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

Anglo American's De Beers, the world's largest rough diamond producer by value, is once again exploring for new deposits after securing 16 licences in South Africa, its home-country, and said it's also considering to apply for similar permits in Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo."I'm excited about what I'm seeing in Zimbabwe," Phillip Barton, chief executive officer of De Beers' South...Read More

Swedish equipment and tool manufacturer Sandvik Mining (STO:SAND) is investing 200 million Swedish crowns (about $25 million) in a new titanium and nickel metal powder plant to strengthen its position in the metal 3D printing market.3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The technique, already popular in aeros...Read More

NAIROBI – De Beers may follow its resumption of exploration for diamonds in South Africa’s Northern Cape by looking in the longer term at opportunities in countries like Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo."I’m excited about what I’m seeing in Zimbabwe," said Phillip Barton, chief executive officer of De Beers’ South African unit. "If we get l...Read More

The rebranding included renaming its project from Wellgreen to Nickel Shäw, a choice that recognises its partnership, commitment and close community ties with the Kluane First Nation as well as the fact that nickel is a fundamentally important part of the project. In the Southern Tutchone Kluane language, Shäw means big, and so the project—that hosts a measured and indicated resour...Read More

Adem Tumerkan February 6, 2018 Category: Research When will we finally learn from the ghost of Hyman Minsky about volatility?"Low volatility breeds high volatility."Don't know who that is?Don't worry - almost no one does. . .And that's a good thing because it gives us a great competitive advantage.Hyman Minsky was an economist who passed away in 1996. He came up with many interesting things.But th...Read More

Do you have confidence in the government?Concerned about public confidence in the agency, the FBI didn’t want the FISA memo released. They didn’t want people to know their investigations are politically motivated.Now it’s come out that the Department of Homeland Security pressured CNN into delaying the release of a report until after the Superbowl. DHS was concerned public confid...Read More

Do you have confidence in the government?Concerned about public confidence in the agency, the FBI didn’t want the FISA memo released. They didn’t want people to know their investigations are politically motivated.Now it’s come out that the Department of Homeland Security pressured CNN into delaying the release of a report until after the Superbowl. DHS was concerned public confid...Read More

Westhaven Ventures Inc. (TSX-V:WHN) (WKN:A2AP3Q) is pleased to announce that it has been assigned the Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") number 2549006LQ1TAHZLTOF64.Read full newsRead More

The big question is if has gold topped out for the short term. Traders are expecting a March interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve after nonfarm payrolls. My 2018 analysis is based on four interest rate hikes this year. I expect gold price to rise despite four interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Only the pace of rise and pace of fall will not be as per trader expectation. Asian gold...Read More

The big question is if has gold topped out for the short term. Traders are expecting a March interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve after nonfarm payrolls. My 2018 analysis is based on four interest rate hikes this year. I expect gold price to rise despite four interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Only the pace of rise and pace of fall will not be as per trader expectation. Asian gold...Read More

Bond yields just flash-crashed. Dow is down 1300 points. VIX is above 34!Read full newsRead More

PDAC is taking place this year from March 4 to 7 in Toronto, and there will be plenty of events for attendees to check out.Read full newsRead More

Spearmint Resources Inc. ('SRJ' or the 'Company') (TSXV:SRJ) (OTCBB: SPMTF) (FSE: A2AHL5) announces that it has closed a non-brokered private placement (December 7 & December 13, 2018).Read full newsRead More

Argo Gold Inc. (CNSX: ARQ) ('Argo Gold' or the 'Company') announces that it settled an aggregate of $152,000 of indebtedness of the Company with various arm's length creditors through the issuance of an aggregate of 760,000 common shares ('Common Shares') at a price of $0.20 per Common Share.Read full newsRead More

Stocks got eviscerated today, with the Dow down nearly 1,600 points at one point. And while the blue-chip index closed off its session lows, it still logged its biggest one-day point loss ever. The second straight session of heavy selling again centered on fears of rising interest rates, while weakness from the energy sector only added to the risk-off backdrop. In fact, the Dow and S&P 500 bothtur...Read More

Agricultural issue Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) is set to report earnings tomorrow morning, and the company could reach an agreement to buy Bunge (BG) as early as this week, according to reports. Below we will take a closer look at how the stock has been faring on the charts, and what the options market is pricing in for its post-earnings action.Archer Daniels Midland stock rallied on...Read More

Story by Jeff DesjardinsDespite being roughly nine years into the second-longest bull market in history, recent headwinds have cropped up to make the start of 2018 an interesting one for markets.As investors re-evaluate their portfolios and exposure, it's worth exploring some of the major themes and trends that are expected to drive markets in 2018.Predictions for 2018Today's infographic was done...Read More

Renforth Resources Inc.(CSE:RFR) ("Renforth" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the airborne geophysical program for Denain, announced November 29, 2017, was completed.Eagle Geophysics of Sorel, Qc has delivered to Renforth a technical survey report and related maps.These will be filed for work completed purposes over the claims.Read full newsRead More

U.S. stocks continue to sink, mired in their worst sell-off in over a year. Among the stocks making notable moves today are chip stock Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), as well as biotech stocks Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA) and Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT). Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of INTC, PRTA, and CORT today.Apple Hopes Bolster INTC StockIntel stock...Read More

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow morning. GM stock has a mixed history of post-earnings price action, but options traders are lining up on the bullish side of the fence ahead of the results, with nearly 67,000 calls traded so far today -- two times what's typically seen, and volume pacing in the 94th annual percentile.The March 50 call is mos...Read More