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

Canada's RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX), the company that last month unearthed more than 9,000 ounces of high-grade gold from a single blast at its Australian Beta Hunt mine, said Monday the first mobile diamond drill has arrived at site and underground drill crews have started the exploration program at the site.The Toronto-based miner said, set to release third-quarter production results to this...Read More

Canada's Nutrien (TSX:NTR), the world's largest potash miner whose attempt to sell its 24 percent stake in Chilean lithium miner SQM to China's Tianqi has been hindered by a row about competitive risks, accused SQM's largest shareholder of blocking the deal for "personal benefit".In an interview with a Chilean newspaper El Mercurio (in Spanish), Nutrien's executive vice-president Michael W...Read More

Canada's Nutrien (TSX:NTR), the world's largest potash miner whose attempt to sell its 24 percent stake in Chilean lithium miner SQM to China's Tianqi has been hindered by a row about competitive risks, accused SQM's largest shareholder of blocking the deal for "personal benefit".In an interview with a Chilean newspaper El Mercurio (in Spanish), Nutrien's executive vice-president Michael W...Read More

Albemarle and SQM can't settle water disputes, and a sale might draw them closer.Read full newsRead More

South Africa's Lonmin (LON:LMI), the struggling platinum producer in the process of being taken over by rival Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL), said Monday it had raised $200 million through a metal-for-loan deal with a state-backed Chinese company.Under the deal, Lonmin will repay most of the loan by delivering platinum and palladium over a three year period to a subsidiary of Jiangxi Cop...Read More

South Africa's Lonmin (LON:LMI), the struggling platinum producer in the process of being taken over by rival Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL), said Monday it had raised $200 million through a metal-for-loan deal with a state-backed Chinese company.Under the deal, Lonmin will repay most of the loan by delivering platinum and palladium over a three year period to a subsidiary of Jiangxi Cop...Read More

Glencore chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg is said to be planning to retire from the commodities trader and miner in three to five years, and has even begun training a small group of front runners to take over the post.Glasenberg (62), whose strategic brilliance has made Glencore's - and his own - prodigious fortune, is coaching three to four people to succeed him in the job, Bloomberg repo...Read More

Glencore chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg is said to be planning to retire from the commodities trader and miner in three to five years, and has even begun training a small group of front runners to take over the post.Glasenberg (62), whose strategic brilliance has made Glencore's - and his own - prodigious fortune, is coaching three to four people to succeed him in the job, Bloomberg repo...Read More

Glencore chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg is said to be planning to retire from the commodities trader and miner in three to five years, and has even begun training a small group of front runners to take over the post.Glasenberg (62), whose strategic brilliance has made Glencore's - and his own - prodigious fortune, is coaching three to four people to succeed him in the job, Bloomberg repo...Read More

Glencore chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg is said to be planning to retire from the commodities trader and miner in three to five years, and has even begun training a small group of front runners to take over the post.Glasenberg (62), whose strategic brilliance has made Glencore's - and his own - prodigious fortune, is coaching three to four people to succeed him in the job, Bloomberg repo...Read More

Investing.com - Market players are likely to stay focused on global supplies in the week ahead, after oil prices suffered their second consecutive weekly loss, driven lower by indications of swelling U.S. crude stockpiles.U.S. oil inventories climbed 6.5 million barrels last week, almost triple the amount analysts had forecast, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.It was th...Read More

* Washington prepares to reimpose sanctions on Iran* Mnuchin dismisses concerns about rise in oil prices* U.S. in talks with SWIFT on disconnecting Iran* U.S. adamant no sanctioned transactions occurBy Lesley WroughtonJERUSALEM, Oct 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday it will be harder for countries to get waivers on Iran oil sanctions than during the Obama adminis...Read More

Investing.com - This week precious metals traders will continue to watch developments in equity markets and monitor geopolitical risks after gold prices notched up a third week of gains.Investors will also be focusing on Friday’s data on U.S. third quarter growth, while monetary policy decisions from the European Central Bank and Bank of Canada will also be closely watched.The GDP data is ex...Read More

Gold has rallied sharply to be trading at well over the psychologically important US$1,200 a mark, although it is still down by 7% for the year to date. Surprisingly for many investors, gold's poor cousin silver has failed to keep pace having lost 15% for the same period. This has caused the gold-to-silver ratio, which measures how much silver is required to buy one ounce of gold, to widen signif...Read More

I have been tremendously bullish on the outlook for intermediate gold miner Kirkland Lake (TSX:KL)(NYSE:KL) for over year. Over the last month, despite gold's latest gyrations, the miner has soared by over 21% to be up by a whopping 70% for the last year compared to the market marking gold down by 7%. While Kirkland Lake has made some substantial gains, there are signs of further upside ahead. No...Read More

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index moved lower in late-morning trading as the key energy and materials sectors fell in the wake of lower commodity prices.The S&P/TSX composite index was down 73.53 points at 15,396.57.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 35.15 points at 25,409.19. The S&P 500 index was up 0.16 of a point at 2,767.94, while the Nasdaq composite was up 60.59 point...Read More

Full Article: THE ROSEN MARKET TIMING LETTERBy: RONALD L. ROSENSince the high of $21.225 in the week of July 8, 2016 silver bullion has consistently made lower peaks right into the week of October 17, 2018. However, ...... both the silver and gold shares have closed above their most recent peak. Could this be a sign of the resumption of the bull market in the precious metals complex? Having star...Read More

London-listed Petra Diamonds achieved a solid operational performance in the three months ended September 30 – the first quarter of its 2019 financial year.Production for the period increased by 21% year-on-year to 1.07-million carats, mainly as a result of a 25% increase in run-of-mine production to 1.02-million carats, but offset by planned reductions in tailings recoveries at the company&...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The organizers of CARAT+, the Antwerp trade show which was held for the past two years, said this year's fair will be postponed.   The 2019 edition was due to be held from February 10-12.   "For the past two years, Easyfairs and the CARAT+ team have been investing hard work, time and energy to create and develop a unique diamond-centered event in Antwerp," the organ...Read More

(IDEX Online) - ALROSA, the world's largest diamond mining company, is starting the fourth auction this year for the sale of special size rough diamonds (over 10.8 carats) in Vladivostok.   The auction will start on October 22, and the results will be announced on November 2.   The company will offer for sale 166 gem-quality rough diamonds with a total weight of 2,607 carats, inclu...Read More