Zinc Slides to Nine-Month Low on LME; Teck signs Annual Zinc Concentrate supply Deals; Nyrstar Earnings Drop 5% in First Quarter

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Zinc Slides to Nine-Month Low on LME; Teck signs Annual Zinc Concentrate supply Deals; Nyrstar Earnings Drop 5% in First Quarter — Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Thursday May 3, with zinc diving to its lowest point since August 2017. Read more in our live futures report.

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South African Gold Producers Reach Lung-Disease Settlement

Gold Down as Equities Up Ahead of Fed Policy Meeting

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – South African Gold Producers Reach Lung-Disease Settlement — The agreement provides for compensation for all eligible workers suffering from silicosis or tuberculosis who worked in the companies’ mines at any point since March 1965, the parties said in a statement Thursday. The six producers, which also include AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. and Gold Fields Ltd., last year set aside about 5 billion rand ($390 million) to settle the lawsuit. The settlement will be submitted to South Africa’s South Gauteng High Court for ratification.

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Iranians Go for Gold Amid Currency Turmoil, U.S. Tensions

Gold prices rise over 4% in January 2025

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Iranians Go for Gold Amid Currency Turmoil, U.S. Tensions — Gold coin and bar demand in the Persian Gulf nation soared to 9.3 tons in the first quarter, a three-year high, on “investor concerns over worsening Iranian-U.S. relations and the prospect of currency controls,” the World Gold Council said Thursday in a report.

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Gold Prices Will Rally Further, Reaching $1,800 Per ounce from just Above $1300

Gold Prices

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold Prices Will Rally Further, Reaching $1,800 Per ounce from just Above $1300 — Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said in an interview Monday that he believes gold prices will rally further, reaching $1,800 per ounce from just above $1,300 now, while “overvalued” stock markets crash.                             

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