Recession risks to weigh on precious metals prices, but weaker dollar would help — reportDepending on the direction for the dollar resulting from the Fed's actions, gold is likely to fall in range between $1,620/oz $1,920/oz.Staff Writer | January 3, 2023 | 10:56 am
Supreme dollar rules the roost in gold marketThe US currency's climb to 20-year peaks this year eroded…Reuters | December 30, 2022 | 9:36 pm
Nornickel mulls cutting output by 10% next yearThe war in Ukraine has impacted the miner by disrupting…Bloomberg News | December 20, 2022 | 8:30 am
Battery metal binge outweighs cost hikes at PolyMet copper-nickel project in Minnesota Developing the first phase of the NorthMet open-pit operation about 100 km north of the Lake Superior port of Duluth is forecast at $1.2 billion. Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 10:26 am
Platinum price on pace for 20% quarterly gain, biggest since 2008 According to Reuters data, platinum is by far the best-performing precious metal in 2022. Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 9:37 am
Visualizing the metals you can buy with $1,000 Using price data from TradingEconomics, this graphic visualizes how much of each metal you can buy for $1,000. Visual Capitalist - Elements | December 27, 2022 | 10:25 pm
Gold extracted from SIM cards can be used to make painkillers Researchers have developed processes for extracting gold from e-waste and using it in drug manufacturing. Staff Writer | December 14, 2022 | 6:06 am
Northam Platinum raises cash part of RB Platinum bid The maximum cash value of the offer now stands at 17 billion rand, up from 10 billion rand. Reuters | December 12, 2022 | 10:11 am
Tharisa raises $32m via bond issue for Zimbabwe mine construction Tharisa had planned to raise $50 million to partly fund the building of its 70%-owned Karo platinum mine in Zimbabwe. Reuters | December 12, 2022 | 6:40 am
Gold objects found in Troy were mass-produced, travelled great distances Gold in objects from Troy, Poliochni and Ur in Mesopotamia have the same geographic origin and were traded over great distances. Staff Writer | December 11, 2022 | 7:41 am
Extortion ‘mafia’ hits South Africa’s $55 billion mining sector “The procurement mafia mobilizes the community for their own devices," said Paul Dunne, chief executive officer of Northam Platinum Holdings Bloomberg News | December 9, 2022 | 6:50 am
Ring of Fire Metals and Webequie First Nation sign MOU on Ontario nickel project development The Eagle’s Nest project has been billed as the largest high-grade nickel discovery in Canada since Voisey’s Bay in Labrador. Staff Writer | December 6, 2022 | 11:15 am