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August 10, 2026

Why Ruthenium Is Gaining Traction Over Rhodium in Select Markets

The platinum group metals, including platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, and osmium, are essential to modern industry because of their exceptional catalytic, electrical, and physical...
August 6, 2026

The Unsung Hero of PGMs: Why Ruthenium Deserves More Investor Attention

Platinum and palladium have long dominated the investment narrative around platinum-group metals, largely because of their use in automotive catalytic converters. Rhodium also attracted attention...
August 6, 2026

Bank of Korea Returns to Gold Market After 13-Year Hiatus

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has resumed buying gold for the first time in 13 years, indicating a major change in the central bank's reserve...
August 6, 2026

Global Mining Concentration: Strategic Risks in Ruthenium Production

Ruthenium is one of the rarest elements in Earth’s crust and an increasingly important input for advanced technology. Historically used in specialized alloys, electrical contacts,...
August 3, 2026

Ruthenium Prices Keeps Rising As AI Boom Squeezes Supply

Ruthenium, a rare platinum-group metal that spent decades as an obscure industrial byproduct, has become one of the hottest commodities of the artificial intelligence era....
August 3, 2026

Ruthenium in Legacy HDDs

The unprecedented acceleration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and hyperscale cloud computing has triggered a structural transformation in global data center architecture and, with it,...
July 30, 2026

Ruthenium: The Rare Platinum Group Metal Powering Modern Catalysis and the Green Energy Transition

Among the six platinum group metals that pass through our refining operations, few have undergone a transformation as dramatic as ruthenium. Discovered in 1844 at...
July 30, 2026

Gold and Silver Ride Geopolitical Turbulence as Markets Brace for Fed Decision

Gold and silver prices jumped on Monday as crude oil tumbled following a pause in US-Iranian strikes over the weekend. Spot gold rose as much...
July 30, 2026

How Ruthenium Is Different From Other PGMs

Among the six platinum group metals that pass through our refining operations, few have undergone a transformation as dramatic as ruthenium. Discovered in 1844 at...
July 27, 2026

Gold Gains Despite Firm US Dollar

Gold prices drifted higher on Friday, with XAU/USD trading at $4,065, up 0.38%, as the precious metal navigated a complex landscape of geopolitical tensions, shifting...
July 23, 2026

Echoes of 1976 Gold's 25% Pullback and the Lessons History Won't Let Us Forget

Gold price volatility surged in the first half of 2026, delivering one of the most dramatic round trips in the metal's recent history. After touching...
July 23, 2026

Gold Trims Weekly Loss as Dip Buyers Emerge Amid Escalating US-Iran Conflict

Gold pared its weekly decline as investors stepped in to buy the dip after the precious metal broke below a key price level, even as...