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

Lead prices may get a boost as environmental crackdowns on smelters in China cur...Read full newsRead More

Lead prices may get a boost as environmental crackdowns on smelters in China cur...Read full newsRead More

As mining companies continue to advance their digital transformation strategies, the ability for different systems to integrate and share data with one another has become a critical success factor. Integration has been a key theme for the METS sector in recent times and it will continue to be a focus for the industry in 2019.MICROMINE places a strong emphasis on integration and ensuring its softwa...Read More

Anthony Makuch, president and CEO of Kirkland Lake Gold, discusses progress at the company's high-grade Fosterville mine in Australia.Read full newsRead More

Anthony Makuch, president and CEO of Kirkland Lake Gold, discusses progress at the company's high-grade Fosterville mine in Australia.Read full newsRead More

The S&P's win streak came to an end at five daysThe S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all briefly flirted with positive territory today, but ultimately closed in the red. As such, the S&P ended a five-day win streak, while the Dow's own streak was snapped at three straight. On top of earnings from names like General Motors (GM) and Snap (SNAP), traders were also greeted with trade buzz early on, after Trea...Read More

These three names are making big moves in today's tradingAmid a relatively muted session for the broader equities market, several individual stocks are making big moves, including Apple supplier Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS), "Call of Duty" creator Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), and music streaming service Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT). Here's a quick look at what's moving the...Read More

Dr. Moises Ronald V??zquez Caicedo Ayras, president of the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru (UNCP) and Douglas Morrison, president and CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) are taking the first steps in developing a partnership to advance mining innovation in technology and knowledge transfer, demonstration projects, as well as skills development for students, fac...Read More

The Association for Mineral Exploration's 2019 Roundup conference concluded on Thursday, January 31, wrapping up a week of exciting announcements in support of the industry from the provincial and federal governments. This included the provincial government's decision to make both the Mining Flow-Through Share tax credit and the B.C. Mining Exploration Tax Credit permanent incentives to support in...Read More

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A technical signal is threatening to send CCL stock even lowerThe shares of Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL) have rallied off their Dec. 26 two-year low of $45.64 -- up nearly 29% since this bottom -- and recently closed their Dec. 20 post-earnings bear gap. However, the stock has sounded a historically bearish signal amid its rebound -- a sign that could suggests CLL could be headed for choppy waters. T...Read More

Gold futures settle lower Wednesday for a fourth straight session, but market bulls continue to expect global growth worries to keep a floor under the yellow metal. Gold for April delivery GCJ9, -0.27% on Comex lost $4.80, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,314.40 an ounce, following modest losses in each of the past three sessions. Prices settled at their lowest in a week. March silver SIH9, -0.20% decli...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