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

The results of the survey by the London Bullion Market Association of analysts' predictions for the gold price in 2019 is another example of just how unpredictable financial markets have become.The LBMA, a standards setting body for the industry, says the average forecast by the 30 analysts polled calls for a modest 1.8% gain in the price this year. However, two-thirds of the analysts see gold rea...Read More

The results of the survey by the London Bullion Market Association of analysts' predictions for the gold price in 2019 is another example of just how unpredictable financial markets have become.The LBMA, a standards setting body for the industry, says the average forecast by the 30 analysts polled calls for a modest 1.8% gain in the price this year. However, two-thirds of the analysts see gold rea...Read More

On Sunday Salvini said he was "sleeping peacefully" ahead of the Five Star vote. "If they vote yes, they vote yes, if they vote no, they vote no."Read full newsRead More

The Commerce Department finished the report into whether automotive imports are a threat to the US national security. Although the conclusion of the report has not been released yet, it is likely that Trump now has 90 days to decide on imposing tariffsRead full newsRead More

Cryptocurrencies are surging while the US equity markets take the day off...Read full newsRead More

By Laura Millan Lombrana(Bloomberg) - Just weeks after the police unit was formed, they caught their first glimpse of the copper thieves - the silhouettes of a group of men on a hill overlooking the rail lines - triggering a car chase at the dead of night across Chile's Atacama desert.While the pursuit ended in failure, with the gang disappearing into the dark at full speed, at least the police ha...Read More

By Laura Millan Lombrana(Bloomberg) - Just weeks after the police unit was formed, they caught their first glimpse of the copper thieves - the silhouettes of a group of men on a hill overlooking the rail lines - triggering a car chase at the dead of night across Chile's Atacama desert.While the pursuit ended in failure, with the gang disappearing into the dark at full speed, at least the police ha...Read More

Feb 18 (Reuters) - African miner Petra Diamonds named a new chief executive on Monday as it works to cut debt and generate free cash flow after first-half core earnings were hit by lower diamond prices.The news helped lift its shares more than 8 percent by 1010 GMT. The broader mining market was little changed.Analysts said appointing Richard Duffy, who has held finance posts in his 27 years in th...Read More

Feb 18 (Reuters) - African miner Petra Diamonds named a new chief executive on Monday as it works to cut debt and generate free cash flow after first-half core earnings were hit by lower diamond prices.The news helped lift its shares more than 8 percent by 1010 GMT. The broader mining market was little changed.Analysts said appointing Richard Duffy, who has held finance posts in his 27 years in th...Read More

Brazil is prohibiting a specific type of tailings dam after two of those structures owned by miner Vale SA burst in recent years, causing death and environmental devastation.All so-called upstream dams need to be decommissioned or removed by August 2021, according to a resolution the National Mining Agency, or ANM, published on Monday in the nation's official gazette. Dam owners have until Aug. 15...Read More

* Industry one of biggest consumers of power* Deeper power cuts risk production, jobs* Some eyeing own power generation* But say face red tapeBy Tanisha Heiberg and Zandi ShabalalaJOHANNESBURG/LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - South African utility Eskom imposed the worst power cuts in several years on homes and businesses last week, conjuring up memories of the 2008 crisis when the grid nearly collapsed...Read More

* Industry one of biggest consumers of power* Deeper power cuts risk production, jobs* Some eyeing own power generation* But say face red tapeBy Tanisha Heiberg and Zandi ShabalalaJOHANNESBURG/LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - South African utility Eskom imposed the worst power cuts in several years on homes and businesses last week, conjuring up memories of the 2008 crisis when the grid nearly collapsed...Read More

Locals claim that pollution caused by bauxite mining has turned Malaysia's sea red. Photo by GERAM | CleanMalaysia.comKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Malaysian government said it would not extend its moratorium on bauxite mining which ends on March 31 due to strong demand for the industry, state news agency Bernama reported on Monday, quoting the water, land and natural resources minister.Mal...Read More

Anglo American Minas Rio mine ore loading at dedicated export terminal port of A??u in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. October 2014.A surge in iron ore prices is fueling hopes for bigger returns and a share-buyback spree as the world's top miners prepare to report results.BHP Group, Rio Tinto Group, Glencore Plc and Anglo American Plc are expected to announce bumper profits over the next two weeks....Read More

Because of Moscow's support for Maduro, the international community and market analysts are closely watching the relationship of Russian oil companies with Venezuela. Read full newsRead More

the total amount is twice the amount the U.S. Treasury paid to bail out the auto industry during the last recessionRead full newsRead More

JAKARTA, Feb 18 (Reuters) -* PT Freeport Indonesia's copper concentrate export permit expired on Feb. 15, and the company has not received export recommendations from the mining ministry that will help it to obtain a new permit, company spokesman Riza Pratama said on Monday in a text message.* The unit of Freeport McMoRan for the time being is shipping part of its production to its smelter in East...Read More

JAKARTA, Feb 18 (Reuters) -* PT Freeport Indonesia's copper concentrate export permit expired on Feb. 15, and the company has not received export recommendations from the mining ministry that will help it to obtain a new permit, company spokesman Riza Pratama said on Monday in a text message.* The unit of Freeport McMoRan for the time being is shipping part of its production to its smelter in East...Read More

The Nasdaq clawed its way out of bear market territory on FridayThe dominant stock market headlines late last week generally seemed to fall under the category of "more of the same" -- speculation over U.S.-China trade negotiations; fresh developments on the politically divisive border wall; shifting Fed policy expectations; hot-and-cold corporate earnings; more Brexit fumblings out of the U.K.; an...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