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

This could soon be the backbone of America's electrical grid.What would the perfect mining stock for this market look like?First, it would be an incredibly rare element... one with limited supply.Second, it would be an element now under the radar... but about to break out with predictable demand.Third, there should be a company working toward a virtual monopoly on this element...And these three th...Read More

Get ready for an influx of pot stock profits.On October 17th, marijuana will be 100% legal in Canada.That's sparking a new wave of IPOs. And shares could surge 501% - 1,364% in the coming weeks - just like the recent weed stock IPOs.One investor's research has uncovered a secret way to access red hot IPO shares.Click here right now for details on this urgent trading situation.Canada is the first c...Read More

Symbol: TSX-V: CLMVANCOUVER, Oct. 17, 2018 /CNW/ - Crystal Lake Mining Corporation (theRead full newsRead More

India's renewables target of 175 GW capacity (100 GW of solar and 75 GW of wind) by 2022 is an ambitious endeavour. Even with significant cost declines, Wood Mackenzie expects about 76% of the target to be met by 2022 - and this would still be a noteworthy achievement.Wood Mackenzie's solar analyst Rishab Shrestha explains why."India faces a myriad of challenges in the renewables industry. The rec...Read More

India's renewables target of 175 GW capacity (100 GW of solar and 75 GW of wind) by 2022 is an ambitious endeavour. Even with significant cost declines, Wood Mackenzie expects about 76% of the target to be met by 2022 - and this would still be a noteworthy achievement.Wood Mackenzie's solar analyst Rishab Shrestha explains why."India faces a myriad of challenges in the renewables industry. The rec...Read More

Caterpillar weighed on the Dow after a broadly negative session in ShanghaiU.S. stocks closed sharply lower in today's trading, extending the prior session's late-day Fed jitters. Heavy losses for Chinese stocks prompted weakness in big names like Caterpillar (CAT), which weighed on the Dow. And while the VIX snapped its four-day string of declines, the S&P 500 showed some resilience, battling bac...Read More

CAT, MCD, VZ, MSFT, and TWTR will also step up to the earnings plateIt's a busy week ahead, with another round of housing data and the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) estimate on tap.Earnings season is full speed ahead, with several big names reporting, including Dow members Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD), and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), as well as...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

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

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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