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 gold miners' stocks have slumped in January, tilting sentiment back to bearish. This sector's strong December upward momentum was checked by gold's own upleg stalling out. Gold investment demand growth slowed on the blistering stock-market rally. But uplegs always flow and ebb, and this young gold-stock upleg merely paused. The gold miners' gains will likely resume soon, rekindling b...Read More

The gold miners' stocks have slumped in January, tilting sentiment back to bearish. This sector's strong December upward momentum was checked by gold's own upleg stalling out. Gold investment demand growth slowed on the blistering stock-market rally. But uplegs always flow and ebb, and this young gold-stock upleg merely paused. The gold miners' gains will likely resume soon, rekindling b...Read More

The dollar is nosediving this morning, tumbling to 10-day lows, having stumbled initially on the Stone news. As the dollar dumps, gold is spiking, trading back at $1300 at 7-month highs...Read full newsRead More

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White Gold Corp. (TSXV:WGO) was featured in an article by Motherlode TV regarding their recent acquisition of Comstock Metals Ltd.'s (TSXV:CSL) QV gold project in the White Gold district in Yukon, Canada and their new Vertigo discovery.Read full newsRead More

Trump said he would sign a temporary funding bill that doesn't include money for a border wallThe Dow jumped out of the gate, as buzz over the Fed's balance sheet offset a negative earnings reaction for Intel (INTC). The bullish ball kept rolling after President Donald Trump signaled an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Specifically, POTUS said he would sign a stopgap spendin...Read More

How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.With the market action of the last few weeks, some traders may feel like they're working blind -- after all, who knows what the Dow will do next? With bulls and bears butting heads in their predictions, many investors are looking for a way to try and predict what's to come, to avoid losing any of their capital to sudden corrections a...Read More

European miners will maintain their position at the forefront of integrating technology, particularly in more developed markets, due to a highly skilled workforce and high levels of connectivity among the more developed economies, a regional overview published by Fitch Solutions reports. On a more sombre note, analysts predict high costs, a weak project pipeline and conservative company strate...Read More

European miners will maintain their position at the forefront of integrating technology, particularly in more developed markets, due to a highly skilled workforce and high levels of connectivity among the more developed economies, a regional overview published by Fitch Solutions reports. On a more sombre note, analysts predict high costs, a weak project pipeline and conservative company strate...Read More

NVDA is reacting to earnings from Intel and Western DigitalIt's been a choppy trading session for Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock. The shares fell to their intraday lows early on a negative earnings reaction for Intel (INTC) and a downshift at Jefferies. However, NVDA stock was last seen up 1.4% at $160.07, potentially getting a halo lift from Western Digital (WDC), which is popping on an u...Read More

Citron thinks one U.S. Representative will be positive for the social media concernThe Dow is cruising today toward its longest weekly winning streak since August. Among names making notable moves are blockchain concern Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ:OSTK) and social media entity Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) are higher, while medical device maker Helius Medical Technologies (NASDAQ:HSDT) is lower. Below, w...Read More

Gold futures settled above $1,300 an ounce on Friday, with prices for the yellow metal at their highest since June as the U.S. dollar pulled back and investors eyed geopolitical turmoil and global growth worries. Rising gold prices reflect "political uncertainty" in the U.S., Eurozone, Venezuela and pockets of South America, as well as China-U.S. trade talks, said George Gero, managing director at...Read More

This update corrects the contract reference for gold to April, which has higher open interest volume than the February contract. AFP/Getty Images Gold futures for April delivery settled above $1,300 an ounce on Friday, with prices for the yellow metal at their highest since June as the U.S. dollar pulled back and investors eyed geopolitical turmoil and global growth worries. Rising gold prices ref...Read More

SIRF suggests the drug maker is "exploiting gaps" in the U.S. healthcare systemThe shares of drugmaker Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) are lower today, as traders digest a scathing report from the Southern Investigative Reporting Foundation (SIRF). In a nutshell, the report says Corcept epitomizes what's wrong with the U.S. healthcare system, laying out a case that the "small compa...Read More

A small number of workers at Grupo Prodeco's port in Colombia have voted down a proposed strike, the union which held the vote said on Friday, adding that only eight out of 115 workers voted.Prodeco, a subsidiary of Switzerland's Glencore, is the third-largest producer of thermal coal in the Andean country.The company pressured workers not to participate in the vote, union head Aldo Amaya said, ad...Read More

Pacific Bay Minerals (TSXV: PBM) has extended the Meteor Boot zone 20 metres southeast at its Haskins-Reed polymetallic project in northern B.C. with a recent, seven hole, 448 metre drill program.The company tested targets near the Meteor zone, where 2011 drilling cut 17.5 metres grading 88.35 grams silver, 1.11% lead and 3.39% zinc.Highlights from the company's recent drill program include 5.2 me...Read More

Pacific Bay Minerals (TSXV: PBM) has extended the Meteor Boot zone 20 metres southeast at its Haskins-Reed polymetallic project in northern B.C. with a recent, seven hole, 448 metre drill program.The company tested targets near the Meteor zone, where 2011 drilling cut 17.5 metres grading 88.35 grams silver, 1.11% lead and 3.39% zinc.Highlights from the company's recent drill program include 5.2 me...Read More

Bedford-based RosCan Gold (TSXV: ROS) announced this week positive assay results from an initial Air Core drilling program at its Kandiole project in western Mali.The project is comprised of five permits of contiguous land in the Birimian Rocks, east of B2Gold's Fekola mine and Iamgold's Boto and Diakha deposits.In a press release, RosCan said that the drilling program was completed in December 20...Read More

Bedford-based RosCan Gold (TSXV: ROS) announced this week positive assay results from an initial Air Core drilling program at its Kandiole project in western Mali.The project is comprised of five permits of contiguous land in the Birimian Rocks, east of B2Gold's Fekola mine and Iamgold's Boto and Diakha deposits.In a press release, RosCan said that the drilling program was completed in December 20...Read More

Bedford-based RosCan Gold (TSXV: ROS) announced this week positive assay results from an initial Air Core drilling program at its Kandiole project in western Mali.The project is comprised of five permits of contiguous land in the Birimian Rocks, east of B2Gold's Fekola mine and Iamgold's Boto and Diakha deposits.In a press release, RosCan said that the drilling program was completed in December 20...Read More