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

Upbeat earnings could result in price-target hikes for CLFCleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF) will release its fourth-quarter earnings report before the opening bell tomorrow, Feb. 8, and the shares will be looking to extend their strong start for 2019. That is, the mining concern sports a year-to-date lead of 43.4%, last seen at $11.08, and earlier today touched its highest point since early November...Read More

Chilean state copper miner Codelco saw a 1.9 percent drop in its output in 2018, at 1.8 million tonnes, while production at the world's largest copper mine, Escondida, shot up 34 percent in the same year, Chile's copper commission said on Thursday.Codelco was affected by a natural decline in ore grades, an issue it is seeking to reverse with a major program of upgrades. Production at Escondida, co...Read More

Plus, 40 stocks with extreme SOIR readings right nowA number of indicators are used at Schaeffer's to assess the temperature of a stock, and to better understand trader sentiment. One of the more ubiquitous indicators is the Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio, or the SOIR, which measures a stock's short-term open interest and can be used to gauge near-term option traders' expectations. What...Read More

Gainey Capital's first pass sampling at its newly-optioned Las Margaritas gold project in Durango, Mexico has sampled up to 40 grams gold per tonne and confirmed the project's previously reported 1.5-1.6 km strike length. Peter Megaw leads the company's exploration team.The company took 42 samples at Las Margaritas, including chip samples from old pits, chip-channel samples from exposed veins an...Read More

Blue-chips Cisco Systems and Coca-Cola will report earningsEarnings season is continuing with gusto, as Dow names Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Coca-Cola (KO) step up to the plate next week. We'll also hear from semiconductor firms Nvidia (NVDA) and Applied Materials (AMAT). Plus, investors will digest a round of inflation data, while several Fed speakers will take the mic. U.S.-China trade relations...Read More

Gainey Capital's first pass sampling at its newly-optioned Las Margaritas gold project in Durango, Mexico has sampled up to 40 grams gold per tonne and confirmed the project's previously reported 1.5-1.6 km strike length. Peter Megaw leads the company's exploration team.The company took 42 samples at Las Margaritas, including chip samples from old pits, chip-channel samples from exposed veins an...Read More

The brokerage firm is optimistic about the company's Bivigam prospectsThe shares ofbiopharmaceutical concern ADMA Biologics Inc (NASDAQ:ADMA) are higher this afternoon, after analysts at H.C. Wainwright launched coverage with a "buy" rating, waxing optimistic on the company's Bivigam prospects. Specifically, the analyst thinks the drug -- rejected for relaunch by the Food and Drug Administration (...Read More

Oil prices are pulling back todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is sharply lower at midday. Global economic concerns initially sent the index down triple digits, and losses were exacerbated after White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow told Fox Business there is "sizable difference" between the U.S. and China on any sort of trade deal. Additionally, a CNBC report suggested a meeting bet...Read More

It's already been a wild day on the charts for Turtle Beach stockThe shares of video game headset maker Turtle Beach Corp (NASDAQ:HEAR) made a big move out of the gate today, after the company told investors it's expecting to report strong results for the fourth quarter and 2018 as a whole. In the release, CEO Juergen Stark cited growing market share in North America as one reason for the success....Read More

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* Q4 underlying profit down 85 pct* Brazil restrictions hit profit* Timing on resuming full Alunorte output uncertain* Macroeconomic uncertainty could sap 2019 demandNorwegian metals producer Norsk Hydro warned it would miss its 2019 savings targets after falling far short of fourth-quarter earnings forecasts due to restricted output in Brazil, sending shares down 8 percent to their lowest in two...Read More

An India state will give gold worth about $530 to every bride from a poor family, the latest budget giveaway ahead of a general election that must be held by May.The northeastern state of Assam is run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is facing a battle for re-election because of low farm incomes and a lack of jobs that have turned off some of...Read More

Brazil's mining agency plans to ban upstream tailings dams used for storing mining waste, a director at the National Mining Agency (ANM) said on Thursday, after such a dam burst last month, likely killing at least 300 people.It was not immediately clear what kind of deadline the dam operators would face to take down or convert the damsEduardo Le??o, a director at ANM, said the agency aims to issue...Read More

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The company just posted a profit for the first time in five quartersThe shares of GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) are up 2.4% at $5.27 in early market trading, after the company announced fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations. This is the first time in five quarters that the company has reported a profit, and CEO Nicholas Woodman said, "With this momentum and a continued foc...Read More

The number of people killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in South Africa's eastern province of Mpumalanga has risen to six, and several others remain trapped, an official at the mine said on Thursday. The representative of the creditor protection team at the mine, Michael Elliot, said more than 20 people were still stuck underground at the mine in Middelburg and are presumed dead."As...Read More

The number of people killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in South Africa's eastern province of Mpumalanga has risen to six, and several others remain trapped, an official at the mine said on Thursday. The representative of the creditor protection team at the mine, Michael Elliot, said more than 20 people were still stuck underground at the mine in Middelburg and are presumed dead."As...Read More

Canada's Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE: TMQ) is upping the exploration budget for its projects in Northwest Alaska, after its partner Australia's South32 (ASX, LON:S32) agreed to equally fund a program along the Ambler volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) belt.Each company will contribute an additional $1 million for exploration at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects (UKMP), in addition to the $18....Read More

Canada's Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE: TMQ) is upping the exploration budget for its projects in Northwest Alaska, after its partner Australia's South32 (ASX, LON:S32) agreed to equally fund a program along the Ambler volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) belt.Each company will contribute an additional $1 million for exploration at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects (UKMP), in addition to the $18....Read More

Canada's Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE: TMQ) is upping the exploration budget for its projects in Northwest Alaska, after its partner Australia's South32 (ASX, LON:S32) agreed to equally fund a program along the Ambler volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) belt.Each company will contribute an additional $1 million for exploration at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects (UKMP), in addition to the $18....Read More