Gold could climb to $6,000 per ounce as swelling U.S. debt and central-bank buying extend the metal’s bull market, Toronto-based brokerage Maison Placements President John Ing forecasts in a paper released Thursday. The call rests on $39 trillion in U.S. federal debt, about $1 trillion of which is annual interest costs and steady official-sector demand. …
investment Gold’s rally is turning bullion from a hedge into working collateral, resource investors heard this week at the Rule Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. Central bank buying, physical metal flows and dollar alternatives are pulling gold and silver deeper into the financial system, analysts said this week. “The people who print the money are …
Africa recorded the sharpest increase in reported human rights abuse allegations linked to transition mineral mining in 2025, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre's (BHRRC) Transition Minerals Tracker 2026, highlighting growing social and environmental pressures as global demand for critical minerals accelerates. The report found that 100 allegations of human rights abuses …
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for increased equity investment in Electrochem Ghana Limited (EGL), expressing satisfaction with the scale of investment and progress made so far under the Ada Songor Salt Project. The call followed a visit by a delegation of CSO leaders to the company’s operations at Ada, where they interacted with management, …
Gold held a gain after US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz could reopen on Friday, likely easing an energy and inflation shock that has roiled global markets. Bullion was near $4,315 an ounce, having climbed 2.2% in the previous session after the US and Iran announced an interim deal to end the …
The world is entering an era where crises are no longer exceptions; they are becoming the norm. The Russia-Ukraine war exposed vulnerabilities in global food, fertilizer, energy, and supply chains. The ongoing tensions and military confrontations involving Iran have once again demonstrated how quickly global energy markets can be disrupted. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the …
Russia says it could produce as much as 500 tonnes of mined gold this year, a figure that would make it the world’s largest producer and far exceed estimates from independent industry observers. Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov told state-run news agency Tass that Russia would mine between 480 and 500 tonnes of gold in …
Southern African countries have launched a regional project aimed at promoting environmentally and socially responsible value chains for energy transition minerals across the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Speaking at the launch in Lusaka, Zambia's Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, Dr. Hapenga M. Kabeta, said the initiative comes at a …
The global mining industry is experiencing a fundamental transition. While traditional commodities such as gold and oil continue to shape economies, a new category of resources is increasingly defining the future of industrial growth, technological advancement and geopolitical influence. These are critical minerals, lithium, cobalt, copper, manganese and graphite, which have now become indispensable to …
The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development says Zambia is positioning itself to benefit from the growing global demand for critical minerals, driven by the clean energy transition and advanced manufacturing industries. Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta said the government is implementing a National Critical Minerals Strategy (2024–2028) aimed at promoting industrialisation, job creation, value …
