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

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday halted plans to withdraw proposed restrictions on mining activity near a major Alaska salmon fishery, drawing praise from opponents of the Pebble Mine project. Last year, in settling a...Read full newsRead More

Scott Pruitt's decision maintains the Obama-era stance that the operation could harm world's largest sockeye salmon fishery.Read full newsRead More

The Trump administration is reviving a controversial Obama administration proposal to block a massive gold mine proposed in Alaska after previously saying it wouldRead full newsRead More

VANCOUVER - Quarterly gold production at SSR Mining Inc.'s Nevada mine rose in the fourth quarter of 2017, the company reported in results released mid-January. Overall, SSR met or exceededRead full newsRead More

Illegal gold miners in the Peruvian Amazon use mercury to process the precious metal that's exported to the United States. But researchers are finding that the mercury is harming the health of people - particularly children - far removed from the mining camps.Read full newsRead More

Check out this short video, where Director of Research Matthew Warder tells you what gold companies to look for and how to invest in them today...Read full newsRead More

Stocks are rising to fresh records early this morning thanks in part to strong earnings and anticipation of key economic data set to hit the wire before the morning bell.The unprecedented performance of the major averages is the worst-kept secret of 2018. So we're going to look beyond the Dow and S&P this morning and examine some of the powerful forces moving the markets this week.Let's dive r...Read More

Wall Street's top analysts have done it again, putting their reputations on the line to guess where the S&P 500 will end the year.Here are some of the top predictions...The S&P started the year at 2,695, and Wall Street has declared that the bull market will continue marching on!The consensus expects growth of 8.66% in 2018.If Wall Street says so, it has to be accurate. Right?Not so fast.Y...Read More

American companies actually want to stay in America now!The corporate tax cut in the new tax law is a big deal. The top rate went from 35% down to 21% flat, across the board. I hate taxes in general, but that reduction is nothing to shake a stick at. It makes America competitive for businesses, and you know how I love to talk about the competition among governments.Okay, so it seems we have a fede...Read More

A South African businessman now living in Canada wants to sell a unique collection of solid gold items intimately associated to Nelson Mandela, including the world's only gold cast hand belonging to the anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader, who died in 2013.Malcolm Duncan worked alongside Madiba opening a breast cancer clinic back in 2000. He confesses that, while he didn't like Mande...Read More

American companies actually want to stay in America now!The corporate tax cut in the new tax law is a big deal. The top rate went from 35% down to 21% flat, across the board. I hate taxes in general, but that reduction is nothing to shake a stick at. It makes America competitive for businesses, and you know how I love to talk about the competition among governments.Okay, so it seems we have a fede...Read More

American companies actually want to stay in America now!The corporate tax cut in the new tax law is a big deal. The top rate went from 35% down to 21% flat, across the board. I hate taxes in general, but that reduction is nothing to shake a stick at. It makes America competitive for businesses, and you know how I love to talk about the competition among governments.Okay, so it seems we have a fede...Read More

What are 10-year Treasury bills, and are they a good option for investors? We run through their advantages and disadvantages in this article.Read full newsRead More

Gold and silver both made gains this week, while copper continued downward. Oil maintained its climb toward $70 per barrel.Read full newsRead More

David Erfle of JuniorMinerJunky shares his stock picks, advice for investors and predictions for the gold price in this video interview.Read full newsRead More

Production at the Queensland-based operation was halted in 2015 because of falling zinc prices. Since then, prices for the metal have more than doubled.Read full newsRead More

Prices of cobalt metal have climbed to their highest since July 2008 as worries about shortages were reinforced by output disruptions at the Ambatovy mine in Madagascar this month, European traders said.Read full newsRead More

According to BofA, investor cash allocation has just dropped to a record low of just 10%, while investor equity exposure is rising at the fastest pace in 10 years as the euphoric buying euphoria forces everyone to go all in.Read full newsRead More

Over the last five years the (negative) correlation between USDJPY and Gold has risen and risen to its highest on record - as USDJPY rises, gold sinks and vice versa... so why did today's Kuroda-driven crash in USDJPY not spark a precious metal bid?Read full newsRead More

Stocks managed to finish the week on a positive note, with all three indexes ending in the black and touching fresh record highs during intraday trading. Gains were mostly driven by strong corporate earnings, with Intel(INTC) leading the charge, and a healthcare rally also added to stocks' upward momentum. As such, traders seemingly shrugged off a weaker-than-expected reading on fourth-quarter gro...Read More