Without copper, there would be no electrification and no data centers. Once the world realizes this, the price of copper is likely to rise.

Ancient coin discoveries show how gold and silver have preserved their appeal for centuries and millennia—as jewelry, currency and lasting stores of value.

New forecasts suggest global nuclear power capacity may expand to 1,446 GWe by 2050, exceeding previous projections. Rising electricity demand, reactor life extensions, and new nuclear projects are expected to drive long-term uranium demand, benefiting companies such as Premier American Uranium and Uranium Royalty.

A breakthrough energy system combining zinc-based storage and hydrogen production highlights the growing importance of critical metals in the clean energy transition. Rising demand for zinc, battery metals, and hydrogen technologies could create new opportunities for mining companies such as Sibanye-Stillwater and Blue Moon Metals.

Despite a temporary oversupply in early 2026, copper’s long-term outlook remains highly bullish. Rising demand from electric vehicles, data centers, and power grid expansion, combined with potential supply constraints, could push copper prices to new record highs. Companies such as Axo Metals and Mogotes Metals are advancing promising copper projects positioned to benefit from the market’s strong growth trajectory.

The U.S. Federal Reserve has added around US$900 billion to the money supply in just nine months, fueling concerns about inflation and currency debasement. As central banks and investors increasingly turn to gold as a store of value, companies such as Fortuna Mining and Osisko Development are well positioned to benefit from growing demand for precious metals.

Greece is exploring the use of floating nuclear power plants to supply energy to its islands and support desalination projects. As nuclear power gains momentum worldwide, growing uranium demand is placing companies such as Uranium Energy and IsoEnergy in the spotlight.

Currently, around 60 percent of copper comes from China and the Congo. In the first quarter, production there rose by about nine percent. In Chile, it fell by twelve percent.

Currently, the gold price is hovering around $4,400 per troy ounce, a key level. Rapid interest rate cuts are not currently on the horizon, which makes it difficult for the gold price to climb higher.

In 2022, Ghana launched a gold purchase program requiring 20 percent of annual production to be delivered to the central bank. As a result, the Ghanaian cedi stabilized and the economy recovered from a major crisis. Now, the Central Bank of Ghana wants 30 percent of the production from mining operators in the form of doré gold.