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
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(IDEX Online) - The 5th Mediterranean Gem and Jewellery Conference will take place in Limassol, Cyprus, following the success of the four previous conferences. The Limassol meeting will take place on May 17-19 following the previous conferences in Greece in 2015, Spain in 2016, Italy in 2017 and Montenegro in 2018 The participants came from 25 countries in 2018, from a range of fiel...Read More
Marijuana stocks have come a long way... but it hasn't been an easy ride.Just ask any marijuana investor who bought shares last year. They may have been tearing their hair out, as I was many times throughout the year.You can watch our horror unfold by the movements of the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (HMMJ.TO) chart in the last year:This ETF charts the "equity securities of life sciences c...Read More
On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence stood before the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference at the State Department and told U.S. diplomats that ISIS had been destroyed."The caliphate has crumbled," he said, "and ISIS has been defeated."This was a strange thing to say, considering Pence was told hours beforehand that a terrorist attack by the Islamic State had killed four Americans.Officials said...Read More
Carube Copper Corp. (TSXV:CUC) is pleased to report positive results from its ongoing surface exploration program at the Company's 100% owned Main Ridge Project (Read full newsRead More
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COMEX FUTURES REPORTThe Brexit vote is over. Theresa May survives. Her next moves will be closely watched. Political uncertainty will result in gold trading with a firm bias. Traders will now start taking positions for Tuesday as Monday is a holiday in the USA. The US dollar is firm due to its safe haven status over the Pound and Euro. Focus will now be on economic data releases and its impact...Read More
COMEX FUTURES REPORTThe Brexit vote is over. Theresa May survives. Her next moves will be closely watched. Political uncertainty will result in gold trading with a firm bias. Traders will now start taking positions for Tuesday as Monday is a holiday in the USA. The US dollar is firm due to its safe haven status over the Pound and Euro. Focus will now be on economic data releases and its impact...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
The latest default raises very troubling questions about the quality of financial reports from Chinese companies.Read full newsRead More
Morgan Stanley earnings weighed in early tradingStocks started the day in negative territory, thanks to a dismal earnings report from Morgan Stanley (MS) and reports of a potential U.S. investigation into Chinese tech firm Huawei. However, the major indexes swung higher in afternoon trading, after a Wall Street Journal report suggested the U.S. is considering lifting tariffs on China to accelerate...Read More
Gold's dimming supply prospects have caught the eye of one billionaire."For the first time in my life, I bought gold because it is a good hedge," Sam Zell, the founder of Equity Group Investments, said in a Bloomberg TV interview. "Supply is shrinking and that is going to have a positive impact on the price."Spending on new mines began to dry up after prices of the metal tumbled from a record in 2...Read More
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* Does not provide EBITDA forecast, shares reverse course* Sees global consumption growth for aluminum between 3-4 pct* Expects global aluminum deficit to continueTop U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, buoyed by strength in its alumina segment, but shares slipped after the company did not provide a closely watched profit measure for the...Read More
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has launched an automation upgrade package for its DD422i and DD422iE underground drilling jumbos. The upgrade has been developed to deliver 24/7 underground drilling for both miners and tunnelers.The new package contains three individual options which are available for both DD422i and DD422iE and can be selected as individual enhancements or as a total solution...Read More
Cars.com announced it was exploring a possible saleStocks are confidently in the black at midday, flipping higher despite a subpar earnings report from banking giant Morgan Stanley. Among names making notable moves higher are defense stock Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), healthcare concern Five Prime Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FPRX), and auto retailer Cars.com Inc (NYSE:CARS). Below, we'll...Read More
Serabi Gold (TSX: SBI; LON; SRB) produced a record 10,256 oz. gold in 2018's fourth quarter, propelling its 2018 gold production to 37,108 oz. gold, a slight improvement over 2017 gold production.The company processed 45,538 tonnes of run of mine ore from its Palito and Sao Chico gold mines - its highest quarterly throughput of the year - at an average grade of 7.39 grams gold per tonne, as well...Read More
Serabi Gold (TSX: SBI; LON; SRB) produced a record 10,256 oz. gold in 2018's fourth quarter, propelling its 2018 gold production to 37,108 oz. gold, a slight improvement over 2017 gold production.The company processed 45,538 tonnes of run of mine ore from its Palito and Sao Chico gold mines - its highest quarterly throughput of the year - at an average grade of 7.39 grams gold per tonne, as well...Read More
Serabi Gold (TSX: SBI; LON; SRB) produced a record 10,256 oz. gold in 2018's fourth quarter, propelling its 2018 gold production to 37,108 oz. gold, a slight improvement over 2017 gold production.The company processed 45,538 tonnes of run of mine ore from its Palito and Sao Chico gold mines - its highest quarterly throughput of the year - at an average grade of 7.39 grams gold per tonne, as well...Read More
Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) expects to produce 72,000-80,000 ounces of gold this year at all-in sustaining costs of $985-$1,040 per oz. at its Eagle River mine complex in northern Ontario.The gold producer also forecasts a significant grade increase to 15.5-16.5 grams gold per tonne, compared to a reserve grade of 12.2 grams gold and a recent high of 13.3 grams gold achieved in the third quarter...Read More