News and Reports

Year Ahead 2025

January 06, 2025

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

Year in Review 2023 and Outlook for 2024

January 04, 2024

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

Year in Review 2022 and Outlook for 2023

January 2023

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: The Heart of Global Copper

October 2021

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 Gold

June 2021

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 Gold Mining and Canadian Juniors

April 2021

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

An Overview of the Golden Triangle

July 2020

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

An Overview of Quebec Gold Mining

April 2020

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

An Overview of the Red Lake Mining District

January, 2020

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

A Looming Bear Market in Stocks? Don't Bet on It

October 14, 2018 / in.investing.com

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The meltdown in stocks this week that saw the S&P 500 tumble 5.28 percent over the course of two days sparked an outpouring of views on how rising interest rates are bursting a bubble that drove equity prices to unrealistically high levels. Most of this so-called logic is hyperbole. Market corrections, as opposed to bear markets, happen all the time and this one is still...Read More

A Shining Light of Hope in a Dark, Turbulent Market

October 14, 2018 / www.fool.ca

The Canadian market (i.e., S&P/TSX Composite Index) has declined about 7.5% from its 52-week high. This has made some investors uneasy, and it's as good a time as any for investors to think about how to protect their portfolios.Just about a month ago, when the North American markets were trading near their highs, I discussed buying the underperforming stocks of Franco-Nevada (TSX:FNV)(NYSE:FNV...Read More

CIBJO President Cavalieri: Create Government-Monitored Chokepoints

October 14, 2018 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has called for the creation of government monitored chokepoints for the colored gemstone sector, at which it will be possible to verify the integrity of merchandise accessing the chain of distribution, similar to national Kimberley Process Authorities that verify the identity of rough diamonds entering the global pipeline.   He was speaking a...Read More

Indian Market Impacts Stornoway Diamond Corp Results

October 14, 2018 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Stornoway Diamond Corporation reported third quarter sales of 184,620 carats represented run-of-mine production recovered between April and June 2018.   Gross proceeds were $24.7 million at an average price of US$103 per carat.   On a segmented basis, 140,872 carats of +7 DTC sieve size diamonds were sold at an average price of US$130 per carat ($169 per carat), and 43,7...Read More

ALROSA Sells Large Rough Diamonds at New York Auction For $7.9M

October 14, 2018 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - ALROSA has sold special size rough diamonds (over 10.8 carats) at an auction in New York, raising $7.9 million. The auction was held from September 17 to October 5.   The company sold more than 90% of the lots, with a total weight of over 1,300 carats.   The auction was attended by clients from the US, India, Israel, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates and others, ALROSA c...Read More

Barclays Takes Action on Gold Mining Stocks

October 13, 2018 / dlvr.it

The British bank initiated coverage on Goldcorp, Kinross Gold, Newmont Mining and Yamana GoldRead full newsRead More

Gold Mining Stocks Are Rising From the Ashes

October 13, 2018 / dlvr.it

The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF is flying today as investors seek safety in gold stocks. Here's how to profit with GDX options.Read full newsRead More

More than 30 killed in DR Congo gold mine: sources

October 13, 2018 / dlvr.it

More than 30 gold miners have died in an informal pit in the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province after a landslide, officials said Thursday, with dozens more feared trapped.The incident happened a week ago in Misisi in the Fizi region.Read full newsRead More

U.S. Mint Report Points to Trouble

October 13, 2018 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

The bull market could be nearing its end, and a new panic is approaching.The U.S. Mint just issued a troubling report.It appears that sales of physical gold and silver are in full collapse.At the Mint, U.S. Gold Eagle coins sold through August have dropped 18% compared to last year.And sales of U.S. Silver Eagle coins fell a whopping 32.6% in August 2018 compared to August 2017.What exactly is go...Read More

India's Sept core consumer inflation at around 5.8 pct - analysts

October 13, 2018 / in.investing.com

MUMBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - India's core consumer inflation was seen at 5.8 percent in September, compared with around 6 percent in August, four analysts estimated from the inflation numbers released on Friday.India's retail inflation rate INCPIY=ECI slightly picked up to 3.77 percent in September from August's 3.69 percent, government data showed on Friday, lower than the 4.0 percent that analysts...Read More

