Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) said Monday it plans to change its name to Barrick Mining, subject to shareholder approval at its upcoming annual meeting on May 6.
The company expects to change its NYSE ticker symbol from GOLD to B, effective at the start of trading on May 9; Barrick (NYSE:GOLD) common shares will continue to trade under the ABX symbol on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Source – Seeking Alpha
Spot gold gained 1% to $4,532.72 per ounce. Prices hit their lowest in more than seven weeks earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures for June delivery rose 0.5% higher to $4,535.30.
“Any type of resolution to the war or opening of the Strait of Hormuz would be a positive for the gold market in so much as the expectation would be that interest rates would decline, and hence that would be opportunistic or helpful to the gold market,” said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures.
Citi said it was staying cautious near-term on gold with a zero to three-month point-price target of $4,300/oz.
Source – CNBC
Chilean state miner Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, is targeting production of 1.391 million metric tons of the red metal this year, according to an unpublished government decree approving its 2025 budget reviewed by Reuters.
In calculating its budget, Codelco forecast a copper price of $4.30 per pound and expects a cash cost of $1.98 per pound, the document showed.
Source – Reuters
Circulation finish 2025-P and 2025-D Kennedy half dollars in bags and rolls are scheduled to go on sale from the United States Mint at noon Eastern Time May 6.
The mixed 200-coin canvas mini-bags comprise 100 coins each produced at the Denver and Philadelphia Mints.
The $100 face value bags are priced at $154.50 per bag, with a maximum release of 11,550 bags and a household-order limit of 10 bags.
Source – Coin World
“In our bull case, we see gold prices reaching $3,500 per ounce by year-end, underpinned by much higher hedging/investment demand on fears of US hard landing/stagflation,” analysts at Citi said in a note.
Source – Reuters
Copper production from Chile’s state-run miner Codelco, the world’s largest producer of the metal, jumped nearly 17% in November, helping to boost overall output of the metal in the mineral-rich nation by some 10%, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Friday.
Taking Friday’s results into account, Chile’s total production in November was up 9.8% to 486,200 tons, Cochilco said.
Source – Mining.com
“We are witnessing a resilient economy … against a backdrop of geopolitical concerns, and an expectation of some sort of chaos down the road,” said Oliver Pursche, senior vice president at Wealthspire Advisors in New York.
Gold reversed its multi-session rally, which was driven by a risk-off flight to safety that drove the precious metal to a record high.
Spot gold fell 0.3% to $2,856.40 an ounce. U.S. gold futures fell 0.39% to $2,860.50 an ounce.
Source – Reuters
