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 stock is pacing for a roughly 15-year highThe shares of programmable device maker Lattice Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:LSCC) had already been barreling higher since hovering around $5.50 from late October to early November, closing Tuesday at $8.18, suffering just one negative week since Christmas. Now, LSCC stock is set to open near 15-year-high territory.Specifically, the security is trading u...Read More

Petrol and diesel vehicles cost more over four years in UK and four other European nationsRead full newsRead More

Colombia's coal production and exports are likely to remain steady this year, companies said on Wednesday, amid predictions international prices for the fuel will fall in 2019.The Andean nation is the world's fifth-largest exporter of coal. Fitch Solutions reduced its Colombian coal production growth forecast from 4.5 percent to 0 percent in January due to price declinesOverall Colombia producti...Read More

FCX is on track to break through a former ceilingThe shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) are up 5% in electronic trading, after Morgan Stanley upgraded the equity to "overweight" from "equal weight," while trimming its price target to $14 from $16. The analyst in coverage thinks FCX will lead its peers in pricing leverage and benefit from improving China demand, and believes the mining name...Read More

Precious metals miner Hochschild Mining (LON: HOC) has been forced to halt operations at its Arcata gold and silver mine in Peru, saying that low silver prices had left the company little choice aside from suspension.Hochschild, which operates three mines in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina, said Arcata would be on "full care and maintenance" by the second quarter of 2019.Any potential...Read More

Precious metals miner Hochschild Mining (LON: HOC) has been forced to halt operations at its Arcata gold and silver mine in Peru, saying that low silver prices had left the company little choice aside from suspension.Hochschild, which operates three mines in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina, said Arcata would be on "full care and maintenance" by the second quarter of 2019.Any potential...Read More

The VIX tends to move higher after it first breaks below 15A recent MarketWatch article caught my eye, pointing out that the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) has been above 15 for about four months now -- its longest streak since 2012. For those unfamiliar with the VIX, it's calculated using options on the S&P 500 Index (SPX). The more option traders are paying for SPX options, the higher the VIX. Mor...Read More

Even renewable energy relies on certain decidedly non-renewable resources...Read full newsRead More

Canada's Barrick Gold TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), which completed its $5.4 billion merger with Africa-focused Randgold Resources at the start of the year, reported Wednesday a loss for its fourth quarter, due partly to issues at two mines in South America.The world's top gold producer by volume, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, lost $1.2 billion, or $1.02 per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31 co...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), which completed its $5.4 billion merger with Africa-focused Randgold Resources at the start of the year, reported Wednesday a loss for its fourth quarter, due partly to issues at two mines in South America.The world's top gold producer by volume, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, lost $1.2 billion, or $1.02 per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31 co...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), which completed its $5.4 billion merger with Africa-focused Randgold Resources at the start of the year, reported Wednesday a loss for its fourth quarter, due partly to issues at two mines in South America.The world's top gold producer by volume, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, lost $1.2 billion, or $1.02 per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31 co...Read More

Moscow-based Vist Group, a subsidiary of Helsinki-based Zyfra, announced this week that it launched a robotized towing truck project together with Nazarbayev University and Russian truck maker Kamaz.Using a previous experience robotizing the BelAZ 7513R truck and BelAZ 78250 front loader for open-pit mining, Vist said that it now wants to upgrade the five-wheel towing truck Kamaz Neo. The plan is...Read More

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, posted Wednesday quarterly profits below estimates, due mainly to weak prices for heavy crude and base metals.The Vancouver-based miner, the world's second-biggest exporter of steel-making coal, recorded negative pricing adjustments, charges related to a write-down in inventory and an operating loss at its Fort Hi...Read More

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, posted Wednesday quarterly profits below estimates, due mainly to weak prices for heavy crude and base metals.The Vancouver-based miner, the world's second-biggest exporter of steel-making coal, recorded negative pricing adjustments, charges related to a write-down in inventory and an operating loss at its Fort Hi...Read More

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, posted Wednesday quarterly profits below estimates, due mainly to weak prices for heavy crude and base metals.The Vancouver-based miner, the world's second-biggest exporter of steel-making coal, recorded negative pricing adjustments, charges related to a write-down in inventory and an operating loss at its Fort Hi...Read More

Russia's Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), the world's top diamond producer by output in carats, has put together a collection of recently found large coloured diamonds, which includes a pink oval gem weighing 14.83 carats - the largest of its kind ever found in Russia.The diamond it was cut from a rough found in 2017 at the Ebelyakh deposit in Yakutia, rated by the American journal The National Jeweler as the...Read More

In the eyes of investors, lustrous futures await Goldcorp, Eldorado Gold, and Yamana Gold.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) (the "Company" or "IsoEnergy"), is pleased to announce chemical assay results from intervals of strong uranium mineralization reported earlier (see news release dated January 28, 2019) from the Hurricane zone. The highlight is an intersection in drill hole LE19-02 of 3.5 metres averaging 10.4% U3O8 from 326.5-330.0 metres, that include...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Quadron Cannatech Corporation (CSE:QCC) (the "Company" or "Quadron"), is pleased to report Q3 revenue of $1.87 million for the period of November 1st, 2018 to January 31st, 2019.The figure represents aggregate sales from Quadron's three subsidiaries: Soma Labs Scientific Inc., Greenmantle Products Ltd, and Cybernetic Control Systems Inc.Among Quadron's portfolio of extraction an...Read More

Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis. Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2019 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intellig...Read More