Zambia’s Copperbelt in focus, ft Midnight Sun’s Adrian O’Brien

The podcast analyzes the surge in precious and industrial metal prices, driven by geopolitical instability, central bank buying, and increasing demand from sectors like AI and electric vehicles. Rick Rule advises selling after precious metals hit record highs. Poland and Tether are significantly increasing their gold reserves, while top precious metals traders are exiting banks amidst market volatility. Zijin Gold's acquisition of Allied Gold for $4 billion signals further mining consolidation, and bioleaching technologies are emerging to extract copper from waste. Adrian O'Brien from Midnight Sun Mining discusses Zambia's Copper Belt, highlighting its favorable jurisdiction, infrastructure developments like the Lobito Corridor, and the intensifying competition between the U.S. and China for access to its copper resources. Keith Weiner from Monetary Metals and Chad Williams from Honeybadger Silver discuss innovative ways to bring yield to precious metals.