A state-backed Saudi venture would buy stakes in mining assets worth $15 billion in African countries, which will permit US companies to buy some of the production.

The granite quarry is owned by Chinese company Omni Quarries.

The major gold stocks of GDX continue to carve higher lows and higher highs on balance.

The firm’s reputation for capital discipline seems to have “gone out the window” with the green-energy push, said one analyst.

Mining companies have set targets to decarbonize and mostly aim to reach net zero by 2040 and 2050, but some are struggling to keep up.

The WPIC forecasts a record 1-million-oz. platinum deficit for 2023.

The rise is thanks to the "optimal performance" of miner Marcobre, controlled by Peru's Minsur and Chile's Copec.