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

Pierre Lassonde, chairman of Franco-Nevada, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss why he believes 2019 will be a favorable year for gold. He also discusses his concerns about mining activity slowly moving away from Canada.Read full newsRead More

At least 40 people died and another 10 were injured in a gold mine collapse Sunday in northern Afghanistan, authorities said.Read full newsRead More

Focus will be on US-China trade talks and its result. Central banks are buying gold as per releases by the world gold council. Retail investors are waiting for more correction. Right now there is NO "herd mentality" to buy or invest in gold and silver. Herd is there when prices shoot up in the short term with no signs of correction. In the next seven days (till 16th January 2019), spot gold need...Read More

Focus will be on US-China trade talks and its result. Central banks are buying gold as per releases by the world gold council. Retail investors are waiting for more correction. Right now there is NO "herd mentality" to buy or invest in gold and silver. Herd is there when prices shoot up in the short term with no signs of correction. In the next seven days (till 16th January 2019), spot gold need...Read More

The question of whether precious metals have a place in one's portfolio is a never-ending debate, but an equally important yet often-overlooked question isRead full newsRead More

The question of whether precious metals have a place in one's portfolio is a never-ending debate, but an equally important yet often-overlooked question isRead full newsRead More

(Corrects mix of assets for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF under "stocks, ETFs in trouble.") In December, the S&P 500 Index fell 10%. It was its worst December since 1931. When the market drops, conventional investing wisdom says buy bonds. And this is what investors did. Many have shifted money out of stocks into bonds. Much of that money has flowed into investment-grade corp...Read More

Ascot Resources and IDM Mining say the merger will create aRead full newsRead More

As we mentioned in an update to members Sunday night, over the next 30-60 days we are working to implement and automate some of our best trading setups (Trend/Swing trades, spike alerts, and gap trade) so they post instantly for you in the member's area. Our goal is to provide members with 1-3 trade setups each week like clockwork.Below is a quick update showing two setups that unfolded this m...Read More

Boeing popped on positive trade headlines, while subscriber growth boosted VerizonPositive U.S.-China trade headlines fueled a risk-on session today, with negotiators extending talks to a third day. The Dow climbed 256 points, boosted by a strong gain for trade-sensitive stock Boeing (BA). Verizon (VZ) also created tailwinds for the blue-chip index, thanks to impressive subscriber growth. This hel...Read More

SunTrust Robinson upgraded the stock to "buy"The shares of Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) are popping on an upgrade from SunTrust Robinson. The brokerage firm hiked its rating to "buy" from "hold," and lifted its price target to $65 from $50. Analyst William Chappell also upped his earnings estimates for the next two years, and downplayed concerns overCoca-Cola (KO) entering the energy drink...Read More

Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS) announced Tuesday that shareholders overwhelmingly (98%) approved the resolution to increase the maximum number of authorized shares of Pan American and the resolution to issue up to 72,533,152 Pan American shares in connection with the proposed plan of arrangement that Pan American will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tahoe Resources.Tahoe share...Read More

Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS) announced Tuesday that shareholders overwhelmingly (98%) approved the resolution to increase the maximum number of authorized shares of Pan American and the resolution to issue up to 72,533,152 Pan American shares in connection with the proposed plan of arrangement that Pan American will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tahoe Resources.Tahoe share...Read More

Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS) announced Tuesday that shareholders overwhelmingly (98%) approved the resolution to increase the maximum number of authorized shares of Pan American and the resolution to issue up to 72,533,152 Pan American shares in connection with the proposed plan of arrangement that Pan American will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tahoe Resources.Tahoe share...Read More

Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS) announced Tuesday that shareholders overwhelmingly (98%) approved the resolution to increase the maximum number of authorized shares of Pan American and the resolution to issue up to 72,533,152 Pan American shares in connection with the proposed plan of arrangement that Pan American will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tahoe Resources.Tahoe share...Read More

Chile's copper industry will triple its use of sea water for industrial processes in the next decade, state copper agency Cochilco said on Tuesday, as global miners in the world's top producer of the red metal seek alternatives amid growing water shortages.Cochilco said in a report that it expected use of sea water, both desalinated and direct from the ocean, to increase by 230 percent over 2018 l...Read More

Gold futures finished Tuesday with a loss as gains in the U.S. stock market and strength in the dollar helped to dull the appeal of the haven metal, at least in the short term. February gold on Comex GCG9, +0.13% fell by $4, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,285.90 an ounce, giving back all but a dime of its gain from a day earlier. March silver SIH9, +0.13% meanwhile, followed its sister metal lower to l...Read More

Gold futures finished Tuesday with a loss as gains in the U.S. stock market and strength in the dollar helped to dull the appeal of the haven metal, at least in the short term. February gold on Comex GCG9, +0.12% fell by $4, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,285.90 an ounce, giving back all but a dime of its gain from a day earlier. March silver SIH9, +0.13% meanwhile, followed its sister metal lower to l...Read More

Tactile Systems Technology is heading toward its best day everStocks are modestly higher today, but have pared bigger gains from earlier in the morning. A few notable names making outsized moves today are Dow stock Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), railroad stock Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), and medical device maker Tactile Systems Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:TCMD). Below, we'll take a...Read More

Boart Longyear has announced the launch of its newest top hammer tooling, the DriftMaster series of rods and bits, now available. DriftMaster rods and bits are designed with a unique thread profile for added endurance and strength in the most demanding tunneling, bolting, and drifting applications."Global field testing of DriftMaster products lead to an extended trial duration, extensive sample si...Read More