January 27, 2022 Gold price back below $1,800 on hawkish signals from Fed Despite the latest setback, Goldman Sachs has raised its 12-month outlook for gold to $2,150/oz from $2,000/oz.
January 27, 2022 Iron ore price rallies on Australia supply fears, China demand hopes Potential disruptions are still just that, with actual export volumes holding up, writes Clyde Russell.
January 27, 2022 Chilean Senate commission approves adjusted mining royalty bill Bill raises tariffs on firms operating in the world's top copper producing nation.
January 26, 2022 Politics turning against copper mining – Freeport’s Adkerson The task of ramping up copper supply to meet growing demand in the clean-energy transition is getting harder as societies and communities resist new mines and politicians seek a bigger…
January 26, 2022 Biden administration kills Antofagasta’s Minnesota copper project The decision shows the administration is increasingly comfortable prioritizing domestic conservation efforts, even as demand for minerals used to build electric vehicles rises amid efforts to combat climate change.
January 26, 2022 Gold price holds 2-month high ahead of Fed announcement “Gold is simply becoming a Fed policy mistake hedge,” one analyst said.
January 26, 2022 Chile’s constitution drafters want to annul mining concessions on indigenous lands Proposal to suspend Chilean mining and forestry concessions that infringe on indigenous land was approved.
January 25, 2022 Environmental groups sue to undo PolyMet mine deal in Minnesota Its an attempt to reverse a 2017 land transfer that gave PolyMet more than 6,600 acres needed to build an open pit copper and gold mine.
January 25, 2022 CHARTS: Tesla v Volkswagen v BYD – battery power, lithium, nickel, cobalt use Most ambitious European automaker and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese EV and battery manufacturer unlapped themselves in 2021, at best.
January 25, 2022 Indonesia’s coal ban sends prices soaring, other exporters fail to step up High coal prices and the threat of resource nationalism point to a more worrying longer term future for seaborne coal in Asia, writes Clyde Russell.
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
