The gold price was back in action this week, breaking above the US$4,200 per ounce level after spending about two weeks trading at lower price points. Silver was on the rise again as well, pushing briefly past US$54 per ounce. Both precious metals saw their biggest gains midway through the week as the US government shutdown came to an end. ...
During the Mining Share panel at the New Orleans Investment Conference, participants underscored that the gold bull market will continue — however, just where we are in that bull run was up for debate. For conference host and Gold Newsletter editor Brien Lundin, there is still some way to go. “The gold bull market is still in place. We don’t ...
On Thursday (November 13), Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a second round of nation-building projects that will be referred to the Major Projects Office. The office was established earlier in the year to streamline the regulatory and funding processes for projects deemed to be in the national interest. The first set of projects, announced on September 11, included support ...
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Since 2018, Starbucks has given out free, reusable cups on that day ...
As its record-setting year continues, gold is on its way to posting its strongest annual performance since 1979, up an impressive 58 percent year-to-date as of Wednesday (November 12). The yellow metal once again broke past US$4,200 per ounce this week, moving closer to its all-time high of US$4,379.13, reached on October 17. Silver is up 80 percent year-to-date and ...
Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX; OTCQB: IMIMF; FRA: 3MX) (‘ Copper Quest ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an arms-length Option to Purchase Agreement (the ‘ Agreement ‘) dated November 7th, 2025 with 0847114 B.C. Ltd. (‘ Privco ‘), a British Columbia Incorporated company that holds 100% ownership, title, and ...
western copper and gold corporation (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) (‘Western’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark E. Smith, P.E., P.Eng., to its Board of Directors (the ‘Board’). Mr. Smith is a professional engineer with over 45 years of global mining experience. He co-founded and managed Vector Engineering for nearly 25 years, a consulting and engineering firm ...
India has approved a sweeping overhaul of royalty rates for several critical minerals, continuing its campaign to expand domestic mining and reduce reliance on Chinese imports. Under the revised framework, graphite with at least 80 percent fixed carbon will be charged a 2 percent royalty based on the average sale price (ASP) determined by the Indian Bureau of Mines, while ...
China’s gold industry is entering a period of rapid adjustment after Beijing implemented a major overhaul of value-added tax (VAT) rules on physical gold. The reform, which took effect on the first of November run through December 31, 2027, ending the long-standing practice of allowing full tax deductions on most gold withdrawn from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) and the ...
Homerun Resources Inc. (TSXV: HMR,OTC:HMRFF) (OTCQB: HMRFF) (‘Homerun’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that the Company has engaged DTEC PMP GmbH (‘DTEC’) to deliver a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for Homerun’s antimony-free solar glass manufacturing project. The study will leverage the Company’s high-purity, low-iron silica resource from Santa Maria Eterna, Belmonte, Bahia, Brazil. This partnership marks a significant step forward ...