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

* U.S. crude output tripled since 2008: https://tmsnrt.rs/2D82k38* China can still import some Iranian crude* U.S. output to top 12 mln bpd by mid-2019 -EIA(Updates with settlement prices, post-settlement trading)By Jessica Resnick-AultNEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell nearly 2 percent on Thursday as investors focused on swelling global crude supply, which is increasing more quickly than...Read More

* S&P extends losses, Dow goes negative after Fed decision* Energy index tumbles as U.S. crude oil enters bear market* Bank stocks end higher as yields rise* Dow up 0.04 pct, S&P falls 0.25 pct, Nasdaq down 0.53 pct(Updates to close, adds commentary)By Sin?(C)ad CarewNEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed slightly lower on Thursday after a Federal Reserve statement,...Read More

(Recasts with Fed announcement, adds comment, updates prices)* Gold edges down for a fifth straight session* Fed holds interest rates steady* Platinum near more than 4-month highsBy Sethuraman N R and Karthika Suresh NamboothiriNov 8 (Reuters) - Gold eased to a one-week low on Thursday on a stronger dollar, after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and was seen on track for further rate...Read More

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Below are the ratings awarded by Credit Rating Information Service of India ( CRISIL (NS:CRSL)) for local debt instruments as of November 6, 2018. COMPANYINSTRUMENTRATINGAMOUNT MOVEMENT(RS.MLN) --------------------------- --------- SHORT TERM RATINGS: ------------------- Accurate Products Corporation Pvt Ltd BGCRISIL A3+7Reaffirmed Active Tools Pvt LtdPacking CreditCRISIL A4+80R...Read More

Stocks trading under $5 per share offer several unique, but very important qualities for investors.One is that they make it easier for investors with smaller investment accounts - be it in their TFSA or RRSP - to build up a sizable position in their portfolios without having to fork out an arm and a leg for the company's shares.Another is that many institutional investors are governed by investmen...Read More

Investors and company leaders are gearing up for the Technology and Low Emission Minerals Conference (TLEM) to be held in Perth next week, with the conference boasting an impressive line-up of emerging and established Australian battery metal companies.TLEM features companies producing from or developing projects focused on lithium, graphite, vanadium, cobalt, manganese, magnesium, rare earths and...Read More

I’ve been a contrarian my entire life… Wait, you might want to scratch that and just outright say OUTCAST, which might be a better term to use… I mean, ever since I was a little kid, I kind of always knew that I was different from the majority of my peers…From my earliest memories, I remember another little kid telling me I was “too Chinese” to play baseballR...Read More

Full Article: SWOT Analysis: Election SpottingBy: Frank HolmesStrengthsThe best performing metal this week was platinum, up 4.29 percent as hedge funds cut their bearish platinum view to the lowest in seven months. Gold ended October with a gain for the first month in seven. The Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) Global Senior Gold Valuation Peer Group Index is headed for its biggest monthly increase si...Read More

Lucara Diamond Corp achieved earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $18.2-million for the third quarter ended September 30, compared with the Ebitda of $49.8-million reported for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.The decrease in Ebitda reflects lower revenues attributable to a smaller volume and lower average price of exceptional stones sold, with the sales f...Read More

Metswedi Mining has received the first renewal for both prospecting licence (PL) 101 (430 km2) andPL58 (2.3c) which make up the Middlepitsproject, in Botswana, Canadian diversified junior mining company Tango Mining announced last month. The property is 470 km south-west of Gaborone and 90 km south-west of Tshabong, in the country’s Kgalagadi district.Advertisement TSX-V-listed Tango is set...Read More

Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resourcesThe company expects the reduced organisational structure will save about US$5 million per annum in corporate general and administrative expenses.The company, which operates the Pinto Valley copper mine in Arizona and the Cozamin mine in Mexico, said the move would also empower mine general managers and their teams to run operations as in...Read More

When you receive a paycheck, who do you pay first?If you're like most Americans, you're probably paying everyone else first-your rent/mortgage, groceries, utilities, car payment, insurance, etc. Once you're done paying all those bills, you stick whatever you have left (if anything) into savings-that's the classic "paying yourself last" scenario.And like most people, you then patiently await your n...Read More

The Detour Lake Mine in northern Ontario. Source: Detour Gold Corp.Detour Gold Corp. [DGC-TSX] dissident shareholder Paulson & Co. Inc. on Friday November 9 released a list of questions it believes the company should address in the circular it files for the upcoming special meeting of shareholders on December 11, 2018. Today is the record date for the meeting.The questions are intended to ensu...Read More

The San Francisco open pit mine in Sonora, Mexico. Source: Alio Gold Inc.Alio Gold Inc. [ALO-TSX, NYSE] is looking at several options for its San Francisco gold-silver mine in Mexico to reduce mining dilution in 2019, including a temporary suspension of mining while leaching and processing of low-grade ore from stockpiles continues.Shares of Alio closed down 9% on November 8, 2018, the date of the...Read More

MOSCOW – Russian diamond miner Alrosa said on Friday that its sales of rough and polished diamonds totalled $242.8-million in October, a year-on-year decrease of 28%.Alrosa said in a statement that its total diamond sales from January to October rose 6% year-on-year to $3.9-billion.AdvertisementTo watch Creamer Media's latest video reports, click here AdvertisementRead More

For years now, investors have been captivated by the growth potential of the solar industry.And rightfully so.Solar power has been growing exponentially, accelerated in the past few years by falling costs for panels.No doubt, that trend is going to continue.In the next decade, the global solar market is in line for 138% growth, set to surge from 395 GW at the end of 2017 to 942 GW at the end of 20...Read More

This episode features Rick Howes, president and CEO of gold miner Dundee Precious Metals, in a keynote speech recorded live at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto, in October 2018.Rick delves into the many complex issues revolving around driving innovation at a mining company, especially during the current era of accelerated technolog...Read More

The amount of energy required to mine bitcoin, or digital gold as some proponents like to call it, is considerably higher than that of physical gold, a research study has found.Read full newsRead More

Albemarle Corp on Thursday defended a previously announced process it has said c...Read full newsRead More

The history of the legal cannabis industry is fairly short, a work in progress. The legal market is only beginning to leave behind its black market origins, and the prohibition on scientific research around the plant is being lifted. One fact that has recently come to light is that a particular strain of cannabis can ...Read full newsRead More