The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

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

Capstone Mining's Cozamin Mine in Mexico. Source: Capstone Mining Corp.Capstone Mining Corp. [CS-TSX] on Thursday November 8 made reductions to its organizational structure, including changes to its senior executive team. Capstone said the move is designed to improve financial and operating performance by further empowering mine general managers and their teams to deliver profitable, safe and sust...Read More

(IDEX Online) - ALROSA, the world's leading diamond miner in volume terms, has revised downwards its guidance for 2018 sales to 37 million-38 million carats due to weaker demand for small-size rough diamonds in the second half of this year.   The key highlights for the first nine months of this year are:   Revenue increased by 11% on the back of higher price index and average diam...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The American Gem Society (AGS) has announced its keynote and featured speakers for its annual Conclave to be held in Seattle from April 8-10.   This year's lineup includes:   Monday: The Opening Session lunch kicks off with Dan Thurmon, a speaker, author, and performer. Dan is president of Motivation Works, Inc. and author of Success in Action. His presentation juxtaposes...Read More

Tsodilo Resources has received the results of an independent modelled grade and diamond value for an aggregate 77.94 ct parcel of 502 commercial size diamonds.These were recovered during large diameter drilling (LDD) from four kimberlite units at the BK16 kimberlite pipe, in the Orapa Kimberlite Field (OKF), in Botswana.AdvertisementThe current LDD sample average price is $176.44/ct, derived from...Read More

This midterm election season seems like it lasted forever. There was certainly no shortage of ads, media dissections of every sound bite they could get their hands on and more than enough negativity to go around.We all know the outcome. The Democrats took the House, while Republicans kept control of the Senate and even expanded their majority.That means even though the Democrats won the House, the...Read More

A lot of people seem to have already forgotten about last month's big market sell-off. But if you're still worried about October's market sell-off, you should know that the largest bank in the U.S., JPMorgan Chase, isn't.In fact, strategists at the mega-bank believe October's market correction was driven mostly by technical factors and should reverse as earnings season progresses. Earnings season...Read More

According to retail experts, November is now the new retail boom month as more people start to do their Christmas shopping online.The shift happened in 2016 when, for the first time ever, November retail sales outpaced December. The trend continued last year with November sales climbing 1.3%, while December was down 0.6%.Shopping events like Black Friday, Singles Day and Cyber Monday are big drive...Read More

Early gains on Wall Street fizzled and sent global stocks lower last week after reports that the U.S. is planning an additional $257 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese goods if upcoming talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping fail to end a trade war between two of the world's largest economies.Many stock indexes are already in official correction territory-meaning down 10% from recen...Read More

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Ding dong, the witch is dead!Well, that isn't exactly fair when we're talking about erstwhile Attorney General Jeff Sessions. As far as Wizard of Oz comparisons go, he's more like one of the Lollipop Guild, if we're being honest.But it is with great pleasure that I can announce that Jeff Sessions will no longer lead our judicial branch. He didn't even get the ultimate Trump salute: "You're fired!"...Read More

While mineral production has been hard hit in Canada's Prairie Provinces in line with the extended downturns in potash and uranium prices, the junior and mid-tier sector remains active in the region, with uranium and gold among the most favoured exploration and development targets. Here are profiles of eight such companies.APPIA ENERGYToronto-based junior Appia Energy (CSE: API; US-OTC: APAAF) is...Read More

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This free e-book offers options basics for any trader.It's essential for every trader to occasionally take a step back, and consider their long-term trading goals.Some traders aretrying to fund a child's college education, augment their own retirement, or leave the daily 9-to-5 grind once and for all, while others are seeking a way to smooth out crazy market volatility and whipsaw swings in their...Read More

Stocks reacted as the Democrats took back control of the House of RepresentativesThe Dow ended more than 500 points higher today, as stocks reacted to U.S. midterm elections. Several sectors popped on favorable results, with UnitedHealth (UNH) leading insurers after three states voted to expand Medicaid programs, and many energy stocks gaining ground on a key vote in Colorado, even as oil prices f...Read More

Albemarle Corp, the world's largest lithium producer, on Wednesday posted quarterly profit that rose more than expected due in part to price hikes, though unexpected production problems cut its output of the white metal.Albemarle has been striving to boost production and prices of lithium, a vital material in making electric vehicle batteries. It has dedicated profit from its two other chemical di...Read More

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Options volume for both NBL and WES is ramped up todayEnergy stocks are enjoying sector tailwinds thanks to the midterm elections, after Colorado voters rejected a ballot initiative to impose tougher drilling measures. The bill would have called for greater distances between drilling projects and public spaces, which would have severely impacted oil and gas development. Two individual names moving...Read More