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

Freeport-McMoRan Inc Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said on Monday his company has been investing heavily to mitigate any danger from tailings dams and is "comfortable" with engineering designs in place at existing dams.Adkerson's comments come a month after a Brazilian tailings dam controlled by rival Vale collapsed, killing more than 300.Phoenix-based Freeport controls 19 active tailings dams...Read More

Freeport-McMoRan Inc Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said on Monday his company has been investing heavily to mitigate any danger from tailings dams and is "comfortable" with engineering designs in place at existing dams.Adkerson's comments come a month after a Brazilian tailings dam controlled by rival Vale collapsed, killing more than 300.Phoenix-based Freeport controls 19 active tailings dams...Read More

Freeport-McMoRan Inc Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said on Monday his company has been investing heavily to mitigate any danger from tailings dams and is "comfortable" with engineering designs in place at existing dams.Adkerson's comments come a month after a Brazilian tailings dam controlled by rival Vale collapsed, killing more than 300.Phoenix-based Freeport controls 19 active tailings dams...Read More

GE has added more than 50% since its early December bottomThe shares of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) are soaring this morning, up 16.9% in electronic trading, after the industrial conglomerate sold its biopharmaceutical business to medical equipment maker Danaher (DHR) for $21.4 billion. GE's current CEO, Larry Culp, was the former head of Danaher. Should today's pre-market gains hold, it...Read More

Israeli mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz is making a dramatic return to Guinea after the billionaire ended a bitter dispute with the West African country that brought his business empire to its knees.The settlement, brokered by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, ends a seven-year-old dispute centered around one of the world's richest mineral deposits that included a colorful list of characters f...Read More

HSBC raised its price target on China's NetflixHSBC raised its price target on iQIYI Inc (NASDAQ:IQ) stock to $25 from $20 overnight. Plus, CMB International said it was "bullish on iQiyi's subscription growth and margin improvement," and made note of the Beijing-based streaming name's "strong content pipeline, innovative ads, and manageable content cost with favorable licensing pricing trends."...Read More

Trump said he would postpone the March 1 deadlineDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are up over 100 points today, after President Donald Trump announced that he would be extending the March 1 deadline for tariff hikes on Chinese goods. The U.S. president tweeted that "substantial progress" in trade talks with China was made, and that he is planning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinpi...Read More

The volatility index is off to its worst year-to-date start on record in 2019The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the March 2019 edition of The Option Advisor, published on February 22. For more information, or to subscribe to The Option Advisor -- featuring 10 new option trades each month -- visit our online store.It was not quite a year ago in this space when we discussed a v...Read More

Bullish breadth is drawing headlines, but Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley sound downright bearish"...after an initial hesitation, the SPX pushed through the 2,758 level, which is 10% above its 2018 close... one should not be surprised to see a retreat below 2,758 in the absence of positive headlines this week ...The next obvious hurdle for the SPX is the round 2,800 area, which the index surrende...Read More

Niron Metals, headed by the former boss of Xstrata Mick Davis, will develop Guinea's Zogota iron ore deposit, previously owned by BSG Resources (BSGR).The news, confirmed via an emailed statement, follows a Monday agreement between Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz, BSGR's owner, and the government of Guinea over the rights to Simandou, one of the world's largest untapped reserves of iron ore."[BSGR's...Read More

Perth-based Titan Minerals (ASX: TTM) and Vancouver-based Core Gold (TSX-V: CGLD) announced that they are joining forces to create a diversified Latin America-focused, ASX-listed gold company with a portfolio of projects in Ecuador and Peru.In a press release, the miners explained that they signed a binding arrangement pursuant to which Titan will acquire all of the issued and outstanding Core Gol...Read More

Perth-based Titan Minerals (ASX: TTM) and Vancouver-based Core Gold (TSX-V: CGLD) announced that they are joining forces to create a diversified Latin America-focused, ASX-listed gold company with a portfolio of projects in Ecuador and Peru.In a press release, the miners explained that they signed a binding arrangement pursuant to which Titan will acquire all of the issued and outstanding Core Gol...Read More

Perth-based Titan Minerals (ASX: TTM) and Vancouver-based Core Gold (TSX-V: CGLD) announced that they are joining forces to create a diversified Latin America-focused, ASX-listed gold company with a portfolio of projects in Ecuador and Peru.In a press release, the miners explained that they signed a binding arrangement pursuant to which Titan will acquire all of the issued and outstanding Core Gol...Read More

Vancouver-based Maverix Metals (TSX-V: MMX) revealed that it achieved record annual gold equivalent production for 2018 with an output of approximately 20,900 ounces. Such a figure exceeds the high end of the company's increased guidance of 19,000 ounces and represents an increase of 75% compared to 2017.According to Maverix, only in the fourth quarter of last year, it produced 5,650 equivalent ou...Read More

Vancouver-based Maverix Metals (TSX-V: MMX) revealed that it achieved record annual gold equivalent production for 2018 with an output of approximately 20,900 ounces. Such a figure exceeds the high end of the company's increased guidance of 19,000 ounces and represents an increase of 75% compared to 2017.According to Maverix, only in the fourth quarter of last year, it produced 5,650 equivalent ou...Read More

Australian gold company Evolution Mining Ltd said on Monday it had acquired a 19.9 percent stake in smaller peer Tribune Resources Ltd for A$41.3 million ($29.55 million).Evolution said Tribune's major asset was its interest in the East Kundana mining operation in Western Australia, a joint venture between Northern Star Resources Ltd, Rand Mining Ltd and Tribune.Australian gold producers have stro...Read More

Australian gold company Evolution Mining Ltd said on Monday it had acquired a 19.9 percent stake in smaller peer Tribune Resources Ltd for A$41.3 million ($29.55 million).Evolution said Tribune's major asset was its interest in the East Kundana mining operation in Western Australia, a joint venture between Northern Star Resources Ltd, Rand Mining Ltd and Tribune.Australian gold producers have stro...Read More

Gold has been on a tear, thanks to the patient Fed and the investors' flight to safety. The trend is likely to continue in the coming weeks as well.Read full newsRead More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second-largest bullion producer, is going hostile in its bid to acquire U.S. rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) and create a mega-gold corporation with a $17.8 billion all-share offer.The move, announced before markets opened on Monday, increases the potential for a three-way fight among some of the world's largest gold miners, and comes after N...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second-largest bullion producer, is going hostile in its bid to acquire U.S. rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) and create a mega-gold corporation with a $17.8 billion all-share offer.The move, announced before markets opened on Monday, increases the potential for a three-way fight among some of the world's largest gold miners, and comes after N...Read More