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

NioCorp Developments (TSX: NB; US-OTC: NIOBF) announced on Friday that its shareholders have approved a merger with GX Acquisition Corp. II and up to $81 million in financing deals to advance its Elk Creek critical minerals project in Nebraska.The Colorado-based NioCorp is developing North America's only advanced materials manufacturing facility for producing niobium, scandium and titanium, that w...Read More

Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM) has provided an updated mineral resource estimate for its Iron Creek cobalt-copper project located in Idaho, paving the way for additional exploration activities and development of a preliminary economic assessment.Resources in the indicated category are estimated at 4.4 million tonnes grading 0.19% cobalt and 0.73% copper for 18.4 million lb. o...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Graphite One Resources Inc. (GPH-TSXV, GPHOF-OTCQX) has shared details of a U.S. Government report which identifies the company's flagship Graphite Creek deposit in Alaska as among the largest in the world.The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) says the Graphite Creek deposit, located in the Kigluaik Mountains 60 kilometres north of Nome on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska i...Read More

"Panama is very aware of the copper and gold potential we have. Right now, we are only focused on the final administrative steps to make sure this contract gets into law.Read More

Assays from Global Lithium Resources' (ASX: GL1) Manna lithium project in Western Australia show a large-scale pegmatite system that could extend the proposed mine's decade-long life, analysts say. A new 800-metre-long zone containing lengthy, high-grade lithium intercepts is being assessed as an extension of the Manna deposit, the Perth, Australia-based Global Lithium said in a news release...Read More

Socially, economically, diplomatically, politically...The past few years have been extremely difficult for China. That's not to say I sympathize, of course. I don't. Because pretty much all of its travails are the country's own doing. China's economy has been flagging for the past decade.Once lauded for its double-digit growth rates and hailed an "economic miracle," China's economy expanded by...Read More

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:SWBI) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 9, 2023 5:00 PM ETCompany ParticipantsKevin Maxwell - General CounselMark Smith - President and...Read full newsRead More

Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, increased 1.4 percentage points to 24.8%. Click to see the survey results.Read full newsRead More

The new Fresnillo plc Juanicipio mine should positively impact silver and base metals production. See why FNLPF is still a Sell/Avoid.Read full newsRead More

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The company's revenues have more than doubled in the last 4 years and are expected to double again in the next 48 months with gross profit dancing around 80%.Read full newsRead More

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Hormel, a long-time darling of dividend investing enthusiasts, had a bad quarterly report and the stock is down 13%. Find out why I'm bearish on HRL stock.Read full newsRead More

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The Bank of Canada kept rates unchanged at 4.5% today.Read full newsRead More

Sentiment about the eurozone economy has been more upbeat of late as many bad economic scenarios have been avoided. GDP growth in the eurozone was revised down from 0.1% to 0% in Q4.Read full newsRead More

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