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Gold price rises above $2,300, shattering all-time high

US gold futures, meanwhile, crossed the $2,300 mark, up 1.4% at $2,313.60 per ounce.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2024 | 3:36 am

Australia regulator extends approval deadline for SQM-Hancock’s $1.1bn bid for Azure

SQM and Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, already…

Reuters | April 2, 2024 | 5:11 pm

Korea Zinc agrees 40% fee cut to turn Teck’s mined zinc into metal

Teck has agreed to pay Korea Zinc $165 per metric…

Reuters | April 2, 2024 | 9:43 am

Iron ore’s reset to $100 heralds China’s new economy shift

Iron ore’s weakness comes amid tentative signs that the wider…

Bloomberg News | April 2, 2024 | 7:41 am

Underperforming precious metals and copper stocks poised to correct

Demand is being driven by strong central bank buying, with…

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 1, 2024 | 2:19 pm

Fleet Space Technologies launches new ExoSphere features for global mineral exploration

ExoSphere also awarded a Demonstrator Program contract by the Australian Space Agency to develop geophysical devices for locating water deposits on the Moon.

Staff Writer | October 31, 2023 | 11:27 am

Thai central bank favors gold to shield its $210 billion reserve

The Thai central bank has increased its gold holdings over the past three years.

Bloomberg News | October 31, 2023 | 11:01 am

China mulls copper curbs to reduce overcapacity and emissions

It’s a move that has the potential to reshape global trade in the metal.

Bloomberg News | October 31, 2023 | 10:57 am

Central banks’ YTD gold demand touches record high in Q3 — report

This strong buying streak from central banks is expected to stay on course for the remainder of the year, WGC says.

Staff Writer | October 31, 2023 | 10:51 am

Macron lands in Putin’s backyard seeking new friends and uranium

After finding itself suddenly unwelcome in its traditional sphere of influence, France is casting further afield.

Bloomberg News | October 31, 2023 | 8:13 am

Kazakhstan says close to taking over ArcelorMittal unit

Both sides agreed to preliminary terms for the deal on Oct. 22, just days before a explosion and fire at the Kostenko mine killed 46 people.

Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 7:56 am

Ottawa’s interim plan to regulate large resource projects causing confusion for Ring of Fire stakeholders

The Supreme Court said earlier this month that the federal government’s broad-based environmental reviews around large mines and major infrastructure associated are unconstitutional.

Niall McGee - The Globe and Mail | October 30, 2023 | 12:09 pm

Teck parts ways with president and COO Harry Conger after massive cost overruns at QB2

Teck chief executive Jonathan Price is taking over as president, while the company searches for a permanent COO replacement.

Niall McGee - The Globe and Mail | October 30, 2023 | 11:16 am

G7 plan to ban Russian diamonds to further dim industry sparkle

But even before it is in force, producers say Western customers have been shunning gemstones from Russia.

Reuters | October 30, 2023 | 10:08 am

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