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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Alamos ends $1B fight in Turkey with $470M sale
Alamos is selling its Turkish subsidiary to Middle East-based Tumad Madencilik Sanayi, a unit of Nurol Holding.
Beaver Creek: Crypto joins gold windfall in M&A race
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Flush crypto firms and gold miners are driving industry M&A in a competitive market where the number of discoveries has slid by more than half, this…
New gold explorer M&A in northern Europe
First Nordic Metals (TSXV: FNM), which includes Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) among its backers, has agreed to acquire Mawson Finland in an all-share deal that will bring together…
Savannah Resources lifts lithium at Barroso by 40%
Savannah Resources (LSE: SAV) has boosted the reserve estimate for its Barroso lithium project in northern Portugal by 40% after completing additional prospecting work, further cementing its status as Europe’s…
MMG’s $500M Anglo nickel deal faces EU doubts
China-backed miner MMG expects to secure European approval for its $500-million bid to buy Anglo American’s nickel assets, even as regulators question Beijing’s grip on critical mineral supply chains. Troy…
Beaver Creek: Policy is the new geology, panel hears
Beaver Creek, Colo. – The single biggest driver of returns now isn’t what’s in the rock, it’s what’s on the books, a panel heard on Tuesday at the Precious Metals…
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…
Sweden to ditch uranium ban, unleashing giant projects
Sweden plans to remove a ban on mining uranium Jan. 1, boosting projects by District Metals (TSX-V: DMX; Nasdaq: DMXSE SDB; US-OTC: DMXCF) and Aura Energy (LSE: AURA; ASX: AEE),…
World Gold Council proposes digital gold; price spikes
The World Gold Council has a new plan to allow investors to hold and trade digital versions of the yellow metal, issued on the same day the gold price set…