A 10-ounce silver bar represents around 311 grams of fine silver. Weight, purity, premiums and resale conditions determine its practical value.
Mapathé SOW
- ANALYSIS
Gold at $15,000: why this scenario differs from bank forecasts
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readA $15,000-per-ounce target assumes a breakdown in financial confidence. More moderate bank forecasts rely on different market mechanisms.
- NEWSENERGY
Artificial intelligence: electricity becomes critical to digital infrastructure
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readData-center growth places access to electricity, networks and generation equipment at the heart of the next phase of digital expansion.
- ANALYSISINTERNATIONAL
Copper: financing new projects becomes a strategic challenge
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readPotential copper demand rises with electrification and digital infrastructure, but long mining lead times place financing and execution at the center of supply strategies.
- FOCUS ONA
Critical minerals: Africa accelerates local processing with Chinese support
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readLes unités de traitement se multiplient en Afrique, avec un rôle croissant de la Chine ; l’enjeu est désormais de retenir davantage de valeur, de compétences et de …
- NEWSMINING
Guinea: a first bauxite shipment heads to the Emirates under a renewed agreement
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readA 66,000-metric-ton shipment left Kamsar for the Emirates under an EGA–CBG agreement allowing up to 4.9 million metric tons a year until 2044.
- NEWSOIL
Congo: oil exports to Vietnam exceed CFA franc 148 billion
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 4 minutes readOil accounted for over 98% of Congo–Vietnam trade in the second quarter, with CFA franc 148.3 billion in sales. A market to consolidate.
- NEWSMINING
Zimbabwe: Premier African Minerals raises £1.2 million to restart Zulu
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readPremier African Minerals raises £1.2 million to test a restart of the Zulu plant, with substantial dilution and industrial performance still to be demonstrated.
- INTERNATIONAL
Venezuela: Baker Hughes seeks to connect gas production, networks and markets
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readBaker Hughes, PDVSA, Lindsayca and Fulcrum LNG will study upgrades to Venezuela’s gas value chain, subject to agreements and approvals.
- NEWSMINING
Tanzania: North Mara secures fifteen more years of operations
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readNorth Mara’s mining licenses are renewed for fifteen years, extending Barrick’s partnership with Tanzania. Local benefits remain to be measured.
