Although the global physical investment gold market is valued at approximately $13 trillion, digital gold accounts for less than 1% of this market. However, growing interest in new digital products and expanding investment opportunities create significant potential for growth in this segment, APA-Economics reports, citing the World Gold Council. According to the information, the current size of the digital gold …
Continue ReadingGlobal lithium demand is expected to more than triple by 2050, requiring the equivalent of 134 new mines and more than $100 billion in investment as electric vehicle adoption accelerates, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The London-based research firm forecasts consumption will climb to nearly 7 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) by mid-century from 2.11 million tonnes this …
Continue ReadingChile’s push to become a major rare earth supplier faces a costly industrial gap as the country advances mining and metal production projects without the separation capacity needed to build an integrated supply chain, according to a new study by GEM Mining Consulting. The challenge came into focus with the Oct. 7 inauguration of a demonstration plant at Huachipato in …
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