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

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

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

May has reportedly dropped her resistance to parliamentary rewrites, and is instead moving toward holding aRead full newsRead More

The revised guidance is part of the company's ongoing progress in a number of low cost copper growth opportunities.Read full newsRead More

It is already being called by some experts "the thickest high-grade copper intersection seen in years."Read full newsRead More

POTUS criticized the Fed chair, per a Washington Post reportThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has spent the whole session trading in positive territory -- up triple digits, at last check -- ahead of an early afternoon speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The central bank chief's speech follows harsh comments from President Donald Trump in a Washington Post report about his performance since t...Read More

Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) (the "Company" or "Siyata"), announces it has filed its Q3 2018 financials, and will be hosting a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, November 29th at 9:00 AM EST (6:00 AM PST). Conference call details are set out below.Highlights:Q3 2018 revenue of $3.15-million compared with $4.9-million in Q3 2017Adjusted...Read More

Infill drilling from March through October at Osisko Mining's (TSX: OSK) Lynx deposit at its Windfall project in the Abitibi greenstone belt in the James Bay region of Quebec, has added ounces and higher grades, the company outlines in a resource update.The company has increased Lynx's indicated resources by 153,000 ounces of gold and boosted its grade from the 7.51 grams gold per tonne in a May...Read More

Infill drilling from March through October at Osisko Mining's (TSX: OSK) Lynx deposit at its Windfall project in the Abitibi greenstone belt in the James Bay region of Quebec, has added ounces and higher grades, the company outlines in a resource update.The company has increased Lynx's indicated resources by 153,000 ounces of gold and boosted its grade from the 7.51 grams gold per tonne in a May...Read More

Chairman Leonard Riggio may 'participate in the potential sale process'Shares of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) are trading up 3.3% at $7.32 today, after a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing indicated Executive Chairman -- and the firm's biggest shareholder -- Leonard Riggio "is evaluating, and may participate in, the potential sale process" of the company. Early last month, BKS stoc...Read More

The equity is already pacing for its best month in four yearsWhile the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is on pace for a second straight monthly loss, the airline sector has been flying above broad-market headwinds. In fact, Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) stock has added more than 20% so far in November, and is pacing for its best month since October 2014. What's more, ALK shares could extend their uptrend...Read More

It's been a rough stretch for FAANG stocks, but this one could find seasonal tailwindsFAANG stocks have been battered during the stock market sell-off, with several flashing death crosses in recent weeks. Alphabet Inc (NASDQ:GOOGL) is one tech name whose 200-day moving average moved above its 50-day moving average. If history is any guide, the equity could be ready to bounce back, considering GOOG...Read More

The retailer also upped its full-year guidanceThe shares of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) are up 3% to trade at $37.48 this morning, after the athletic goods retailer reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter adjusted profit of 30 cents per share, greater than the 26 cents per-share estimate from analysts. While revenue was in-line with expectations, the company also upped its full-...Read More

* Plant shut in May after 13 people killed in protests* Vedanta not given notice, opportunity to explain its position* National Green Tribunal to give verdict on Dec. 7NEW DELHI - An Indian court-appointed panel said on Wednesday that there were insufficient grounds to permanently close Vedanta Ltd's copper smelter and a government decision to shut it amounted to administrative overreach.Police fi...Read More

* Plant shut in May after 13 people killed in protests* Vedanta not given notice, opportunity to explain its position* National Green Tribunal to give verdict on Dec. 7NEW DELHI - An Indian court-appointed panel said on Wednesday that there were insufficient grounds to permanently close Vedanta Ltd's copper smelter and a government decision to shut it amounted to administrative overreach.Police fi...Read More

Both names are on track to snap lengthy monthly losing streaksThe shares of Weibo Corp (NASDAQ:WB) are trading up 6.2% at $62.76, after the China-based social media name reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of 75 cents per share on $460.2 million in revenue. This was more than analysts were expecting, while advertising and marketing revenues also jumped more than forecast. On the charts, WB st...Read More

PORT HEDLAND - Australia's Fortescue Metals Group is set to ship the first cargo of its new mid-grade iron ore next month just as a rout in Chinese steel prices helps it improve its margins in competition with higher grade products.The world's fourth-largest iron ore miner will make the first shipment of its 60.1 percent West Pilbara Fines product to customers in China, in a step that is set to bo...Read More

LONDON - The World Gold Council (WGC) said on Wednesday it would appoint David Tait, an investment banker and member of the Bank of England's market standards board, as chief executive from next year.Tait will take over in February from Aram Shishmanian, the council's CEO for the last decade, the WGC said.Tait's career in banking has included stints at Credit Suisse, UBS and Goldman Sachs as well...Read More

Despite an increased appetite in copper assets, the rate of new discoveries continues to be low, especially in Chile, the biggest producing country in the world and where the bulk of exploration is in the hands of major miners.But that is about to change, as the country's Mining Ministry is set to sign the first of many contracts next month that allows major companies to lease to juniors all or pa...Read More

A coalition of gold investors, including firms backed by billionaires John Paulson and Naguib Sawiris, is taking aim at mining executives who don't have enough skin in the game.Businesses tend to perform better when top managers have a high ownership-to-pay ratio, according to the inaugural report of the newly launched Shareholders' Gold Council, which tracked 17 gold companies."You have a much bi...Read More