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

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A major price-target from BTIG is also creating tailwinds for ZSAN stockStocks are headed for a loss as Wall Street weighs a concerning batch of economic data. Among individual names making notable moves are cybersecurity specialist Carbon Black Inc (NASDAQ:CBLK), athletic apparel maker Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UAA), and clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN). Here's...Read More

Market remains sceptical of Baimskaya, but Kaz keeps getting good results from existing minesRead full newsRead More

Gold prices dropped back from a 10-month high on Thursday, suffering from their largest one-day decline since August. Analysts attributed the steep loss to minutes from the Fed's January meeting released a day earlier, which sounded less dovish than investors had expected, as well as a stronger dollar and rising bond yields. Prices for the metal also sank on the back of technical trading pressure....Read More

Gold prices dropped back from a 10-month high on Thursday, suffering from their largest one-day decline since August. Analysts attributed the steep loss to minutes from the Fed's January meeting released a day earlier, which sounded less dovish than investors had expected, as well as a stronger dollar and rising bond yields. Prices for the metal also sank on the back of technical trading pressure....Read More

As expected, curbs placed on B.C.'s housing market have resulted in lower new housing starts and a loss of about $325 million from property transfer taxes.Last year's budget installed tax curbs to slow down B.C.'s runaway housing market, including increases to the property transfer and school taxes on homes valued over $3 million, and a new real estate speculation tax.But the government isn't coun...Read More

As expected, curbs placed on B.C.'s housing market have resulted in lower new housing starts and a loss of about $325 million from property transfer taxes.Last year's budget installed tax curbs to slow down B.C.'s runaway housing market, including increases to the property transfer and school taxes on homes valued over $3 million, and a new real estate speculation tax.But the government isn't coun...Read More

As expected, curbs placed on B.C.'s housing market have resulted in lower new housing starts and a loss of about $325 million from property transfer taxes.Last year's budget installed tax curbs to slow down B.C.'s runaway housing market, including increases to the property transfer and school taxes on homes valued over $3 million, and a new real estate speculation tax.But the government isn't coun...Read More

The stock just pulled back to a trendline with bullish implicationsExchange operator Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) has struggled to take off so far in 2019, yet to break past its year-to-date breakeven level. However, if history is any guide, this could present an intriguing buying opportunity for ICE bulls. More specifically, Intercontinental Exchange stock is now trading within one s...Read More

Wednesday's trading session was virtually flat, as investors hesitated following the recent run-up. Will the broad stock market continue higher despite some clear short-term technical overbought conditions?The U.S. stock market indexes were mixed between 0.0% and +0.2% on Wednesday, as investors sentiment remained bullish despite some clear short-term technical overbought conditions. The S&P 5...Read More

The C.D. Howe Institute says Bill C-69 - aimed at revamping the approval process for the natural resources sector - will further depress a sector that struggled for investment in 2018. Projects will be delayed and exposed needlessly to political risk.Between 2017 and 2018, the planned investment value of major resource projects fell $100 billion, according to the Institute. The plunge is equivale...Read More

Lu DongliangAluminum Corp of China Ltd, known as Chalco, said on Thursday its chairman Yu Dehui had resigned and been replaced by the company's president, Lu Dongliang.The appointment to the top job marks a rapid promotion for the 45-year-old Lu, who had only served as president at Chalco, the listed arm of China's biggest state-owned aluminium firm Chinalco, for one year.Lu is himself replaced as...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

The prospect generator model is the ideal enterprise for the highly capital-intensive and high-risk nature of resource exploration.Read full newsRead More

After 18 months of drilling at its Golden Hill exploration project in southwestern Burkina Faso, Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has completed a maiden resource estimate.The plan is to build on the resource and advance the project through a preliminary economic assessment and into the feasibility stage of development.Golden Hill contains 415,000 ounces of gold in 6.40 million indicated tonn...Read More

After 18 months of drilling at its Golden Hill exploration project in southwestern Burkina Faso, Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has completed a maiden resource estimate.The plan is to build on the resource and advance the project through a preliminary economic assessment and into the feasibility stage of development.Golden Hill contains 415,000 ounces of gold in 6.40 million indicated tonn...Read More

Maersk CEO Soren Skou said the global economic outlook for this year is looking bleaker than in 2018, as trade tensions had led to a lot of front-loading of trade in 2018.Read full newsRead More

Home Depot and Macy's are just two of the retailers reporting earningsThe last week of February will be jam-packed with virtually everything Wall Street has to offer. There's important economic data to digest, like the latest fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) estimate, and several Fed speakers will take the mic, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who will give his semi-annual testimony b...Read More

* Official says approval could take 6 months to two years* Comments come from state resources investment commissioner* Decision on approvals to come from environment department* Queensland Resources department says official has no authority to speak on timelines (Adds statement from Queensland mines department, recasts)India's Adani Enterprises might have to wait up to two years to get two environ...Read More

The agreements could cover agriculture, non-tariff barriers, services, technology transfer and IP...Read full newsRead More