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

My 14-year-old daughter has taken it upon herself to help me with my holiday shopping.She’s been sending me links to everything from clothes to stocking stuffers to electronics that she wants under the tree for herself or her siblings.This week, she’s been joined by her brothers and sisters too!At this point I’m getting requests at all hours of the day. It’s like these kids...Read More

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(IDEX Online) - Tiffany & Co.'s share price ended the day down almost 12% on Wednesday with analysts disappointed that it missed revenue and same store sales targets.   Tiffany attributed the performance to lower demand from foreign tourists, particularly from China, who spent less in the U.S. and in Hong Kong.   In the third quarter, worldwide net sales increased 4% to $1.0 bil...Read More

Imperial filed a lawsuit in the British Columbia Supreme Court in 2016 alleging negligence and breach of contract by both engineering firms Knight Piesold and AMEC, which is now Amec Foster Wheeler, following the August 4, 2014 failure.The company said the lawsuit was settled among all parties, resulting in net payments due to the financially struggling company totalling C$108 million.Imperial sai...Read More

I'm not sure about Santa, but unicorns are real.New research shows the 'Siberian unicorn' walked the Earth with humans as recently as 39,000 years ago.Radiocarbon dating has shown the 8,000-pound animal, which is actually a rhinoceros, was alive and well with humans in Eurasia after the last Ice Age. It was originally thought to have gone extinct as long as 200,000 years ago.Some are arguing the c...Read More

The Gahcho Kué diamond mine that Canadian miner Mountain Province owns in partnership with Anglo American’s De Beers is set to produce between 6.6-million and 6.9-million carats in the 2019 financial year – a level also forecast for 2020.The mine, located in the Northwest Territories, will process between 3.1-million and 3.2-million tonnes of ore in 2019 and 2020, at a productio...Read More

Trump may be facing an uphill battle he can't win in 2020.The much-anticipated "Blue Wave" washed over America on November 6. But it didn't hit all states equally.Some states, like California and New Jersey, were electoral graveyards for Republicans. In a few states, Republicans actually picked up a seat or two.But overall, Democrats saw their biggest gains in Congress since Watergate. They picked...Read More

Most investors are cautious. Nothing is rising, be it stocks, commodities or bonds. Sitting on cash is the favorite pastime of traders and investors. There will be short term certain direction after the G20 meeting and US November nonfarm payrolls on 7th December. It is just keeping a hawk eye and making the right investment. Do invest with the herd. Herd trading can result in more losses than p...Read More

Most investors are cautious. Nothing is rising, be it stocks, commodities or bonds. Sitting on cash is the favorite pastime of traders and investors. There will be short term certain direction after the G20 meeting and US November nonfarm payrolls on 7th December. It is just keeping a hawk eye and making the right investment. Do invest with the herd. Herd trading can result in more losses than p...Read More

Desert Gold Ventures Inc. ("Desert Gold" or "the Company") (TSXV:DAU) is pleased to announce that it has successfully renewed its 100% owned Farabantourou permit for an initial 3-year term.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

December is historically a bullish month for stocksDecember is known to be a bullish month for stocks. The table below comparing monthly returns of the S&P 500 Index since 1950 confirms this, with the last month of the year showing both the highest average return and percent positive. Another interesting stat for December is that since 1929 -- as far back as we have data on the index -- it has nev...Read More

Oil and gold both finished lower, however, as the U.S. dollar ticked higherThe Dow opened lower today -- pressured in part by losses for tariff target Apple (AAPL) ahead of this weekend's much-anticipated G-20 meeting -- but the index eventually clawed higher after exploring a 334-point range on both sides of breakeven. Traders showed some cautious interest in defensive names after Fed Vice Chair...Read More

A free tool can help traders bank big this earnings season.We are in middle of Earnings season, which means the time to bank some big wins is now.Tech stocks (AAPL, FB and BIDU) just released Earnings few days ago, and you need to position yourself now in order to make maximum profit from it.One company can help any investor do just that.They've developed a tool that predicts volatility based on...Read More

The stock has historically struggled in DecemberApple (AAPL) is in the news today, after President Donald Trump threatened a 10% tariff on iPhones and laptops imported from China. As a result, Apple suppliers such as Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) are lower today, down 0.5% to trade at $65.34, at last check. What's more, the worst could be yet to come for QRVO heading into December. According to Sc...Read More

Bearish traders are targeting X ahead of the G-20 summitThe U.S. stock market has made amove higher in the last hour of trading. A number of individual stocks are making notable moves, too, including cardiovascular disease specialist Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ:AMRN), steelmaker United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X), and alternative energy stock Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE:VSLR). Here's a quick look...Read More

Eurasian Resources Group has concluded power supply arrangements for its Frontier mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The contract was signed by the Soci?(C)t?(C) Nationale d'??lectricit?(C), the national electricity company of the Republic of Zambia; and Rawbank, a top commercial bank in the DRC.Frontier mine is a cornerstone of ERG's copper business and is situated on the DRC-Zambia border....Read More

Eurasian Resources Group has concluded power supply arrangements for its Frontier mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The contract was signed by the Soci?(C)t?(C) Nationale d'??lectricit?(C), the national electricity company of the Republic of Zambia; and Rawbank, a top commercial bank in the DRC.Frontier mine is a cornerstone of ERG's copper business and is situated on the DRC-Zambia border....Read More

Eurasian Resources Group has concluded power supply arrangements for its Frontier mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The contract was signed by the Soci?(C)t?(C) Nationale d'??lectricit?(C), the national electricity company of the Republic of Zambia; and Rawbank, a top commercial bank in the DRC.Frontier mine is a cornerstone of ERG's copper business and is situated on the DRC-Zambia border....Read More

RACE shares have struggled since their June peakFerrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) call volume running wild today, with more than 4,800 contracts crossing, compared to a daily average of just 667. Trade-Alert notes that more than half the volume has taken place at the February 2019 105-strike call, where one speculator loaded on more than $2 million worth of options -- almost 2,800 contacts in total -- via...Read More