May 22, 2025

Gold price slips below $3,300 on dollar recovery

Still, gold's outlook remains generally positive given the economic pressures that loom over the US despite its trade truce with China.

May 22, 2025

US panel submits view on Nippon Steel-US Steel deal to Trump

Trump will now have 15 days to decide the fate of the transaction.

May 21, 2025

South Africa, US will discuss critical minerals, Ramaphosa says

South Africa made it clear during the talks with Trump that it had up to nine critical minerals that the US needs.

May 21, 2025

Stocks’ subtle clue for USDX and gold/silver investors

The implications of USDX moving higher are very bearish for commodities and precious metals.

May 21, 2025

LME WEEK: Mercuria says copper deficits could push prices to records

Nicholas Snowdon, a high-profile copper bull at Geneva-based Mercuria, said he expects record prices for the metal sooner than later.

May 21, 2025

Greenland gives Danish-French group permit to mine rock with green potential

The permit was granted to Greenland Anorthosite Mining, backed by French, Danish and Greenlander investment funds.

May 21, 2025

Critical minerals still dominated by few despite diversification efforts: IEA

The average market share of the top three refined material suppliers rose from 82% to 86% between 2020 and 2024, says IEA.

May 21, 2025

Friedland’s Ivanhoe Atlantic urges US to list iron ore as critical mineral

Ivanhoe Atlantic's move aligns with Washington’s strategy to secure minerals for military manufacturing and boost defense.

May 21, 2025

Energy storage boom drives battery shift, leaving nickel, cobalt behind

LFP batteries are fuelling a boom in energy storage projects.

May 20, 2025

Trump sets stage to sell ocean mining rights off American Samoa

The move follows a request for a lease sale from a company the Interior Department identified as US-based Impossible Metals.