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
PLAY is set to take out its 80-day moving averageThe shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) are up 4.5% at $53.05 in early trading, on upped guidance from the entertainment concern. Specifically, the company raised its full-year sales and net income forecasts. PLAY stock has been attempting a rebound, after a mid-December bear gap led the shares to shed 32.7% last quarter -- th...Read More
The FAANG name has started 2019 off on a bullish noteThe shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) are up 2% to trade at $148.29 this morning, after Barclays weighed in on the social media sector, saying it is "slightly more optimistic" ahead of fourth-quarter earnings. For FB, specifically, the brokerage firm reaffirmed its "overweight" rating and $180 price target. And given Wall Street's extreme n...Read More
The big-box retailer is leaving CVS' pharmacy networksShares of CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) are taking a hit this morning, after Walmart (WMT) said it will exit CVS-run pharmacy networks following a pricing dispute. CVS has requested the retail powerhouse continue to fill prescriptions as an in-network partner through April 30. According to the Wall Street Journal though, if Walmart doesn't agree,...Read More
Morgan Stanley boosted its rating on the IT services providerMorgan Stanley upgraded Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) to "overweight" from "equal weight," saying the IT services company should benefit from accelerated security growth and stabilization in media. However, following the tech stock's recent technical troubles, the brokerage firm also cut its AKAM price target to $79 from $82, t...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
A parliamentary vote on Brexit will take place in the U.K. todayDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointed lower this morning ahead of a busy day on Wall Street. Investors are digesting subpar quarterly results from banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM), which reported a fourth-quarter earnings miss. This disappointment has offset encouraging developments abroad, after the People's Bank o...Read More
Potash development company Emmerson (LON:EML) is ticking all the right boxes as it speedily progresses with the development of its 100%-owned Khemisset potash project in northern Morocco.The London-listed miner said Tuesday it had completed a scoping study at Khemisset, which confirms the project's technical and economic viability, and will now push on towards production.Emmerson has completed a s...Read More
Potash development company Emmerson (LON:EML) is ticking all the right boxes as it speedily progresses with the development of its 100%-owned Khemisset potash project in northern Morocco.The London-listed miner said Tuesday it had completed a scoping study at Khemisset, which confirms the project's technical and economic viability, and will now push on towards production.Emmerson has completed a s...Read More
The floodgates are about to open, and early investors stand to reap some major rewards.Everyone knows: It's the casino that NEVER LOSES.And for years, the gaming industry has been stuck in a legal limbo, with black market bookies and smoky underground clubs soaking up billions in potential profits.But the floodgates are about to open to the general public.A key law outlawing online gambling across...Read More
Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO) announced that it has just bought the drilling assets of Geodrill, which is located on Fiji's main island.The purchase would allow Lion One to prepare for drilling at its 100%-owned Tuvatu gold project on Viti Levu, also in the Fiji Islands.In a press release, the North Vancouver miner said that the Geodrill asset package includes one surface diamond drill rig capable...Read More
Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO) announced that it has just bought the drilling assets of Geodrill, which is located on Fiji's main island.The purchase would allow Lion One to prepare for drilling at its 100%-owned Tuvatu gold project on Viti Levu, also in the Fiji Islands.In a press release, the North Vancouver miner said that the Geodrill asset package includes one surface diamond drill rig capable...Read More
Toronto-based Palamina Corp. (TSXV: PA) took one step forward regarding its 100%-owned Coasa gold project by submitting, this week, an Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA in Spanish) to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines. Such a declaration is the primary environmental permit required prior to drilling.The 17,200-hectare Coasa project is located in the Puno region of southeastern Peru and...Read More
Toronto-based Palamina Corp. (TSXV: PA) took one step forward regarding its 100%-owned Coasa gold project by submitting, this week, an Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA in Spanish) to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines. Such a declaration is the primary environmental permit required prior to drilling.The 17,200-hectare Coasa project is located in the Puno region of southeastern Peru and...Read More
It's not easy for most investors to get excited about potash, a fertiliser - and less so about Eritrea, a north African country which spent years on a United Nations sanctions list.But times do change and there is a small company poised to benefit from growing global fertilizer demand and the international rehabilitation of Eritrea.Continue reading ...Read More
Canadian precious metals producer McEwen Mining (TSX, NYSE: MUX) on Tuesday posted 2018 production results that exceeded expectations, with gold equivalent output climbing 15% from 152,329 ounces in 2017 to 175,561 ounces last year.Full-year production included 135,124 ounces of gold, up 23% when compared to the previous year, and 3.03 million ounces of silver, or 4.5% less than in 2017.Output at...Read More
Canadian precious metals producer McEwen Mining (TSX, NYSE: MUX) on Tuesday posted 2018 production results that exceeded expectations, with gold equivalent output climbing 15% from 152,329 ounces in 2017 to 175,561 ounces last year.Full-year production included 135,124 ounces of gold, up 23% when compared to the previous year, and 3.03 million ounces of silver, or 4.5% less than in 2017.Output at...Read More
Canada's IDM Mining (TSX-V:IDM), which is in the process of being absorbed by fellow miner Ascot Resources (TSX-V:AOT), can now start building its flagship Red Mountain gold and silver mine near Stewart, British Columbia, as it has received the federal government's environmental approval.Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna said late on Monday that the proposed mine was not...Read More
Canada's IDM Mining (TSX-V:IDM), which is in the process of being absorbed by fellow miner Ascot Resources (TSX-V:AOT), can now start building its flagship Red Mountain gold and silver mine near Stewart, British Columbia, as it has received the federal government's environmental approval.Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna said late on Monday that the proposed mine was not...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Peekaboo Beans Inc (CSE:BEAN | OTCQB:PBBSF) (the "Company" or "Peekaboo Beans"), is pleased to announce that Ms. Sarah Bundy has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. Ms. Bundy is an award-winning business and digital marketing thought leader, ranked in the Top 40 Under 40, Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Canada, Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs in Canada a...Read More
Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) (the "Company" or "IsoEnergy") is pleased to announce that it has commenced a program of follow-up core drilling targeting extensions of the newly discovered Hurricane zone uranium mineralization at its 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property") in the Eastern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.Drilling Program Mobilization Highligh...Read More