July 24, 2019 Cobalt, nickel, other battery metals face supply crunch by 2020s — report As the world sees demand for batteries grow at an unprecedented rate, supply of battery metals may soon not be enough to meet demand.
July 23, 2019 LME readies rule that would reveal private metal stockpiles The new rules are being put into place after years of sharp spikes and declines in the LME inventory levels attracted criticism that the data was unreliable.
July 23, 2019 RANKED: Top 10 lowest cost gold mines in the world Q1 Average all-in sustaining costs (AISC) incurred by gold miners rose from $988/oz in Q4 2018 to $1,000/oz in Q1 2019.
July 23, 2019 Trump enlists Pentagon on rare earth magnets amid Chinese threat Trump invoked the 69-year-old Defense Production Act -- once used to preserve American steelmaking capacity -- to remedy what he called “a shortfall” in production of the super-strong magnets made…
July 23, 2019 Aluminium producers in Canada cash in on US tariff exemption In May, the United States lifted the Section 232 tariff of 10% imposed on Canadian imports of aluminium, a vital ingredient for auto makers, drinks firms and military equipment companies.
July 23, 2019 BHP earmarks $400 million to reduce emissions from its mines, products The world’s No. 1 miner will spend that sum over the next five years, while linking executive pay more closely to environmental targets.
July 22, 2019 Is a royalty re-rating already in the works? A Special Alert Musing from Mickey the Mercenary Geologist
July 22, 2019 Amplats earnings jump, warns against unsustainable wage hikes The majority union in the platinum sector has demanded a hike of $1,145 per month, or around 48%.
July 22, 2019 Guinea seeks developers for Simandou iron ore deposit Companies until Aug. 2 to outline their bids, as the country seeks to revive interest in the world's largest undeveloped iron ore deposit.
July 22, 2019 Rio Tinto’s Mongolia copper problems highlight frontier country risks It's always going to be a fine balance between a company assessing how much of the value of the project it can afford to surrender to the host country.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
