November 8, 2022 Chicago is coming for London’s metal trading after LME stumbles As the London Metal Exchange wades through the fallout of this year’s nickel crisis, its American rival is gaining ground.
November 8, 2022 Zimbabwe’s new mineral royalty policy comes into force The government plans to start collecting half of the royalties from gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, and lithium.
November 7, 2022 More governments are turning against the rush to mine the deep sea As world leaders gather at the United Nations climate summit in Egypt this week, another international meeting is underway in Jamaica to decide the fate of the planet’s oceans.
November 7, 2022 Moody’s says India a bright spot in global steel demand India, the world's second-largest crude steel producer, posted 11.4% growth in finished steel consumption during April-October to 65.5 million tonnes.
November 7, 2022 Lithium frenzy sees China ceramics hub refocus on battery metals Lithium has become super-expensive this year as car and battery manufacturers scour the planet for scarce supplies.
November 7, 2022 COP27: We’re on a highway to climate hell, UN boss says "Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates gathered in Egypt.
November 4, 2022 Buying conflict-free tin and coltan out of Congo just got harder The Responsible Minerals Initiative said this week that its auditing process won’t recognize the findings of the International Tin Supply Chain Initiative without companies doing extra due diligence on the…
November 4, 2022 India’s massive silver demand cutting world’s warehouse stocks Indian silver consumption is forecast to surge by around 80% to a record this year.
November 4, 2022 Instead of phasing down coal the world is burning more than ever Coal power generation could set a record for a second-straight year and remains the world’s biggest source of electricity.
November 4, 2022 Saudi Arabia considers new mining index in diversification push The Saudi government believes it has unused mineral resources worth about $1.3 trillion, with vast quantities of aluminum, phosphate, gold, copper and uranium.
Copper price rallies back above $13,000 on supply worries Year to date, the industrial metal has risen more than 6%, pacing closely with gold. January 23, 2026 | 09:35 am
