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

After a wild on Wall Street, investors are nervous. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.15% plunged 831 points Wednesday in the worst day since the market correction last February, and fell nearly 546 points on Thursday before closing up 287 points Friday. Many working Americans are understandably concerned about what this means for their 401(k) accounts, but for those who have saved money...Read More

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

Scientists with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the University of Maryland and the Paulista State University in Brazil created a new gold-silver alloy with the idea of lightening the load and enhance the power of devices used by soldiers on the battlefield.In an article recently published in Advanced Optical Materials, the researchers explain how they are working on controlling the optical and...Read More

Scientists with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the University of Maryland and the Paulista State University in Brazil created a new gold-silver alloy with the idea of lightening the load and enhance the power of devices used by soldiers on the battlefield.In an article recently published in Advanced Optical Materials, the researchers explain how they are working on controlling the optical and...Read More

Scientists with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the University of Maryland and the Paulista State University in Brazil created a new gold-silver alloy with the idea of lightening the load and enhance the power of devices used by soldiers on the battlefield.In an article recently published in Advanced Optical Materials, the researchers explain how they are working on controlling the optical and...Read More

Scientists with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the University of Maryland and the Paulista State University in Brazil created a new gold-silver alloy with the idea of lightening the load and enhance the power of devices used by soldiers on the battlefield.In an article recently published in Advanced Optical Materials, the researchers explain how they are working on controlling the optical and...Read More

Given recent market turmoil, it would easy to overlook the upcoming IPO of Niu Technologies, a Chinese manufacturer of electric mopeds. The $95 million the company plans to raise is a pittance compared to the billions burnt by Tesla Inc. But, the technologies developed by Niu and other pioneers of electric two-wheel vehicles will transform transportation as much as anything dreamed up by the likes...Read More

Chile's Constitutional Court on Oct. 11 put the brakes on a $4 billion deal allowing the sale of a coveted 24 percent stake in top lithium producer SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp after its controlling shareholder filed a lawsuit.The court has agreed to hear initial arguments in the case on Oct. 22.Here are next steps and what it could mean for Tianqi's efforts to complete a deal.WHY WAS THE LA...Read More

By Sumeet ChatterjeeNUSA DUA, Indonesia, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve does consider the impact of interest rate hikes on emerging markets when setting policy, but the increases are the "right course of domestic policy" for the world's largest economy, said a top Fed official on Saturday.The comments by Fed Vice Chair Randal Quarles came as some emerging markets face increa...Read More

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(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

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

(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

(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

(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

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

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 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

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

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