Drill and Deal

News / 2025

· Markets, Gold

Gold reaches $3,000 an ounce for the first time

Spot gold hit a record $3,004.71 an ounce as investors sought cover from the uncertainty caused by US tariffs. Gold had passed $2,000 during the covid pandemic.

A 400-ounce gold bar of the kind traded between banks
Photo: Szaaman, public domain

Why it matters. A higher gold price lifts every producer’s margins and reserves, and so their value and their appetite for deals.

Source
MINING.COM
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Module 4: Metal markets