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

Toronto-based North American Palladium (TSE: PDL) is ramping up its exploration efforts at the Lac des Iles palladium mine 90 km north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. A minimum budget of $16 million is set, $10 million of which was raised by a flow-through share offering made in December.North American Palladium has identified several underground targets that may extend the life of the mine. Work will f...Read More

Toronto-based North American Palladium (TSE: PDL) is ramping up its exploration efforts at the Lac des Iles palladium mine 90 km north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. A minimum budget of $16 million is set, $10 million of which was raised by a flow-through share offering made in December.North American Palladium has identified several underground targets that may extend the life of the mine. Work will f...Read More

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Call activity was above the norm on MIME and VOYA on MondayScanning today's market activity, one of the biggest gainers is email solutions specialist Mimecast Ltd (NASDAQ:MIME). The shares were last seen trading up 19.7% at $51.24, already tapping a record high of $51.66, as Wall Street reacts to the firm's quarterly report, which revealed better-than-expected results and an upbeat outlook. A ton...Read More

Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More

A tentative bipartisan budget deal was reached earlier this morningThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up over 300 points at midday, enjoying a steady climb after a tentative bipartisan budget deal was reached to keep the government open beyond the Feb. 15 deadline. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China are progressing on trade talks as negotiations enter the second day in Beijing. The S&P 500 Inde...Read More

A group of international non-governmental organizations on Tuesday demanded that Brazilian miner Vale SA be excluded from the United Nations' corporate responsibility pact, after a mining dam burst that killed an estimated 300 people.A letter signed by more than 15 NGOs said that Vale failed to take proper safety measures at a tailings dam at its Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in Minas Gerais sta...Read More

Gold stocks have to do more to confirm they are in a new bull market.Sure, they've surged above key moving average resistance and breadth has improved.However, the gold stocks have not yet broken the pattern of lower highs and breadth, while improved, is not at bull market levels yet. Let's review where things currently stand.In recent weeks GDX and GDXJ surged above the critical 400-day moving av...Read More

Livent Corp said on Tuesday it plans to export most of the lithium produced by its Chinese processing facilities in 2019 because of uncertainty over the country's electric vehicle subsidies as well as macroeconomic concerns.The action will increase Livent's sale taxes in China but give it greater access to growing markets for lithium in Japan, South Korea and elsewhere."We saw a real change in sen...Read More

South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater said on Tuesday it was considering measures, including restructuring if alternative solutions could not be found to bring loss-making gold shafts back to profitability. Gold producers in Africa's most industrialised economy, which have some of the world's deepest mines, have seen profits squeezed by rising costs, labour unrest and declining grades.Sibanye said it...Read More

South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater said on Tuesday it was considering measures, including restructuring if alternative solutions could not be found to bring loss-making gold shafts back to profitability. Gold producers in Africa's most industrialised economy, which have some of the world's deepest mines, have seen profits squeezed by rising costs, labour unrest and declining grades.Sibanye said it...Read More

Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) has unearthed an undamaged 70-carat white, makeable stone from its 75%-owned Liqhobong mine in Lesotho.The diamond is the largest found so far this year and follows the recovery of a 46-carat, gem quality white rock in December, which sold for over $1 million at a sale early this month.Shares in the company shot up on the news and were trading 8.9% h...Read More

Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) has unearthed an undamaged 70-carat white, makeable stone from its 75%-owned Liqhobong mine in Lesotho.The diamond is the largest found so far this year and follows the recovery of a 46-carat, gem quality white rock in December, which sold for over $1 million at a sale early this month.Shares in the company shot up on the news and were trading 8.9% h...Read More

Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) has unearthed an undamaged 70-carat white, makeable stone from its 75%-owned Liqhobong mine in Lesotho.The diamond is the largest found so far this year and follows the recovery of a 46-carat, gem quality white rock in December, which sold for over $1 million at a sale early this month.Shares in the company shot up on the news and were trading 8.9% h...Read More

Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, (ASX: NCM) is selling its S?(C)gu?(C)la gold project and its portfolio of 11 exploration tenements in C??te d'Ivoire to Canada's Roxgold (TSX: ROXG) in a deal valued at $30 million.The Toronto-based miner will pay $20 million upfront, followed by a $10 million deferred payment due if and when S?(C)gu?(C)la reaches production.S?(C)gu?(C)la will b...Read More

Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, (ASX: NCM) is selling its S?(C)gu?(C)la gold project and its portfolio of 11 exploration tenements in C??te d'Ivoire to Canada's Roxgold (TSX: ROXG) in a deal valued at $30 million.The Toronto-based miner will pay $20 million upfront, followed by a $10 million deferred payment due if and when S?(C)gu?(C)la reaches production.S?(C)gu?(C)la will b...Read More

The company lowered its first-quarter and full-year guidance Varonis Systems Inc (NASDAQ:VRNS) is already shaping up to be one of the worst stocks on the Nasdaq today -- down 17.5% at $52.79, at last check. The cybersecurity concern last night lowered its full-year and first-quarter guidance, and said it was shifting to a subscription-based model.Now, VRNS is pacing for its worst day since May 201...Read More

Bernstein upped its EA price target, tooElectronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) stock is trading up 4.6% at $101.69, on news the company's battle royale game "Apex Legends" hit 25 million registered users following its release late last week. A price-target hike to $120 from $91 at Bernstein is only fueling the bullish flames, and EA options traders are rushing to get in on the action.Already today, 46,0...Read More

* Harmony Gold H1 profit slumps 94 pct* Firm in talks to build solar power plantSouth African miner Harmony Gold is in talks to build a 30 megawatt solar power plant in the Free State province to supply power to some of its operations to try to reduce power costs and dependence on struggling utility Eskom.Eskom, which produces over 90 percent of South Africa's electricity, is saddled with more tha...Read More

* Harmony Gold H1 profit slumps 94 pct* Firm in talks to build solar power plantSouth African miner Harmony Gold is in talks to build a 30 megawatt solar power plant in the Free State province to supply power to some of its operations to try to reduce power costs and dependence on struggling utility Eskom.Eskom, which produces over 90 percent of South Africa's electricity, is saddled with more tha...Read More