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

According to a new report by the World Gold Council, holdings in global gold-backed ETFs rose 72 tonnes in January to reach 2,513 tonnes (80.8m troy ounces), hitting the highest levels in nearly six years.In dollar terms net inflows in January equaled $3.1B with the value of gold held in ETF vaults reaching just shy of $107B by the end of the month, a 6% increase.January was the fourth consecut...Read More

According to a new report by the World Gold Council, holdings in global gold-backed ETFs rose 72 tonnes in January to reach 2,513 tonnes (80.8m troy ounces), hitting the highest levels in nearly six years.In dollar terms net inflows in January equaled $3.1B with the value of gold held in ETF vaults reaching just shy of $107B by the end of the month, a 6% increase.January was the fourth consecut...Read More

According to a new report by the World Gold Council, holdings in global gold-backed ETFs rose 72 tonnes in January to reach 2,513 tonnes (80.8m troy ounces), hitting the highest levels in nearly six years.In dollar terms net inflows in January equaled $3.1B with the value of gold held in ETF vaults reaching just shy of $107B by the end of the month, a 6% increase.January was the fourth consecut...Read More

NYT shares are trading at 13-year highsNew York Times (NYSE:NYT) shares are up 12.7% today at $30.28, and earlier hit a 13-year high of $30.56. The company this morning posted stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter top- and bottom-line results, while also raising its dividend. Much of the strength stemmed from the media giant's digital efforts, where subscriber growth impressed -- a trend some anal...Read More

Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB; US-OTC: SPVEF) says recently completed diamond drilling at its Cochrane Hill gold deposit in Nova Scotia is confirming mineralization extensions initially defined in its 2018 phase three resource definition drill program.Highlights from the latest resource extension drill program include 11 metres grading 43.65 grams gold from 227 metres downhole including 1 metre at 466...Read More

Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB; US-OTC: SPVEF) says recently completed diamond drilling at its Cochrane Hill gold deposit in Nova Scotia is confirming mineralization extensions initially defined in its 2018 phase three resource definition drill program.Highlights from the latest resource extension drill program include 11 metres grading 43.65 grams gold from 227 metres downhole including 1 metre at 466...Read More

SAO PAULO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA was made aware of problems with sensors designed to monitor the structure of a dam that ended up bursting, killing an estimated 300 people, two days before the disaster, Globo TV reported on Wednesday.Namba also said he felt "pressured" by Vale employees to certify the dam that later burst in Brumadinho was stableAn exchange of emails b...Read More

John C. Plant - Image from ArconicU.S. aluminum products maker Arconic Inc said Chairman John Plant will take on the additional role of chief executive officer on Wednesday, weeks after it rejected a takeover bid by private equity firm Apollo Global Management.Shares of the company, which counts top planemakers Boeing Co and Airbus SE among its customers, were down 1.6 percent at $18.50.Plant will...Read More

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These two stocks have been volatile after earnings in recent yearsMeal delivery firm GrubHub Inc (NYSE:GRUB) is scheduled to report earnings before the open tomorrow, Feb. 7, while travel expert Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) will reveal its quarterly report after the close tomorrow. Ahead of the events, options traders are betting on double-digit swings from shares of both GRUB and EXPE. Startin...Read More

Billionaire Robert Friedland, founder and executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN), said Wednesday his copper project with Chinese partners, Zijin Mining and Crystal River Global in the Democratic Republic of Congo "definitely" has the potential to become the world's second-largest red metal mine."Kamoa-Kakula will become the world's second-largest copper mine with peak annual production...Read More

Billionaire Robert Friedland, founder and executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN), said Wednesday his copper project with Chinese partners, Zijin Mining and Crystal River Global in the Democratic Republic of Congo "definitely" has the potential to become the world's second-largest red metal mine."Kamoa-Kakula will become the world's second-largest copper mine with peak annual production...Read More

Samarco Mineracao SA, the Brazilian mining venture that hasn't operated since a deadly dam collapse in 2015, will seek to reboot talks with creditors after one of its parent companies suffered an even worse disaster at its own site, according to people involved in the discussions.Last month's deadly accident at a Vale SA tailings dam in Minas Gerais state has upended the outlook for Samarco, which...Read More

GM and CPRI are two post-earnings gainers todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is struggling for direction at midday, with the blue-chip index pacing toward its first loss in four days.The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are in the red, too, with the former on track to snap its five-day winning streak, and a tech sector pullback weighing on the latter. Investors are also...Read More

Bolivia has chosen a Chinese consortium to help it produce lithium, the government said on Wednesday, giving China a potential foothold in the country's huge untapped reserves of the prized electric battery metal.China's Xinjiang TBEA Group Co Ltd will hold a 49 percent stake in a joint venture with Bolivia's state lithium company YLB, the Bolivian firm said. Together, the two companies will produ...Read More

TWTR stock tends to make big moves after earningsWith Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) set to report fourth-quarter earnings ahead of open tomorrow, Feb. 7, call volume is accelerated on the social media stock today. At last check, around 40,000 calls have traded on TWTR stock -- two times what's typically seen at this point -- with the weekly 2/8 options series in focus.More specifically, the weekly 2/8 3...Read More

Brazil's Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, will invest some 1.5 billion reais ($400 million) starting in 2020 to reduce its reliance on tailings dams, it said late on Tuesday, after one dam collapsed last month, likely killing more than 300 people.The dam at the Feijao do Corrego mine burst on Jan. 25 in the town of Brumadinho, in what is possibly Brazil's most deadly mining disaster. R...Read More

The response to the horrendous dam collapse at a mine owned by Brazil's Vale has focused on iron ore prices and how a disaster that will likely claim more than 300 lives occurred, and what must be done to make sure this doesn't happen again.These are valid concerns, but the risk of focusing on the immediate issues is that the much larger problems of the mining industry are once again glossed over....Read More

Saudi Arabia will invest around $3.8 billion to enhance access to geoscience data and reduce regulatory red tape as it looks to boost mineral exploration, senior government officials said on Wednesday.Government plans to jump-start the Saudi mining sector form part of a broader industrial strategy aimed at diversifying the economy and attracting private-sector investments worth 1.6 trillion riyals...Read More

Saudi Arabia will invest around $3.8 billion to enhance access to geoscience data and reduce regulatory red tape as it looks to boost mineral exploration, senior government officials said on Wednesday.Government plans to jump-start the Saudi mining sector form part of a broader industrial strategy aimed at diversifying the economy and attracting private-sector investments worth 1.6 trillion riyals...Read More