June 22, 2025 Column: Copper smelters are facing both market and pricing crises Copper smelters are now so desperate to find raw material they are paying miners for converting their concentrates into refined metal.
June 20, 2025 LME imposes new restrictions on holders of large positions The action was taken to head off the development of a potential "corner" on the market or an "undesirable situation", it said.
June 20, 2025 Gold’s vexing drift Gold has mostly drifted sideways for the last couple months, vexing traders.
June 20, 2025 Trafigura backs Euro Sun’s Rovina Valley with $200M financing deal The financing will provide capital for feasibility work, permitting and pre-development work at the project.
June 20, 2025 Sale of Indonesian gold miner Archi put on hold Jakarta-based Rajawali, which holds a stake of about 85% in Archi, is seeking a valuation of about $1 billion.
June 20, 2025 Column: China’s iron ore imports rise even as steel struggles China, which buys about 75% of global seaborne iron ore, is expected to import almost 110 million metric tons of the key steel raw material.
June 19, 2025 Xi’s giant iron ore trader is shaking up a $130 billion market China Mineral Resources Group is transforming a market that has been a thorn in the side of Chinese leaders for 15 years.
June 19, 2025 Canada could slap more duties on US steel and aluminum, says Carney Canada will soon adopt tariff measures to address risks associated with persistent global overcapacity and unfair trade in steel and aluminum.
June 19, 2025 India restricts import of gold infused metals India has imposed curbs on imports of palladium, rhodium and iridium alloys containing more than 1% gold by weight.
June 19, 2025 Titan Mining soars on $15.8M EXIM funding for zinc-graphite development Titan is aiming to expand its 100%-owned Empire State Mines zinc operation in New York state.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
