Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
As Alexco Resource (TSX: AXU.TO; NYSE-AM: AXU) is starting up its Keno Hill silver mine in the Yukon, the company has reported drill results from its surface exploration program focused on the Bermingham Northeast Deep zone, approximately 150 metres below the existing resource.The drill highlights (with true widths) from the Footwall vein included 8.8 metres of 3,583 grams silver per tonne from 50...Read More
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) revealed today that the expansion project at its Los Pelambres operation in the home country would cost US$1.7 billion, up from the original US$1.3 billion, due mainly to revised marine works and a desalination plant extension.Construction of the project resumed in August, after a four-month halt triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.A detailed review of the sch...Read More
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: A satellite photo of the southern Philippine island of Tumbagaan in Tawi-Tawi's Languyan town shows the devastation caused by nickel mining there. The Google Maps photo accessed by The Manila Times shows about 90 percent of the island had been mined. But the different shades of colors of the island, which was once [...]Read full newsRead More
A roundup of all the mining news in the precious metals sector with a variety of company news, mining sector analysis, newsletter writer insights and executive interviews.Read full newsRead More
Commodity investors are back in full force, with record wagers that crops, metals and oil are set for a rally.Read full newsRead More
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Gold and silver continue to be in a bullish position as the sell-off in precious metals continues. As such, analysts see gold prices some sort of upturn approaching fast, likely near $2000 an ounce. This comes after lease rates for gold fluctuated between -1% and 2% annualized the last decade, until pandemic shutdowns hit in March. Meanwhile, silver’s rate position is even more bullish. Its...Read More
The outlook for silver is looking increasingly bright. This should be heartening for precious metals investors eyeing a retreat in gold. While a silver bull market is not quite raging, it’s still in its preliminary stage. High-grade resources remain a limiting factor as demand grows, adding up to potentially higher prices. All of this makes now a good time to start scouting for shares in the...Read More
Investing in precious metal stocks is viewed as an extension of the view that gold is a safe store of wealth. This is particularly true during times of uncertainty. Investors flock to precious metals in lieu of volatile stocks, which in turn provides a perception of safety. But are precious metals really that much safer? You can’t exactly pay for groceries using bullion, and gold prices are...Read More
Warren Buffett’s many decades-long investing career has been immensely successful. That’s why he is the world’s one of the most successful investors. His investing style and approach are seemingly simple, but his stock picks might not be easily predictable for many reasons. For example, he believes in buying businesses based on their long-term growth potential rather than solely...Read More
Last year was an interesting time for the stock market. Some industries plummeted while others soared. The COVID-19 pandemic created a difficult business environment in general.Despite all this, there are pros and cons to the current state of the Toronto Stock Exchange. On the one hand, there are some great stocks selling for low prices. Then again, winners of the troubling year are bringing...Read More
There's no other way to say it: 2021 came out swinging. When I think about the Capitol rioting, I think about the signs you sometimes see that say, "This workplace has gone __ days without an accident." As it stands, we made it a full six days into 2021 before another headline-dominating incident took place. In a lot of ways, insurrectionists marching on the Capitol was a natural progression of...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday January 21 that are worth another look.Brazil-based miner Vale and Japanese trading company Mitsui have signed a heads-of agreement to take the first step toward exiting their investment in the Moatize coal mine and the Nacala Logistics Corridor (NLC)...Read More
Tin's forward price on the London metal Exchange rose to near seven-year highs above $22,000 per tonne on Thursday January 21 and aluminium and nickel posted gains just short of 1%, supported during trading by a weaker dollar index. The semiconductor metal rose to as high as $22,360 per tonne in the morning of Thursday, its highest price since July 2014. Tin's three-month price held at $22,000 pe...Read More
Hidden under the big headline of the ring closing, the London Metal Exchange's recent discussion paper also asked market participants for feedback on stocks, physical movements and market squeezes. The discussion paper on Tuesday January 19 caught people's attention because of its proposal to close the open-outcry trading ring, but participants told Fastmarkets other topics are far more controvers...Read More
Aurubis expects high copper prices and consequent availability of scrap metal to boost its earnings for its 2021 financial year beyond previous forecasts, it said in a release to investors on Thursday January 21. The German smelting company, which is Europe's largest copper and tin producer, raised its forecast earnings for the financial year ending September 2021 before taxes to ?,?270-330 m...Read More