Four charts show why silver price surge is set to fade
The metal is poised for the first monthly advance since May on concerns that power shortages and supply-chain snarls will keep inflation persistently high.
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World Copper closes $5.2 million financing, shares up
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Rare earth prices at decade-high amid supply tightness
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US coal miners are ‘sold out’ for 2022
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Vale earnings disappoint with inflation adding to iron slump
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Vale to receive binding offers for coal business
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Iamgold convoy attacked in Burkina Faso, several missing
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