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

Peter Schiff: The Fed Has Created A "Bad Is Good" Economy … The downright dismal September jobs report that was released last Friday may prove to be the flashing red beacon that even the most skilled apologists can't explain away. The report should make it abundantly clear that we are far closer to recession than recovery … I expect that once the threat of rate hikes is f...Read More

Why Matt Drudge Can Stop Worrying … Matt Drudge appeared on Alex Jones's Infowars. Here is how he has been quoted. On the future of digital copyright: "I had a Supreme Court justice tell me to my face it's over for me. Said, 'Matt, it's over for you. They've got the votes now to enforce copyright law. You're out of there. They're gonna make it so headlines&nd...Read More

Cejay Kim October 14, 2015 Category: Research Since the NYSE put in a top in late May, the index has dropped almost 10%. We looked around the world in order to see how the other large markets are doing.Since May 21, 2015, all the major trading centres around the world have notched losses, with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange leading the way, off -30.9% and -27.4%, respe...Read More

Cejay Kim October 14, 2015 Category: Research Since the NYSE put in a top in late May, the index has dropped almost 10%. We looked around the world in order to see how the other large markets are doing.Since May 21, 2015, all the major trading centres around the world have notched losses, with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange leading the way, off -30.9% and -27.4%, respe...Read More

Cejay Kim October 14, 2015 Category: Research Since the NYSE put in a top in late May, the index has dropped almost 10%. We looked around the world in order to see how the other large markets are doing.Since May 21, 2015, all the major trading centres around the world have notched losses, with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange leading the way, off -30.9% and -27.4%, respe...Read More

Cejay Kim October 14, 2015 Category: Research Since the NYSE put in a top in late May, the index has dropped almost 10%. We looked around the world in order to see how the other large markets are doing.Since May 21, 2015, all the major trading centres around the world have notched losses, with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange leading the way, off -30.9% and -27.4%, respe...Read More

Cejay Kim October 14, 2015 Category: Research Since the NYSE put in a top in late May, the index has dropped almost 10%. We looked around the world in order to see how the other large markets are doing.Since May 21, 2015, all the major trading centres around the world have notched losses, with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange leading the way, off -30.9% and -27.4%, respe...Read More

Cejay Kim October 14, 2015 Category: Research Since the NYSE put in a top in late May, the index has dropped almost 10%. We looked around the world in order to see how the other large markets are doing.Since May 21, 2015, all the major trading centres around the world have notched losses, with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange leading the way, off -30.9% and -27.4%, respe...Read More

The mood at the metals world's number one annual gathering - LME Week - appears to be one of cautious optimism.A survey of 400 metals and mining investors polled by Macquarie at the London summit returned a moderately bullish view of the next 12 months for base metals.Platts quotes Macquarie's head of commodity research Colin Hamilton as saying "despite the ongoing and conspicuous issues for funda...Read More

In New York trade on Wednesday copper for delivery in December failed to capitalize on customs data from top consumer China showing a huge jump in imports of the red metal.Copper changed hands for $2.3895 per pound or around $5,297 a tonne in lunchtime trade on Tuesday, down some 1% from yesterday's close with the positive news out of China being offset by an announcement by top exporter Chile tha...Read More

Avino Silver & Gold Mines was up 2.05% to $1.49 after announcing a 148% production jump in its third quarter due to new mining equipment.Silver, gold and copper production were all up. Silver production increased by 84% to 399,836 oz. Gold production increased by 49% to 1,644 oz.Avino said there was a 12% increase in tonnes mined during the quarter, as well as a 27% increase in underground develop...Read More

Codelco's Chuquicamata is the world's largest open pit copper mine.Codelco, the world's biggest copper producer, rained on all the metal bulls' parade Tuesday, as the company said it plans to keep output targets and warned investors not to expect any dramatic changes to its $25 billion investment plan.Unlike its peers, particularly the No.3 copper miner Glencore, Codelco doesn't intend to hold ba...Read More

Agriculture, Coffee And Sugar: The Next Rally? … We discuss the long term bullish case for Rogers Agricultural Index ETN. 3 billion additional middle class consumers will support the demand for agricultural products over the next two decades. We discuss why Rogers Agricultural Index has been in a bear market since early 2011 and what is needed for the next bull market to start. We mention th...Read More

Politicians Exploit School Shooting While Ignoring Bombing Victims … Following the recent Oregon school shooting, many politicians rushed to the microphones to call for new gun control laws … The reaction to the shooting stands in stark contrast to the reaction to the US military's bombing of an Afghanistan hospital run by the international humanitarian (and Nobel Peace Prize winni...Read More

Agriculture, Coffee And Sugar: The Next Rally? … We discuss the long term bullish case for Rogers Agricultural Index ETN. 3 billion additional middle class consumers will support the demand for agricultural products over the next two decades. We discuss why Rogers Agricultural Index has been in a bear market since early 2011 and what is needed for the next bull market to start. We mention th...Read More

Politicians Exploit School Shooting While Ignoring Bombing Victims … Following the recent Oregon school shooting, many politicians rushed to the microphones to call for new gun control laws … The reaction to the shooting stands in stark contrast to the reaction to the US military's bombing of an Afghanistan hospital run by the international humanitarian (and Nobel Peace Prize winni...Read More

Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (10/12/15) Some $2 trillion is being invested worldwide by private equity funds every year with a chunk of that destined for junior mining companies. Demand is as strong as or stronger than ever as investors see a shopping opportunity. Who is deciding where it goes and based on what criteria? At the annual Fall Mining Showcase event in Toronto, Red Cloud...Read More

Mining and commodity trading giant Glencore (LON:GLEN) has kicked off the process to sell its Australian copper mine in Cobar, New South Wales, and its Lomas Bayas copper mine in the Atacama desert in Chile.According to the BBC, Glencore said it has received a number of unsolicited expressions of interest for the mines and that potential buyers can bid to purchase "either one or both of the...Read More

Fed's Fischer Says Economy May Merit Liftoff Later This Year … Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said the U.S. economy may be strong enough to merit an interest-rate increase by year end, while cautioning that policy makers are monitoring slower domestic job growth and international developments in deciding the precise timing of liftoff. At the Federal Open Market Committee&#...Read More

Here's what $66 gets you in Medellin … Last night after a flurry of legal meetings and property tours throughout the day, I had drinks with a Canadian real estate developer who set up shop here in Medellin a few years ago. Medellin's mountainous geography constrains growth, and this is likely going to heavily influence prices over the long term. So for now, this place is one of the m...Read More