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

The Panama-registered tanker was sailing from Iran to South Korea, carrying 136,000 tonnes of condensate, an ultra light crude. That is equivalent to just under 1 million barrels, worth about $60 million, based on global crude oil prices.Read full newsRead More

The big story for investors in 2017 was the broad-based rally in stocks. Simply by owning equities of any shape or size, you likely made out very nicely. Domestic large-cap stocks were up about 20% as measured by the S&P 500 SPX, +0.13% Other markets did even better, with broad global funds like the Vanguard Total International ETF VXUS, +0.09% up about 25% and the popular iShares FTSE/Xinhua...Read More

President Donald Trump's Dec. 4 proclamations that reduced the sizes of protected areas within Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments in southern Utah will likely be followed by similar scale-downs in as many as eight other national monuments in 2018.Read full newsRead More

Gold continued to gain ground in 2017, picking up about 12% and extending its streak of winning performances. Yet many investors weren't pleased at how the yellow metal didn't manageRead full newsRead More

Antioquia Gold Inc (TSXV:AGD), a CADCA$16.87M small-cap, is a metals and mining operating in an industry which supplies materials for construction. This means it is highly sensitive to changes inRead More...Read full newsRead More

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This is the year to invest in gold mining stocks, thanks to the start of a major gold bull market. Here's why, plus the one gold miner to own...Read full newsRead More

Looking back over 2017, it’s hard not to see a year dominated by divisive opinions, downright insults, and the media echo chamber.And while divisiveness, party loyalty, and a fair amount of insults are nothing new, that echo chamber deserves some scrutiny. Otherwise, we are doomed to carry the mistakes of 2017 with us into 2018 without taking any of its lessons along for the trip.Media consu...Read More

Looking back over 2017, it’s hard not to see a year dominated by divisive opinions, downright insults, and the media echo chamber.And while divisiveness, party loyalty, and a fair amount of insults are nothing new, that echo chamber deserves some scrutiny. Otherwise, we are doomed to carry the mistakes of 2017 with us into 2018 without taking any of its lessons along for the trip.Media consu...Read More

Looking back over 2017, it’s hard not to see a year dominated by divisive opinions, downright insults, and the media echo chamber.And while divisiveness, party loyalty, and a fair amount of insults are nothing new, that echo chamber deserves some scrutiny. Otherwise, we are doomed to carry the mistakes of 2017 with us into 2018 without taking any of its lessons along for the trip.Media consu...Read More

DUBLIN, Jan. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The 'Mining of Gold and Uranium in South Africa 2017' report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. Although...Read full newsRead More

At least 8 have died due to weather-related accidentsRead full newsRead More

Temperatures across the northeastern U.S. are expected to be 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit below average this weekend.Read full newsRead More

A shroud of bone-chilling arctic air covered the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Saturday, creating dangerous conditions as tens of millions of people struggled to clean up from a blizzard that dumped deep, drifting snow in many areas earlier this week.Read full newsRead More

Will Saudi Arabia and Russia maintain their grip on production, or could they succumb to another surge in U.S. shale? Is it possible for the economic collapse of a major producer to send crude prices soaring, ...Read full newsRead More

Venezuela has defaulted on another debt obligation, according to Standard & Poor's, intensifying investor fears about the country's ability to make more than $9 billion in bond payments due in 2018.Read full newsRead More

Oil had its strongest opening week for any year since 2013 as refiners and exporters whittled away at crude inventories tucked away in U.S. storage tanks.Read full newsRead More

California would ban the sale of new cars and trucks powered by fossil fuels in 2040 under legislation introduced Wednesday in the state legislature.Read full newsRead More

The West must exploit the hypocrisy of the Tehran government.Read full newsRead More

Thousands of government supporters staged rallies in Iran for a fourth day on Saturday in a backlash against widespread anti-government protests that the clerical establishment has blamed on the country's enemies.Read full newsRead More