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

RBC said the cease-fire 'lifts one major near-term overhang' for one stockThe temporary trade truce between the U.S. and China has lifted several stocks today, and garnered bullish analyst attention for the likes of Caterpillar (CAT), Roku (ROKU), and more. In fact, construction issue Masco Corp (NYSE:MAS) and semiconductor concern Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) have received upbeat attentio...Read More

KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo has declared cobalt a "strategic" substance, a government decree showed on Monday, nearly tripling the royalty rate miners will pay on the key component in electric batteries to 10 percent.Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala signed the decree, which is dated Nov. 24, despite fierce opposition from leading investors including Glencore and China Molybdenum, who have...Read More

LONDON - Is it a ceasefire, a truce or the opening to a lasting peace deal?The jury is very much out on exactly what Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed during their talks at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. But for industrial metals it's enough.The London Metal Exchange (LME) suite of base metals is today enjoying a relief rally after weeks of bludgeoning from bearish funds.Speculators h...Read More

"Deutsche Bank (DB) poses as what is called a 'National Champion' bank and the largest bank by far in Germany, but it's actually the largest criminal enterprise in Germany. This is quite a statement because VW is such a massive fraud...Read full newsRead More

Shares in Canada's Nautilus Minerals (TSX:NUS), one of the world's first seafloor miners, climbed more than 10% on Monday as the company disclosed is negotiating the terms of an agreement with arm's length third parties that would involve the creation of a joint venture company.The purpose of the new firm, Nautilus said, would be to fund the acquisition of the Production Support Vessel (PSV) that...Read More

Shares in Canada's Nautilus Minerals (TSX:NUS), one of the world's first seafloor miners, climbed more than 10% on Monday as the company disclosed is negotiating the terms of an agreement with arm's length third parties that would involve the creation of a joint venture company.The purpose of the new firm, Nautilus said, would be to fund the acquisition of the Production Support Vessel (PSV) that...Read More

Shares in Canada's Nautilus Minerals (TSX:NUS), one of the world's first seafloor miners, climbed more than 10% on Monday as the company disclosed is negotiating the terms of an agreement with arm's length third parties that would involve the creation of a joint venture company.The purpose of the new firm, Nautilus said, would be to fund the acquisition of the Production Support Vessel (PSV) that...Read More

The brokerage firm thinks the Dow stock can soar 20%The shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) have shot up 4.6% to trade at $141.95, after BofA-Merrill Lynch upgraded the construction stock to "buy" from "neutral," and raised its price target to $163 from $140 -- a 20% premium to last Friday's close at $135.67. The analyst in coverage pointed to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's relatively dovish tone on...Read More

KINSHASA - Congo's Gecamines said on Monday it had signed a production-sharing deal for copper and cobalt deposits with HongKong Excellen Mining, which will pay a $40 million signing bonus.Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's top copper producer and the leading miner of cobalt, which is used for electric car batteries, but remains one of the world's poorest countries.Congo's state mining compa...Read More

KINSHASA - Congo's Gecamines said on Monday it had signed a production-sharing deal for copper and cobalt deposits with HongKong Excellen Mining, which will pay a $40 million signing bonus.Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's top copper producer and the leading miner of cobalt, which is used for electric car batteries, but remains one of the world's poorest countries.Congo's state mining compa...Read More

D.A. Davidson upgraded the shares to "buy"The shares of Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) are up 5.9% in electronic trading, after D.A. Davidson upgraded the streaming name to "buy" from "neutral." The analyst in coverage cited the recent U.S.-China trade truce, noting that it "alleviates (but does not eliminate) a significant near-term risk," considering Roku manufactures in China. In addition, the broke...Read More

POTUS suggested Beijing is prepared to lower its auto import taxIt's set to be a big day on Wall Street, as traders cheer an apparent breakthrough in trade relations between Washington and Beijing. Following a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit over the weekend, reports indicate the leaders have agreed to a 90-day "cea...Read More

The stock market "secret" no one is talking about.The world's richest investors have been using this simple "trick" to build massive fortunes for decades.They've done everything in their power to hide the truth from individual investors. In the process they've created a totally uneven playing field... where most of the players don't even know the rules of the game.This lack of fairness is one of...Read More

How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators. From Bollinger bands to momentum oscillators, technical indicators have been at the forefront of the trading world's constant need to stay ahead of the curve since the first exchange opened its door over 200 years ago.After all, every trader is always looking for an edge... Some way to predict what will happen next... And hopefully...Read More

Risk-takers might be ready to bet on an imminent market rally, at least through the mid-December Fed meeting"The SPX closed below its 80-week moving average on Friday, currently situated at 2,660... Unless the SPX immediately recovers from this technical breakdown before the end of the month, risks have grown substantially for weakness over the next few months, or even a transition into a bear-mar...Read More

Following the completion of its 2018 resource expansion drilling program, Fiore Gold (TSXV: F) announced today that it has updated the resource estimate for its Pan open pit mine in White Pine County, Nevada.The updated resource estimate includes Measured and Indicated (M+I) resources of 27.6 million tonnes grading 0.49 g/t containing 432,000 ounces of gold and Inferred Resources of 7.6 million to...Read More

Following the completion of its 2018 resource expansion drilling program, Fiore Gold (TSXV: F) announced today that it has updated the resource estimate for its Pan open pit mine in White Pine County, Nevada.The updated resource estimate includes Measured and Indicated (M+I) resources of 27.6 million tonnes grading 0.49 g/t containing 432,000 ounces of gold and Inferred Resources of 7.6 million to...Read More

Following the completion of its 2018 resource expansion drilling program, Fiore Gold (TSXV: F) announced today that it has updated the resource estimate for its Pan open pit mine in White Pine County, Nevada.The updated resource estimate includes Measured and Indicated (M+I) resources of 27.6 million tonnes grading 0.49 g/t containing 432,000 ounces of gold and Inferred Resources of 7.6 million to...Read More

North Vancouver/Stockholm-based Boreal Metals (TSXV:BMX) announced today it has completed seven diamond drill holes totalling 951 metres of exploratory diamond drill program at its Burfjord copper-gold project in Norway. In a press release, the miner said that assay results are expected in the coming weeks. The Burfjord project is comprised of six exploration licenses totaling 5,500 hectares near...Read More

North Vancouver/Stockholm-based Boreal Metals (TSXV:BMX) announced today it has completed seven diamond drill holes totalling 951 metres of exploratory diamond drill program at its Burfjord copper-gold project in Norway. In a press release, the miner said that assay results are expected in the coming weeks. The Burfjord project is comprised of six exploration licenses totaling 5,500 hectares near...Read More