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 S&P sank in the days after last year's speechSo far it's been a solid year for U.S. stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) just wrapping up impressive six-week win streaks. While we're now in the thick of earnings seasons, investors tonight will be focusing in on President Donald Trump's second State of the Union speech. Some traders may use the occasi...Read More

Vale SA said it's temporarily halting some operations at its Brucutu mine, potentially causing a production loss of about 30 million metric tons of iron ore a year - a move that an analyst said could cause "incremental supply shock." Iron ore in Singapore climbed.The move is in compliance with a Brazilian court order issued to help improve safety after one of Vale's tailings dam in Minas Gerais st...Read More

* April-Dec net profit grows 6 pct y/y to record 442 bln yen* Books impairment losses on Olam, Chilean iron ore mines* Keeps full-year profit forecast of record 640 bln yenJapan's biggest trading house Mitsubishi Corp on Tuesday posted a 6 percent rise in its April-December net profit thanks to higher income from energy operations, and stuck to its record profit forecast for the year despite one-o...Read More

MRK stock is eyeing its best win streak in at least a yearMerck & Co, Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is trying to extend its hot streak today, trading up 1.7% early on at $78.16, setting it up for a sixth straight daily win -- its best in at least a year. Traders are responding to a note out of BofA-Merrill Lynch that named MRK stock as the firm's top pick out of the pharma sector. The analyst note predicted mor...Read More

A report commissioned by Brazilian miner Vale SA last year to look into the stability of the tailings dam that ruptured Jan. 25 certified it as sound but raised concerns over its drainage and monitoring systems, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Tuesday.The report by German-based T?oeV S?oeD, which Folha said it had access to, made 17 recommendations aimed at improving the stability of the s...Read More

The makeup company also upped its full-year guidanceThe shares of Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL) are up 11.8% at $152.21, after the cosmetics concern reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations. The company said growing revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as strong holiday sales, were catalysts for the earnings surprise. As a result, Estee Lauder lifted i...Read More

Deutsche Bank sees increasing competition from store brandsThe shares of Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) are 0.4% lower to trade at $47.53 this morning, after Deutsche Bank downgraded the food concern to "hold" from "buy," while trimming its price target to $52 from $58. The analyst in coverage noted that increased efforts from store brands have taken a share of Kraft Heinz's major categories. Kraf...Read More

Record palladium prices and a weaker rand are lifting the gloom enveloping South Africa's platinum industry.For South African producers, the rally in palladium is partially offsetting the slump in platinum prices to near a decade low. Combined with a decline in the rand, which lowers costs for miners selling metal for dollars, that's extending a lifeline to companies such as Impala Platinum Holdin...Read More

The State of the Union will be in focus tonightU.S. stock futures are modestly higher this morning, though the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) is lagging its peers amid concerns about rising costs for Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) after last night's quarterly report. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading above fair value ahead of earnings from blue chip Walt Disney (DIS) tonight, and trad...Read More

Carmakers may have to consider investing directly in cobalt mines to secure supply over the next three to five years, as demand for the metal used in rechargeable batteries is set to increase exponentially, Ford Motor Co. senior manager for energy storage strategy and research Ted Miller believes.Speaking at a mining industry event in South Africa, Miller said the auto industry is now in an "awkwa...Read More

Brucutu, which has an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes of iron ore, is Brazil's second largest mine, behind Vale's Caraj??s.Read full newsRead More

A report made public today by Rapaport reveals that polished-diamond prices softened in January, with 1-carat stones falling by 0.4% last month and 1.8% compared to January 2018, while 3-carat gems fell by 1.8% last month and 5.9% compared to last year.Smaller diamonds saw a less steep decline in prices as 0.5-carat rocks fell by 0.3% in January 2019 and 0.1% when compared to last year, and 0.3-ca...Read More

A report made public today by Rapaport reveals that polished-diamond prices softened in January, with 1-carat stones falling by 0.4% last month and 1.8% compared to January 2018, while 3-carat gems fell by 1.8% last month and 5.9% compared to last year.Smaller diamonds saw a less steep decline in prices as 0.5-carat rocks fell by 0.3% in January 2019 and 0.1% when compared to last year, and 0.3-ca...Read More

How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.Despite the strong January kick-start to 2019, many investors are still apprehensive of what's to come, especially considering some of the latest market-moving events -- think Fed policy announcements, U.S.-China trade negotiations, and earnings season, to start.While it's certainly no crystal ball, becoming familiar with the various...Read More

Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA) announced this week that it signed a Definitive Agreement granting Capstone Mining (TSX:CS) an exclusive option to earn up to a 70% interest in the Planalto copper project, located in the Caraj??s province in northern Brazil.In a press release, the companies stated that under the terms of the agreement, Capstone has to pay Lara $200,000 following the receipt of a drill...Read More

Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA) announced this week that it signed a Definitive Agreement granting Capstone Mining (TSX:CS) an exclusive option to earn up to a 70% interest in the Planalto copper project, located in the Caraj??s province in northern Brazil.In a press release, the companies stated that under the terms of the agreement, Capstone has to pay Lara $200,000 following the receipt of a drill...Read More

Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA) announced this week that it signed a Definitive Agreement granting Capstone Mining (TSX:CS) an exclusive option to earn up to a 70% interest in the Planalto copper project, located in the Caraj??s province in northern Brazil.In a press release, the companies stated that under the terms of the agreement, Capstone has to pay Lara $200,000 following the receipt of a drill...Read More

BlueRock Diamonds (LON:BRD) said Tuesday it had recovered an "exceptional" 8.97-carat stone at its Kareevlei mine, in the Kimberley region of South Africa.It is the second largest stone mined from Kareevlei and the third valued at more than $50,000. The other two were a 7.76 carat stone sold for $10,070 per carat in 2017 and a 10.58 carat diamond sold for $7,047/carat in 2018.The 8.97 carat stone...Read More

BlueRock Diamonds (LON:BRD) said Tuesday it had recovered an "exceptional" 8.97-carat stone at its Kareevlei mine, in the Kimberley region of South Africa.It is the second largest stone mined from Kareevlei and the third valued at more than $50,000. The other two were a 7.76 carat stone sold for $10,070 per carat in 2017 and a 10.58 carat diamond sold for $7,047/carat in 2018.The 8.97 carat stone...Read More

Vancouver, BC - good natured Products Inc. (TSX-V:GDNP) (the "Company" or "good naturedTM"), is pleased to announce that its plant-based products and packaging are now available on RangeMe, an innovative technology platform being adopted by leading North American retailers including Albertsons, Whole Foods, Target, CVS, HEB, Publix, Safeway, Sam's Club and Wegmans.Modeled after modern matchmakin...Read More