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Gold, silver prices bounce as US-Iran war spreads to second chokepoint

Gold and silver jump as a sharp escalation in the US-Iran war sends investors scrambling back into havens, with buyers willing to overlook the highest long-term borrowing costs in years, normally poison for precious metals.

Staff Writer | July 22, 2026 - 11:50 am

Battery Metals

Lithium price sinks to five-month low as restarts stoke 2027 glut fears

Lithium's fate is increasingly decided in capitals: the Pentagon wants 16,000 tonnes at prices below today's market, Beijing is taxing the battery boom and Zimbabwe won't budge on its export ban.

Staff Writer | July 22, 2026 - 8:43 am

Iran War

Silver price jumps 5%, gold attracts bargain hunters above $4,000

Silver jumped as much as 5%, its biggest gain in more than five weeks, and gold cleared $4,080 as buyers stepped into a two-week dip.

Staff Writer | July 21, 2026 - 11:32 am

Critical Minerals

Copper price nearing US record as premium doubles, Shanghai stockpiles drop 82%

China's spot copper premium went from zero to a 14-month high in a week, and 56% of LME stocks are already earmarked to leave the system.

Staff Writer | July 21, 2026 - 11:23 am

Critical Minerals

Copper price rises as key China gauge hits one-year high, Chile output losses mount

China's imported copper premium hit $100 a tonne for the first time in more than a year, while South32 became the latest miner to count the cost of Chile's stormy winter.

Staff Writer | July 20, 2026 - 11:06 am

Iran War

Silver rebounds from 8-month low, gold price defends $4,000

"Gold is showing a relatively muted reaction to the spike in oil prices, which to me reflects some investor apathy around geopolitics."

Staff Writer | July 20, 2026 - 10:50 am

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Iran War

CHART: Gold price holds $4,000 as mining stocks bear the brunt

Gold is whipsawing around $4,000 in its worst week since early June and the median big precious metals stock now trades almost 40% below its 52-week high.

Staff Writer | July 17, 2026 - 9:50 am

Iran War

Copper price slides as monster storm bears down on Chile and Iran flare-up rattles metals

A potential Category 5 atmospheric river is battering the world’s biggest copper producer just as US strikes near Iran’s export terminal rattle metals markets.

Staff Writer | July 16, 2026 - 5:43 pm

Iran War

Acid test: IEA warns copper supply outlook has “worsened considerably”

Over a seventh of the world's copper mine output is now hostage to a sulphuric acid market thrown into chaos by the Middle East conflict and Beijing's export ban.

Frik Els | July 16, 2026 - 3:08 pm

Critical Minerals

Copper price: BMI hikes forecasts – structural deficits to bring $17,000 next decade

BMI's upgraded 2026 outlook still sits below consensus but from 2028 the Fitch unit out-bulls Wall Street, with deficits widening every year to nearly 1.5 million tonnes seen driving copper to $17,000 a tonne by 2035.

Frik Els | July 16, 2026 - 10:55 am

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Frik Els

Gold, silver prices bounce as US-Iran war spreads to second chokepoint

Lithium price sinks to five-month low as restarts stoke 2027 glut fears

Silver price jumps 5%, gold attracts bargain hunters above $4,000

Copper price nearing US record as premium doubles, Shanghai stockpiles drop 82%

Copper price rises as key China gauge hits one-year high, Chile output losses mount

Silver rebounds from 8-month low, gold price defends $4,000

Tags for you

CHART: Gold price holds $4,000 as mining stocks bear the brunt

Copper price slides as monster storm bears down on Chile and Iran flare-up rattles metals

Acid test: IEA warns copper supply outlook has “worsened considerably”

Copper price: BMI hikes forecasts – structural deficits to bring $17,000 next decade

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

Gold could defy another Fed rate hike, Peter Grandich says

Gold juniors trading at ‘80% off’ as mining takeover wave looms, says Michael Gentile

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