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

Over the past few months, the volatility that we've witnessed across the market has provided us with the opportunity to rebalance our portfolios and, more specifically, take into consideration some defensive options. Precious metals miners are rarely considered as defensive themselves, unlike the product that they produce, which has been seen as a safe and secure store of wealth for the millennia...Read More

Talking about a potential bankruptcy for First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) isn't new. In early 2016, the company itself admitted that its days were likely numbered. After issuing a going-concern notice to investors, the company said there was "significant doubt" it would be able to continue operating.While commodity prices were struggling, the specter of bankruptcy was entirely due to First Quantu...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Supervisory Board of ALROSA has approved a new edition of its policy on sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.   The previous edition of the policy has been in force since 2014. "The company has improved its practices in this area since then, including those in terms of membership in number of international industry organizations - Diamond Producers A...Read More

No beating around the bush and sugarcoating anything — I had a most dismal/miserable/pathetic 2018 and am looking most forward to saying good riddance to such a shit year. Granted, it’s all about perspective, though, and there’s really no use in dwelling about things too much… especially stuff from the past.What has happened, happened…Now I just gotta accept it, and f...Read More

This episode features a round-table discussion on clean mining recorded live at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto in October 2018.The panelists are: Jason Goodhand, vice-president of business development at e-Zn Inc.; Cory McPhee, vice-president of corporate affairs, communications and sustainability at Vale Canada; John Mullally, vice-presi...Read More

Small-scale gold mining has led to the destruction of more than 170,000 acres of primary rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon over the past five years, according to new research.Read full newsRead More

An Australian mining company wants to expand its mine in South Carolina because they have found more gold.Read full newsRead More

I have never met anyone who likes losing money. And in all my years, I have never met a rich person who has never lost money.But I have met a lot of poor people who have never lost a dime-investing, that is.The fear of losing money is real.Everyone has it. Even the rich.But it's not the fear that is the problem. It's how you handle fear. It's how you handle losing. The primary difference between a...Read More

Fears of a market correction and growing concern over the outlook for the global economy going into 2019 have caused stocks to fall sharply in recent weeks. The S&P TSX Composite Index, despite rallying, is still down by 13% since the start of 2018.Some industries, such as mining, have been marked down even more heavily because of growing alarm that a combination of lower growth, a firmer U.S....Read More

F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that "there are no second acts in American lives."Except that was just a throwaway line in the notes for The Last Tycoon, a book he never finished that was slapped together and edited by his friend Edmund Wilson.Fitzgerald did write an essay called My Lost City years earlier though, in which he wrote, "I once thought that there were no second acts in American lives,...Read More

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Oil and gold both gained today, while stocks ended a weekly losing streakIt was a whipsaw session for stocks today, reflecting the volatile price action seen throughout the week. After trading on both sides of breakeven and exploring a 400-point range throughout the day, the Dow ultimately turned lower in the final hour of trading. The S&P joined the Dow in the red, while the Nasdaq eked out its t...Read More

Piper Jaffray discussed two stocks to target if a recession hitsStocks are volatile again, but the Dow remains on pace for a weekly win. Three individual names making notable moves today are health insurer Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC), weed stock Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA), and cellular therapy issue Vericel Corp (NASDAQ:VCEL). Here's what's happening with shares of CNC, APHA, and VCEL. CNC Stock Gets Big...Read More

Vancouver-based juniors Defiance Silver Corp. (TSXV: DEF) and ValOro Resources Inc. (TSXV: VRO) stocks soared today, following yesterday's friendly merger announcement.The merger will be completed effective 11:59 pm on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 and will create an advanced portfolio of Mexico-based silver and gold projects, the companies said in a joint release.The combined company will continue under...Read More

Vancouver-based juniors Defiance Silver Corp. (TSXV: DEF) and ValOro Resources Inc. (TSXV: VRO) stocks soared today, following yesterday's friendly merger announcement.The merger will be completed effective 11:59 pm on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 and will create an advanced portfolio of Mexico-based silver and gold projects, the companies said in a joint release.The combined company will continue under...Read More

Vancouver-based juniors Defiance Silver Corp. (TSXV: DEF) and ValOro Resources Inc. (TSXV: VRO) stocks soared today, following yesterday's friendly merger announcement.The merger will be completed effective 11:59 pm on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 and will create an advanced portfolio of Mexico-based silver and gold projects, the companies said in a joint release.The combined company will continue under...Read More

It's easy to prepare your retirement savings for the New Year.It's that time of year again.Yes, the holiday season is filled with shopping and Christmas parties, but we still have to squeeze in a little time for end-of-year portfolio housekeeping. Because let's face it, life isn't exactly going to slow down once we hit the first of the yearIt's particularly important to take a good look at your 40...Read More

Wednesday was the Dow's biggest gain everIt was a wild ride on Wall Street this week, as volatility reared its ugly head once again. In addition to the worst Christmas Eve sell-off of all time, the Dow racked up its biggest one-day point gain ever on Wednesday. That was followed by a dramatic pivot higher in the final hour of trading on Thursday. Amid all this whipsaw price action, the Dow, S&P...Read More

(This article first appeared in April) Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk addresses shareholders at the 2010 annual general meeting.?EUR,Credit: Barrick Gold.It's an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man who became one of the most legendary entrepreneurs in Canadian history.But at its core it is also a love story. It's a tale about Peter Munk's life-long romance with Canada - the country th...Read More