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

"It's your fault."That's what we're told to think about ourselves. That's what we're encouraged to think about each other.That's how we're hardwired to think. That's what they prey upon.That disembodied "you" is out there, undermining what you work for. Defying logic. Working against the common good.Do you feel it? Can you see it day-to-day? God only knows you're given plenty of anecdotal evidence...Read More

Rockcliff Metals (TSXV: RCLF; US-OTC: SVVZD) is set to drill its Laguna gold property in Snow Lake, Man. - the first drilling the property has seen in over 70 years.Kinross is funding the 2,500-metre program. The two companies partnered in July 2018, with Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) intending to earn a 70% interest in both Rockcliff's Laguna and Lucky Jack gold properties by spending $5.5 mil...Read More

In one of the few exploration projects it is funding next year, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) and its joint-venture partners Orano Canada and Purepoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) are planning a 36 km ground-electromagnetic survey and 6,000 metres of diamond drilling at their Hook Lake uranium project in Saskatchewan.Cameco owns 39.5% of the project in the province's Patterson uranium district, with Orano...Read More

Market Overview Analysis by Gary Tanashian covering: XAU/USD, S&P 500, Gold Futures, Crude Oil WTI Futures. Read Gary Tanashian's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More

Source: Michael J. Ballanger for Streetwise Reports 11/02/2018Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses recent moves in the stock market, as well as with precious metals equities.The best news I could ever impart upon the world of gold and silver owners would be that the Great Intervention Bull Market of 2009-2018 in common stocks has ended and that the world is going to gravitate bac...Read More

Blue chips started the week with a strong showing, but FAANG fell behindU.S. stocks overcame a slow start to close near session highs, with the Dow notching a 190-point victory. A big day from Chevron (CVX) helped lead the charge, propping up the entire energy sector in the process, while a strong showing from financial stocks helped, as well. The gains came despite the uncertainty surrounding tom...Read More

Marijuana stocks are in "early internet" territory.Amazon's early investors walked away with over 79,000% in profits. And this same phenomenon is happening in the cannabis space right now.Remember, the dotcom bubble separated out the real companies from the fake.Which is why it's so important to "weed" out the companies that might not survive this volatile but opportune time.Now, the race has ser...Read More

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TWLO has more than tripled in value in 2018, but just pulled back to supportCloud name Twilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) is down 4.5% at $70.98 in afternoon trading, as options traders gear up for the company's third-quarter earnings report, which is slated to surface after the market closes this Tuesday, Nov. 6. Below we will take a look at what the options market has priced in for the stock's post-earning...Read More

All three names are on the short-sale restricted list today, thoughThe Dow is up triple digits, but some struggling FAANG stocks are keeping the Nasdaq in the red. Among other stocks making notable moves are drugmaker Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY), biotech name CohBar Inc (NASDAQ:CWBR), and software concern Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR). Here's a quick roundup of what's moving the shares of LLY,...Read More

Regional, Rook ISASKATCHEWAN - Vancouver-based NexGen Energy, Wood Group and Rosco Postle Associates have completed the pre-feasibility study for NexGen's Rook I project in the Athabasca Basin. New numbers include a 64% increase in average annual after tax cash flow and a 43% increase in indicated resources compared to the 2017 preliminary economic assessment.The PFS looks at mining the Arrow uran...Read More

Regional, Rook ISASKATCHEWAN - Vancouver-based NexGen Energy, Wood Group and Rosco Postle Associates have completed the pre-feasibility study for NexGen's Rook I project in the Athabasca Basin. New numbers include a 64% increase in average annual after tax cash flow and a 43% increase in indicated resources compared to the 2017 preliminary economic assessment.The PFS looks at mining the Arrow uran...Read More

ONTARIO - Toronto's Alamos Gold says its best ever surface directional drilling intersection at the Island Gold mine 83 km northeast of the town of Wawa. The results have allowed the company to extend high grade gold mineralization 60 metres to the east.Recent results from the Main extension include 118.58 g/t gold (39.99 g/t cut) over 6.7 metres; 21.50 g/t (13.70 g/t cut) over 7.8 metres; and 31....Read More

ONTARIO - Toronto's Alamos Gold says its best ever surface directional drilling intersection at the Island Gold mine 83 km northeast of the town of Wawa. The results have allowed the company to extend high grade gold mineralization 60 metres to the east.Recent results from the Main extension include 118.58 g/t gold (39.99 g/t cut) over 6.7 metres; 21.50 g/t (13.70 g/t cut) over 7.8 metres; and 31....Read More

ONTARIO - Toronto's Alamos Gold says its best ever surface directional drilling intersection at the Island Gold mine 83 km northeast of the town of Wawa. The results have allowed the company to extend high grade gold mineralization 60 metres to the east.Recent results from the Main extension include 118.58 g/t gold (39.99 g/t cut) over 6.7 metres; 21.50 g/t (13.70 g/t cut) over 7.8 metres; and 31....Read More

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SOUTH AFRICA - The strike by National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members that began on Nov. 2 continues at the South Deep gold mine. About 150 to 200 union members blockaded the entrances to the mine.The job action began when owner Gold Fields announced its plan to retrench staff on Aug. 14. The plan was to cut 1,560 employee and contractor jobs at the mine. By the company's reckoning, the proje...Read More

SOUTH AFRICA - The strike by National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members that began on Nov. 2 continues at the South Deep gold mine. About 150 to 200 union members blockaded the entrances to the mine.The job action began when owner Gold Fields announced its plan to retrench staff on Aug. 14. The plan was to cut 1,560 employee and contractor jobs at the mine. By the company's reckoning, the proje...Read More

Examining the recent stretch of IXIC volatilityAfter suffering its worst month since the financial crisis in October, the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) sent up a rare technical signal to start November. Specifically, the tech-rich index made seven straight triple-digit point moves -- the longest streak on record. The previous streak of triple-digit gains or losses was five days, set back in April 2000,...Read More

HIIQ shares are getting hammered todayHealth Insurance Innovations Inc (NASDAQ:HIIQ) is trading sharply lower today after the company announced it ended its relationship with Simple Health, though it added the split wouldn't change its current-quarter outlook. HIIQ stock is down 14% today at $39.76, putting it on pace for its lowest close since early August, and it's now roughly 2 points from the...Read More