Metals Market Headlines — 19 March 2026
Top 10 Metals & Mining Headlines
- Gold price plunges as oil shock fuels inflation risks, silver price erases yearly gains
- Chilean court revives $2.5B Dominga project permit
- Freeport seeks permit for $7.5B Chile copper expansion
- Orla secures final permit to advance underground mining at Camino Rojo
- Canada, Peru sign MOU on critical minerals, sustainable mining
- Royal Road eyes underground mine as Colombia drilling resumes
- Gold price drops to month-low on rate cut uncertainty
- Op-Ed: Copper rally masks smelting power shift
- New BHP CEO to tackle deals, China exposure and capital discipline
- BHP names Brandon Craig as new CEO