January 7, 2025

Are lab-grown diamonds too bling for their own good?

LGD prices are falling because their manufacturing costs also keep dropping, while slow demand is pulling down natural diamond prices.

January 7, 2025

Chile’s year-end copper windfall signals mines are recovering

Chile’s copper export revenue jumped in December, despite lower prices for the metal.

January 7, 2025

LME activity up 18% in 2024, nickel volumes at pre-crisis level

LME tin volumes jumped by 26% last year.

January 6, 2025

Gold price steady as Trump’s remarks fan uncertainty across markets

President-elect Donald Trump denied on Monday a report he might moderate plans for across-the-board tariffs.

January 6, 2025

Takeover target Korea Zinc warns of ‘very bad’ outlook for 2025

The takeover threat “has put the management and employees of Korea Zinc on the line to overcome the crisis,” the company said.

January 6, 2025

Gold investors stay bullish for 2025 on Trump volatility

Investment diversification through bullion purchases is “a trend that will persist,” one portfolio manager said.

January 6, 2025

Vizsla Silver shares surge on 43% resource boost

The company said it plans to publish a further update to the resource estimate in the second half of 2025.

January 6, 2025

Iron ore price drops to over one-month low on weaker China metal output

Output at Chinese blast-furnace steel producers has continued to decline steadily.

January 6, 2025

Goldman pushes back $3,000 gold forecast on fewer US rate cuts

Goldman projects prices will hit $2,910 an ounce by year-end.

January 6, 2025

Codelco’s copper production edges higher in 2024 — chairman

Chairman Maximo Pacheco said output rose by 3,000 to 4,000 tonnes from 2023's 1.325 million tonnes in a "turnaround" year.