Silver prices shot to a record high on Wednesday, buoyed by gold’s bull run and growing investor demand for hard assets amid persistent geopolitical and economic risks, as well as expectations of US interest rate cuts. Spot silver XAG= hit an all-time high at...
The Democratic Republic of Congo will allocate annual cobalt export quotas based on companies’ production and shipment data for the previous three years, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a major policy shift intended to curb supply from...
Federal officials indefinitely postponed a Wyoming coal lease sale scheduled for Wednesday, apparently in response to what many observers consider a lowball bid on another federal coal lease on Monday in Montana. Navajo Transitional Energy Company, the only bidder,...
With analysts tipping already record prices to climb further, gold looks set to grow as a major export earner for Australia as other sectors decline. According to the September 2025 Resources and Energy Quarterly, high prices and rising export volumes are tipped...
Glencore has secured a support package from Australia worth up to A$600mn ($394mn) to continue operating its Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery for the next three years. The package from the federal and Queensland governments is contingent on the...
It’s almost old hat to the market by now. Take a struggling company, cut a deal with the US government, sealed with the approval of President Donald Trump, sit back and watch the stock take off. But after shares of Lithium Americas Corp. soared 175% in less than...
