Australian hard rock lithium producers are gearing up to boost supply as spodumene prices have more than tripled since early December.

CME Group is raising margins on Comex gold and silver futures after prices suffered their biggest slides in decades.

Delivering a keynote address at the AME Roundup conference in Vancouver this week, Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Nation said meaningful reconciliation in British Columbia’s mining sector must be grounded in shared decision-making, respect for Indigenous law, and early engagement with First Nations.

Long before modern states claimed monopoly control over money, international trade depended on trusted systems that operated outside sovereign authority.

Stock image. US tariffs on copper look increasingly unlikely after Washington opted to prioritize supply negotiations over trade penalties for processed critical minerals, Macquarie said, a stance that could eventually unwind stockpiles built on fears of import restrictions.

Metals demand in the global industrial economy has been soft since November, despite rising prices across most metals over the past year and manufacturing expansion at its highest level since May 2024.

As gold prices continue to smash records, analysts are now assessing the metal’s next potential destination, with JPMorgan outlining scenarios in which it could top the $8,000-an-ounce level in the coming years.

El Salvador’s central bank has added about $50 million worth of gold to its reserves as part of the nation’s strategy to increase holdings of the metal.

Rio Tinto Group and Glencore Plc are poised to seek more time to work on a deal to create the world’s biggest miner as they wrangle over the premium that Rio would need to pay, people familiar with the matter said.

Gold and silver prices both cratered on Friday as investors looked to book profits on the metals, which have rallied to record highs in recent weeks.