The Thursday session sees a bit of consolidation in the silver market, as we are not trying to digest further gains from the Wednesday session. At this point, the market looks as if it want to go to the $35 level eventually.
Silver is a metal that I would be a buyer on dips because it is a precious metal. It’s a way to protect wealth, but it’s also an industrial one.
Source – FX Empire
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
“Over the last 12 months, the value of their reserves or the value of the gold in their reserves was five times the amount by which their reserves increased,” Thompson stated, emphasizing the significant shift in China’s gold holdings.
Thompson also highlighted the unique dynamics of the silver market. “We’ve seen year after year the volume of silver… being produced by the mines going down,” he explained.
Source – The Jerusalem Post
Poland’s copper mining tax will fall from next year under a new system that will provide deductions related to investment spending, Polish finance minister Andrzej Domanski said on Friday.
The tax on mineral extraction, including copper, was introduced in 2012. Poland’s biggest copper miner KGHM paid 3.87 billion zlotys in tax in 2024, according to its annual report.
“By taking care of investments in Poland, by taking care of the development of KGHM, we also take care of the collective security of the West and the European Union.”
Source – Reuters
NGD’s gold production reached 298,303 ounces in 2024, whereas its guidance was 300,000-310,000 ounces.
New Gold’s copper production was at 14.5 million pounds for the fourth quarter, up 20% year over year. The annual copper production totaled 54 million pounds, within the company’s guidance of 50-60 million pounds.
The New Afton mine produced 19,652 ounces of gold and 14.5 million pounds of copper in the fourth quarter. Gold production increased 19% and copper production rose 15% from the third quarter of 2024. The B3 cave performed per expectations.
Source – Zacks
Miner Freeport-McMoRan (FCX.N), beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, as higher copper and gold prices helped offset lower production.
The company’s shares rose 1.6% to $40.54 in pre-market trade.
Freeport could be a big beneficiary, seeing as much as $1.6-billion boost to annual profit, given its position as the largest U.S. producer with more expansion options than rivals.
Freeport, which supplies about 70% of U.S. refined copper, said it expects to sell 1.3 billion pounds from its domestic mines in 2025.
Source – Reuters
In less than five hours June 13, collectors and the public at large placed sufficient orders to exhaust the maximum authorized mintage of 100,000 Proof 2025-W American Eagle, 250th Anniversary United States Army privy-marked 1-ounce silver dollars, launched for sale at $105 per coin.
The remaining 90,000 available for the June 13 sales launch were sold within five hours.
“Almost immediately, we became aware of concerns regarding the wait times customers in the waiting room were receiving, with some customers initially receiving estimates of 8 hours to ‘more than a day.’ We also encountered issues with payment processing, which were exacerbated by bots and people trying to avoid the household order limits.
For the waiting room, the Mint is looking for ways we can improve this customer experience. The waiting room looks at current traffic trends when calculating wait times.
Source – Coin World