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

Aerial view of the Cariboo gold project near Wells, B.C. (Image: Barkerville Gold Mines)Barkerville Gold Mines of Toronto continues to intercept very good grades at its Cow Mountain site, part of its Cariboo gold project. The results come from holes drilled last year to upgrade and expand resources.The company seems to have no problem drilling bonanza grades, such as 12.26 g/t gold over 7.6 meters...Read More

Aerial view of the Cariboo gold project near Wells, B.C. (Image: Barkerville Gold Mines)Barkerville Gold Mines of Toronto continues to intercept very good grades at its Cow Mountain site, part of its Cariboo gold project. The results come from holes drilled last year to upgrade and expand resources.The company seems to have no problem drilling bonanza grades, such as 12.26 g/t gold over 7.6 meters...Read More

Aerial view of the Cariboo gold project near Wells, B.C. (Image: Barkerville Gold Mines)Barkerville Gold Mines of Toronto continues to intercept very good grades at its Cow Mountain site, part of its Cariboo gold project. The results come from holes drilled last year to upgrade and expand resources.The company seems to have no problem drilling bonanza grades, such as 12.26 g/t gold over 7.6 meters...Read More

Amazon.com is considering offering lower delivery feesStocks are mixedtoday, as traders weigh strong blue-chip earnings against lingering concerns about theglobal economy. Among those struggling are electric car name Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and logistics stock United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS), while cybersecurity specialist FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) is higher. Below, we'll take a look at w...Read More

Gold prices ended slightly higher on Wednesday as weakness in the leading dollar index offered support, but some strength in U.S. equities kept a lid on gains for the precious metal. A mixed picture on the economic outlook and major global issues, including trade and Brexit uncertainty, has also contributed to recent gains for the haven metal. Gold for February delivery on Comex GCG9, -0.10% rose...Read More

Gold prices ended slightly higher on Wednesday as weakness in the leading dollar index offered support, but some strength in U.S. equities kept a lid on gains for the precious metal. A mixed picture on the economic outlook and major global issues, including trade and Brexit uncertainty, has also contributed to recent gains for the haven metal. Gold for February delivery on Comex GCG9, +0.09% rose...Read More

Toronto-based First Cobalt Corp. is creating programs to address permitting and environmental baseline studies at its Iron Creek cobalt project 40 km southwest of the town of Salmon. Brown and Caldwell has been engaged to provide permitting guidance and to oversee the collection of environmental data.The maiden inferred resource estimate for Iron Creek was 26.9 million tonnes grading 0.08% cobalt...Read More

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Detour Gold Corp. has provided guidance for this year. The numbers are in line with the Detour Lake project's life of mine plan released in June 2018.Gold production for the full year will be between 570,000 and 605,000 oz. That means that 115 million tonnes of ore and waste will be mined from the Detour Lake pit in 2019.Mill throughput will be from 21.5 million to 22.0 million tonnes in 2019 at a...Read More

Detour Gold Corp. has provided guidance for this year. The numbers are in line with the Detour Lake project's life of mine plan released in June 2018.Gold production for the full year will be between 570,000 and 605,000 oz. That means that 115 million tonnes of ore and waste will be mined from the Detour Lake pit in 2019.Mill throughput will be from 21.5 million to 22.0 million tonnes in 2019 at a...Read More

Detour Gold Corp. has provided guidance for this year. The numbers are in line with the Detour Lake project's life of mine plan released in June 2018.Gold production for the full year will be between 570,000 and 605,000 oz. That means that 115 million tonnes of ore and waste will be mined from the Detour Lake pit in 2019.Mill throughput will be from 21.5 million to 22.0 million tonnes in 2019 at a...Read More

Several travel names will report earnings tomorrow morningEarnings season is underway, with the airline sector getting set to take its turn in the limelight. Among those on tap to report are American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), and Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV), and the options market is expecting outsized earnings reactions for each travel stock....Read More

Kerrisdale Capital thinks Qualcomm's value could be cut in halfQualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) is trading down 2.7% at $52.81 following a short seller report out of Kerrisdale Capital, which suggested the stock could fall 50%. Kerrisdale called out the regulatory risks facing Qualcomm, particularly its licensing business, predicting the company will lose its legal battle against the Federal Trade Co...Read More

Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp are set to launch a joint venture next year to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EV) in an effort to compete with Chinese rivals, a source familiar with the matter said.The joint venture, to be owned 51 percent by Toyota and the rest by Panasonic, could also provide batteries to Toyota's EV technology partners Mazda Corp (7261.T) and Subaru Corp (7270.T)...Read More

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Traders are concerned about economic growth The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was up nearly 300 points earlier, riding a trio of solid blue-chip earnings. However, the Dow has pared its gains amid lingering concerns about the global economy, U.S.-China trade relations, and the U.S. government shutdown. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) have turned lower at midda...Read More

Atlassian stock nabbed a post-earnings record high last weekAtlassian Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:TEAM) started the new year off on the right foot, nabbing a record high of $100 on Jan. 18 in the wake of an upbeat quarterly report. While a pullback has since ensued, if past is precedent, the collaborative software stock could be due to revisit those record highs in the coming weeks. Specifically, TE...Read More