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

Jeff Reeves says this year is increasingly shaping up to look like a breakout year for the precious metal.Read full newsRead More

The downfall of the Islamic Republic would boost U.S. interests and global stability.Read full newsRead More

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The oil and gas industry is ringing in the New Year with oil prices trading at two-year highs, an uptick that could tilt the scales in favor of the industry in Louisiana after three years of weathering a major downturn. That doesn't mean there will be a rush to produce in Louisiana. Onlookers say the...Read full newsRead More

FOMC minutes and other market moving US economic data releases are there till Friday. US December jobs numbers will positively affect the US dollar only if they indicate an interest rate hike in March. All incoming US economic data releases need to be looked from a March interest rate hike perspective. The US dollar will get another wave knock down if there is any indication of an interest rate...Read More

FOMC minutes and other market moving US economic data releases are there till Friday. US December jobs numbers will positively affect the US dollar only if they indicate an interest rate hike in March. All incoming US economic data releases need to be looked from a March interest rate hike perspective. The US dollar will get another wave knock down if there is any indication of an interest rate...Read More

A new report by BMI research says that refined nickel prices will continue to lose steam in the coming months due to increased supply from Indonesia, subdued demand from China and fading overly-optimistic demand expectations from electric vehicle production."We have kept our nickel price forecast at $10,000/tonne for 2018 and expect prices to head lower over our forecast period from 2017-2021 as t...Read More

A U.S. court has dismissed Canadian gold miner Crystallex's lawsuit against asset transfers by Venezuelan-owned refiner Citgo as part of a long-running dispute over the South American nation's 2008 nationalization of the company's assets.Crystallex International Corp is seeking to collect $1.2 billion plus interest awarded in 2016 by a World Bank tribunal against Venezuela, which Venezuela has ref...Read More

A U.S. court has dismissed Canadian gold miner Crystallex's lawsuit against asset transfers by Venezuelan-owned refiner Citgo as part of a long-running dispute over the South American nation's 2008 nationalization of the company's assets.Crystallex International Corp is seeking to collect $1.2 billion plus interest awarded in 2016 by a World Bank tribunal against Venezuela, which Venezuela has ref...Read More

Prince Harry's recent engagement combined with the massive success of Netflix's series The Crown has reignited people's and media's interest in the British monarchy.This is probably why newspapers and news sites around the UK paid special attention this week to the fact that later in 2018 the Clogau St David's mine, located near Bontddu in North Wales, might reopen after two decades of inactivity....Read More

Prince Harry's recent engagement combined with the massive success of Netflix's series The Crown has reignited people's and media's interest in the British monarchy.This is probably why newspapers and news sites around the UK paid special attention this week to the fact that later in 2018 the Clogau St David's mine, located near Bontddu in North Wales, might reopen after two decades of inactivity....Read More

Prince Harry's recent engagement combined with the massive success of Netflix's series The Crown has reignited people's and media's interest in the British monarchy.This is probably why newspapers and news sites around the UK paid special attention this week to the fact that later in 2018 the Clogau St David's mine, located near Bontddu in North Wales, might reopen after two decades of inactivity....Read More

Prince Harry's recent engagement combined with the massive success of Netflix's series The Crown has reignited people's and media's interest in the British monarchy.This is probably why newspapers and news sites around the UK paid special attention this week to the fact that later in 2018 the Clogau St David's mine, located near Bontddu in North Wales, might reopen after two decades of inactivity....Read More

Vancouver-based ML Gold Corp.(TSXV: MLG) announced that is has started a winter drilling program on the Stars property, located 40 kilometres south-west of Houston, British Columbia. The company acquired the mine in November from Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. and Divitiae Resources.In a press release, ML Gold informed that it has mobilized a diamond drill rig and drilling is underway. The program...Read More

Vancouver-based ML Gold Corp.(TSXV: MLG) announced that is has started a winter drilling program on the Stars property, located 40 kilometres south-west of Houston, British Columbia. The company acquired the mine in November from Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. and Divitiae Resources.In a press release, ML Gold informed that it has mobilized a diamond drill rig and drilling is underway. The program...Read More

Vancouver-based ML Gold Corp.(TSXV: MLG) announced that is has started a winter drilling program on the Stars property, located 40 kilometres south-west of Houston, British Columbia. The company acquired the mine in November from Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. and Divitiae Resources.In a press release, ML Gold informed that it has mobilized a diamond drill rig and drilling is underway. The program...Read More

In the wake of Tuesday's eleventh-hour record highs, bulls stayed the course in today's trading. Investors appeared to completely brush off some late-night nuclear brinksmanship on the part of President Donald Trump, with the VIX trading firmly lower throughout the course of the session. Meanwhile, the afternoon release of the latest Fed minutes didn't cause any major waves, with policymakers offe...Read More

While it's pulled back a bit since New Year, the price of copper ended 2017 near a four-year high of $3.30 a pound ($7,260 per tonne) extending the bull run in the red metal for a second year. Measured from its multi-year lows struck at the beginning of 2016, copper has gained more than 70% in value.The rally for zinc has been even more spectacular with the metal, mainly used to galvanize steel, e...Read More

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Suncor Energy Inc said on Wednesday it and Teck Resources Ltd have taken higher stakes in the Fort Hills oil sands mine from partner Total SA, resolving a dispute over building costs.Under terms of the deal, Suncor and Teck will fund more of the C$17 billion ($13.56 billion) project's capital cost - C$300 million and C$120 million more respect...Read More

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A little bit of metals history was recorded on March 29 this year.The small Central American country of El Salvador became the first nation to ban all exploration, mining and processing of metals.Don't worry if you didn't notice. El Salvador doesn't have any operating mines. It was going to have a gold mine, but in a public debate pitting economic growth against clean wa...Read More