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

Robust global steel output did nothing to stop a rout in iron ore prices on Monday with the seaborne benchmark cratering amid growing fears about an economic slowdown in China and the impact of a trade war between the world's two largest economies.Benchmark prices at the Chinese port of Qingdao of 62% Fe content ore fell 8% on Monday to trade at $64.25 per dry metric tonne, according to data suppl...Read More

* Majority ownership only applies now to diamonds, platinum* Some miners see scope for flexibility* Government to lay out frameworks to various mineralsLONDON - Zimbabwe does not plan to change its ownership rules for diamonds and platinum, its mining minister said on Monday, denting hopes among some miners the country will open up ownership as it announces mineral frameworks in coming weeks.Zimba...Read More

* Majority ownership only applies now to diamonds, platinum* Some miners see scope for flexibility* Government to lay out frameworks to various mineralsLONDON - Zimbabwe does not plan to change its ownership rules for diamonds and platinum, its mining minister said on Monday, denting hopes among some miners the country will open up ownership as it announces mineral frameworks in coming weeks.Zimba...Read More

AXP, JPM, and GS are at the top of the Dow todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up triple digits at midday as financial stocks American Express (AXP), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and Goldman Sachs (GS) surge. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are higher, as well, with online retail behemoth Amazon (AMZN) getting a boost on strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales forecasts....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

GM is shuttering three North American plants and cutting its salaried workforceGeneral Motors (NYSE: GM) stock is up this morning, as traders digest the company's production update. The Detroit automaker plans to halt production at three North American assembly plants -- in Ohio, Michigan, and Oshawa, Ontario -- and said it will end operations at two more plants outside of North America by the en...Read More

The shares have shed nearly 40% since late SeptemberThe shares of DXC Technology Co (NYSE:DXC) are up 2.9% at $59.65, after Cowen and Company upgraded the IT services stock to "outperform" from "market perform," saying the stock's attractive price combined with strong management creates "significant upside potential" and that it's the "best idea for 2019." But amid DXC's sharp sell-off from its la...Read More

Is a "Blue Wave" building?Something strange is happening in America.Millions of Americans are furious - and this time, they're taking their anger out on Republicans.All across America, 45 Republicans have lost elections during Trump's presidency in places they shouldn't have possibly been able to lose... even in districts where Trump won in a landslide and remains popular.In the last few months al...Read More

MEXICO CITY - Former workers of Mexican miner Grupo Mexico plan to block access to the giant Buenavista copper mine on Dec. 1 to pressure the company and the country's incoming leftist government to give them back their collective labor contracts.The planned industrial action is part of a longstanding dispute after Grupo Mexico fired the mine's workforce and reopened it in 2010, following a federa...Read More

MEXICO CITY - Former workers of Mexican miner Grupo Mexico plan to block access to the giant Buenavista copper mine on Dec. 1 to pressure the company and the country's incoming leftist government to give them back their collective labor contracts.The planned industrial action is part of a longstanding dispute after Grupo Mexico fired the mine's workforce and reopened it in 2010, following a federa...Read More

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News flow out of the diamond industry in 2018 has been dominated by the progression of lab-created diamond production, distribution and pricing dynamics. Numerous new players have entered the space, production capabilities have improved and supply has been scaled. This year alone, the price differential of a generic 1-carat lab-created diamond has fallen by almost 50% relative to the price a compa...Read More

The regulatory body said Zafgen's diabetes treatment presents heart safety risksShares of Zafgen Inc (NASDAQ:ZFGN) are getting destroyed this morning, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put a clinical hold on a trial of the company's experimental diabetes treatment, citing heart safety risks. The company plans to request a meeting with the FDA to go over next steps for ZGN-1061.Zafgen st...Read More

There is plenty of takeover glitter about Australia's $16.5 billion Newcrest Mining - and the question now is whether it is indeed gold.Read full newsRead More

All three stocks went public last monthToday we're going to be looking at three bullish analyst notes out of the healthcare sector. More specifically, Twist Bioscience Corp (NASDAQ:TWST), Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AXNX), and Orchard Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ORTX) all received upbeat attention from the brokerage community, so we'll check in on shares of TWST, AXNX, and ORTX below. Let...Read More

Chile's state development agency Corfo plans to file an arbitration suit against US lithium miner Albemarle in two weeks, claiming the world's No.1 producer of the white commodity has failed to adhere to the terms of a contract dating back to 2016.Such document says Albemarle must provide as much as 25% of its annual production at a discount (or "preferential price") to companies seeking to produc...Read More

Commodity bull Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is undaunted by the sell-off in raw materials and is forecasting returns of about 17 percent in the coming months, describing the current situation as unsustainable and touting this week's G-20 meeting in Buenos Aires as a potential turning point."Given the size of dislocations in commodity pricing relative to fundamentals - with oil now having joined metals...Read More

Commodity bull Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is undaunted by the sell-off in raw materials and is forecasting returns of about 17 percent in the coming months, describing the current situation as unsustainable and touting this week's G-20 meeting in Buenos Aires as a potential turning point."Given the size of dislocations in commodity pricing relative to fundamentals - with oil now having joined metals...Read More

MELBOURNE - A hive of mine exploration activity is underway in a remote corner of Western Australia's Great Sandy Desert, led by Rio Tinto Ltd , which has boosted its holdings 10-fold in the little explored Paterson province in the past year.Rio's interest in the area - flagged by its application for nearly 30 exploration licenses - has sparked a stampede into adjacent lots by other explorers, who...Read More

MELBOURNE - A hive of mine exploration activity is underway in a remote corner of Western Australia's Great Sandy Desert, led by Rio Tinto Ltd , which has boosted its holdings 10-fold in the little explored Paterson province in the past year.Rio's interest in the area - flagged by its application for nearly 30 exploration licenses - has sparked a stampede into adjacent lots by other explorers, who...Read More