Gold Market News

Gold is both a safe-haven asset and an industrial metal used in electronics and catalysts. Price movements affect scrap gold recyclers, jewellers, dentist scrap, and PGM traders. The news below is curated for precious metal buyers and sellers.

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Myriad Uranium sells New Mexico project to tech venture for 6X return

Company will sell its Red Basin property to Subatomic Industries, which is backed by 8VC and Overmatch Ventures, for $2.5 million cash.

14 days ago
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Aclara closes in on new rare earth supply chain outside China

The Virginia Tech plant at Blacksburg is expected to produce its first separated light rare earth oxides in May.

14 days ago
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Teck’s undisclosed royalty worth billions on Barrick’s Fourmile could stymie IPO plans

Teck owns a 10% net legacy profits interest over an area that includes a “meaningful” overlap with the Fourmile discovery, analyst said.

14 days ago
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Silver

Silver X raises $50M in oversubscribed debt placement

Its CEO called the private placement "an important step" towards its goal of becoming South America's next premier silver company.

Silver moves affect photographic film scrap, silverware, and industrial catalyst values.
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Gold

WGC launches initiative to develop open platform for digital gold

The platform – called “Gold as a Service” – is designed to connect the physical custody of gold with the digital systems used to issue and manage gold-backed products.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Gold
Silver

Gold and silver prices plunge as oil shock fuels inflation risks

Spot gold tumbled as much as 6% test the pivotal $4,500-an-ounce level -- last seen post the end-of-January crash.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Gold

Newcore Gold lifts Enchi’s resource by 24% in Ghana

Enchi now holds an estimated 2.13 million oz. gold, including 1.5 million indicated oz. and 626,000 inferred oz.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Chilean court revives $2.5B Dominga project permit

Court reversal keeps controversial mining project alive as Supreme Court now weighs final ruling on Dominga’s future.

15 days ago
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Copper

Freeport seeks permit for $7.5B Chile copper expansion

Environmental filing could extend El Abra mine life beyond 2029 and lift output more than threefold, reshaping national rankings.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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Gold

Orla secures final permit to advance underground mining at Camino Rojo

Building an underground operation below the existing open pit would generate a 30% IRR at $3,100 per oz. gold over 17 years, the company said.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Canada, Peru sign MOU on critical minerals, sustainable mining

Canada is the second-largest investor in Peru’s mining sector.

15 days ago
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Royal Road eyes underground mine as Colombia drilling resumes

Royal Road says it’s the largest title holder in Colombia, with over 1,800 sq. km of combined mining concessions and applications.

16 days ago
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Gold

Gold price drops to month-low on rate cut uncertainty

Spot gold went down by as much as 3% to $4,836 per ounce, its lowest since February 17.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Copper

Op-Ed: Copper rally masks smelting power shift

Midstream stress deepens as smelters face collapsing fees and rising concentration risk despite strong copper demand outlook.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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Copper

New BHP CEO to tackle deals, China exposure and capital discipline

Brandon Craig steps into role with copper strategy intact but under pressure on capital, growth and global ties.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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BHP names Brandon Craig as new CEO

Craig will succeed the current CEO Mike Henry on July 1.

16 days ago
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American Rare Earths’ Cowboy State mine to provide feedstock for DoE research  

The company's subsidiary holds the Halleck Creek project in Wyoming, which was ranked in 2023 as one of the world’s top 10 rare earth projects.

16 days ago
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Gold

Benz drills bonanza gold at Australia’s Mt Egerton

Benz sees Mt Egerton as a potential high-grade satellite to its early-stage Glenburgh project.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Antimony Resources hits all-time high as it prepares for initial resource

The Canadian junior said it is in the process of completing a 10,000-metre resource definition drill program.

16 days ago
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Nouveau Monde Graphite secures $335M project debt financing

In November 2025, Matawinie was recognized as a “Major Project of National Interest” by the Canadian government.

17 days ago
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