Deutsche Bank lifts gold price forecast to $4,000
Deutsche Bank has raised its 2026 gold price forecast to $4,000 per oz., citing continued central bank demand, especially from China, a falling U.S. dollar, and rising uncertainty over Fed…
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Top 20 copper drillers: Andes dominate
The Northern Miner’s list of top 20 copper drill results in this year’s first half reflects the strong exploration momentum in the Andes of Chile and Argentina, as well as…
Freeport keeps Grasberg shut amid rescue operations
Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) said operations at its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia remain suspended as the company continued efforts to rescue seven workers trapped underground earlier this week. The…
JV video: OceanaGold preps NYSE listing, mine growth
As gold prices touch record highs, Vancouver-based OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) is advancing further into the United States market with a New York Stock Exchange listing next year and…
Beaver Creek: ‘Paper gold is over’ as BRICS build dollar-free payments
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Canadian dealmaker Frank Giustra says the age of paper gold is ending as BRICS nations stand up a parallel financial system that routes around the U.S….
Japan pours $7B into African rail link for Sovereign graphite
Japan has committed $7 billion to develop the Nacala Logistics Corridor, a project expected to boost Sovereign Metals’ (ASX: SVM; LSE: SVML) Kasiya rutile-graphite project in Malawi. The funding would…
Higher costs pinch Indonesian nickel producers
A persistent nickel ore shortage in Indonesia is raising costs for producers even as a wider global surplus in the refined metal caps prices, according to a market summary this…
Lithium price may ease again as China mine restarts
Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is expected to resume production at its lithium mine in Yichun of Jiangxi province, in a move that could alleviate supply concerns and…
China’s steel demand share to plunge 36% by 2050
China’s steel consumption is projected to decline steadily over the next decade, marking a structural shift in global demand dynamics, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. The country…
Opinion: US mineral strategy turns to Africa
What do Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal all have in common? They’re all countries located along Africa’s west coast. But they’re also small; collectively, these five countries have an…
Uranium demand to surge nearly 30% by 2030
Global uranium demand is expected to soar as nuclear power cements its role in the clean energy transition, according to the World Nuclear Association’s biennial Nuclear Fuel Report released Friday. The…
Freeport CEO urges US aid to grow copper
United States mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is calling on the Trump administration to sweeten incentives for domestic copper producers and cut permitting times to help offset weak metal grades,…