Japan finds heavy rare earths dominate seabed deposit
Deep-sea samples strengthen Japan’s bid to reduce dependence on Chinese supplies of critical minerals.
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Federal coal could power US for 600 years: new study
USGS survey points to 356 billion short tons remain beneath public lands, reinforcing Trump’s coal agenda.
India invests $2B for SMRs as Saudi Arabia eyes nuclear power plans
Nuclear power continues to build momentum worldwide as India and Saudi Arabia this week advanced plans to further enter the energy sector, while the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U…
Lithium sinks to five-month low amid 2027 glut fears
Lithium futures in China sank to a five-month low on Tuesday as expectations that a wave of restarted mines will tip the market back into oversupply next year overshadowed strong…
Gold, silver prices rebound as US-Iran war spreads
Gold and silver jumped on Wednesday as a sharp escalation in the United States war on Iran sent oil surging and investors scrambling back into havens, with buyers willing to…
Copper price nearing US record as premium doubles, Shanghai stockpiles drop 82%
Copper surged to its highest in more than a month on Tuesday as evidence of a tightening physical market in China piled up and traders rebuilt bets that Washington will…
Sprott sees value as uranium stocks trail market
The recent selloff in uranium mining stocks has created a buying opportunity as rising long-term prices, stronger nuclear policy and constrained supply go largely unrecognized by investors, Sprott Asset Management…
Canada’s first diamond mine to shut down
Canada’s first diamond mine, Ekati in the Northwest Territories, will shut down following a Supreme Court of British Columbia ruling placing it into receivership this week. Arctic Canadian Diamond, a…
Gold demand in China at decade low in June, WGC says
China’s physical gold demand remained near decade lows in June despite falling gold prices, suggesting cheaper valuations have yet to revive the world’s largest gold market. June withdrawals from the…
Acid test: IEA warns copper supply outlook has “worsened considerably”
Copper’s sulphuric acid market has been thrown into chaos by the Middle East conflict and Beijing’s export ban, according to the International Energy Agency, which warns the metal faces “a…
BMI hikes copper price forecast 6.7% on supply deficits
Industry research firm BMI lifted its 2026 average copper price forecast by 6.7% to $12,700 per tonne, citing converging supply-side pressures, tariff-driven tightness and AI-fuelled optimism.Copper trading in New York…
Trump’s U.S. ‘gold dollar’ coin has no precious metal
President Donald Trump is to appear on a new U.S. one-dollar “gold coin” being issued for America’s 250th anniversary, despite the coin containing no gold or other precious metals. The…