Gold stands in sweet spot between inflation and interest rate “tug of war” Historically, gold has been viewed as a hedge against inflation, and given the high-price environment now, a rally would make perfect sense. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 17, 2023 | 2:59 pm
Suncor’s Fort Hills expansion to be reconsidered by regulator The Alberta Wilderness Association had asked the regulator to revoke the permission after finding deficiencies in Suncor’s plan. Bloomberg News | April 17, 2023 | 2:35 pm
Aurubis CEO says has stopped buying copper from Russia The year before the invasion, Russia supplied Aurubis and the entire EU with nearly 292,000 tonnes of copper. Reuters | April 17, 2023 | 2:31 pm
Peru copper exports plummet 20% even as production rises The world’s No. 2 copper producer is recovering from its worst social unrest in decades. Bloomberg News | April 17, 2023 | 1:34 pm
Sayona boosts Moblan M+I resource to 50 million tonnes at 1.15% Li2O Sayona aims to further enhance the size and grade of this resource through additional drilling, with 60,000 metres planned at Moblan. Staff Writer | April 17, 2023 | 12:18 pm
Tightest supply in 18 years boosts copper ahead of industry show The copper industry isn’t letting tightening credit and slowing growth kill the buzz heading into one of its biggest annual gatherings. Bloomberg News | April 17, 2023 | 11:45 am
Vale looking for copper in Peru as demand for EV metals surges The mining giant has at least two very early-stage projects ongoing in the exploration stage after abandoning a third one. Bloomberg News | April 17, 2023 | 11:19 am
Chile moves ahead with public-private lithium model via Codelco Codelco and Enami will represent the state in new lithium projects. Bloomberg News | April 17, 2023 | 11:07 am
St Barbara to sell W. Australia assets to Genesis for $403m, drops takeover The revised transaction will result in St Barbara shareholders owning up to 19.5% of Genesis. Reuters | April 17, 2023 | 10:53 am