May 23, 2023 Copper-gold ratio suggests recession ahead The Gundlach ratio, which measures the relationship between copper and gold, is trading near the lowest levels since the start of 2021.
May 23, 2023 Mining firms’ cash-raising lifts Toronto exchange as deals slow Firms in the materials sector have raised C$1.6 billion on the Toronto Stock Exchange since the beginning of 2023.
May 23, 2023 Column: Aluminum is the West’s critical minerals blind spot Western European primary aluminum production has been sliding since 2017.
May 23, 2023 China buys more Australian coal as appetite for quality builds Australian cargoes in April of mostly thermal coal for power plants surged 75% from the prior month.
May 23, 2023 LME aluminum stocks climb by over 20,000t in South Korea The total inventories in Gwangyang surged by 20,875 tonnes, bringing the total in all global LME storage facilities to 575,875 tonnes.
May 23, 2023 Mining lags on female C-suite, board representation Women currently hold 14% of all mining executive positions and 12.3% of board roles, data showed.
May 22, 2023 Australia wins US support for critical minerals industry The two countries have reached an agreement to coordinate polices and investment to support the industry's growth.
May 22, 2023 Russia raises aluminum exports to China to near record levels as sanctions bite Russian sales of refined aluminum to China nearly trebled in April from the previous year.
May 22, 2023 Conflict brings Sudan’s lucrative official gold trade to a halt The country's gold industry, its largest revenue earner, has collapsed due to a spiraling month-old conflict in the North African nation.
May 21, 2023 Missing recovery leaves China’s metals bears in charge The first gathering of the Asian metals community since the pandemic should have been a celebration, but the resurgence never came.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
