Derrick Corporation has opened its Derrick Experience Center (DEX Center) in January 2026 to mark its 75th anniversary, creating a dedicated test hub for advanced fine screening technology. The “first-of-its-kind” facility is designed for current and prospective customers to run full-scale trials on Derrick high-frequency screens and Polyweb® urethane panels under controlled conditions, rather than relying solely on on-site pilots. The centre is intended to shorten test campaigns, de-risk screen selection, and optimise cut size and throughput for fine coal, iron ore, base metals and industrial minerals circuits.

La Mancha Resource Capital has sold a 3.5% stake in Endeavour Mining via a C$71.25-per-share bought deal worth about C$605 million, cutting its holding from roughly 15% to 11% while retaining board representation through Naguib Sawiris. Endeavour, now valued around C$17.5 billion after a 191% share price rise in 12 months, produces in the mid- to high-900,000-oz.-per-year range from West African assets including Houndé (Burkina Faso) and Ity and Agbaou (Côte d’Ivoire). The move comes as Burkina Faso has nationalised Endeavour’s former Boungou and Wahgnion mines, paying about $80 million and asserting full state control.

Gold could spike to $5,050/oz in the first half of 2026 before potentially correcting to as low as $3,950/oz later in the year, according to HSBC’s latest forecast, which assumes elevated geopolitical risk and ongoing US Federal Reserve rate cuts. The bank now projects an average 2026 price of $4,587/oz and an end‑2026 level of $4,450/oz, with “high volatility” driven by central bank buying, a weaker US dollar and flows into gold‑backed ETFs. Longer term, HSBC lifts its average forecasts to $4,625/oz for 2027, $4,700/oz for 2028 and $4,775/oz for 2029.