Platinum price hits five-year high
Platinum prices have surged to their highest level in five years as global supply tightens and investors position ahead of policy changes in China. The spot platinum price was $1,658.68…
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Gold price falls on profit-taking
Gold prices fell sharply on Tuesday, recording their biggest one-day drop in more than a decade and halting a powerful rally that had carried the metal to a record high….
RANKED: Top 10 automakers by battery cobalt spending
Democratic Republic of Congo’s export quotas have lit a fire under cobalt prices and spending on the battery material is up 43% year on year despite ongoing thrifting. A surge…
Podcast: Jeffrey Christian on gold, copper and the debasement trade
This week’s episode features Jeffrey Christian, managing partner at CPM Group, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the state of the current gold bull market. Christian examines the parallels…
Gold price is overextended: bond veteran Gross
Despite gold’s record-breaking rally and widespread optimism about its outlook, one legendary bond investor has issued a warning for those seeking to own the metal amid concerns over U.S. regional…
Government equity in miners becomes U.S. norm
The Trump administration is ratcheting up government ownership in mining companies that are nominally Canadian, raising questions about whether Ottawa plans similar investments. Trump has ordered his Department of War…
Gold, mining stocks still underinvested: Sprott
Gold and gold mining stocks have not only surged past the S&P 500 this year but have also quietly outperformed over the past three, five and even 10 years—a remarkable…
BHP eyes revival of long-closed copper mines in Arizona
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner, is considering the reopening of four long-closed copper mines in Arizona, the centre of the copper industry in the United States….
US builds $1B crit-mins stockpile to defy China: FT
The Pentagon has moved to acquire up to $1 billion worth of critical minerals as part of an accelerated stockpiling drive aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on China, the Financial…
Fitch lifts 2025 copper price forecast
Fitch Solutions’ Business Monitor International (BMI) has raised its 2025 average copper price forecast to $9,650 per tonne, up from $9,500 previously, as persistent supply disruptions and resilient industrial demand…
Infographic: US tariffs steer Quebec aluminum to Europe
Quebec is the heart of Canada’s aluminum industry, hosting eight of the country’s nine smelters. The industry exports $10.8 billion worth of the metal annually. After producers such as Rio…
Silver tops $50 as squeeze bites; lease rates surge
Silver hovered near $50 (C$70) an oz. on Friday after setting a record at $51.30 a day earlier in its first trip over the threshold since 1980, as haven flows…