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
What to expect as the rebound rally carries the S&P 500 Index toward overbought status "...the fact that the S&P 500 Index (SPX) took out its 2018 lows gives more credence to a V-rally...After moving above the February 2018 daily closing low of 2,581 on Wednesday, the SPX didn't make much headway. Profit-taking may have slowed the momentum, as the SPX climbed to the 2,586 area, a round 10% above t...Read More
Shares of Pan American Silver (TSX, NASDAQ:PAAS), the miner that recently acquired precious metal miner Tahoe Resources, (TSX:THO) (NYSE:TAHO) creating one of the world's largest silver producers, fell in pre-market trading after it reported full year production was marginally below guidance.The Canadian miner said it had churned out 24.8 million ounces of silver last year, just shy of the 25-2...Read More
Shares of Pan American Silver (TSX, NASDAQ:PAAS), the miner that recently acquired precious metal miner Tahoe Resources, (TSX:THO) (NYSE:TAHO) creating one of the world's largest silver producers, fell in pre-market trading after it reported full year production was marginally below guidance.The Canadian miner said it had churned out 24.8 million ounces of silver last year, just shy of the 25-2...Read More
Early investors stand to reap the rewards as a new technology looks to change everything.One research firm - which recommended Google and Amazon before they became household names - has built a worldwide reputation of identifying profitable tech trends well before Wall Street and the talking heads on T.V.And just recently, they've uncovered a technology that's already being labeled "humanity's las...Read More
Canada's Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO) is getting close to opening its first mine in Canada - the Lamaque project in Val d'Or, Quebec, which it grabbed after acquiring Integra Gold in 2017 and is expected to come online during the first quarter of the year.Delivering full year and last quarter of 2018 results, the Vancouver-based company said pre-commercial production from the operation had...Read More
Canada's Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO) is getting close to opening its first mine in Canada - the Lamaque project in Val d'Or, Quebec, which it grabbed after acquiring Integra Gold in 2017 and is expected to come online during the first quarter of the year.Delivering full year and last quarter of 2018 results, the Vancouver-based company said pre-commercial production from the operation had...Read More
Canada's Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO) is getting close to opening its first mine in Canada - the Lamaque project in Val d'Or, Quebec, which it grabbed after acquiring Integra Gold in 2017 and is expected to come online during the first quarter of the year.Delivering full year and last quarter of 2018 results, the Vancouver-based company said pre-commercial production from the operation had...Read More
World's No.1 miner BHP (ASX:BHP) revealed Tuesday the hefty financial burden caused by three separate incidents that affected its iron ore and copper operations in the October-December 2018 quarter.The Perth-based mining giant said the forced derailment of a fully-laden iron ore train in the Pilbara and unplanned production outages at Olympic Dam and Spence copper mines would cost it $600 million....Read More
Stocks Analysis by Nicholas Santiago covering: Newmont Mining Corporation, Goldcorp Inc. Read Nicholas Santiago's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More
And not just Australian companies but small-to-mid-tier miners domiciled elsewhere on the lookout for growth options.Read More
Serial mine builder and financier Stephen Roman cut his teeth working for Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN), the uranium company built by his father.After starting there as a miner at the age of 19, he spent the next 25 years at the uranium producer before striking out on his own in 1990-1991.Roman went on to develop several gold projects - the most recent being Harte Gold's (TSX: HRT; US-OTC...Read More
The second half of 2018 was a difficult period for silver investors and miners. After recovering from a long-term bear market in late 2016, the white metal plunged to under US$14 during November 2018 and has barely recovered to now be trading at just over US$15 an ounce. While the outlook for silver remains stagnant, meaning that major primary silver miners are incapable of unlocking significant v...Read More
Drilling operations on Allegiant Gold's Eastside gold property near Tonopah, Nevada. Source: Allegiant Gold Ltd.Allegiant Gold Ltd. [AUAU-TSXV; AUXXF-OTCQX] said Tuesday January 22 that it has optioned out three U.S. projects in a move to cut costs and allow the company to focus on six projects that are slated for near-term drilling."With our focus in the foreseeable future clearly dedicated to ou...Read More
Diamond drilling on Tasca's Poplar Project near Houston, British Colombia. Photo courtesy Tasca Resources Ltd.Tasca Resources Ltd. [TAC-TSXV; ECMXF-OTC; 3TA-FSE] emerged as the volume leader on the TSX Venture Exchange Tuesday January 22 after the company reported results from diamond drilling at its Poplar copper project located southwest of Houston, British Columbia.Investors responded by sendin...Read More
January 22, 2019 Vancouver, BC - Chemesis International Inc. (CSE: CSI) (OTC: CADMF) (FRA: CWAA) (the "Company" or "Chemesis"), announces a strategic partnership with Dank City, a social media marketing company specializing in cannabis products and brands. Dank City will be the primary advertising component for the Jay and Silent Bob's Private Stash cannabis line of products, as well as other bra...Read More
Full Article: Bull in the China ShopBy: John MauldinThis week's letter focuses on China's economy. We'll look at some numbers showing the challenges China faces, but they don't explain something important. The way China will meet those challenges is going to be substantially different than we would see in the West. So I want to start with a little context.When European Central Bank President Mari...Read More
(IDEX Online) - CIBJO's new Responsible Sourcing Blue Book highlighted a well-attended seminar at the Vicenzaoro January jewelry trade show in Vicenza, Italy, on January 19, which also featured the precious coral sector as a case study for sustainability. The seminar comprised the opening session of the 21st Symposium of the Federation for European Education in Gemmology (FEEG), which...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Delgatto Diamond Finance Fund will be holding a roadshow at the Antwerp Diamond Club on January 28 on Delgatto's asset-based financing programs for the diamond and jewelry industries. With bank financing to the diamond industry declining, US-based Delgatto offers immediate loans based on companies' diamond inventory. Delgatto provides diamond firms...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The International Gemological Institute (IGI) will host its first Jewelry Design Course in Antwerp due to continued popularity with students. Being held from March 25-April 5, the course has been held in the past in Shanghai, India and Dubai, with the Antwerp course being the first European location for the program. "Developed to bring out a budding designer's innate...Read More
JOHANNESBURG – Zunaid Moti, who owns chrome businesses in South Africa and Zimbabwe, was released from detention in Germany after being held in Munich since August.Moti has returned to South Africa after an arrest warrant issued by Russia was canceled, according to an emailed statement from his company, the Moti Group.Advertisement“The full exoneration of Moti makes the fact of his det...Read More