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

The shares are in territory not charted since August 2017Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) stock is getting destroyed this morning, after the chipmaker revealed that it recently discovered a cyber attack that may have compromised confidential customer information. Adding salt to the proverbial wounds, the firm reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter revenue, and issued current-quarter guida...Read More

SBUX has added 23% since late JuneThe shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) are down 0.1% to trade at $58.23 this morning. The coffee giant just announced the release of its red-and-green holiday cups, but more importantly, will report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the close tonight. Over the last eight quarters, Trade-Alert data shows SBUX making an average move of 3.3% in the...Read More

The streaming stock just wrapped up its worst month on recordWedbush upgraded Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) stock to "outperform" from "neutral," saying the streaming name has positioned itself as "the best in class option for over-the-top advertising." However, in the wake of the equity's sharp October loss, the brokerage firm cut its ROKU price target to $65 from $73, though this is still a 17% premium...Read More

AMSTERDAM, Nov 1 (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, expects its financial results to improve in the coming months as global economic growth drives demand and U.S. tariffs lead to higher prices for the metal.Arcelor reported a 42 percent year-on-year increase in third-quarter core profit (EBITDA) to $2.73 billion, roughly in-line with analyst expectations, while sales rose 5...Read More

DowDuPont is powering the DJI today after an earnings beatFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are on the rise once more, on track for their third straight gain, as stocks try to put steep October losses in the rear-view mirror. Blue chip DowDuPont (DDP) is an early morning earnings winner, while investors eagerly await the quarterly report from Apple (AAPL) after the close today. The...Read More

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has shrugged off some shareholders concerns about the company not being in position to buy new assets, and announced the acquisition of Mason Resources (TSX:MNR) for C$31 million (about $24m).Disclosing the deal after the market closed on Wednesday, Hudbay president and chief executive officer Alan Hair said that while the company believed the most...Read More

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has shrugged off some shareholders concerns about the company not being in position to buy new assets, and announced the acquisition of Mason Resources (TSX:MNR) for C$31 million (about $24m).Disclosing the deal after the market closed on Wednesday, Hudbay president and chief executive officer Alan Hair said that while the company believed the most...Read More

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has shrugged off some shareholders concerns about the company not being in position to buy new assets, and announced the acquisition of Mason Resources (TSX:MNR) for C$31 million (about $24m).Disclosing the deal after the market closed on Wednesday, Hudbay president and chief executive officer Alan Hair said that while the company believed the most...Read More

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has shrugged off some shareholders concerns about the company not being in position to buy new assets, and announced the acquisition of Mason Resources (TSX:MNR) for C$31 million (about $24m).Disclosing the deal after the market closed on Wednesday, Hudbay president and chief executive officer Alan Hair said that while the company believed the most...Read More

Spearmint Resources (CSE:SPMT) announced today that it has acquired the 'Hammernose' gold prospect consisting of 5,140 acres directly bordering the strategic alliance between Westhaven Resources and Sable Resource in the Spences Bridge gold belt, which is located in Southern British Columbia, Canada.According to Spearmint, Spences Bridge is a 200-kilometre-long by 30-kilometre-wide emerging low-su...Read More

Spearmint Resources (CSE:SPMT) announced today that it has acquired the 'Hammernose' gold prospect consisting of 5,140 acres directly bordering the strategic alliance between Westhaven Resources and Sable Resource in the Spences Bridge gold belt, which is located in Southern British Columbia, Canada.According to Spearmint, Spences Bridge is a 200-kilometre-long by 30-kilometre-wide emerging low-su...Read More

Spearmint Resources (CSE:SPMT) announced today that it has acquired the 'Hammernose' gold prospect consisting of 5,140 acres directly bordering the strategic alliance between Westhaven Resources and Sable Resource in the Spences Bridge gold belt, which is located in Southern British Columbia, Canada.According to Spearmint, Spences Bridge is a 200-kilometre-long by 30-kilometre-wide emerging low-su...Read More

Although faced with a comprehensive assessment process and the fact that the French government formed a special committee to evaluate in detail the social and economic benefits and impacts of the gold mining industry in French Guiana, Columbus Gold (TSX:CGT) issued a statement today saying that its Montagne d'Or gold project, which is located in the overseas territory, is moving forward with permi...Read More

Although faced with a comprehensive assessment process and the fact that the French government formed a special committee to evaluate in detail the social and economic benefits and impacts of the gold mining industry in French Guiana, Columbus Gold (TSX:CGT) issued a statement today saying that its Montagne d'Or gold project, which is located in the overseas territory, is moving forward with permi...Read More

Although faced with a comprehensive assessment process and the fact that the French government formed a special committee to evaluate in detail the social and economic benefits and impacts of the gold mining industry in French Guiana, Columbus Gold (TSX:CGT) issued a statement today saying that its Montagne d'Or gold project, which is located in the overseas territory, is moving forward with permi...Read More

South African mining veteran Brian Menell wants to build a battery material giant to help challenge China's domination of the nascent industry.It's still early days for his privately funded company, TechMet Ltd., which controls just a handful of assets from Canada to Rwanda. But he's raising more money and sees countries such as the U.S. and Japan as potential partners to help catch China in the r...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

South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE:GFI) revealed Thursday the biggest union at its massive, but struggling South Deep mine is going on strike on Friday over the company's planned job cuts, which Chief Executive Officer Nick Holland has called a "last-gasp measure."The gold miner is axing about 1,100 jobs, almost third of the workforce at the mine - its only one left in South Africa - a...Read More

South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE:GFI) revealed Thursday the biggest union at its massive, but struggling South Deep mine is going on strike on Friday over the company's planned job cuts, which Chief Executive Officer Nick Holland has called a "last-gasp measure."The gold miner is axing about 1,100 jobs, almost third of the workforce at the mine - its only one left in South Africa - a...Read More

South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE:GFI) revealed Thursday the biggest union at its massive, but struggling South Deep mine is going on strike on Friday over the company's planned job cuts, which Chief Executive Officer Nick Holland has called a "last-gasp measure."The gold miner is axing about 1,100 jobs, almost third of the workforce at the mine - its only one left in South Africa - a...Read More