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

ATVI and FCX were two of the best S&P stocks todayU.S. stocks rose again today, with the Dow posting another triple-digit victory. Mostly, the gains were fueled by the same tailwinds from Tuesday, namely the tentative budget dealto avoid a government shutdown, and potential flexibility for the March 1 trade deadline with China. Big days from Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) gu...Read More

The brokerage firm expects a big announcement from the companyU.S. stocks are higher today on positive trade headlines. Among individual names on the move are farm equipment maker Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), connectivity equipment expert Aquantia Corp (NYSE:AQ), and energy infrastructure specialist Clearway Energy Inc (NYSE:CWEN). Here's a quick look at what's moving the shares of DE, AQ, and CWEN....Read More

Petro-Canada is building a network of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations across the country. More than 50 EV stations will be located along the Trans-Canada highway from Nova Scotia to British Columbia.Construction is set to begin this spring with the sites opening over the next year.Petro-Canada stations will offer DC fast chargers with both CHAdeMO and CCS/SAE connectors to support a b...Read More

Petro-Canada is building a network of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations across the country. More than 50 EV stations will be located along the Trans-Canada highway from Nova Scotia to British Columbia.Construction is set to begin this spring with the sites opening over the next year.Petro-Canada stations will offer DC fast chargers with both CHAdeMO and CCS/SAE connectors to support a b...Read More

Dundee Precious Metals offered a look at the fourth quarter and positive full year financials for 2018. The company recorded revenue of $377.1 million and adjusted net earnings of $29.0 million. The all-in sustaining cost per ounce of gold produced was $659. (All monetary figures are U.S. dollars.)For the full year, metal production totaled 201,095 oz. of gold and 36.7 million lb. of copper. The...Read More

Dundee Precious Metals offered a look at the fourth quarter and positive full year financials for 2018. The company recorded revenue of $377.1 million and adjusted net earnings of $29.0 million. The all-in sustaining cost per ounce of gold produced was $659. (All monetary figures are U.S. dollars.)For the full year, metal production totaled 201,095 oz. of gold and 36.7 million lb. of copper. The...Read More

Dundee Precious Metals offered a look at the fourth quarter and positive full year financials for 2018. The company recorded revenue of $377.1 million and adjusted net earnings of $29.0 million. The all-in sustaining cost per ounce of gold produced was $659. (All monetary figures are U.S. dollars.)For the full year, metal production totaled 201,095 oz. of gold and 36.7 million lb. of copper. The...Read More

Dundee Precious Metals offered a look at the fourth quarter and positive full year financials for 2018. The company recorded revenue of $377.1 million and adjusted net earnings of $29.0 million. The all-in sustaining cost per ounce of gold produced was $659. (All monetary figures are U.S. dollars.)For the full year, metal production totaled 201,095 oz. of gold and 36.7 million lb. of copper. The...Read More

The Dow name enjoyed a 2.5% lift following its October earnings reportDow name The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings ahead of the bell tomorrow, Feb. 14. Below, we will dive into how KO has been faring on the charts, and take a look at what the options market is pricing in for the shares' post-earnings move. Last seen trading up 0.1% at $49.69 -- and within str...Read More

The world's largest manganese miner South32 Ltd on Thursday posted an 18 percent rise in half-year underlying profit as a surge in metallurgical coal output and stronger commodity prices helped boost its bottom-line.Fortunes of the miner improved after production at its Illawarra Metallurgical Coal project which accounts for most, if not all, of South32's coking coal output, ramped up during the s...Read More

Newcrest Mining Ltd, Australia's top gold miner, on Thursday said its first-half profit more than doubled, buoyed by record gold and copper production at its Cadia operations.First-half results were also boosted by a weakening of the Australian dollar, which helped control costs at its Australian operations, the company said.Copper production during the first-half came in at 51.8 thousand tonnes,...Read More

Near-term put contracts are popular todayIt seems a Seeking Alpha article deeming El Pollo LoCo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) "uninvestible" is sinking the stock today. LOCO shares were last seen down 3.7% at $14.74, and put volume has exploded, with nearly 6,000 contracts crossing so far, compared to a daily average of just 162. Signs point to buy-to-open activity at the February 15 and March 13 p...Read More

Newcrest Mining Ltd, Australia's top gold miner, on Thursday said its first-half profit more than doubled, buoyed by record gold and copper production at its Cadia operations.First-half results were also boosted by a weakening of the Australian dollar, which helped control costs at its Australian operations, the company said.Copper production during the first-half came in at 51.8 thousand tonnes,...Read More

Gold futures finished higher for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, but pared much of their earlier gains as traders tracked moves in the benchmark dollar index, the latest developments in the U.S.-China trade dispute and efforts to avoid another partial U.S. government shutdown. "The 'risk-on' vibe sweeping across global markets and the stabilizing U.S. dollar are bad news for gold which...Read More

Gold futures finished higher for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, but pared much of their earlier gains as traders tracked moves in the benchmark dollar index, the latest developments in the U.S.-China trade dispute and efforts to avoid another partial U.S. government shutdown. "The 'risk-on' vibe sweeping across global markets and the stabilizing U.S. dollar are bad news for gold which...Read More

Almost half of S&P 500 stocks are above their 200-day trendlinesAs we noted in this week's Monday Morning Outlook, nearly half ofS&P 500 Index (SPX) stocks are above their 200-day moving averages. While we haven't yet crossed the 50%-of-stocks threshold, we're definitely on the cusp. Below, we take a look at SPX performance when the majority of stocks trade above their 200-day trendlines after a l...Read More

Nemaska Lithium's (TSE: NMX) stock plummeted Wednesday after disclosing it has been forced to revise the budget for the Whabouchi lithium mine and Shawinigan electrochemical plant upward by $375 million. The company, with a C$300 market cap on the TSX, clawed back some of the early day's losses, but still closed the day down 35%.Nemaska, which has also received funding from the Quebec provincial a...Read More

Nemaska Lithium's (TSE: NMX) stock plummeted Wednesday after disclosing it has been forced to revise the budget for the Whabouchi lithium mine and Shawinigan electrochemical plant upward by C$375 million. The company, with a $300 market cap on the TSX, clawed back some of the early day's losses, but still closed the day down 35%.Nemaska, which has also received funding from the Quebec provincial a...Read More

SilverCrest Metals expects to update the resource estimate and complete a preliminary economic assessment in the first quarter of the year on its Las Chispas silver project in Mexico.A resource estimate in September 2018 focused on an estimated 5.5 km of about 20 known kilometers of cumulative vein strike length in the district, about 180 km northeast of Hermosillo in the state of Sonora.Las Chisp...Read More

SilverCrest Metals expects to update the resource estimate and complete a preliminary economic assessment in the first quarter of the year on its Las Chispas silver project in Mexico.A resource estimate in September 2018 focused on an estimated 5.5 km of about 20 known kilometers of cumulative vein strike length in the district, about 180 km northeast of Hermosillo in the state of Sonora.Las Chisp...Read More