Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan was nearing a deal to buy a bundle of battery metals royalties from New York-based Orion Resource Partners.

Coronado has expansion options including developments in Queensland, Australia and at Mon Valley in southwest Pennsylvania.

William Oplinger, chief operations officer, is the natural successor.

Vietnam plans to restart its biggest rare-earths mine next year with a Western-backed project that could rival the world's largest.

Fed hawkishness has been the rankling thorn in gold’s side for 18 months now.

One analyst forecasts gold prices to trade between $1,910 and $1,950 for the rest of this quarter.

As inflation-adjusted rates soared this year to the highest since the financial crisis, bullion has barely blinked.

Stelco is in talks with a potential partner on its bid, Bloomberg sources say.