November 28, 2024

Trafigura rattles zinc market with huge order for LME metal

Orders to withdraw zinc from warehouses overseen by the exchange have surged by 97,225 tons over the past two days.

November 28, 2024

Blue Moon acquires two brownfield copper projects in Norway for $67m

Blue Moon's CEO said the transactions would "create a new copper-zinc development company located in Tier 1 jurisdictions."

November 28, 2024

LME says to hike fees in 2025 by average of 4.7%

The exchange said there will be no rise in charges for trading on the open-outcry floor.

November 27, 2024

RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending

Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.

November 27, 2024

Gold price ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend

During this period, gold is usually just before forming a short-term top and starting the biggest decline within the final quarter of the year.

November 27, 2024

Falling gold prices revive physical demand in key markets

Consumers in price sensitive regions such as India had been finding it difficult to cope with gold's rally in recent months.

November 27, 2024

Singapore prosecutors say trader took $360 million in metal scam

A Singapore businessman is accused of leading investors in Envy Group to believe they could profit from physical nickel trades.

November 27, 2024

Ex-Goldman banker turned lithium CEO vows to ride out slump

Sigma Lithium's CEO is vowing to stay the course and even triple production with a message for rivals and naysayers.

November 27, 2024

Codelco bonds still not offering attractive returns, report says

There are doubts whether the world's largest copper producer can improve earnings and credit metrics.

November 27, 2024

Botswana to become certifier in G7 Russian diamond ban

Major African producer will join Antwerp as an origin certifier of rough diamonds for export to the group.