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Hedge funds slash bullish wagers on gold over Trump election win

Hedge funds and other large speculators boosted net-long positions by 11% to 197,362 as of Nov. 12, the lowest in 14 weeks.

Bloomberg News | November 15, 2024 | 2:29 pm

US House of Representatives approves 2024 Critical Mineral Consistency Act

The bill modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand…

Staff Writer | November 15, 2024 | 2:21 pm

Russia takes aim at US nuclear power by throttling uranium

Limits creates potential supply risks to utilities operating American reactors…

Bloomberg News | November 15, 2024 | 12:25 pm

Gold price faces worst week since 2021 as Fed signals no rate-cut rush

The precious metal has fallen about 8% from a record…

Bloomberg News | November 15, 2024 | 9:46 am

Peninsula Energy shares plunge on lower uranium production forecast

Peninsula also announced that CEO Wayne Heili will step down…

Staff Writer | November 15, 2024 | 8:40 am

BHP tops all miners in Forbes list of world’s best employers

Others on the list include Anglo American, Newmont, Vale, Agnico, Glencore, AngloGold, Teck and Poland's KGHM.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2024 | 11:38 am

Gold price backs off record high, but analysts remain bullish

Standard Chartered analyst Suki Cooper expects further upside risk in the coming weeks.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2024 | 9:31 am

Nova Minerals drills more high gold grades in Alaska ahead of resource update

The company is looking to commence the starter mine at RPM as soon as possible to generate cash flow for the larger 500 sq. km Estelle project.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2024 | 8:45 am

Volt Lithium produces battery-grade lithium carbonate from its Texas operations

Volt has been operating its proprietary DLE system in the field since September, when it achieved its first lithium production.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2024 | 8:38 am

Opinion: Five actions the next US President can take on day one to boost critical minerals mining

Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have a similar but particular approach on the matter.

Gregory Wischer | October 22, 2024 | 6:27 pm

US DOE announces $428 million for 14 clean energy projects in former coal communities

Communities with de-commissioned coal facilities were selected by DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.

Staff Writer | October 22, 2024 | 11:38 am

Brazil seeks to woo partners in revived ambition to uncover uranium riches

Latin America’s biggest economy holds 5% of the world’s uranium resources but only produces a tiny amount.

Bloomberg News | October 22, 2024 | 11:10 am

Column: Electric vehicles prove a bumpy ride for battery metals

Explosive price rallies in 2021 and 2022 resulted in too much new production capacity being brought online too quickly.

Reuters | October 22, 2024 | 9:30 am

Freeport-McMoRan sees data centers boosting copper demand, beats Q3 results estimates

Freeport's quarterly average realized price for copper was $4.30 per pound, compared with $3.80 per pound a year earlier.

Reuters | October 22, 2024 | 6:45 am

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