September 16, 2021 Sprott’s new uranium trust sees hedge funds driving metal demand The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust has itself been on a buying spree, bolstering its stockpile by 45% in four weeks.
September 16, 2021 Gold price drops to lowest in a month after US retail data surprise Gold shed as much as 3% as an unexpected increase in US retail sales pushed up the dollar.
September 16, 2021 US miners decry mineral royalty plan floated in Congress The proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending measure would set an 8% gross royalty on existing mines and 4% on new ones.
September 16, 2021 Iron ore price dives 7% on China’s lower steel output data Mining stocks also slid, with BHP down more than 6% from the previous week, Rio Tinto down 5.3%, and Vale down 7%.
September 16, 2021 Copper price falls as China vows to release more metal reserves China has released 420,000 tonnes of the metals in three batches so far this year via public auctions at prices “slightly lower than market."
September 16, 2021 Platinum-group prices are being hammered by the chip shortage The shortage of semiconductors is clobbering the price of platinum-group metals as investors brace for a long-lasting hit to car production.
September 15, 2021 China will release more metal reserves to ease supply shortage – state planner "Currently, copper, aluminum, and zinc prices are still high," said Li Hui, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission.
September 15, 2021 In Arctic push, US extends new economic aid package to Greenland The aid package from USAid worth $10 million is primarily aimed at development of Greenland's mining sector, tourism and education.
September 15, 2021 Commodity price surge spurs Australian explorers to get digging Explorers listed on the ASX spent A$666 million in the three months to June 30, which was 34% above the two-year average.
September 15, 2021 Grupo Mexico, Hudbay vie for $2 billion Spanish miner Trafigura and Mubadala have been looking to sell Matsa since the start of the year.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
