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

Afghanistan selected preferred bidders for three gold and copper mines in 2012. It took the war-torn nation six years to finally sign the contracts.Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced the deals in the past few weeks. The government took time to finalize the agreements because it wanted to ensure they were transparent and will help eliminate corruption in awarding contracts, Ghani said in an in...Read More

The skin condition expert fell to an annual low yesterdayNear the top of the Nasdaq today sits Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NASDAQ:FOMX), up 12.7% to trade at $11.4, after the drugmaker said its experimental foam treatment for rosacea met its late-stagy study goals. The company expects to file for a U.S. marketing application in 2019, with some projecting sales for the treatment to reach $110 mill...Read More

Options traders had been targeting puts on Etsy and TwilioWe recently took a look at the pre-earnings options activity onEtsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) and Twilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO), and interestingly, speculators were taking a bearish approach on both stocks. While some of this may have been shareholders hedging, given both stocks' strong showings on the charts this year, anyone who was expecting an earning...Read More

Michigan just became the latest state to legalize cannabis.Read full newsRead More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif./SANTIAGO - Albemarle Corp's claim to have developed a unique process that would more than triple its lithium production from Chile's Atacama Desert without using more water is drawing increased scrutiny from regulators and investors pushing for more details.The development could help Albemarle cement its position as the world's largest lithium company, just as global demand f...Read More

The Fed's two-day meeting begins todayFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are higher this morning, up over 150 points and eyeing a third straight win, as investors digest the midterm election results from last night. Election Day brought little that surprised investors, as Democrats took the House and Republicans maintained control of the Senate. Blue chips such as Caterpillar (CAT)...Read More

Following its recent announcement of a partnership with Purlucid Treatment Solutions, Vancouver-based MGX Minerals (CSE: XMG) said today that it is moving forward with its third petrolithium and advanced wastewater treatment system to recover lithium from brine.In detail, MGX said that the manufacturing of nano-filtration membrane housing is underway and primary nano-flotation, piping, and structu...Read More

Russia's Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) just recovered the first large gem-quality rough diamond from its Verkhne-Munskoe deposit, which recently launched operations in Western Yakutia.In a press release, the world's top diamond producer said the transparent round-shaped octahedron crystal with insignificant yellow hue was recovered from Zapolyarnaya pipe - one of four kimberlite pipes of the deposit. The dep...Read More

Anglo American Plc is going where larger rivals fear to tread, returning to its African roots to tap mineral assets with compelling returns.The storied mining company, founded by Ernest Oppenheimer in Johannesburg a century ago, is devoting a third of its exploration budget to the continent, including searching for copper and cobalt in Angola and Zambia. In South Africa, it's investing in platinum...Read More

Anglo American Plc is going where larger rivals fear to tread, returning to its African roots to tap mineral assets with compelling returns.The storied mining company, founded by Ernest Oppenheimer in Johannesburg a century ago, is devoting a third of its exploration budget to the continent, including searching for copper and cobalt in Angola and Zambia. In South Africa, it's investing in platinum...Read More

Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) has signed a contract with Palaeo Minerals covering full-scale mining activity at the Thorny River project in South Africa, which the company believes will become its first operating mine.The agreement, which sees Botswana Diamonds handing over control to the contractor, will allow the company to self-fund the project from bulk sampling through to mine development, it s...Read More

Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) has signed a contract with Palaeo Minerals covering full-scale mining activity at the Thorny River project in South Africa, which the company believes will become its first operating mine.The agreement, which sees Botswana Diamonds handing over control to the contractor, will allow the company to self-fund the project from bulk sampling through to mine development, it s...Read More

TOKYO/GENEVA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel largely upheld Japan's complaint against a safeguard duty imposed by India on steel imports for two-and-a-half years, a ruling published on Tuesday showed.The ruling, which can be appealed by either side, said India had broken the WTO rules and urged India to take corrective action, even though the disputed duties ended...Read More

* Iran says it is selling oil it needs to, despite U.S. pressure* U.S. crude production seen averaging 12.06 mln bpd in 2019 -EIA* U.S. crude stocks rise by 7.8 mln barrels, topping views (Updates with API data)By Stephanie KellyNEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with U.S. crude futures hitting an eight-month low, a day after Washington granted sanction waivers to top buyers o...Read More

MUMBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan defended the central bank's call for greater autonomy from the government, saying ultimately the nation stands to benefit from an independent and robust RBI.In an interview on CNBC-TV 18 telecast on Tuesday Rajan said current rift between the central bank and the government can be resolved if both sides respect each oth...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices moved higher on Tuesday as voting in the U.S. midterm elections got underway and traders opted for safety ahead of the outcome.At 9:13 AM ET (14:13 GMT), gold futures for December delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained $4.40, or 0.36%, to $1,234.20 a troy ounce.Voters on Tuesday will decide key races in Congress and state governments,...Read More

Despite gold recovering during October 2018 to now be trading at over US$1,227 an ounce, silver remains weak, trapped at well below US$15 per ounce. This - along with the stagnant outlook for the white metal - is having a sharp impact on primary silver miners. While silver has only lost 15% since the start of 2018, miner First Majestic Silver (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG) has dropped by over 18%, and there a...Read More

Diversification is an essential element of investing and it is just as important today as it ever was.It means ensuring that we have stocks from different sectors that are not correlated so that we can shelter our portfolios somewhat from the volatility of a given sector.It's all about risk management.It also means investing in sectors even when their outlook isn't great, as far as we can tell. Th...Read More

Canadian investors are searching for top-quality stocks that are recovering after the October pullback and could deliver attractive returns heading into next year.Let's take a look at a global market leader in the TSX Index that might be an interesting pick for your TFSA portfolio.Nutrien (TSX:NTR)(NYSE:NTR)Nutrien continues to work through the process of integrating the assets of Potash Corp. and...Read More

Exploration activities at the Pebble Project in Alaska. Source: Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. [NDM-TSX; NAK-NYSE] shares rallied Wednesday November 7 after the company released a statement saying Alaska voters have elected a pro-development candidate in the U.S. mid-term elections.The inference is that the election of new Governor, Republican Mike Dunleavy, is good n...Read More