Gold prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday as a weaker dollar and uncertainty over U.S. tariffs, along with concerns about the country’s fiscal outlook, drove investors towards safe-haven assets.
Spot gold climbed 1.4% to $3,349.32 an ounce by 1203 GMT while U.S. gold futures jumped 1.6% to $3,361.70.
Spot silver firmed 0.9% to $36.41 an ounce, platinum was down 0.1% at $1,351.80 and palladium gained 2.5% to $1,124.79.
Source – Reuters
Shipments of refined copper from the central African country jumped by 71% year-on-year to 1.48 million metric tons in 2024. The Congo is now by some margin the largest supplier of refined metal to the world’s largest buyer.
The Congo’s share of Chinese copper imports has risen from 10% in 2020 to 36.7% with volumes steadily increasing over the fourth quarter. December’s imports of 167,735 tons were a new monthly record.
Source – Reuters
Mako Mining Corp. presents a compelling investment opportunity as a low-cost, high margin gold producer with strong operational momentum, optionality in exploration potential, management excellence and imminent catalysts supported by a clean balance sheet.
With gold price hovering around $2,900/oz as of March 2025—more than double San Albino’s all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of $1,370/oz—Mako Mining is well positioned to generate sustainable cash flow which the management can put into work to grow the company’s production with a high ROIC or credible M&A (the company management showed their capital allocation excellence multiple times).
Source – Seeking Alpha
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Medalcraft Mint in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is now marketing 2.75-inch (69.85-millimeter) Proof bronze versions and Proof silver versions of the official Donald J. Trump presidential inaugural medal, along with a six-piece process set that illustrates the progression of the striking process for the bronze medals.
According to Medalcraft sales representative Branden Beyer, the bronze medals are being offered at $75 each, the silver medal at more than $900 depending on the fluctuating daily spot price of silver, and the six-piece process set at $650.
Source – Coin World
Shares of Barrick Gold Corp. dropped 1.14% to C$24.33 Friday, in what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index falling 0.36% to 25,442.91.
Source – Market Watch
