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

Trade war and protectionism across the world should be bullish for gold, silver and other safe havens. US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, his first major trade move. Chinese solar companies will be the looser. India had also imposed anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar panels. Every nation is following a "protectionism policy" under the garb of...Read More

Comstock Metals Ltd.(TSXV:CSL) ('Comstock' or the 'Company') is pleased to report on metallurgical test work recently completed on sample materials from the Preview SW deposit.Read full newsRead More

VVC Exploration Corporation ("VVC" or the "Company") (TSXV:VVC) announces the closing of subscriptions for a new equity non-brokered private placement financing (the "Equity Financing") .Read full newsRead More

U.S. stocks finished the day mixed, after touching record highs in early trading. The Dow traded on both sides of breakeven, but ultimately ended with a modest loss, as speculators weighed a mixed bag of blue-chip earnings reports, with Travelers (TRV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon (VZ), and Procter & Gamble (PG) among the stocks in focus. FAANG stock Netflix (NFLX) also garnered a healthy amo...Read More

BitFlyer - the largest exchange in the world with up to 30% of the global market and controls 80% of bitcoin trading in Japan - is launching its European service on Tuesday, after it received a license from Europe's financial regulator.Read full newsRead More

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) will report earnings before the open next Tuesday, Jan. 30, and just a day later fellow steel stock United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) will be in the earnings spotlight, as well. Both these stocks are experiencing accelerated options trading today, while the steel industry awaits its own decision on import tariffs from the White House. AKS Options Trad...Read More

On Tuesday, gold climbed back towards the $1,340 an ounce level bringing gains since mid-December to nearly $100 an ounce or 8%. Large-scale speculators have been increasing their exposure to gold on derivatives markets doubling net long positions - bets that gold will be more expensive in future - in the space of three weeks to the equivalent of 20m ounces. Retail and institutional investment i...Read More

On Tuesday, gold climbed back towards the $1,340 an ounce level bringing gains since mid-December to nearly $100 an ounce or 8%. Large-scale speculators have been increasing their exposure to gold on derivatives markets doubling net long positions - bets that gold will be more expensive in future - in the space of three weeks to the equivalent of 20m ounces. Retail and institutional investment i...Read More

The U.S. stock market has set fresh record highs again today, amid the latest batch of corporate earnings reports. Among specific equities on the move are casino name Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN), renewable energy installer Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE:VSLR), and chipmaker Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). Here's a quick roundup of how shares of WYNN, VSLR, and NVDA are trading today.Wynn Resorts...Read More

Granada Gold Mine Inc. (TSXV:GGM) ("Granada Gold" or the "Company") announces a non-brokered private placement offering of up to 4,000,000 units ("Units") at a price of $0.25 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000.Read full newsRead More

ML Gold Corp. (TSXV:MLG) ('ML Gold' or the 'Company') is pleased to report it has intersected three long intervals with visible copper sulphide in the second, third, and fourth drill holes at its ongoing program at the Stars Project near the Huckleberry Mine in central BC.Read full newsRead More

Renforth Resources Inc. (CSE:RFR) ("Renforth" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that December 2017 drilling has extended the mineralized resource model horizons at Parbec by 60m on strike to the NW with gold intersected in each of seven holes.Read full newsRead More

By Geert De ClercqPARIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - French uranium mining and nuclear fuel group Areva rebranded itself as Orano on Tuesday, closing the book on a years-long restructuring but still facing an uncertain future, with uranium prices at decade lows and the nuclear industry in the doldrums.Chief Executive Philippe Knoche said a new name and logo were necessary to start another chapter in the hi...Read More

By Geert De ClercqPARIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - French uranium mining and nuclear fuel group Areva rebranded itself as Orano on Tuesday, closing the book on a years-long restructuring but still facing an uncertain future, with uranium prices at decade lows and the nuclear industry in the doldrums.Chief Executive Philippe Knoche said a new name and logo were necessary to start another chapter in the hi...Read More

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) turned in a solid earnings report last week, and the stock has finished higher nine out of the last ten sessions as a result. The financial institution could have even more left in the tank, a sentiment echoed by some financial analysts. After earlier touching a nine-year high of $32.13, BAC stock was last seen trading at $31.94, and the shares may have just flashe...Read More

Shares of ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) -- a medical device company specializing in sleep apnea -- are exploding higher today, thanks to well-received fiscal second-quarter earnings and a subsequent round of bullish analyst attention. RMD stock was last seen trading 15.6% higher at $101.67, earlier topping out at a record peak of $104.78 and coming in as the top S&P 500 Index (SPX) performer today. Furth...Read More

The technical picture for U.S. stocks has been rosy thus far in 2018, with the major market indexes assailing new heights at lightning speed. The Dow's ascent north of 26,000 has dominated headlines of late, and even small-cap stocks recently broke out to the upside after underperforming in 2017. But it's the tech sector -- represented by the PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQ) -- outperformance that has...Read More

Retail stocks Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) and Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) are both off to a strong start in 2018, with the shares recently notching new highs. However, although both stocks have been on a tear lately, near-term options on LULU and GPS are priced at a relative bargain -- and more upside could be in store for the shares, if history repeats. Plus, seasonality is on the side of retai...Read More

Insurance giant Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL) is in the midst of a steady, multi-year uptrend which took the stock to a record high at the end of December. The brief pullback following this milestone was neatly contained by the security's 60-day moving average, a familiar layer of support. With ALL shares bouncing from this technical floor, it appears to be an ideal opportunity to initiate a bullish op...Read More

Global industrial concern General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) is slated to join the earnings scene, expected to report its fourth-quarter results tomorrow morning, before the market open. The Dow stock has had a more than disappointing start to 2018, last week suffering its worst week since 2009 amid breakup speculation. Below, we will take a look at how GE stock has performed on the charts, and ho...Read More