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

Executives, investors and government officials met in Cape Town at the African Mining Indaba, the continent's biggest gathering of one of its most essential industries.Key developments:Tailings dams in focus. All the big miners spoke about wanting to ensure the safety of their dams after the Vale's disaster in Brazil. Anglo American gave a surprising prediction that it wants to reach a point where...Read More

Executives, investors and government officials met in Cape Town at the African Mining Indaba, the continent's biggest gathering of one of its most essential industries.Key developments:Tailings dams in focus. All the big miners spoke about wanting to ensure the safety of their dams after the Vale's disaster in Brazil. Anglo American gave a surprising prediction that it wants to reach a point where...Read More

Executives, investors and government officials met in Cape Town at the African Mining Indaba, the continent's biggest gathering of one of its most essential industries.Key developments:Tailings dams in focus. All the big miners spoke about wanting to ensure the safety of their dams after the Vale's disaster in Brazil. Anglo American gave a surprising prediction that it wants to reach a point where...Read More

Wall Street may experience a post-Super Bowl hangover todayU.S. stock futures are pointing to a muted open for today's post-Super Bowl session. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading below fair value after another weekly win, and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are also weak ahead of earnings from Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), due out after the close. On the data front, factory o...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

Newly released CoT data shows VIX futures players went net long at just the wrong time"...the sentiment landscape suggests there is fuel to push the market higher. That said, a slew of potential technical resistance levels remain overhead, so be cognizant of these levels to appropriately assess risk. Multiple uncertainties continue to linger -- including the shutdown, as the bill signed by Trump o...Read More

Rio Tinto's BC Works aluminum smelter and Kemano power operations have been certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This is the highest internationally recognized standard for environmental, social and governance practices.All of Rio Tinto's aluminum operations in Canada are now ASI certified. That makes the company the only one that sells ASI certified aluminum through a chain of...Read More

Vancouver-based Lithium Energy Products (TSX-V: LEP) announced that it entered into a Binding Letter of Intention with American Strategic Minerals to acquire 100% of its assets, including the Lost Sheep fluorite mine in Juab County, Utah.In a press release, LEP explained that this arm's length acquisition will include 51 claims of US federal land, and 640 acres of State land, covering a total land...Read More

A Brazilian court has ordered mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) to halt operations at its Brucutu iron ore mine, the largest in Minas Gerais state, following last month's tailings dam disaster at Brumadinho, which left at least 134 dead.The veredict, quoted by O Globo, one of the most respected Brazilian publications, includes an injunction that bans Vale from storing tailings in the Laranjeiras dam...Read More

A free tool can help traders bank big during the upcoming earnings season.Too many investors let their portfolios slip during the busy holiday season, but this is a huge mistake... especially with the market moving events just around the corner!With the crazy market action investors have been seeing lately, right now is the time to prepare to bank big wins.It's important for investors to position...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's top bullion producer by volume has entered into a 50-50 strategic alliance with fellow junior miner Reunion Gold (TSX-V:RGD), to jointly explore for and develop projects on South America's North Atlantic coast.The deal allows Barrick to tighten its grip on four of the Guyana-based projects Reunion already owns - Waiamu, Aremu, Arawini and O...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's top bullion producer by volume has entered into a 50-50 strategic alliance with fellow junior miner Reunion Gold (TSX-V:RGD), to jointly explore for and develop projects on South America's North Atlantic coast.The deal allows Barrick to tighten its grip on four of the Guyana-based projects Reunion already owns - Waiamu, Aremu, Arawini and O...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's top bullion producer by volume has entered into a 50-50 strategic alliance with fellow junior miner Reunion Gold (TSX-V:RGD), to jointly explore for and develop projects on South America's North Atlantic coast.The deal allows Barrick to tighten its grip on four of the Guyana-based projects Reunion already owns - Waiamu, Aremu, Arawini and O...Read More

James Hyerczyk22 hours ago (Feb 04, 2019 3:21 AM GMT)Gold futures are trading lower early Monday, pressured by a steady U.S. Dollar as investors continued to react to Friday’s solid U.S. jobs report and upbeat factory activity data. The news is helping to drive up U.S. Treasury yields as investors cut expectations on a rate cut later this year. Rising rates are helping to make the U.S. Doll...Read More

Vedanta, the London-listed natural resources company controlled by one of India's richest men, said Monday its foreign subsidiary Cairn India Holdings' $200 million investment in Anglo American (LON:AAL) met all governance requirements.The company, India's largest miner and No. 1 iron ore exporter, said the deal was made on an arms-length basis in December 2018, adding it provided "significantly h...Read More

Vedanta, the London-listed natural resources company controlled by one of India's richest men, said Monday its foreign subsidiary Cairn India Holdings' $200 million investment in Anglo American (LON:AAL) met all governance requirements.The company, India's largest miner and No. 1 iron ore exporter, said the deal was made on an arms-length basis in December 2018, adding it provided "significantly h...Read More

Stocks Analysis by Chris Kimble covering: XAU/USD, XAG/USD, Gold Futures, Silver Futures. Read Chris Kimble's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More

Zinc rose more than 2% to around a six-month high of US$2,777 a tonne while copper closed slightly lower. Strong jobs data out of the US on Friday helped ease market jitters, although China's Caixin purchasing managers' index fell slightly in January.Key global market indices had closed higher on Friday and the S&P/ASX200 was following suit in midday trade today.New graphite producer Syrah Res...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. will include an exceptional quality, 60.59-carat, fancy vivid yellow rough diamond in it its upcoming rough diamond sale.   The diamond was recovered at the company's Gahcho Ku?(C) Mine last October.   Reid Mackie, Vice President Diamond Marketing, commented: "The discovery of this diamond demonstrates our ability to produce very larg...Read More

Alderan unlocking Frisco potentialSPONSOREDalderan resourcesCortadera is located near Hot Chili's Productora and El Fuego ground, and features drill hits ranging from 90m grading 1% copper and 0.4 grams per tonne gold from 4m downhole, to 864m at 0.Read More