Gold prices surged 13% in August 2026, ending the month at US$4,563 per ounce, as strong exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows, futures activity and options trading propelled the metal to its third-strongest monthly return in 25 years, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). The WGC, in its Gold Market Commentary: August 2026, published on September …
Chief Justice His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has commended the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) for its progress in managing Ghana’s mineral wealth and stressed the importance of strong institutions in building investor confidence. The Chief Justice made the remarks during an engagement with MIIF focused on governance, institutional collaboration and investor confidence in Ghana’s …
Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru signed a joint declaration on Friday to deepen cooperation on strategic minerals, aiming to boost development, coordination and investment as the four South American producers seek to position the region as a reliable global supplier for the energy transition. The nations, which hold significant copper and lithium reserves, said in …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine projects to receive a combined $162 million to advance the recovery of critical minerals, materials and other valuable byproducts from industrial feedstocks. The projects, selected by the DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, will focus on recovering materials including scandium, copper, antimony and rare …
The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development says Zambia's mining sector recorded strong performance in the first half of 2026, with copper production increasing by 0.45 percent, reflecting renewed growth driven by government reforms and increased investment. Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka on Friday, Permanent Secretary Dr. Hapenga M. Kabeta said aggregate copper …
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 …
