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

After an initial jump shares in Solgold plc (LON, TSX:SOLG) were trading flat by lunchtime on Wednesday after the company, worth $865m on the Toronto stock exchange, released the maiden resource for the Alpala target at its massive Cascabel copper-gold project in northern Ecuador.The latest in a string of announcements from Ecuador, where the Brisbane-based company have completed 63,500m of dr...Read More

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It's shaping up to be a critical year for Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), as rumors continue to swirl about a possible buyout from Amazon.com (AMZN) later in 2018. Nevertheless, after trending higher for several months and adding 3.6% yesterday alone, the retail stock is surging into the new year. Today seems no different, with the equity receiving two price-target hikes this morning. Specifically...Read More

U.S. stock futures are trading higher ahead of today's 2 p.m. ET release of the minutes from the latest Fed meeting, where the central bank issued its fifth rate hike in two years. However, today's pre-market upside is being contained after President Donald Trump tweeted that his "Nuclear Button" is "much bigger & more powerful" than that of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, effectively re-escalati...Read More

As surprising and uncharacteristic as a Donald Trump presidency is, it might not make sense to compare this year to past presidential cycles, but I have decided to do it anyway. It's well known that historically, stocks have been outstanding in the third year of the cycle. The theory is, that before the election year politicians focus their energy on campaigning, they tend to pass legislation that...Read More

ELKO - Mining headlines in 2017 united the hardrock mining community of Northern Nevada, as readers rallied around news of tragedies, growth, regulatory changes and giving. Here is a lookRead full newsRead More

Washington aims to destabilize Iran and overthrow the regime by using economic leverage, Kamel Wazni, a political analyst and economist in Beirut, told RT.Read full newsRead More

The S&P 500 delivered returns just shy of 20% in 2017.The Nasdaq gained more than 28%, with household name tech stocks like Facebook, Netflix, and Amazon leading the way higher. Each of these plays boasts 2017 gains of more than 50%.But the cryptocurrency space tops them all. Bitcoin launched to ridiculous 12-month gains of more than 1,300% - even after retreating more than $5,000 from its Dec...Read More

Happy New Year!It's time to welcome in a brand new trading season. As a 25-year trading floor veteran I know what that means...Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE always wants to know what I'm hearing on the floor. People want to know the must-have stocks for 2018...and the must-follow sectors.So I'll cut to the chase and spill the beans right here. Consider this your 2018 "insiders" trade briefing...If...Read More

Dear Reader,An out-of-town visitor, ears a-perk and eyes a-pop, signs onto a bus tour of New York City…The tour concludes at the downtown waterfront, just down the holler from the Financial District.The nautical estates of the 1% bob in the easy swells off Lower Manhattan.“Here are the yachts of our bankers and stockbrokers,” gloats the tour guide, beaming with local pride.Then c...Read More

Happy New Year!Time to welcome in a brand new trading season!As a 25-year trading floor veteran I know what that means...Everyone... and I mean EVERYONE always wants to know what I'm hearing on the floor. People want to know the must-have stocks for 2018...and the must-follow sectors.So I'll cut to the chase and spill the beans right here. Consider this your 2018 "insiders" trade briefing...If we...Read More

Happy New Year!Today is the first time in 2018 that the stock market is open and here are the 5 most important things you need to know to start your year off right.Marijuana Goes Mainstream – On Monday, January 1st, a California law allowing the broad use of recreational marijuana officially went into effect. As of yesterday, anyone 21 and older can now purchase marijuana at licensed retaile...Read More

Roxgold's high-grade Yaramoko Gold Mine in southwestern Burkina Faso, West Africa. Source: Roxgold Inc.Roxgold Inc. [ROXG-TSX; ROGFF-OTC] said it has received permitting approval to develop the Bagassi South gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The approval from the Burkina Faso Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development marks a significant milestone in the permitting process and so...Read More

The Teledyne Mine portal near the historic Cobalt Mining Camp in northeast Ontario. Source: LiCo Energy Metals Inc.LiCo Energy Metals Inc. [LIC-TSXV; WCTXF-OTCQB] on Wednesday January 3 released assay results from drilling at its Teledyne property northeast of Cobalt, northeast Ontario. Investors reacted by sending the share price up 25% or $0.03 to $0.15 in morning trading. Volume was active, wit...Read More

The third trial of Cliven Bundy has ended in a mistrial. The prosecution failed to turn over documents that would have helped the defense.Two earlier trials ended in hung juries. On January 8th, a judge will decide if the case will be dismissed “with prejudice,” meaning that it cannot be once again brought to trial.This all started two years ago when Cliven Bundy asserted his rights...Read More

Full Article: Gold Price in January 2018: This Might HurtBy: PRZEMYS??AW RADOMSKI , CFAThe gold volatility index moved to a new all-time low and there was no meaningful action in gold recently. Well, we profited on the decline and on the following upswing, but the price action that we saw was nothing to call home about. For months, gold has been moving around the $1,300 level and it's trading re...Read More

After an initial jump shares in Solgold plc (LON, TSX:SOLG) were trading flat by lunchtime on Wednesday after the company, worth $865m on the Toronto stock exchange, released the maiden resource for the Alpala target at its massive Cascabel copper-gold project in northern Ecuador.The latest in a string of announcements from Ecuador, where the Brisbane-based company have completed 63,500m of dr...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The international auction house Bonhams has appointed Jean Ghika as its new Global Head of Jewellery.   As part of her new role, Ghika will oversee sales in Bonhams offices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Los Angeles.   She has worked at Bonhams for 25 years and is a leading jewelry expert, the auction house said. She was appointed Director of Jewellery for UK &...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sarine Technologies Ltd said that its Galaxy (R) family of scanning and inclusion mapping systems surpassed the milestone of having scanned 10 million stones worldwide in one year in 2017.   Since its release into the market in late 2009, Sarine's internal inclusion mapping technology, the Galaxy family of systems (today encompassing the Galaxy, Galaxy XL, Galaxy Ultra, Solari...Read More

SHANGHAI, Jan 3 (SMM)? 1/4 ? Nonferrous metals mostly moved lower today although lead was up 1.6%.The ferrous complex saw mixed trading with coking coal leading the gain with 2% rise and coke edging up. Rebar, hot-rolled coil and iron ore all dropped close to 1%.Copper: LME Copper dropped today and is expected to test support at the 10-day moving average. The US ISM manufacturing index in December...Read More