Gold price drops from 19-month high with risk sentiment improving
Despite the latest setback, bullion is still up 9% on the year.
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Gold price approaching record high as Ukraine, inflation risks mount
Soaring oil prices and the Ukraine war have slammed appetite for riskier assets.
Women in mining still facing bullying, discrimination – report
AusIMM’s 2022 Women in Mining survey shows that almost three-quarters of women in the resource sector have experienced bullying and over six in 10 sexual harassment.
Copper, coal prices hit records, nickel jumps 30% overnight after wild week of trading
Copper scales $5 for the first time ever, metallurgical and thermal coal hit record highs and nickel jumps more than 20% in a day.
Copper price retreats after hitting all-time high
Meanwhile, nickel and other metals surged as Western sanctions against Russia disrupted supply from the major producer.
Potential Russian oil ban pushes gold price above $2,000
Gold extended its biggest weekly advance since July 2020 amid reports of the US and its allies contemplating an embargo of Russian oil.
Gold price tracking towards best weekly performance since May
Spot gold is trading at a level last seen during the record-setting month of August 2020.
Food security is national security: Potash gets ready for a closeup
The Department of the Interior released a draft 2025 list of 54 minerals critical to the US economy, including potash.
