June 12, 2019 Nyrstar smelter outage rattles London lead market: Andy Home The outage of Nyrstar's Port Pirie lead smelter in Australia has injected a rare bit of excitement into the London lead market.
June 12, 2019 Gold driven to higher ground as investors weigh trade war, Fed Gold is back in vogue as trade-war risks fester and financial markets look ahead to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting.
June 12, 2019 Metals Creek options Dona Lake mine from Newmont Goldcorp The Dona Lake mine property is located in the Pickle Lake Greenstone Belt which is host to several historic mines.
June 12, 2019 What a US rate cut could mean for gold prices In the past, gold prices have surged when real yields fell into negative territory.
June 11, 2019 The big copper short is back as macro fears return: Andy Home The trade war has returned with a vengeance as copper and other industrial metals come under sustained fund selling pressure.
June 11, 2019 Albemarle declines to participate in LME lithium contract The LME said in a statement to Reuters that it respects the right of companies to operate in whatever ways best suit their needs.
June 10, 2019 Gold rally ends as US-Mexico trade concerns ease off; outlook remains positive Gold prices dropped nearly 1.2% on Monday morning, slipping from a 14-month high of $1,348.08/oz in the previous trading session.
June 10, 2019 China’s iron ore surges as tight supply concerns resurface China's iron ore jumped the most in nearly two weeks on Monday amid limited supply as stocks at the country's ports shrank further.
June 10, 2019 China’s rare earths exports fall in May; shipments usually volatile May's exports fell to 3,640 tonnes from 4,329 tonnes in April, but were not far off the 4,264-tonne monthly average since January 2018.
June 10, 2019 London Metal Exchange and Fastmarkets to set lithium price benchmark The exchange will work Fastmarkets to provide the reference price lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech devices.
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
