Copper’s rise is being driven “solely by supply concerns surrounding the potential for universal tariffs to be placed on all imports of copper into the U.S.,” said Natalie Scott-Gray, a senior metals demand analyst at StoneX. The U.S. is “heavily reliant on foreign copper, with imports accounting for [around] 45% of demand.”
Copper prices have climbed more than 23% in 2025 through Monday, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Source – Market Watch
An internal document seen by Reuters showed Codelco’s production reached 1.328 million tons in 2024, at the low end of its target range and just about 3,500 tons higher than the quarter-century low in 2023.
The worker, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to talk about internal operations, said Codelco has yet to fix bottlenecks in transporting minerals in the mine.
Cristian Cifuentes, an analyst at the Center for Copper Studies (CESCO), said that the Ministro Hales mine is still at reduced capacity and the ramp up of Chuquicamata Underground has been “slower than we all thought.”
Source – Reuters
Franco-Nevada said Tuesday it agreed to acquire a royalty package consisting of a 7.5% gross margin royalty on the Côté gold mine in Ontario from a unnamed third party for $1.05B in cash.
The company said the royalty package applies to mineral production from the Chester 1, 2 and 3 claims, which cover all of the mineral reserves and over 99.9% of current mineral resources on the Côté mine.
Source – Seeking Alpha
Franco-Nevada Corporation is a Canada based, gold-focused royalty, and streaming company with the most diversified portfolio of cashflow producing assests
Many people know gold does well when the economy is turbulent—but gold performed in 2024 for additional “nonfinancial, geopolitical” reasons.
Source – The Jerusalem Post reported/written by Augusta Precious Metals
Australia’s Gold Road Resources rejected a $2.1 billion takeover proposal from Gold Fields, calling the offer opportunistic following a drop in quarterly production.
The all-cash proposal was made earlier this month against a backdrop of surging gold prices, which recently surpassed $3,000 a troy ounce for the first time as economic uncertainty fuels demand for the metal as a perceived safe haven.
“Gold Fields will continue to seek the engagement of the Gold Road board to consider the merits of the proposed acquisition and to advance the proposal,” said Mike Fraser, chief executive of Gold Fields.
Source – Wall Street Journal
The yellow metal’s February futures contract climbed $13.90, or 0.5%, to finish at $2,778.90 an ounce on Comex Friday.
“gold’s run to and past $3,000 is only held back by the strong U.S. dollar index,” said Peter Spina, president and founder of GoldSeek.com.
Source – Market Watch
Spot gold was down 0.1% at $2,913.79 an ounce as of 10:04 a.m. EST (1504 GMT). U.S. gold futures rose 0.1% to $2,923.70.
“There’s still buying interest out there now … there’s going to be some measure of caution ahead of Friday’s (payrolls data), but the underlying trend remains favorable,” said Peter Grant, vice president and senior metals strategist at Zaner Metals.
“If the number comes out really bad, I would imagine gold sells off. If it comes out neutral, I don’t think that’s going to move the needle too much. But if it comes out bullish, then gold takes off and we get pretty quick to $3,000, if not higher than that,” said Daniel Pavilonis, senior market strategist at RJO Futures.
Spot silver advanced 1.2% to $32.36 an ounce and palladium fell 0.4% to $938.22. Platinum gained 0.5% to $965.45.
Source – Reuters
