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

SEATTLE - As the commercial fishermen who ply salmon-rich, southwestern Alaska pack away their fishing gear for the winter, many are watching anxiously as a controversial mine proposal moves through the federal permitting process.On Tuesday, Alaskans will vote on an initiative that, if passed, would set stricter regulations for proposed infrastructure projects that affect salmon habitats.Advocates...Read More

SEATTLE - As the commercial fishermen who ply salmon-rich, southwestern Alaska pack away their fishing gear for the winter, many are watching anxiously as a controversial mine proposal moves through the federal permitting process.On Tuesday, Alaskans will vote on an initiative that, if passed, would set stricter regulations for proposed infrastructure projects that affect salmon habitats.Advocates...Read More

SEATTLE - As the commercial fishermen who ply salmon-rich, southwestern Alaska pack away their fishing gear for the winter, many are watching anxiously as a controversial mine proposal moves through the federal permitting process.On Tuesday, Alaskans will vote on an initiative that, if passed, would set stricter regulations for proposed infrastructure projects that affect salmon habitats.Advocates...Read More

The Dow is higher with Chevron, howeverAhead of midterm elections, U.S. stocks are trading mixed at midday. Specifically, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is modestly higher, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up triple digits, with outperforming Chevron (CVX) leading the surge. On the flip side, the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is in the red, as FAANG stocks tumble. Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (...Read More

Options bears have been loading up on puts ahead of Match Group's third-quarter resultsAs earnings season chugs along, dating app service Match Group Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH) is set to release its third-quarter report after the market closes this Tuesday, Nov. 6. Ahead of the event, the stock is down 2.3% today to trade at $50.98, despite receiving a price-target hike to $61 from $56 at Deutsche Bank. M...Read More

LOS CEDROS, Ecuador, Nov 5 - Ecuador is facing a lawsuit this week for giving mining companies exploration rights to a protected forest in one of the country's most biodiverse regions without local consultation.Brought by the local Cotacachi government, the lawsuit requests the regional court place an injunction on all mining activity within Los Cedros in the Intag Valley, a lush area of rivers an...Read More

HARARE, Nov 5 - Zimbabwe will announce in two weeks the successful bidders for assets owned by state-owned mining company ZMDC, including gold mines, the mines minister said on Monday, adding more companies would be put on sale at the end of November.Selling struggling state-owned companies, known locally as parastatals, is part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's wider reforms to cut government exp...Read More

HARARE, Nov 5 - Zimbabwe will announce in two weeks the successful bidders for assets owned by state-owned mining company ZMDC, including gold mines, the mines minister said on Monday, adding more companies would be put on sale at the end of November.Selling struggling state-owned companies, known locally as parastatals, is part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's wider reforms to cut government exp...Read More

TORONTO, Nov 5 - If all goes according to plan, Barrick Gold will have fewer mines and workers one year after acquiring Africa-focused Randgold Resources, the Canadian miner's executive chairman said on Monday, as its investors approved the deal.Votes were 99.8 percent in favor of the $6.1 billion, no-premium transaction, Barrick said, confirming a Reuters report. After Randgold's Nov. 7 vote, the...Read More

TORONTO, Nov 5 - If all goes according to plan, Barrick Gold will have fewer mines and workers one year after acquiring Africa-focused Randgold Resources, the Canadian miner's executive chairman said on Monday, as its investors approved the deal.Votes were 99.8 percent in favor of the $6.1 billion, no-premium transaction, Barrick said, confirming a Reuters report. After Randgold's Nov. 7 vote, the...Read More

New forms of government intervention likely to top tax hikes as the key DRC worry for minersRead full newsRead More

Less than a month after Northern Vertex Mining Corp. signed a US$8.5 million silver stream financing with Maverix Metals, the company has reached a deal with existing shareholder Greenstone Resources for an unsecured working capital facility of up to US$10 million.The mine is expected to produce an average of over 50,000 gold-equivalent ounces a year over the first four years of a ten-year mine li...Read More

Less than a month after Northern Vertex Mining Corp. signed a US$8.5 million silver stream financing with Maverix Metals, the company has reached a deal with existing shareholder Greenstone Resources for an unsecured working capital facility of up to US$10 million.The mine is expected to produce an average of over 50,000 gold-equivalent ounces a year over the first four years of a ten-year mine li...Read More

The pharma firm last week reported impressive earningsShares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) are up 1% at $22.82 in early trading, after Morgan Stanley upgraded the drug name to "overweight" from "equal weight," and hiked its price target to $27 from $20 -- representing nearly 20% upside to Friday's close of $22.59. The bull note comes just days after the company's impressive be...Read More

IAMGOLD is considering two mine plan scenarios at its Sumitomo Metal Mining (TYO: 5713) joint-ventured C??t?(C) gold project in northern Ontario, according to a feasibility study the company recently announced.The base case open pit mine plan outlines a US$795 million after-tax net present value (NPV) at a 5% discount rate and a 15.2% after-tax internal rate of return (IRR). The second scenario, c...Read More

IAMGOLD is considering two mine plan scenarios at its Sumitomo Metal Mining (TYO: 5713) joint-ventured C??t?(C) gold project in northern Ontario, according to a feasibility study the company recently announced.The base case open pit mine plan outlines a US$795 million after-tax net present value (NPV) at a 5% discount rate and a 15.2% after-tax internal rate of return (IRR). The second scenario, c...Read More

Analysts are devoted to the drug stock, thoughThe shares of Clearside Biomedical Inc (NASDAQ:CLSD) are down a whopping 52.7% to trade at $2.63 this morning, after Xipere, the company's eye therapy drug, failed a late-stage study. The drugmaker will discontinue the development of the combination therapy for retinal vein blockage, but will still file a marketing application for Xipere at year's en...Read More

LONDON, Nov 5 - The cost of building a copper or gold mine is likely to be cheaper than buying an existing one, dampening the prospect of big merger activity in the mining sector, S&P Global Market Intelligence said, citing in-house research.Data shared with Reuters support comments from major miners, including BHP and Rio Tinto , which say their strategy is to build or to "smart buy", if they can...Read More

LONDON, Nov 5 - The cost of building a copper or gold mine is likely to be cheaper than buying an existing one, dampening the prospect of big merger activity in the mining sector, S&P Global Market Intelligence said, citing in-house research.Data shared with Reuters support comments from major miners, including BHP and Rio Tinto , which say their strategy is to build or to "smart buy", if they can...Read More

LONDON, Nov 5 - The cost of building a copper or gold mine is likely to be cheaper than buying an existing one, dampening the prospect of big merger activity in the mining sector, S&P Global Market Intelligence said, citing in-house research.Data shared with Reuters support comments from major miners, including BHP and Rio Tinto , which say their strategy is to build or to "smart buy", if they can...Read More