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

Gold rose on the back of rising bond yields and negative news on crypto currency news. After today's US January nonfarm payrolls it will be a technical trade with Chinese demand and bond yields as the key. Today and Monday are big days for gold and silver. I expect $50 either side moves in gold from the current price of $1347.90. Silver on the other hand needs a daily close over $1740 today and...Read More

Chilean Metals Inc. (TSXV:CMX, OTCQB:CMETF, SSE:CMX, MILA:CMX, FRA:IVV1, BER:IVV1) Chairman Terry Lynch was interviewed on Resource Stock Digest where he spoke about the company's recent drilling at the Large Bass River Target located in Nova Scotia, and working with Southern Rock Geophysics to identify IOCG Targets at Zulema in Chile.Read full newsRead More

Thunderstruck Resources (TSXV:AWE) Technical Consultant Kris Raffle provided updates on the company's projects in Fiji, specifically Rama Creek Copper/Gold Porphyry and the Liwa Creek Gold Prospect.Read full newsRead More

The U.S. stock market suffered a major pullback today, as this morning's nonfarm payrolls report, which topped expectations, suggested another rate hike is on the way when the Fed meets next month -- though San Francisco Fed President John Williams said the central bank shouldn't have a "knee-jerk reaction" to strong economic data. Nevertheless, the Dow shed more than 650 points -- as Apple (AAPL)...Read More

After reporting a fourth-quarter earnings beatlast Monday night, online streaming service Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) gapped higher, and hit a new record high of $286.81 one week later. But while the stock has since pared some post-earnings gains amid widespread selling pressure, data provided by Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White suggests outperforming NFLX might still be the be...Read More

Red Pine Exploration Inc. (TSXV:RPX) ("Red Pine" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Ms. Tara Gilfillan, CPA, ICD.D has been appointed as Red Pine's Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.Read full newsRead More

Sojourn Exploration Inc. (TSXV:SOJ) ('Sojourn' or the 'Company') has joined forces and properties with Seven Devils Exploration Ltd. ('Seven Devils'), a private mineral exploration company owned by a renowned exploration team with a track record of discovery and a portfolio of exciting, early stage porphyry copper-gold projects.Read full newsRead More

After settling last week at record highs -- sending up a sobering sentiment signal in the latest Investors Intelligence (II) survey -- the U.S. stock market pulled back as reports that Apple halved its iPhone X production target weighed, and news of a high-profile healthcare initiative sent pharmacy stocks and health insurers spiraling. While Boeing earnings provided a brief respite from the selli...Read More

BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (BTU:TSXV) reports that it is currently mid-way through the previously announced drill program at its Shakespeare Gold properties (PR November 14, 2017) including the historic Shakespeare Mine shaft.Read full newsRead More

U.S. stocks are sharply lower this afternoon, as the major equity indexes appear on track for their worst weekly losses in two years. Among the stocks making notable moves today are tech stock Impinj Inc (NASDAQ:PI), drug stock Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX), and GoPro (GPRO) supplier Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ:AMBA). Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of PI, VKTX, and AMBA today.Weak Ou...Read More

By Vince Lanci for Soren K.Group. Edit- we are writing this on the road and haven'tthe time to insert links. Feel free to click on the Soren K. group icon for our stories if you wish to find the items referred to. Thanks. 1-We've written here in October that a volatility indicator we use was cycling on its lows. This implied the market was due for a range break out on the monthly chart. 2-...Read More

Getty ImagesThe biggest problem companies face these days is finding enough skilled workers to fill a near-record number of job openings. The numbers: The U.S. created 200,000 new jobs in the first month of 2018, showing that companies are still hungry to hire more than eight years after an economic expansion began. Even better, worker pay also rose at the fastest yearly pace since 2009. The inc...Read More

Gold futures ended lower on Friday, down more than 1% for the week, after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report drove up the dollar and Treasury yields as the data laid some groundwork for a potentially more aggressive Federal Reserve interest-rate response this year. April gold GCJ8, +0.19% shed $10.60, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,337.30 an ounce, building a total loss of roughly 1.5% for the we...Read More

It's sharping up to be a miserable week for the U.S. stock market, but that's done little to slow down shares of small-cap sporting goods stock Johnson Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ:JOUT). At last check, JOUT was trading up 18.8% at $72.50, making it among the best Nasdaq stocks in today's session, thanks to the company's better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter sales. Revenue was clocked at $116.6 milli...Read More

Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (ASX: LOM) ("Lucapa" or "the Company") and its partners, Empresa Nacional de Diamantes E.P. ("Endiama") and Rosas & Petalas, have completed the first sale for 2018 of alluvial diamonds from the Lulo Diamond Project in Angola.The sale of 4,170 carats of Lulo diamonds achieved gross proceeds of US$9.14 million (A$11.43 million), representing an exceptional average pri...Read More

BENGALURU/MUMBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Demand for physical gold improved this week in India as jewellers resumed purchases after the government kept import taxes on the precious metal unchanged, while buying remained subdued in most other centres in Asia.Jewellers in India had delayed purchases earlier this week and offered gold at a discount anticipating a reduction in the tax in the country's annua...Read More

1 February 2018Rio Tinto and The Perth Mint are delighted to unveil the first pav?(C) set Argyle pink diamond gold coin.Known as The Jewelled Phoenix, the coin is adorned with a delicately sculptured 18ct pink gold Chinese phoenix, hand set with a total of 1.22 carats of rare pink diamonds from Rio Tinto's Argyle diamond mine in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia.Perth Mint chief execu...Read More

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is one of the worst S&P 500 stocks to own in February, going back 10 years. Shares of the casino stock have shed 6.87% on average during the month over that time span, finishing positive just three times. Plus, the stock has been stung by negative earnings reactions, with MGM losing 9.3% and 8.3%, respectively, in the sessions immediately following the last two...Read More

The survey by the London Bullion Market Association of analysts' predictions for the gold price this year suggest a wild ride for bullion after a fairly uneventful 2017.The LBMA, a standards setting body for the industry, says the 34 analysts polled are divided on the paths that precious metal prices will take in 2018:"Opinions differ as to the level of US real interest rates, the likely impact...Read More

Stocks are in a downward spiral, after this morning's nonfarm payrolls report strengthened the case for a March rate hike -- and sent the 10-year Treasury yield spiking to a four-year high. Looking closer, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is staring at a more than 300-point loss, with blue-chip energy names Chevron (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) applying the most pressure after earnings. If th...Read More