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

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"In light of the rapid spread of COVID-19 and its significant impact on global financial markets, Tranche 2 of AFC's equity funding (Tranche 2) will be deferred to allow for the stabilisation of market and global conditions," said Danakali.Danakali has already received an initial US$21.5 million tranche from AFC, which it said leaves the company "well-funded to complete current planned activities...Read More

The company has told the New York Stock Exchange that it is monitoring the situation closely and supply chain teams have been executing business continuity plans.Those plans include being alert to potential short supply situations, and, if necessary, using alternative sources and/or air freight; redirecting orders to other distribution centres, and prioritising the redistribution of the most impac...Read More

 (IDEX Online) - Petra saw rough prices slump by almost a quarter at tenders in South Africa and Antwerp earlier this month, as demand evaporated. Bidding, especially for larger stones was "severely depressed and opportunistic," said the mining company, which operates in Botswana and Tanzania, as well as South Africa. The vast majority of the goods were sold, with only a few strategic, higher...Read More

Tiny diamond particles could be used in a new generation of virus-killing face masks. Researchers believe a coating of salt crystals and nano-diamonds will actually destroy viruses and micro organisms, rather than simply filtering them out. Master Dynamic Limited (MD), a leading Hong Kong material analysis and nanotechnology company is developing the ant-viral mask as coronavirus demand soars. "Wh...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers has canceled its third Sight of the year and is allowing buyers to defer 100 per cent of their purchases. The move was announced yesterday (Monday 30 March), the day the Sight had been due to start in Gaborone, Botswana.    Earlier this month world's largest producer of rough diamonds indicated it was hopeful the Sight would go still ahead, saying "customers...Read More

First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has produced a battery-grade cobalt sulphate for the second time in a row but using a different feed source, the company says.The second set of tests yielded battery grade cobalt sulphate assaying 21.4% cobalt derived from a cobalt alloy feed, and was produced at the company's hydrometallurgical refinery in Ontario, 600 km from Canada's border with the U.S.,...Read More

Glencore (LON: GLEN) is postponing a decision on whether to proceed with a cash dividend of 20 ? per share totalling US$2.6 billion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic."When the board is in a better position to consider COVID-19's updated impacts, the economic outlook, and the company's prospects, expected alongside release of the group's interim results in Q3 2020, it will then decide what level...Read More

This episode features a keynote speech by Pretium Resources president and CEO Joe Ovsenek at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Ovsenek discusses the history of the Brucejack mine from concept to production over more than 20 years. He also warns miners to beware of royalty deals at the early stage of mine development, and mentions how the company hop...Read More

Raymond James has updated its metal price forecasts for the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Its new full-year forecast for gold in 2020 is US$1,594 per oz., down from its previous forecast of US$1,638 per oz., while its silver price forecast stands at US$16.19 per oz., down from US$19.20 per oz.The brokerage is maintaining its 2021/2022 gold price forecast at US$1,600 per oz. and forecasts silve...Read More

Diamond miner Petra Diamonds reports that Peter Hill will succeed founder Adonis Pouroulis as nonexecutive chairperson as of March 31.The miner previously noted in its interim results on February 17 that additional board changes would also take place this calendar year. These include independent nonexecutive director Varda Shine assuming the role of chairperson of the remuneration committee, ...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesKatanga's subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) agreed in December to buy land next to its mine from Gécamines and said it would pay an initial $150 million.However, Congolese prosecutors have issued an injunction preventing the company from consummating the deal until the investigation, announced in December, has concluded...Read More

I don't have to tell you gold is the ideal safe harbor right now.We've been talking about it for a long time now. Now everyone else is.This chart says it all. If last week's stock market rally felt like a chance to take a breather and relax a bit, look at where gold went after the initial freak-out and mass selling.I don't have to tell you that the stock market was primed for this fall regardless...Read More

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Oil dropped to an 18-year low as global demand fellThe Dow kicked off the week with an almost 700-point surge, roaring to its session highs in the last minute of trading. Measures to combat the coronavirus are in focus today, after President Donald Trump extended social distancing measures in the U.S. until April 30, and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced an encouraging COVID-19 vaccine update. The...Read More

Zoom and Carnival are on opposite sides of the spectrum right now The20 stocks listed in the table below have attracted the highest weekly options volume during the past 10 trading days, with data courtesy of Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White. Stocks highlighted in yellow are new to the list. Two names that stick out are Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM) and Carnival Corp...Read More

Getchell Gold Corp. announced that its near term strategy to advance its assets is not impacted by the COVID-19 Corona virus.Read full newsRead More

AMZN is facing off with a key trendline todayLast week, we profiled the best performing stocks since 2009, based on annualized returns. It's no surprise FAANG stock Amazon Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) found itself on that list, boasting a return of 36.8%. Looking towards the future now heading into a new month, Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White broke down the best S&P 500 stocks to own in A...Read More