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

Few gold exploration hot spots are going to be hotter this northern summer than key districts in Ontario, Nunavut and British Columbia, with the Golden Triangle in BC a standout in terms of gold and copper discovery potential. After a successful 2017 exploration program, GT Gold Corp is well-funded for follow-up drilling of exciting near-surface vein system, and deeper intrusive, targets. In the f...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 10 (SMM) – Spot copper was mostly offered at a premium of 10-100 yuan/mt over the SHFE 1805 contract on Thursday May 10 in the Shanghai market. This compared with a premium of 20-100 yuan/mt on the previous day. Transactions of high-quality copper cooled from the previous days, with cargoes mostly offered at a premium of 80 yuan/mt, SMM learned. Trading of standard-quality...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 10 (SMM) – Sales of new-energy passenger vehicles in China came in at 73,145 units in April, up 150% year on year and up 31.3% month on month, according to data from China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) released on Wednesday May 9.The jump in April suggested a continuous growing demand, Cui Dongshu, secretary general at CPCA, was quoted as saying in local media reports.The A0...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 10 (SMM) – Sales of new-energy passenger vehicles in China came in at 73,145 units in April, up 150% year on year and up 31.3% month on month, according to data from China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) released on Wednesday May 9.The jump in April suggested a continuous growing demand, Cui Dongshu, secretary general at CPCA, was quoted as saying in local media reports.The A0...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 10 (SMM) – Sales of new-energy passenger vehicles in China came in at 73,145 units in April, up 150% year on year and up 31.3% month on month, according to data from China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) released on Wednesday May 9.The jump in April suggested a continuous growing demand, Cui Dongshu, secretary general at CPCA, was quoted as saying in local media reports.The A0...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 10 (SMM) – Traders continued to lower offers in China’s spot zinc market on Thursday May 10 as supply of imported zinc increased, SMM learned.Trading liquidity picked up slightly as the SHFE zinc 1806 contract fell and closed at 23,855 yuan/mt at mid-day. But most downstream buyers still took a watch-and-wait stance.In Shanghai, #0 zinc mostly traded at 23,920-24,000 yuan...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 10 (SMM) –Copper: LME copper rebounded to a high of $6,810/mt from a low of $6,766/mt during the European trading session overnight. The SHFE 1807 contract traded rangebound overnight. Its trading level nudged up and hit the five-day moving average. We expect LME copper to trade at $6,800-6,850/mt today with SHFE 1807 contract at 50,900-51,300 yuan/mt. Spot premiums are seen to...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 10 (SMM) –Copper: LME copper rebounded to a high of $6,810/mt from a low of $6,766/mt during the European trading session overnight. The SHFE 1807 contract traded rangebound overnight. Its trading level nudged up and hit the five-day moving average. We expect LME copper to trade at $6,800-6,850/mt today with SHFE 1807 contract at 50,900-51,300 yuan/mt. Spot premiums are seen to...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 10 (SMM) –Copper: LME copper rebounded to a high of $6,810/mt from a low of $6,766/mt during the European trading session overnight. The SHFE 1807 contract traded rangebound overnight. Its trading level nudged up and hit the five-day moving average. We expect LME copper to trade at $6,800-6,850/mt today with SHFE 1807 contract at 50,900-51,300 yuan/mt. Spot premiums are seen to...Read More

If taxes are the price to pay for civilization… we begin to suspect civilization nears perfection in the United States of America.The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates Uncle Samuel hauled aboard a record $515 billion in taxes last month.April tax receipts alone ran as much as $40 billion higher than CBO projections.Individual income and payroll taxes rose $73 billion - or 20% - ove...Read More

On Tuesday, President Trump delivered on his campaign promise and withdrew the United States from the Iran Nuclear Deal. With that withdrawal, President Trump vowed that the "highest level" of sanctions would be imposed on Iran.This is very bullish news for oil.But before I get to Iran specifically, I want to remind you what has been happening in the oil market over the past year. Oil inventory le...Read More

“[A]ccording to the 2016 American Customer Satisfaction Index, the Federal Government ranks among the bottom of all industries in the United States in customer satisfaction;”Calling citizens customers is like calling slaves employees. “Customer” implies that you could take your business elsewhere.And the ability to go somewhere else when you are dissatisfied with a service...Read More

Wood Mackenzie principal analyst Farid Ahmed told the Battery Council International convention in Tuscon at the end of April that the growth rate in EVs was set to be "phenomenal", although it would start from a very low base.Read More

MIDROC Gold Mine's Lega Dembi mine in the country's south has been hit by protests recently over its environmental impact. Ethiopia's mining ministry ramped up anger last month by renewing the two-decade old mine's licence, Reuters said, and local media reported two protesters were killed by state security. Following two weeks of protests, mining ministry spokesman Bacha Faji told s...Read More

If you've ever been hesitant about investing in marijuana stocks, now is the time to act.If you missed out on the easy triple-digit gains that we saw when Canada first launched publicly traded weed companies in 2014, you aren't too late.If you missed the massive windfall after California legalized marijuana this January, you aren't too late.The next big marijuana event is firmly on the horizon, an...Read More

“[A]ccording to the 2016 American Customer Satisfaction Index, the Federal Government ranks among the bottom of all industries in the United States in customer satisfaction;”Calling citizens customers is like calling slaves employees. “Customer” implies that you could take your business elsewhere.And the ability to go somewhere else when you are dissatisfied with a service...Read More

The West-African nation of Mali is as mineral-rich as it is unexplored, with a wealth of gold resources beneath its surface only just being discovered.Read full newsRead More

The GFMS metals research team released its World Gold Survey, predicting an annual gold price performance that has not been seen in five years.Read full newsRead More

Recent data released by the Northern Australian Geochemical Survey reveal that there are potential copper hotspots on the Queensland-Northern Territory border.This is according to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Matt Canavan who, in interview with The North West Star, explained that surface soil samples collected at 776 sites yielded significant concentrations of copper,...Read More

Recent data released by the Northern Australian Geochemical Survey reveal that there are potential copper hotspots on the Queensland-Northern Territory border.This is according to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Matt Canavan who, in interview with The North West Star, explained that surface soil samples collected at 776 sites yielded significant concentrations of copper,...Read More