Top 10 Tin-producing Countries (Updated 2024)

The price of tin rose to a year-to-date high of US$35,575 per metric ton in April on a series of supply and demand factors from the top tin-producing countries. Despite declining in the second half of the year, prices appear to have found a bottom around the US$28,000 per metric ton level. Improved semiconductor sales…

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Silver Price 2024 Year-End Review

The silver price put on a strong performance in 2024, hitting highs not seen in over a decade. Despite some volatility, factors like increasing industrial demand, safe-haven buying from investors and weakening mining supply all came together during the year to support gains in the price. All told, silver is up nearly 35 percent since…

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4 Platinum Uses for Investors to Know (Updated 2024)

Platinum may be rare, but it is the third most-traded precious metal in the world, behind gold and silver. The world’s platinum demand varies widely across many sectors. Most notably, platinum metal is used in autocatalysts and jewelry, as well as for medical and industrial purposes. Those interested in investing in platinum would do well…

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5 Best-performing Canadian Silver Stocks of 2024

Silver saw strong gains in 2024, breaching the US$32 mark in the first half of the year and then the US$34 mark in October. Silver’s dual function as a monetary and industrial metal offers great upside. Demand from energy transition sectors, especially for its use in the production of solar panels, has created tight supply-and-demand…

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5 Best-performing Canadian Uranium Stocks of 2024

Starting the year strong and setting a 17 year high of US$106 per pound the spot U3O8 market displayed another year performance in early January, the uranium spot price has spent the rest of the year consolidating, remaining rangebound between US$76 and US$86 since mid-June. Although prices faced consolidating headwinds during the second half of…

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Uranium Price 2024 Year-End Review

The uranium market saw a flurry of activity in 2024, from setting 17 year highs to seeing an additional six countries join the original 25 countries committing to tripling nuclear power by 2050 at COP29. The energy fuel also played a prominent role in the US tech sector’s clean energy ambitions, while also being impacted…

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