December 26, 2024 Iron ore price reverses to losses as weakening China steel consumption drags Apparent consumption of five major steel products slipped by 2.1% week-on-week.
December 26, 2024 Lithium market could see modest recovery in 2025 Global lithium demand to increase 26% to 1.46m tonnes in 2025, outpacing supply growth.
December 26, 2024 Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output.
December 24, 2024 CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it."
December 24, 2024 Gold price steadies as traders focus on uncertain 2025 rate path Gold has hit successive records this year and is set to close 2024 more than 25% higher.
December 24, 2024 Iron ore price rises on pre-holiday restocking, China stimulus hopes "Winter restocking of iron ore among steel mills is still underway, so we believe ore prices will find some support in the near term," analyst says.
December 23, 2024 Arcadium shareholders approve $6.7bn sale to Rio Tinto Shares of Arcadium Lithium rose about 7% in extended trading after the company said that about 98% of its shareholders had voted in favor of the sale.
December 23, 2024 Aclara Resources raises $25m for Carina project in Brazil Chilean conglomerate CAP, which has invested $80 million in the company's Penco project, will become a new shareholder.
December 23, 2024 Korea Zinc plans 10-for-1 stock split Rival Young Poong and private equity firm MBK Partners have been trying to take over the world's biggest zinc refiner.
December 23, 2024 Lithium suppliers seek to rein in price discounts in 2025 talks The past year has been torrid for lithium, as a global slowdown in the pace of EV adoption left the market saddled with a glut.
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
