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

Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien will auction its 23.77 percent share in Chile ?...Read full newsRead More

Early investors could see a windfall as this invention unlocks $15.7 trillion in revenue.It's been called humanity's last invention...The "king of disrupters."And "the most important conversation of our time."Insiders are already predicting it will have a bigger economic impact than the steam engine, electricity and the internet...The World Economic Forum claims it will usher in the "4th industria...Read More

Powell: Rates are "just below" neutralThe Dow spent the session in positive territory today, ending with a gain of more than 600 points -- its best day since March. The surge came after the much-anticipated speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in which he indicated that the benchmark interest rate is "just below" neutral -- a far cry from his October statement of being a "long way" from neutral. M...Read More

Evidence of a looming financial crisis may be growing, according to Harry Dent.The man who warned of the 2001 tech crash, the 2008 subprime financial disaster and China's recent stock market decline - years before they happened - has issued a new earth-shattering statement:"The Dow is set to embark on a catastrophic plunge...all the way down to 6,000."Harry Dent recently explained: "Nations are...Read More

If UniCredit has to pay a 150bps concession to sell new debt, just how will Italy's smaller banks fund themselves?Read full newsRead More

Group Eleven Resources Corp. has updated the resource estimate for its 60%-owned Ballinalack zinc project. It hopes to develop the country's next major zinc mine. (The remaining 30% of the project belongs to Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co.)Ballinalack has a historic resource of 7.7 million tonnes grading 7.3% combined zinc and lead based on a 1991 report. Group Eleven has spent more than $3...Read More

Group Eleven Resources Corp. has updated the resource estimate for its 60%-owned Ballinalack zinc project. It hopes to develop the country's next major zinc mine. (The remaining 30% of the project belongs to Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co.)Ballinalack has a historic resource of 7.7 million tonnes grading 7.3% combined zinc and lead based on a 1991 report. Group Eleven has spent more than $3...Read More

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The management at Vancouver-based Pure Gold must be pleased with the results of test mining at the Madsen gold mine 16 km west of Red Lake.The test is complete having mucked 7,096 tonnes of mineralization from three separate stoping areas, and the results exceeded expectations by almost any criteria.Using a 4.0 g/t gold cut-off, the bulk sample had 46% more tonnes, an 8% higher gold grade, and an...Read More

The management at Vancouver-based Pure Gold must be pleased with the results of test mining at the Madsen gold mine 16 km west of Red Lake.The test is complete having mucked 7,096 tonnes of mineralization from three separate stoping areas, and the results exceeded expectations by almost any criteria.Using a 4.0 g/t gold cut-off, the bulk sample had 46% more tonnes, an 8% higher gold grade, and an...Read More

The management at Vancouver-based Pure Gold must be pleased with the results of test mining at the Madsen gold mine 16 km west of Red Lake.The test is complete having mucked 7,096 tonnes of mineralization from three separate stoping areas, and the results exceeded expectations by almost any criteria.Using a 4.0 g/t gold cut-off, the bulk sample had 46% more tonnes, an 8% higher gold grade, and an...Read More

Historically, December has been bad for shares of HAS and MATToy stocks are always in focus as the holiday season rolls in, and this year will mark the first without Toys 'R' Us after the company's bankruptcy earlier this year. What's more, toymakers Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) are both flashing bearish signals heading into December, if history is any guide. Hasbro Stoc...Read More

The speculation has the car stock breaking out above a key levelThe Dow has shot up more than 500 points this afternoon, as Wall Street reacts to relatively dovish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Among individual stocks making big moves today are car rental name Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NYSE:HTZ), media giant Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA), and hydrogel specialist Alliqua Biomedical Inc (...Read More

Recent earnings reactions have been poor for WDAYWhen we checked in on Workday Inc (NASDAQ:WDAY) earlier this month, put buying had been picking up, and that trend has only accelerated since. The 10-day put/call volume ratio at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) now stands at 1.75, ranking just 3 percentage points from a 1...Read More

Surge Exploration Inc. (TSXV: SUR) (OTC: SURJF) today announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Venture Capital IQ to acquire a 100% interest in nine mineral claims comprising 197 square kilometres in the Omineca Mining Division in north central British Columbia.The company stated that the region is host to numerous operating mines, good infrastructure including experie...Read More

Surge Exploration Inc. (TSXV: SUR) (OTC: SURJF) today announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Venture Capital IQ to acquire a 100% interest in nine mineral claims comprising 197 square kilometres in the Omineca Mining Division in north central British Columbia.The company stated that the region is host to numerous operating mines, good infrastructure including experie...Read More

Surge Exploration Inc. (TSXV: SUR) (OTC: SURJF) today announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Venture Capital IQ to acquire a 100% interest in nine mineral claims comprising 197 square kilometres in the Omineca Mining Division in north central British Columbia.The company stated that the region is host to numerous operating mines, good infrastructure including experie...Read More

Surge Exploration Inc. (TSXV: SUR) (OTC: SURJF) today announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Venture Capital IQ to acquire a 100% interest in nine mineral claims comprising 197 square kilometres in the Omineca Mining Division in north central British Columbia.The company stated that the region is host to numerous operating mines, good infrastructure including experie...Read More

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Metals Creek Resources (TSXV: MEK) today announced that the company has begun diamond drilling on 10 patented mining claims on the Garrison project northeast of Kirkland Lake, Ontario.The Garrison Project is contiguous with Osisko Mining to the west, south and east and contiguous with Kirkland Lake Gold to the north.The diamond drill program will consist of 5 holes targeting several induced polari...Read More