licence to operate in the country last year.The miner, one of the world's main suppliers of rare earths outside China, said on Thursday it could not meet the timeline to e...Read More
Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) (the "Company" or "IsoEnergy"), is pleased to announce that drill hole LE19-06 assayed 4.0 metres of 3.8% U3O8, including 0.5 metres @ 13.7% U3O8. LE19-06 was collared 30 metres to the east of drill hole LE18-01A, the original discovery drill hole which returned 8.5 metres @ 1.3% U3O8 including 2.5m @ 3.6% U3O8.LE19-09, a 30 metre step o...Read More
Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More
Rescuers are desperately digging with their bare hands and farm tools to try to free people calling for help from beneath the rubble of a collapsed Indonesian mineRead full newsRead More
Bannerman Resources Limited (ASX:BMN) has completed reconnaissance drilling of the Ombepo and R??ssingberg targets at its Etango Uranium Project in Namibia.The results from Ombepo have indicated thick zones of Etango-style uranium mineralisation with the potential for higher-grade blocks, confirming the possibility for a satellite feed for Etango. Drilling comprised eight reverse circulation...Read More
Rio yesterday announced a record US$13.5 billion in returns to shareholders in its 2018 results, and finally confirmed its much-speculated Winu copper find in Western Australia's north.Among the acquisitive gold majors, Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) closed lower again in New York yesterday, down 2.66%.The company is in the sights of big game player Mark Bristow's Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX), which lost a...Read More
Skeena Eskay Creek. Source: Skeena Resources LimitedSkeena Resources Limited [TSX.V: SKE, OTCQX: SKREF] ("Skeena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE), for the Eskay Creek Project ("Eskay Creek"), which has been reviewed and validated by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc ("SRK"). The updated 2019 MRE has a larger component of pit constrained resources tha...Read More