Digital gold could triple by 2031, WGC estimates
Digital gold could bring $95 billion (C$135 billion) in new money into bullion by 2031 if providers can win investors’ trust, the World Gold Council and Boston Consulting Group estimate….
Asia
China steps up gold buying as jewelry demand fades
China’s central bank bought more gold in September than in any month for almost three years, accelerating its bullion accumulation as the country’s jewelry market struggled. The People’s Bank of…
Erdene eyes 2031 start for $687M Mongolia moly project
Erdene Resource Development (TSX: ERD; US-OTC: ERDCF) could bring its $687-million (C$976-million) Zuun Mod molybdenum-copper project in Mongolia into production within five years under an accelerated schedule, President and CEO…
World’s biggest manganese producer faces China cost hurdle in battery push
South Africa, the world’s largest manganese producer, is expanding into battery materials but needs buyers willing to pay more than Chinese suppliers charge. Privately held Manganese Metal Co. (MMC) has…
Podcast: Tungsten supply challenges in China and the West, ft Almonty CEO Lewis Black
This week’s episode features Almonty Industries CEO Lewis Black in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the state of the global tungsten market. Black examines the Chinese and Western tungsten…
Nickel shortage forecast flips to surplus
The global nickel market is heading for another surplus this year, reversing an earlier forecast for a shortage, the International Nickel Study Group says. Production is forecast at 3.87 million…
Moly heads for 6th straight deficit, record prices: BMO
Molybdenum is on course for a sixth consecutive year of supply deficit in 2027, setting the stage for record prices as strong demand meets a limited pipeline of new production,…
Sponsored video: Japan Gold secures $50M exploration cash boost
Japan Gold CEO John Proust in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid for by Japan Gold and produced in co-operation…
Gold ETF rush defies 8.5% gold price slide
Investors poured a record amount of money into gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) last quarter even as bullion suffered its sharpest monthly drop of the year, underscoring an unusual split between…
Silver shortage could flip to surplus in 2027: Deutsche
Rising silver inventories and declining industrial demand could trigger a supply glut as soon as next year, Deutsche Bank says in a new report. Spot prices for silver could average…
World Bank backs $1.4B for Chile’s copper giant
The World Bank Group is holding up a financing structure used by Chile’s state-owned Codelco as a model for mineral-rich countries seeking to attract long-term private capital while reducing mining’s…
Freeport’s Grasberg copper mill reaches 67% after last year’s mudslide
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) averaged nearly two-thirds of normal milling rates at its Grasberg copper-gold complex in Indonesia during the third quarter, a year after a mudslide killed seven workers and…