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
Hilton shares had been in a ugly slump heading into todayThe shares of Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) are up 1.9% to trade at $66.92, after Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management unveiled a 3.7% stake in the hotel operator. This follows yesterday morning's mixed earnings results, in which Hilton reported a third-quarter profit beat, but lowered the top end of its 2018 RevPAR grow...Read More
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Diversified Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd. reported a near 23 percent drop in third-quarter adjusted earnings on Thursday, as prices for the company's main products fell in the quarter.Teck, the world's second-biggest exporter of steel-making coal, said adjusted profit fell to C$466 million ($357.6 million), or C0.81 per share, during July-September, from C$605 million, or C...Read More
The tech company reported fiscal 4Q profit and revenue beatsThe shares of F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) are set for a higher open, after the software application specialist reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $2.90 per share on $562.7 million in revenue -- more than analysts were expecting. A round of bullish brokerage notes is only adding to the buzz, with FFIV stock up 1.4% in electroni...Read More
The discounts mean that the oil industry in Alberta is losing around $100 million per day...Read full newsRead More
It's one of the biggest earnings days of the yearDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading comfortably above fair value ahead of one of the biggest earnings days of the year. Blue chip Microsoft (MSFT) is pointed higherafter an upbeat earnings release, setting the tone ahead of quarterly results from fellow tech names Intel (INTC), Amazon.com (AMZN), and Alphabet (GOOGL) later in the...Read More
BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Aluminum Corp of China Ltd ,, known as Chalco, said on Thursday that net profit rose by 6.8 percent year-on-year in the third quarter despite lower revenues after it reduced operating costs.The listed arm of Chinalco, China's biggest state-run aluminium producer, posted net income of 640.9 million yuan ($92.31 million) for July-September, versus 600.3 million yuan in th...Read More
Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX) executive chairman John Thornton said Thursday the company could sell its non-core assets, particularly copper ones, as a result of the merger with Randgold Resources (LON:RRS), a deal which is expected to happen in the first three months of 2019.Barrick and Randgold will focus on Tier 1 assets which produce 500,000 ounces of gold annually, have a mine life of more...Read More
Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX) executive chairman John Thornton said Thursday the company could sell its non-core assets, particularly copper ones, as a result of the merger with Randgold Resources (LON:RRS), a deal which is expected to happen in the first three months of 2019.Barrick and Randgold will focus on Tier 1 assets which produce 500,000 ounces of gold annually, have a mine life of more...Read More
Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX) executive chairman John Thornton said Thursday the company could sell its non-core assets, particularly copper ones, as a result of the merger with Randgold Resources (LON:RRS), a deal which is expected to happen in the first three months of 2019.Barrick and Randgold will focus on Tier 1 assets which produce 500,000 ounces of gold annually, have a mine life of more...Read More
Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX) executive chairman John Thornton said Thursday the company could sell its non-core assets, particularly copper ones, as a result of the merger with Randgold Resources (LON:RRS), a deal which is expected to happen in the first three months of 2019.Barrick and Randgold will focus on Tier 1 assets which produce 500,000 ounces of gold annually, have a mine life of more...Read More
B?-RSE ONLINE: Der Goldpreis hat sich von seinem j? 1/4 ngsten Tief Mitte August wieder etwas erholt, hat seitdem rund f? 1/4 nf Prozent zugelegt. Am Dienstag ging es um rund ein Prozent nach oben, an den Aktienm??rkten st? 1/4 rzten die Kurse ab. Ist Gold wieder die Krisenw??hrung schlechthin? Ronald-Peter St??ferle: Das Gold macht seinem Ruf als Portfolio-Versicherung wieder alle Ehre. Das Edelm...Read More
Goldcorp Inc. plunged to the lowest since 2002, the steepest decline among gold miners, after the company reported a bigger third-quarter loss than analysts had expected.The Vancouver-based miner posted a net loss of 12 cents a share, compared with the average analysts' estimate of 10 cents compiled by Bloomberg. Operating results were hurt by lower output of all metals from the company's Pe??asqu...Read More
Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. (CSE: WUC) announced plans to re-open the Sunday Mine Complex, located in western San Miguel County, Colorado.The complex extends for 3,748 hectares and consists of five individual mines currently in temporary cessation. These are the Sunday mine, the Carnation mine, the Saint Jude mine, the West Sunday mine and the Topaz mine. Last time they were mined was between...Read More
Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. (CSE: WUC) announced plans to re-open the Sunday Mine Complex, located in western San Miguel County, Colorado.The complex extends for 3,748 hectares and consists of five individual mines currently in temporary cessation. These are the Sunday mine, the Carnation mine, the Saint Jude mine, the West Sunday mine and the Topaz mine. Last time they were mined was between...Read More
Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. (CSE: WUC) announced plans to re-open the Sunday Mine Complex, located in western San Miguel County, Colorado.The complex extends for 3,748 hectares and consists of five individual mines currently in temporary cessation. These are the Sunday mine, the Carnation mine, the Saint Jude mine, the West Sunday mine and the Topaz mine. Last time they were mined was between...Read More
A hidden gem trading under a secret name could be the key to retirement riches.Picture the perfect stock for a moment.What would it look like?No doubt it would have hundreds of billions in revenue - more than tech giants like IBM, Facebook and Google.It would probably be a leader in cutting-edge technology like smartphones, robotics, e-commerce and medical equipment.It would have tens of thousands...Read More
A month after announcing it had acquired full ownership of its Idaho-based Iron Creek project and eliminated its royalty, Canada's First Cobalt (TSX-V: FCC) released a video today aimed at selling high the product of its flagship asset."As federal agencies seek ways to reduce U.S dependency on foreign sources of cobalt, projects such as Iron Creek in mining-friendly Idaho support a strategy to red...Read More
A month after announcing it had acquired full ownership of its Idaho-based Iron Creek project and eliminated its royalty, Canada's First Cobalt (TSX-V: FCC) released a video today aimed at selling high the product of its flagship asset."As federal agencies seek ways to reduce U.S dependency on foreign sources of cobalt, projects such as Iron Creek in mining-friendly Idaho support a strategy to red...Read More
Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) said Thursday it had received ZAR100 million (about $7 million) from South Africa's IDC - of the largest development financiers in southern Africa - to boost development at its 70%-owned Mothae mine in Lesotho.The company, which commissioned a 1.1 million tonne a year treatment plant at the mine, said the loan will considerably strengthen Mothae's cash posi...Read More
Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) said Thursday it had received ZAR100 million (about $7 million) from South Africa's IDC - of the largest development financiers in southern Africa - to boost development at its 70%-owned Mothae mine in Lesotho.The company, which commissioned a 1.1 million tonne a year treatment plant at the mine, said the loan will considerably strengthen Mothae's cash posi...Read More