Biggest Indian lender's chief sees bad loan provision falling after 2 quarters

October 13, 2018 / in.investing.com

By Sumeet ChatterjeeNUSA DUA, Indonesia, Oct 12 (Reuters) - State Bank of India SBI.NS , the country's largest lender, sees its provision for bad loans remaining high for at least the next two quarters, after which it will start softening as it steps up efforts to improve asset quality, its chairman said on Friday.The state-run lender is also seeing a slowdown in "accretion" of new bad loans, Ra...Read More

Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Friday

October 13, 2018 / in.investing.com

Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Friday, October 12:1. Big Banks Report EarningsResults from three of the four big banks are expected before the opening bell on Friday. Investors are waiting to see whether bank stocks remain a safe haven after the volatile week in the stock market, as JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and Citigro...Read More

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 12

October 13, 2018 / in.investing.com

(Adds company news items and futures)Oct 12 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 27 points higher at 7,034 with FTSE 100 futures .FFIc1 up 0.51 percent ahead of the cash market open on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.* ASHMORE: Emerging markets-focused fund manager Ashmore ASHM.L said assets under management rose 3 percent in its first quarter, boosted by inflows of client...Read More

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 12

October 13, 2018 / in.investing.com

Oct 12 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 27 points higher at 7,034 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.* ATALAYA MINING: Copper producer Atalaya Mining ATYM.L , AYM.TO , which is backed by Swiss trading giant Trafigura, is looking for a buyer, two banking sources said on Thursday. PATISSERIE VALERIE: The owner of Britain's Patisserie Valerie café chain warned on Thur...Read More

2 Stocks That Have Rallied up to 74% in the Last Year: More to Come?

October 13, 2018 / www.fool.ca

After the market sell-off we have seen last week, investors are surely left feeling a little jittery and apprehensive when considering their portfolios.But this is a good time to re-evaluate things, re-balance our portfolios, and make sure we are well positioned for the coming years.Let's take a look here at two stocks in particular that have rallied big in the last year.Labrador Iron Ore Royalty...Read More

Is it Time to Buy This Primary Silver Miner?

October 13, 2018 / www.fool.ca

Silver miners are being pummeled because the white metal remains weak, down by 14% over the last year, which has triggered a sharp sell-off of miners, as illustrated by the Global X Silver Miners ETF losing a whopping 28% over that period. While the immediate future for silver appears gloomy, it shouldn't deter investors from considering primary silver miners with high-quality assets, robust bala...Read More

This Is the Way Bear Markets Work

October 13, 2018 / www.outsiderclub.com

There is no other way to describe this week than ugly. The Dow fell another 545 points on Thursday, closing below its 200-day moving average after plunging 831 points on Wednesday. Friday saw a bounce-back, but it fell far short of recouping losses.It was just as ugly with the S&P 500, which closed well below its primary support at the 200-day moving average going into Friday's earnings reports in...Read More

New corporate alliance aims to bring better efficiency and ethics to cobalt mining industr...

October 12, 2018 / www.mining.com

When Henrik Fisker joined First Cobalt's (TSX-V: FCC) board of directors in September, it was like a marriage of the minds between the global automotive design entrepreneur and the company's president and CEO, Trent Mell.Both Fisker and Mell are focused on providing cobalt to the American EV market efficiently, and also on maintaining stringent ethical mining practices.First Cobalt is operating do...Read More

New corporate alliance aims to bring better efficiency and ethics to cobalt mining industry

October 12, 2018 / www.mining.com

When Henrik Fisker joined First Cobalt's (TSX-V: FCC) board of directors in September, it was like a marriage of the minds between the global automotive design entrepreneur and the company's president and CEO, Trent Mell.Both Fisker and Mell are focused on providing cobalt to the American EV market efficiently, and also on maintaining stringent ethical mining practices.First Cobalt is operating do...Read More

Donlin gold mine needs to move a mountain. How close is that to happening?

October 12, 2018 / dlvr.it

There isn't much at the proposed mine site right now: just a long airstrip, with clusters of sturdy buildings in the middle of green mountains close to the Middle Kuskokwim River. But if completed, the Donlin gold mine would be one of the biggest in the world. Listen nowRead full newsRead More

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