DRC to slap export quotas on cobalt
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest cobalt producer accounting for three-quarters of output, plans to place export quotas on the battery metal after setting a four-month ban…
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Gold price to reach $4,000 on central bank demand, DoubleLine’s Gundlach says
Gold added some more sparkle to the still-recovering financial markets on Friday by reaching the $3,000-an-oz. level for the first time. The die-hard bulls have long seen this coming, and…
Tin prices hit two-year high as Congo mine halts
Tin prices surged to their highest level in more than two years after Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) suspended its Bisie mine because rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Citigroup predicts LME copper price to hit $10,000 before US tariffs
The metal climbed in recent weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a probe into copper imports.
Tariff war drives commodity demand
As Canada and the European Union retaliated against United States tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, analysts at Macquarie said the chaos would hurt the global economy even while boosting…
PDAC: Insurance motive to keep pushing up gold prices
Insurance from currency devaluation is the main reason countries such as China are buying gold, driving up its price, panellists told the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference. The…
Policy paralysis leaves B.C. mining with $38B in limbo, EY report finds
British Columbia’s grassroots exploration sector faces a structural shift as flagship projects mature and early-stage exploration funding dries up, a new survey found. Exploration spending dropped 14% to $552 million…
Cameco books record output amid integration hurdles, supply chain strains
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), Canada’s uranium giant, had mixed results in 2024. While it achieved record output, the company faced challenges with acquisition integration and supply chain issues. For…
Chips, silver, and HPA: Finding profit in the AI gold rush
Earlier this month, we watched the unfolding of what was described as America’s ‘Sputnik moment.’ Where U.S. tech giants were caught with their pants down, suddenly exposed by China’s potentially…
Grim lithium faces Trump-Musk EV irony
Even though Tesla boss Elon Musk is fresh from his Oval Office press conference this week with President Donald Trump, Republicans elsewhere in the capitol are moving to kill incentives…
Global Atomic gains on Niger project reassurance
Global Atomic (TSX: GLO; US-OTC: GLATF) shares jumped on Wednesday after the company reiterated that its main uranium project, Dasa in Niger, is advancing on schedule and has strong government…
Opinion: As US tech stumbles, focus on commodities
Chinese-owned DeepSeek recently sent a shockwave through Wall Street after claiming its artificial intelligence model was made at a fraction of the cost of its United States rivals. The event…