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

Azimut Exploration of Longueuil, Que., and its strategic partner SOQUEM have made what they are calling a "major" discovery of gold-copper-silver mineralization at Azimut's Munischiwan property in the James Bay region.The zone is 600 metres long and 100 to 150 metres wide. Grab samples from the outcrop have returned gold values between 11.0 and 1.53 g/t, 1.67 to 0.05% copper, and 435.0 to 5.8...Read More

Azimut Exploration of Longueuil, Que., and its strategic partner SOQUEM have made what they are calling a "major" discovery of gold-copper-silver mineralization at Azimut's Munischiwan property in the James Bay region.The zone is 600 metres long and 100 to 150 metres wide. Grab samples from the outcrop have returned gold values between 11.0 and 1.53 g/t, 1.67 to 0.05% copper, and 435.0 to 5.8...Read More

Azimut Exploration of Longueuil, Que., and its strategic partner SOQUEM have made what they are calling a "major" discovery of gold-copper-silver mineralization at Azimut's Munischiwan property in the James Bay region.The zone is 600 metres long and 100 to 150 metres wide. Grab samples from the outcrop have returned gold values between 11.0 and 1.53 g/t, 1.67 to 0.05% copper, and 435.0 to 5.8...Read More

Azimut Exploration of Longueuil, Que., and its strategic partner SOQUEM have made what they are calling a "major" discovery of gold-copper-silver mineralization at Azimut's Munischiwan property in the James Bay region.The zone is 600 metres long and 100 to 150 metres wide. Grab samples from the outcrop have returned gold values between 11.0 and 1.53 g/t, 1.67 to 0.05% copper, and 435.0 to 5.8...Read More

Barrick Gold Corp.'s decision to double down on Africa is a bet on Randgold Resources Ltd. boss Mark Bristow keeping his Midas touch on a continent where many miners have floundered. That wager is facing its first test.Among the assets Barrick will acquire in the $5.4 billion deal for Randgold is Kibali, a mine Bristow built from scratch in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While that operation ha...Read More

Barrick Gold Corp.'s decision to double down on Africa is a bet on Randgold Resources Ltd. boss Mark Bristow keeping his Midas touch on a continent where many miners have floundered. That wager is facing its first test.Among the assets Barrick will acquire in the $5.4 billion deal for Randgold is Kibali, a mine Bristow built from scratch in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While that operation ha...Read More

HELSINKI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Finnish mining technology company Outotec said on Friday that it may have to cover costs after a smelter furnace it built for a client faced problems, sending itsshares down 28 percent.Outotec which builds plants and equipment and provides services for the metal and mineral processing industries, said that it had faced problems in starting up a furnace at an i...Read More

HELSINKI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Finnish mining technology company Outotec said on Friday that it may have to cover costs after a smelter furnace it built for a client faced problems, sending itsshares down 28 percent.Outotec which builds plants and equipment and provides services for the metal and mineral processing industries, said that it had faced problems in starting up a furnace at an i...Read More

While the rest of the stock market has crumbled, AMRN has ralliedWhile the rest of the stock market has suffered in October -- the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is set for its worst month since the 2008 financial crisis -- Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ:AMRN) has added more than 30%. What's more, the pharmaceutical concern just yesterday notched a new 11-year high, and one indicator suggests it could be tim...Read More

It's been a dismal morning for corporate earningsThe broader U.S. stock market is deep in the red today due to a round of disappointing corporate earnings. Two names in particular down after quarterly updates are alternative energy concern First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) and manufacturing issue Flex Ltd (NASDAQ:FLEX). Let's take a closer look at how shares of FSLR and FLEX are getting smacked toda...Read More

Namibia has scrapped a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians, the country's mining industry group said on Friday.The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged black Namibians in some of the country's most lucrative business projects, but critics said it threatened the d...Read More

Namibia has scrapped a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians, the country's mining industry group said on Friday.The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged black Namibians in some of the country's most lucrative business projects, but critics said it threatened the d...Read More

Namibia has scrapped a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians, the country's mining industry group said on Friday.The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged black Namibians in some of the country's most lucrative business projects, but critics said it threatened the d...Read More

Namibia has scrapped a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians, the country's mining industry group said on Friday.The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged black Namibians in some of the country's most lucrative business projects, but critics said it threatened the d...Read More

It's been labeled "blood gold," a jarring phrase that ties one of the world's most valuable metals with brutal mining practices and illicit profits that legitimate miners and refiners are rushing to end.With miners facing increasing pressure to guarantee the provenance of gold, the group that oversees the world's largest bullion market is seeking new ways to securely track each step from the mine...Read More

It's been labeled "blood gold," a jarring phrase that ties one of the world's most valuable metals with brutal mining practices and illicit profits that legitimate miners and refiners are rushing to end.With miners facing increasing pressure to guarantee the provenance of gold, the group that oversees the world's largest bullion market is seeking new ways to securely track each step from the mine...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

Glencore Plc on Friday reported a 12% rise in copper production so far this year, while cobalt production rose 44 percent, boosted by the restart of Katanga's processing operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The London-listed miner and commodities trader, which posted record half-year earnings in August, said then it had been facing higher costs and weak prices for cobalt and other byprod...Read More

Puts have been quite popular lately on MLNXWhile the broader semiconductor sector has had a rough week, Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX) is up today 12.8% in electronic trading, after the company hired a financial adviser to explore a possible sale. The chipmaker has received interest from at least two companies, according to a CNBC report. Should today's price action pan out, MLNX woul...Read More

Snap said DAUs fell by a wider-than-expected margin in the third quarterThe shares of Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) are spiraling in electronic trading, after the Snapchat parent's quarterly earnings results were met with a round of bearish brokerage notes. At last check, SNAP stock was down 13.2%, on track to open at a new record low of $6.20.For the third quarter, Snap reported a slimmer-than-expected ad...Read More