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

Total proceeds from Mountain Province Diamonds' (TSX: MPVD) latest sale were $24.2 million netted from 366,505 carats, the company announced today."These results were in line with our expectations and reflect current market conditions. We saw good price bids for our better quality larger goods where, the majority of our value lies," said Stuart Brown, Mountain Province Diamonds president in a stat...Read More

The shares fell to six-year lows after a handful of price-target cutsSubscribers to Schaeffer's Weekend Trader Series service just scored a 100% profit in five weeks with the Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) January 2019 26-strike put . Below, we're going to take a look back at why we were bearish on the investment management concern, and how IVZ performed after we suggested the put option. When we ente...Read More

Sector peer Proteostasis Therapeutics, on the other hand, is up over 300% todayProteostasis Therapeutics (PTI) scored a big win after reporting positive data for its cystic fibrosis drug in an early stage study. In response, sector peer Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTX) is lower today, down 3.5% to trade at $179.02, at last check. Options traders are hitting overdrive on Vertex today, w...Read More

The brokerage firm expressed concern over margins and same-store salesGap Inc (NYSE:GPS) is trading near the bottom of the S&P 500 Index (SPX) today, down 6.1% at $25.46, and fresh off a 13-month low of $25.34. The sell-off was sparked by a bear note at J.P. Morgan Securities, which downgraded GPS stock to "underweight" from "neutral," and slashed its price target by $6 to $24 -- the lowest on Wal...Read More

AAPL shares are down with the broader marketStocks are selling off today on fears of rising interest rates and Chinese markets. Three names in particular worth monitoring are iPhone creator Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), freight concern Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI), and drugmaker Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:APLS). Keep reading to see what's moving shares of AAPL, CNI, and APLS. AAPL Low...Read More

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A London judge on Wednesday narrowed the scope of a ?24 million ($32 million) insurance dispute over damage to a power plant at an enormous African gold mine, striking out two of the case's central claims.Read full newsRead More

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CARLIN - A slide at the Gold Quarry open pit mine led Newmont Mining Corp. to suspend operations at the site earlier this month.Read full newsRead More

Gold futures ended higher Thursday with a decline in the U.S. stock market boosting investment interest despite strength in the dollar, which tends to put some pressure on dollar-denominated prices for the metal. On Wednesday, gold had settled lower and extended its decline in after-hours electronic trading as a benchmark U.S. dollar index climbed to fresh session highs shortly after the release o...Read More

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TORONTO/LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Anglo American unit De Beers is going after lucrative, but elusive high-tech markets in quantum computing, as it aims to expand its lab-grown diamond business beyond drilling and cutting.Element Six, De Beers' synthetic diamond arm, is building a $94 million factory in Portland, Oregon, an expansion that comes as scientists from Moscow to London push to develop d...Read More

Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis.Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2018 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intelligen...Read More

MOSCOW, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Several major Russian companies are exploring ways to do deals abroad without using dollars, spurred on by a U.S. threat to broaden sanctions that have impeded access of some Russian firms to the international banking system.The Kremlin has been pushing companies to conduct more deals using other currencies to reduce reliance on the dollar.Russian Alrosa, the world's big...Read More

The notorious short seller says the FDA has proven a 'stock scheme'The shares of PolarityTE Inc (NASDAQ:PTE) are getting slaughtered today, after Citron Research issued its "most damaging report to date." Specifically, the notorious short seller said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proven a "stock scheme," and claims the company's "groundbreaking technology" is "controlled [by] a nefari...Read More

CARLIN - A slide at the Gold Quarry open pit mine led Newmont Mining Corp. to suspend operations at the site earlier this month.Read full newsRead More

Aphria (TSX: APH) (OTC: APHQF) has filed a Form 40-F that reveals it is intending to list on the New York Stock Exchange: The company will join an exclusive group of Canadian cannabis producers that currently trades on a major U.S. exchange, including Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC), and...Read full newsRead More

Cleveland-Cliffs stock has been a long-term outperformer Mining stock Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF) is down 4.8% at $11.27 in afternoon trading, though a specific catalyst remains unclear. Regardless, CLF has been a climber on the charts, and below we will take a look at what the options market has priced in for the stock's third-quarter, post-earnings move; the company is scheduled to report b...Read More

The VIX is set to snap its four-day losing streakLosses for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are accelerating at midday, as investors continue to fret about the hawkish Fed meeting minutes and digest a big overnight sell-off in Chinese stocks. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are also lower, as corporate earnings begin to take center stage. Elsewhere, Wall Street's "fear...Read More

The stock was overbought heading into today's tradingIntelsat SA (NYSE:I) has had a jaw-dropping run in 2018, up nearly 1,000% year-to-date. What's more, the shares hit a record high of $37.70 yesterday, but were last seen down 1.4% to trade at $36.96. Today's pullback may have been in the cards, considering I stock's 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) closed last night 77 -- deep in overbought...Read More