April 28, 2025

Barrick faces contractor layoffs in Mali as it plans name change

The miner plans to become Barrick Mining Corporation next week.

April 28, 2025

China’s first-quarter gold consumption falls 6%

The rise in gold prices has led to a shift in consumer behaviour, with traditional gold products such as gold ornaments and jewellery giving way to gold bars and coins.

April 28, 2025

Alkane to acquire Mandalay Resources in $358M deal

The merged company will operate under Alkane Resources and expects to produce 160,000 gold-equivalent ounces in 2025.

April 25, 2025

Vale sees iron ore prices above $85 despite tariff turmoil

One of the world’s top iron ore producers dismissed analysts’ predictions that prices of the steelmaking material will tumble amid a tariff-fueled economic slowdown.

April 25, 2025

CHARTS: Rare earth export restrictions, price spikes and the risks of demand destruction

Prices were initially indifferent when China halted exports to Japan in 2010 but three months later embarked on an upswing that remains unmatched.

April 25, 2025

Crazy overbought gold

Despite this probable cyclical-bull topping, gold’s relatively-small secular bull remains alive and well.

April 25, 2025

Gold price falls 2% on signs of trade tensions easing

Bullion is now en route for a 1% weekly drop despite setting a record high above $3,500 three days earlier.

April 25, 2025

Chinese copper inventories post record weekly drop

Inventories in Chinese warehouses shrank by 54,858 tons, the most in data going back to 2003.

April 25, 2025

Column: As China nears peak aluminum production, what next?

China's aluminum production juggernaut is finally running out of road as the country's output approaches the government's capacity limit.

April 24, 2025

Calibre rises to 13-year high after Equinox sweetens offer

The new offer gives the transaction a total value of C$2.8 billion.