Paraguay wants to position itself on the map of companies and investors as a new frontier to be explored in the critical minerals segment. “We are at a moment when Paraguay may begin to exploit these natural resources, mainly uranium and titanium and, in the future, lithium or rare earths,” said Mauricio Bejarano, the country’s deputy minister of Mines and …
Continue ReadingMost discussions about critical minerals focus on lithium, copper and rare earths but platinum group metals are unique because they already sit at the intersection of cleaner mobility, energy security, advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI). Therefore, beyond supply risk and resource concentration, governments should now pay attention to the strategic relevance of critical minerals. Strategic metals are defined by …
Continue ReadingWhile oil prices hog the headlines and gas only gets a mention when winter rolls around, a far more important metal has been quietly flying under the radar – copper. Once we look at the bigger picture, the scale of copper demand becomes hard to ignore. And yet it is copper, right now, that will decide how the whole “green …
Continue ReadingPlatinum touched $2,920 an ounce in January, a record that erased a 17-year-old high. Nine months later it’s trading near $1,700, and the reversal says more about how fast speculative money can leave a thin metals market than it does about any mine running out of ore. On January 26, platinum futures hit $2,925 an ounce, smashing the old 2008 …
Continue ReadingIndia and Ecuador are discussing increasing sales of Ecuadorean crude oil, copper, and other critical minerals to India, Fernando Buchelli, the Ecuadorean ambassador to India, told Indian news outlet Mint in an interview published on Tuesday. Ecuador plans to invite Indian companies to invest in its oil and minerals sector, while the South American country seeks to buy medical products …
Continue ReadingRising 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 $70 per oz. by the second quarter of 2027, remaining below levels reached in the first half of 2026, Deutsche Bank metals analyst Daniel Ghali said in a report Friday. …
Continue ReadingIf you only looked at the price of gold in September, you’d be forgiven for believing the bull market had run out of steam. The yellow metal fell 6.3% during the month, and some in the financial press were quick to say it had failed as a safe haven. I’ve spent my entire professional life in gold and gold mining …
Continue ReadingCOMEX-approved warehouses now hold roughly 700,000 short tons of copper, according to CME Group’s latest metals update. At the same time, benchmark copper remains near historic highs, creating an unusual combination of record inventories and expensive metal. September made the contradiction even sharper. Copper briefly moved toward $6.90 per pound before retreating toward $6.70 after reports that prospective U.S. tariff …
Continue ReadingU.S. says its new $700 billion Critical Minerals Framework with Nigeria will deepen economic relations while unlocking investment opportunities in Nigeria’s vast mineral resources. The United States says its new $700 billion Critical Minerals Framework with Nigeria will deepen economic relations while unlocking investment opportunities in Nigeria’s vast mineral resources. The U.S. Department of State said the agreement would expand …
Continue ReadingCopper prices edged higher on Friday, supported by a weaker dollar and supply issues, but gains were modest due to worries about high oil prices hitting demand. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.5% to $14,319 a metric ton in official open-outcry trading. That marked a decline of 2% since the end of last week. “Metals have …
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