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

World's No.1 diamond producer by output Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) has joined rival De Beers' end-to-end diamond blockchain program, aimed at clearing the supply chain of imposters and conflict precious rocks.Anglo American's De Beers, the largest diamond miner by value, began developing its "Tracr" tracking platform last year, but officially launched a pilot program to test the technology in January.With...Read More

The world's biggest miners are cranking up spending for the first time in half a decade as well as pursuing more takeovers - and investors are flashing hazard lights as commodities prices slide and as doubts swirl over the outlook.Capital expenditure among the 10 largest metals and mining companies is forecast to advance to about $35 billion this year, the first annual rise since 2013, according t...Read More

The world's biggest miners are cranking up spending for the first time in half a decade as well as pursuing more takeovers - and investors are flashing hazard lights as commodities prices slide and as doubts swirl over the outlook.Capital expenditure among the 10 largest metals and mining companies is forecast to advance to about $35 billion this year, the first annual rise since 2013, according t...Read More

The world's biggest miners are cranking up spending for the first time in half a decade as well as pursuing more takeovers - and investors are flashing hazard lights as commodities prices slide and as doubts swirl over the outlook.Capital expenditure among the 10 largest metals and mining companies is forecast to advance to about $35 billion this year, the first annual rise since 2013, according t...Read More

Shares in Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) climbed Monday after the company said that its 75%-owned Liqhobong diamond mine in Lesotho had a strong start to the second quarter after selling its third most valuable stone to date.The 68-carats white diamond fetched just under $1 million, it said, adding it also sold and a 20-carats fancy yellow diamond at an undisclosed price. Firestone...Read More

Shares in Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) climbed Monday after the company said that its 75%-owned Liqhobong diamond mine in Lesotho had a strong start to the second quarter after selling its third most valuable stone to date.The 68-carats white diamond fetched just under $1 million, it said, adding it also sold and a 20-carats fancy yellow diamond at an undisclosed price. Firestone...Read More

Shares in rare earths producer Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC) jumped more than eight percent Monday, after being allowed to continue storing waste materials at its plant in Malaysia for now.The Australian miner, one of the world's main suppliers of rare earths outside China, has been under scrutiny by the country's new government over fears that its processing plant in Kuantan is harmful to locals a...Read More

Copper prices are due to rebound next year as healthy supply/demand fundamentals overcome macro-economic worries, a Reuters poll showed.Read full newsRead More

Late last month the Tax Court of Canada ruled in favour of Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) in the company's decade-long dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency over tax reassessments for the 2003, 2005 and 2006 tax years.Now the CRA says it plans to appeal the decision with the Federal Court of Appeal, a process Cameco estimates would take about two years.Decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal can...Read More

Investing.com - Market players are likely to stay focused on global supplies in the week ahead, after oil prices suffered their third consecutive weekly loss, driven lower by indications of swelling U.S. crude stockpiles.U.S. oil inventories rose 6.3 million barrels last week, almost double the amount analysts had forecast, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.It was the fi...Read More

* Asian stock markets : https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4* E-Mini futures for S&P 500 up 0.4 pct, Australian shares buoyant* Poor industrial profits data from China likely to weighBy Swati PandeySYDNEY, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Asian shares look set for a modest bounce on Monday, though sentiment remains fragile as bears are on the ascendancy after steep declines across world financial markets last week on...Read More

Investing.com - This week, investors will be looking ahead to Friday’s U.S. jobs data for October, which is expected to show that hiring picked up after disruption from Hurricane Florence led to an unexpected slowdown in the previous month.The data will be closely watched for indications on the health of the U.S. economy at a time when concerns over rising interest rates are spooking investo...Read More

It seems like everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong for Goldcorp's (TSX:G)(NYSE:GG) third quarter. The gold producer reported a huge loss with gold production of 503,000 ounces that was 20.5% lower and all-in sustaining costs (AISC) rising 20.8% to US$999 per ounce, compared to the same quarter in 2017.After reporting the results on Thursday, Goldcorp stock fell as much as 18%. That w...Read More

One of my favourite parts of investing, frankly speaking, is the competitive aspect of it.If you're anything like this Foolish author, you love the rush of proving the market wrong when you knew you've had it right all along. One way I look for opportunities like this is finding stocks that have simply lost favour with the market.These are companies that, for whatever reason, investors have lost f...Read More

The market volatility that we've seen over the course of the past month served as a perfect reminder to investors everywhere about how important it is to diversify your portfolio.With interest rates also continuing the creep up ever so slowly, precious metal stocks such as Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:ABX) are emerging as potential investment options.Precious metals such as gold have long bee...Read More

Risk creates opportunity, and with the TSX Index down over 7% through the first four weeks of October, the market has delivered several tremendous (if not a little on the risky side) opportunities for Foolish investors to consider.What's really intriguing about DHX Media Ltd. (TSX:DHX)(NASDAQ:DHXM) these days is that the company's share price has been on an absolute tear, even as the market has be...Read More

Growth stocks are a favourite of investors who like capital gains: buying low and selling high is the name of the game, and there is often an element of patience (not to mention timing) involved in this stock trading technique. Stocks that fit the bill don't necessarily have to be great value, but they do have to have upside; look for high expected rises in earnings and good balance sheets.While s...Read More

Silver continues to languish at under US$15 per ounce, despite gold recovering earlier this month to trade at around US$1,230 an ounce. The gold-to-silver ratio has widened sharply to require 84 ounces of silver to purchase an ounce of gold compared to 75 ounces a year ago. This has many pundits claiming that now is the time to boost exposure to silver, despite fundamentals indicating that the whi...Read More

Russian diamond miner Alrosa has joined the Tracr diamond industry blockchain traceability platform that fellow miner De Beers is developing.Alrosa’s involvement brings the world’s two largest diamond producers together in the pilot programme that aims to provide enhanced assurance for consumers and trade participants about the authenticity of their diamonds.Advertisement“To prov...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Blue Nile, Inc. the largest online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry, has opened a new facility for its Diamond and Jewelry Consultants, continuing the brand's commitment to providing the industry's most advanced service.   At the forefront of innovation, the facility was designed to increase productivity and continue the award-winning customer service...Read More