Deutsche Bank cuts gold price target by 22%
Deutsche Bank has become the latest major institution to revise down its near-term target for gold prices amid concerns over inflation and high interest rates. In a note published Tuesday,…
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Allseas ocean bottom mining contract violates UN law, Greenpeace-backed prof says
Plans by Swiss-Dutch offshore energy giant Allseas to operate deep-sea mining machinery for The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) have “directly violated” the UN’s Law of the Sea, a legal analysis…
Podcast: Gold bull market still intact, ft CPM Group’s Jeffrey Christian
This week’s episode features CPM Group Managing Partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Christian discusses the outlook for gold, currencies, and energy markets, explaining why he says…
Canada offers Italy priority access to critical minerals
Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered Italy priority access to Canada’s critical mineral reserves as the two countries expanded cooperation on supply chains, defence and energy during talks at the…
Switzerland loses its shine as central bank gold vault
While central banks worldwide continue to buy more gold, they’re increasingly not selling dollars to do it while cutting the amount they store in once-favoured Switzerland. After banks were net…
The metals AI data centres need most aren’t inside them
The power grid, not the server room, is where the global data centre boom is driving metals demand, according to Wood Mackenzie. Grid reinforcement, transmission networks and on-site power systems…
Barclays still bullish on gold price, sees drop as ‘reset’
Gold’s recent selloff should be attributed to a confluence of market forces rather than a single factor that led to a deterioration in its fundamentals, according to those at Barclays….
Poland bets on copper boom as Lumina eyes new mines
Poland could more than double its copper production through planned mines by Canada’s Lumina Metals (TSX: LMCU), bolstering the country’s ambitions to become a leading supplier of a metal critical…
Silver stockpile drawdown risk is misunderstood
Silver inventories at the world’s two largest bullion trading hubs have fallen sharply from pandemic-era peaks, underscoring a sustained drawdown in visible stocks even as definitions of available supply diverge…
Conflict coltan from Congo linked to Sony, Microsoft, Nvidia supply chains
Coltan smuggled from mines controlled by the M23 armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has entered supply chains serving major technology and automotive companies, exposing weaknesses in industry…
Central Asia Metals’ copper-zinc output beats last year
Central Asia Metals (AIM: CAML) says operational efficiencies have allowed it to produce more copper and zinc through the first five months of 2026 than the same period last year,…
Mining M&A value surges while deal count plunges: S&P
First-quarter mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in mining saw combined deal value surge despite a sizeable decrease in the number of transactions, according to S&P Global. The value of transactions…