Why Silver and Platinum Are the New Strategic Metals of 2025

View: Source Rising Industrial Demand and Supply Constraints Boost the Strategic Value of Silver and Platinum. KEY TAKEAWAYS Solar panels now use less silver per watt, but record installation growth keeps total silver demand climbing. Platinum is finding new strength in hydrogen technologies such as fuel cells and electrolysers. Efficiency gains, installation growth, and recycling trends will reveal how sustainable these …

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Interior Department releases final 2025 List of Critical Minerals

View: Source The Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey, today published the final 2025 List of Critical Minerals, outlining 60 minerals vital to the U.S. economy and national security that face potential risks from disrupted supply chains.  “In 2017, President Trump set a goal of first identifying and then securing the mineral resources needed to bolster America’s economy …

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Word Gold Council: Investment Key Driver of Gold Demand in Q3 2025

View: Source Investor appetite for safe-haven assets resulted in a record quarter for gold demand in Q3 2025, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest report. The WGC published its Gold Demand Trends Q3 report on October 30, which clearly demonstrates that investor demand for gold is exploding as economic and geopolitical uncertainty continues to plague the markets. During the third quarter …

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Rare Earths, Real Power: China’s Leverage, Brazil’s Opening, Vietnam’s Promise

View: Source Rare earths are the quiet hardware of modern life—inside EV motors, wind turbines, smartphones, medical devices, and defense systems. The story behind the story is that the real power isn’t in the mines. It’s in the chemistry labs and factories that separate elements and make high-performance magnets. That is where supply chains concentrate, and where politics can pinch. China …

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Gold Miners Ride Record Prices to Strong Q3 Results

View: Source Global gold producers reported robust third-quarter earnings on the back of record bullion prices. The yellow metal surged to its all-time high of US$4,379.13 on October 17, 2025, coming off the back of rising geopolitical and economic tensions that reignited safe-haven demand. The metal broke through the US$4,000 mark earlier in the month and continued climbing as investors sought refuge from mounting uncertainty. …

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Canada ‘Abandons Market Economics’ With A New Critical Minerals Budget

View: Source Canada’s 2025 federal budget commits billions to expanding the mining sector even as the government projects a 78.3 billion Canadian dollar ($55.3 billion) deficit for the fiscal year ending March 31. The plan includes major funding and tax incentives aimed at positioning the country as a leading global supplier of critical minerals. The budget allocates 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.42 billion) over five …

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Aluminium price recovery limited despite recent LME highs

View: Source Aluminium prices on the LME rose to a high since 2022 but have recently slipped. Prices rose due to improved US-China trade relations and China’s rising cheaper imports of Russian aluminium. Further price recovery is limited due to substantial Chinese output and a recent large rebound in LME stocks. Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange have slipped after …

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The Golden Surge: Understanding Gold’s Historic Rally and What’s Driving It

View: Source Gold has captivated humanity for millennia, serving as currency, ornament, and store of value across different civilizations. But in recent years, the combination of low correlation and strong returns has made it one of the most important alternative liquid assets for an investor to ponder adding to their portfolio. Understanding what has driven the precious metal requires looking at …

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Washington’s Focus on Critical Minerals Opens the Way for Central Asia

View: Source Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea regarding the state of trade and tariffs between the world’s two largest economies. Both sides indicated, to differing degrees, that the talks were a success. After the talks concluded, Trump announced a potential deal addressing major concerns at the heart of the ongoing trade conflict between the two great powers. While the deal touches on many issues, it includes a provision on a subject of increasing importance to the …

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Can Africa ride critical minerals wave to economic boom?

View: Source As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people’s demands for economic growth and jobs, analysts say. To capitalise on the burgeoning demand, the continent must address power shortages, skills gaps, trade barriers and limited industrial capacity. “This is an unprecedented opportunity …

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