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

* U.N. meeting in Jamaica to work on deep sea mining law* China holds most licences, Belgium has technological edge* DeepGreen has partnership with Denmark's Maersk* DEME unit Global Sea Mineral Resources tests technologyBelgian group DEME and Canada's DeepGreen are carrying out tests and research to collect nodules containing copper, cobalt and other minerals from the ocean floor, as a race to mi...Read More

The March 30 put was bought to open earlier this monthThe shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTW) are bracing for a big drop out of the gate, after the weight loss specialist's disappointing earnings report was met with a round of bearish brokerage notes. And even news major stakeholder Oprah Winfrey will take a key role in the company's upcoming marketing campaign can't save th...Read More

MYL was trading near a historically bearish trendline heading into todayThe shares of Mylan NV (NASDAQ:MYL) are down 10% in electronic trading, after the EpiPen producer reported adjusted fourth-quarter profit of $1.30, falling short of analysts' $1.36 per share estimate. The drugmaker's 2019 profit forecast also was beneath expectations, prompting five price-target cuts, including one to $36 fro...Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell will testify in front of Congress once againDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are lower again today, amid a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam, with the leaders attempting to resolve gridlock over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons. In addition, Wall Street is watching escalating tensions between Pakistan and India, after...Read More

GW Pharmaceuticals posted strong fourth-quarter revenueGW Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:GWPH) is trading up 12.5% before the open, as investors applaud the cannabidiol treatment expert's fourth-quarter results, which featured a 67% increase in revenue. In response, J.P. Morgan Securities and Stifel raised their respective price targets for GWPH stock to $180 and $191. Most analysts are already bulli...Read More

Chile's Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, plans to kick off underground operations at its century-old Chquicamata mine by mid-year, chairman Juan Benavides said Wednesday.The $4.9 billion-switch, part of Codelco's 10-year, $39 billion-overhaul of its core mines, is expected to extend the mine's life by at least 40 years. This will allow the copper giant keep production rates, despite f...Read More

The S&P is pacing toward its fifth 10%+ two-month gain since 1950Stocks have gotten off to a fast start this year. The last time the S&P 500 Index (SPX) was up this much before the end of February was 1987, which is otherwise known as the year of Black Monday. Do fast starts like this tend to be vulnerable to sharp pullbacks? This week, I'm looking back at other instances where stocks shot higher...Read More

TerraX Minerals (TSXV: TXR) announced that the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board in Yellowknife, Canada, issued a Land Use Permit that approves the company's exploration plan on all the land holdings of its Yellowknife City Gold property.The new permit, effective until January 2024 and extendible to 2026, replaces two previous ones that covered a smaller area. It also provides for water usage...Read More

TerraX Minerals (TSXV: TXR) announced that the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board in Yellowknife, Canada, issued a Land Use Permit that approves the company's exploration plan on all the land holdings of its Yellowknife City Gold property.The new permit, effective until January 2024 and extendible to 2026, replaces two previous ones that covered a smaller area. It also provides for water usage...Read More

TerraX Minerals (TSXV: TXR) announced that the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board in Yellowknife, Canada, issued a Land Use Permit that approves the company's exploration plan on all the land holdings of its Yellowknife City Gold property.The new permit, effective until January 2024 and extendible to 2026, replaces two previous ones that covered a smaller area. It also provides for water usage...Read More

How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.Despite the strong January kick-start to 2019, many investors are still apprehensive of what's to come, especially considering some of the latest market-moving events -- think Fed policy announcements, U.S.-China trade negotiations, and earnings season, to start.While it's certainly no crystal ball, becoming familiar with the various...Read More

Exyn Technologies and Dundee Precious Metals (TSX:DPM) announced this week that they have joined forces to automate the latter's underground gold mining operations.The first step to achieving such a goal was that Exyn's Autonomy Aerial Robots or A3Rs were made commercially available, a development that took place in the past days.According to the tech company, A3Rs comprise a fully autonomous aeri...Read More

Exyn Technologies and Dundee Precious Metals (TSX:DPM) announced this week that they have joined forces to automate the latter's underground gold mining operations.The first step to achieving such a goal was that Exyn's Autonomy Aerial Robots or A3Rs were made commercially available, a development that took place in the past days.According to the tech company, A3Rs comprise a fully autonomous aeri...Read More

Exyn Technologies and Dundee Precious Metals (TSX:DPM) announced this week that they have joined forces to automate the latter's underground gold mining operations.The first step to achieving such a goal was that Exyn's Autonomy Aerial Robots or A3Rs were made commercially available, a development that took place in the past days.According to the tech company, A3Rs comprise a fully autonomous aeri...Read More

Exyn Technologies and Dundee Precious Metals (TSX:DPM) announced this week that they have joined forces to automate the latter's underground gold mining operations.The first step to achieving such a goal was that Exyn's Autonomy Aerial Robots or A3Rs were made commercially available, a development that took place in the past days.According to the tech company, A3Rs comprise a fully autonomous aeri...Read More

Rio Tinto's (ASX, LON:RIO) investors will be celebrating Christmas in February, as the miner is giving them a $4 billion special dividend, or $2.43 cent a share, after posting its highest annual underlying earnings since 2014.The world's second largest miner reported Wednesday a 2% increase in underlying profit, up to $8.8 billion, beating market forecasts of $8.5 billion on the back of rising rev...Read More

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Rio Tinto's (ASX, LON:RIO) investors will be celebrating Christmas in February, as the miner is giving them a $4 billion special dividend, or $2.43 cent a share, after posting its highest annual underlying earnings since 2014.The world's second largest miner reported Wednesday a 2% increase in underlying profit, up to $8.8 billion, beating market forecasts of $8.5 billion on the back of rising rev...Read More

Rio Tinto's (ASX, LON:RIO) investors will be celebrating Christmas in February, as the miner is giving them a $4 billion special dividend, or $2.43 cent a share, after posting its highest annual underlying earnings since 2014.The world's second largest miner reported Wednesday a 2% increase in underlying profit, up to $8.8 billion, beating market forecasts of $8.5 billion on the back of rising rev...Read More

Mining giant Rio Tinto's (ASX, LON:RIO) relentless search for a major copper deposit may have finally paid off as it announced it had made a promising find at its Winu prospect in Western Australia."It is early days and we have more work to do, but the initial results from drilling are pretty encouraging," Chief Executive Jean-S?(C)bastien Jacques said on Wednesday, after Rio posted its highest an...Read More