Metals
  • Gold$3,993.62/oz0.00%
  • Silver$53.90/oz+0.02%
  • Platinum$1,552.00/oz0.00%
  • Palladium$1,046.50/oz0.00%
  • Copper$6.48/lb0.00%
  • Aluminium$3,047/t+0.01%
  • Nickel$15,870/t+0.13%
  • Zinc$3,744/t−0.09%
  • Lead$1,895/t−0.49%
  • Lithium$14,542/t−0.04%
  • Cobalt$23.11/lb0.00%
  • Uranium$90.10/lb+0.02%
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Articles • May 8, 2026

Lithium price forecast 2026: Grid-scale

A massive grid-scale battery storage facility operating adjacent to an active lithium mining project, representing the integration of extraction and energy storage. By Salini Krishnan For…

Articles • May 8, 2026

Uranium price forecast 2026: drivers, risks

By Salini Krishnan The global uranium market is no longer a niche corner of the energy sector; it has become the primary battleground for the world’s…

Articles • May 8, 2026

Skillings Mining Intelligence: Namibia Gold

By Penny Langford Mining activity does not pause for the weekend. Capital flows do not either. As the first full week of May closes, the tone…

Articles • May 7, 2026

The Oyu Tolgoi Ramp-Up: Why Mongolia is the

By Charles Pitts The Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up is one of the most consequential developments in the global copper market today. In 2026, Mongolia's Gobi Desert is…

Articles • May 7, 2026

Weekly Power List: 5 Mining CEOs Redefining (1)

By Salini Krishnan In May 2026, the global conversation around Artificial Intelligence has shifted from software capabilities to hardware realities. The "AI-Energy Nexus": the critical dependency…

Articles • May 4, 2026

Skillings Weekly Power List

By Penny Langford The first week of May 2026 has opened with a decisive shift in commodity sentiment as silver hits historic highs and copper producers…

Articles • May 4, 2026

Skillings Mining Intelligence

By Salini Krishnan The mining sector is currently undergoing a structural valuation shift that is fundamentally altering how institutional capital enters the space. As of May…

Articles • May 4, 2026

2026 Copper Deficit

By Penny Langford For decades, the valuation of junior mining companies followed a predictable, cyclical rhythm. Investors looked for high-grade discoveries, waited for a feasibility study,…

Articles • May 3, 2026

Power List: 5 Executives Redefining Mining

By Penny Langford The global mining landscape in May 2026 is characterized by a high-stakes pivot toward critical minerals and the aggressive consolidation of copper assets.…

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