November 27, 2025

Comex copper premium here to stay, LME executive says

The divergence between CME and LME, driven by US tariffs, has drained LME inventories.

November 27, 2025

Japanese copper smelters seek 2026 TC/RCs different from China-set benchmarks

Global smelting capacity is expanding faster than mined supply, led by China, creating a persistent tightness in concentrate that has squeezed smelters' margins.

November 27, 2025

Iron ore price inches higher on softer dollar, weak demand caps gain

Waning demand for lump ores from loss-suffering steelmakers have led to the weak premiums.

November 27, 2025

Platinum prices rise as China launches new futures contracts

The contracts are the first domestic price-hedging mechanism for platinum and palladium in the world's second-largest economy.

November 27, 2025

Karnalyte touts 70-year potash mine in Canada

The project, 175 km east of Saskatoon, is expected to yield 2.2M tonnes of potash and 104,000 tonnes of hydromagnesite each year.

November 27, 2025

Refined copper output growth to slow in 2026: ICSG

Copper output growth is expected to slow to 0.9% in 2026, down from 3.4% in 2025, said Paul White at the World Copper Conference.

November 27, 2025

Column: LME lead stocks churn masks battery metal’s growing surplus

LME-registered lead stocks are the highest they've been in over a decade and traders have for months been tussling for units to lock into lucrative storage deals.

November 26, 2025

Silver stockpile slump in China poses new risk to a hot market

Inventories in warehouses linked to the Shanghai Futures Exchange recently hit the lowest level since 2015.

November 26, 2025

Rio Tinto to sell US boron assets

Rio's boron assets could fetch as much as $2 billion, according to Bloomberg.

November 26, 2025

Canada orders security review of Teck–Anglo mega-merger

Ottawa will review the proposed $53B merger under the Investment Canada Act, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said.