The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

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

An indigenous community in Peru has blocked Chinese miner MMG Ltd from using a road to transport copper from its massive Las Bambas mine to a port for shipment for the past 10 days, a lawyer representing the community said Friday.The community of Nueva Fuerabamba says the government illegally turned the road, which runs through its farmland, into a national highway, and wants to reach a deal with...Read More

An indigenous community in Peru has blocked Chinese miner MMG Ltd from using a road to transport copper from its massive Las Bambas mine to a port for shipment for the past 10 days, a lawyer representing the community said Friday.The community of Nueva Fuerabamba says the government illegally turned the road, which runs through its farmland, into a national highway, and wants to reach a deal with...Read More

The world's gold miners have spent years avoiding each others' gazes like nervous teenagers. Now all of a sudden they're acting like the thrill has gone.It hasn't even been two months since Barrick Gold Corp. and Randgold Resources Ltd. announced that their merger was "consummated," and already Executive Chairman John Thornton appears to be checking out an old flame. Like most odd couples, they co...Read More

Shorts have been piling on ahead of earningsBurger chain Shake Shack Inc (NYSE:SHAK) is down 1.5% at $52.51 in early afternoon trading, with traders bracing for the company's impending fourth-quarter report. With earnings slated for after the market closes on Monday, Feb. 25, below we will dive into what the options market has priced in for SHAK shares' post-earnings moves.Shake Shack stock has m...Read More

The world's gold miners have spent years avoiding each others' gazes like nervous teenagers. Now all of a sudden they're acting like the thrill has gone.It hasn't even been two months since Barrick Gold Corp. and Randgold Resources Ltd. announced that their merger was "consummated," and already Executive Chairman John Thornton appears to be checking out an old flame. Like most odd couples, they co...Read More

The stock is near a historically bullish trendlineEtsy Inc (NASDQ:ETSY) stock is enjoying a pop today, in anticipation for its fourth-quarter earnings release after the close next Monday, Feb. 25. The security just hit a Feb. 5 record high of $60.58 and has found an area of support at the $54 level. What's more, the stock recently flashed a bullish signal that, if history is any indicator, could s...Read More

Many short sellers and options traders are profiting from today's crashSpecialized pharmacy stock Diplomat Pharmacy Inc (NYSE:DPLO) is trading at record lows today, earlier bottoming at $7.33, after the company announced it's delaying the release of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings report, and is pulling its 2019 forecasts due to greater-than-expected weakness in its pharmacy benefit...Read More

President Trump and China's Vice Premier Liu will meet later todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is confidently higher today, up triple digits as optimistic investors await news from this afternoon's trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. The blue-chip index is headed toward its ninth straight weekly win, its longest weekly winning streak since 19...Read More

* China, Hong-Kong markets quiet* Yen-denominated gold hits over 1-year peak* India discounts narrow to $1 from $6 earlier this week* India's gold marketPhysical gold demand in Japan slackened this week as prices rallied, while a market correction towards the latter half of the week lured some buyers back in India and Singapore.In Japan, the metal was sold at a discount of about 75 cents to the gl...Read More

* China, Hong-Kong markets quiet* Yen-denominated gold hits over 1-year peak* India discounts narrow to $1 from $6 earlier this week* India's gold marketPhysical gold demand in Japan slackened this week as prices rallied, while a market correction towards the latter half of the week lured some buyers back in India and Singapore.In Japan, the metal was sold at a discount of about 75 cents to the gl...Read More

The passage of Bill C-45 could be a signal to early investors that pot stocks are ready to pop.With Bill C-45 now in effect, it's possible that in the very near future, investors may be seeing stock market gains that will never be seen again. This is a sentiment echoed by The New York Times, which reported that when this bill passes as expected, it will "completely legalize marijuana as a consu...Read More

BullionStar was recently asked to comment on the Reserve Bank of Australia's gold reserves supposedly stored at the Bank of England's gold vaults in London. This Q & A is a summary of the discussion.Read full newsRead More

The stock is trading near a historically significant trendlineThe shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) hit a year-to-date high of $1,736.41 on Jan. 31, thanks to a blowout earnings report for fellow FAANG name Facebook (FB). AMZN stock has since pulled back amid a negative reaction to the e-tailer's fourth-quarter results, as well as a number of PR headaches. However, the equity could be heade...Read More

The price of copper surged nearly 3% on Friday after stocks held in global warehouses operated by the LME fell to the lowest since 2005.Copper for delivery in March hit $2.9535 per pound ($6,510 a tonne) by midday on the Comex market, the highest level since the start of July last year. The price spiked in heavy volumes with nearly 1.5m tonnes worth $9.5 billion traded by lunchtime in New York.Glo...Read More

The price of copper surged nearly 3% on Friday after stocks held in global warehouses operated by the LME fell to the lowest since 2005.Copper for delivery in March hit $2.9535 per pound ($6,510 a tonne) by midday on the Comex market, the highest level since the start of July last year. The price spiked in heavy volumes with nearly 1.5m tonnes worth $9.5 billion traded by lunchtime in New York.Glo...Read More

It's been weird in the coal world in recent days, with the world's largest shipper saying it's capping output, biggest seaborne buyer China putting restrictions on some imports, and an Australian court saying mines must factor in climate change.Throw in an executive at a major Indian coal-fired power generator saying his company won't build any new plants as coal can't compete with renewables, and...Read More

Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE: GSS) has boosted the inferred resource at its Father Brown gold project in Ghana 93% to 2.3 million tonnes grading 6.4 grams gold per tonne for 474,743 oz. gold. It also updated the project's indicated resource, which now totals 981,465 tonnes at 7.5 grams gold for 237,897 oz. gold.Father Brown consists of the Father Brown and Adoikrom pits, which the company...Read More

Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE: GSS) has boosted the inferred resource at its Father Brown gold project in Ghana 93% to 2.3 million tonnes grading 6.4 grams gold per tonne for 474,743 oz. gold. It also updated the project's indicated resource, which now totals 981,465 tonnes at 7.5 grams gold for 237,897 oz. gold.Father Brown consists of the Father Brown and Adoikrom pits, which the company...Read More

STMP has more than halved this morningShares of shipping name Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) are down more than 56% at $87.01 -- and just touched a fresh two-year low of $85.56 -- after the company announced the discontinuation of partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). CEO Kenneth McBride said the company will "fully embrace partnerships with other carriers ... well positioned to win the...Read More

At least 15 mining firms in South Africa have received notices of strikes to be held next week in support of colleagues at Sibanye-Stillwater who on strike over wages and job cuts, Minerals Council South Africa said on Friday.The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has been on strike at Sibanye's bullion operations since mid-November and plans to extend the strike to its plati...Read More