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

Looking through some areas of the TSX index can be a daunting task if it's a healthy balance sheet that you're after. Energy, tech, REITs and more - every industry has a few big-name tickers with benighted health stats. One of the first things a low-risk portfolio owner learns to do when they start out investing in the stock market is how to sidestep these red flag stocks and find healthy tickers...Read More

Despite gold firming since November 2018 to be trading at over US$1,280 an ounce, its poorer cousin silver continues to languish at under US$16 per ounce. This is weighing on silver miners particularly when the stagnant outlook for the white metal is accounted for. However, that shouldn't deter investors from buying Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSX:FVI)(NYSE:FSM).Solid operational performanceThe mi...Read More

Following the development of a copper-graphene nanocomposite that adds 3% graphene to pure copper, Codelco Tech, a subsidiary of the world's top copper producer, and engineering innovation firm Ennomotive chose three people to lead the creation of applications where the new material can be practically used.One of the people leading the new applications is Julio Casal Ramos, an engineer from Venezu...Read More

Following the development of a copper-graphene nanocomposite that adds 3% graphene to pure copper, Codelco Tech, a subsidiary of the world's top copper producer, and engineering innovation firm Ennomotive chose three people to lead the creation of applications where the new material can be practically used.One of the people leading the new applications is Julio Casal Ramos, an engineer from Venezu...Read More

Following the development of a copper-graphene nanocomposite that adds 3% graphene to pure copper, Codelco Tech, a subsidiary of the world's top copper producer, and engineering innovation firm Ennomotive chose three people to lead the creation of applications where the new material can be practically used.One of the people leading the new applications is Julio Casal Ramos, an engineer from Venezu...Read More

It's easy to prepare your retirement savings for the New Year.It's that time of year again.Yes, the holiday season is filled with shopping and Christmas parties, but we still have to squeeze in a little time for end-of-year portfolio housekeeping. Because let's face it, life isn't exactly going to slow down once we hit the first of the yearIt's particularly important to take a good look at your 40...Read More

Speaking at a ceremony that marked the reopening of the century-old mine in the south of the country, Akufo-Addo said Tuesday that the "forceful encroachment on the concession of the company" was over, according to an emailed copy of his speech."The sequence of events that led to the closure of theRead full newsRead More

Gold can help diversify your portfolio. However, it doesn't generate any income.I believe that Franco-Nevada (TSX:FNV)(NYSE:FNV) is a superior investment to gold. The company is primarily a gold royalty and streaming company with a large and diversified portfolio of assets. Further, it offers a yield of about 1.3%, and it has been increasing its dividend every year.Image source: Getty ImagesAs exp...Read More

Before 2011, Cameco (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) had it made. The stock was sitting at $40 per share, looking to hit the $50 range, as it had only a few years before.Then the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster happened. Investing in nuclear reactors after such a tragedy no longer seemed possible. But time heals all wounds, especially in the stock market.Fast forward to 2019, and things are looking up fo...Read More

There are quite a few stocks on the TSX index with high growth statistics; however, for stocks that pay no dividends, a capital gains investor would want to see a decent amount of momentum. Below are a few high-profile stocks that have had their data analyzed, from the five-year betas to future cash flow evaluations.CannTrust Holdings (TSX:TRST)While revenues were up, third-quarter profits for Can...Read More

The following three stocks have been chosen for the defensive nature of their respective industries: namely, banking, gold mining, and funerary services. These are, without a doubt, three industries that are likely to continue to do steady business during an economic downturn; each stock chosen is representative of its industry and boasts the kind of stats indicative of a solid TFSA or RRSP filler...Read More

This week, the global elite descended private jets to their version of winter ski-camp - the lifestyles of the rich and powerful version. The World Economic Forum's (WEF) five-day annual networking extravaganza kicked off in the upscale ski resort town of Davos, Switzerland.Every year, the powers-that-be join the WEF, select a theme, uniting some 3000 participants ranging from public office hold...Read More

Publisher's Note: Today we're bringing you an answer to a question we're seeing a whole lot of these days.Mr. James Dines is a legend and he's been proving it more than ever with his market analysis over the last couple years. Here is the latest from him through an excerpt from The Dines Letter.If there is anyone to listen to right now, this is the man.To your wealth,Nick HodgePublisher, Outside...Read More

Publisher's Note: Today we're bringing you an answer to a question we're seeing a whole lot of these days.Mr. James Dines is a legend and he's been proving it more than ever with his market analysis over the last couple years. Here is the latest from him through an excerpt from The Dines Letter.If there is anyone to listen to right now, this is the man.To your wealth,Nick HodgePublisher, Outside...Read More

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Speaking at a ceremony that marked the reopening of the century-old mine in the south of the country, Akufo-Addo said Tuesday that the "forceful encroachment on the concession of the company" was over, according to an emailed copy of his speech."The sequence of events that led to the closure of theRead full newsRead More

Deal consolidates a high-grade VMS mineral district with several exploration targetsRead full newsRead More

A paper published in the journal Geology predicts that scientists are close to proving that microbes have control over the precipitation of metals in near-surface environments.The authors of the study reached this conclusion based on what they have seen at the unusual Las Cruces deposit, located 8 kilometres from the city of Seville in the Spanish region of Andalusia. There, a significant part of...Read More

A paper published in the journal Geology predicts that scientists are close to proving that microbes have control over the precipitation of metals in near-surface environments.The authors of the study reached this conclusion based on what they have seen at the unusual Las Cruces deposit, located 8 kilometres from the city of Seville in the Spanish region of Andalusia. There, a significant part of...Read More

A paper published in the journal Geology predicts that scientists are close to proving that microbes have control over the precipitation of metals in near-surface environments.The authors of the study reached this conclusion based on what they have seen at the unusual Las Cruces deposit, located 8 kilometres from the city of Seville in the Spanish region of Andalusia. There, a significant part of...Read More