October 4, 2024 Silver miners struggle to keep up with demand Silver demand has outstripped supply for three straight years and the Silver Institute projects another market deficit in 2024.
October 4, 2024 Rio Tinto in talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium The deal would vault Rio into one of the world's largest suppliers of the battery metal, behind only Albemarle and SQM.
October 4, 2024 Lithium firms’ shares rise after Rio Tinto buyout rumour The acquisition talk comes as Rio faces challenges in developing its Jadar lithium project in Serbia.
October 4, 2024 Global Atomic shares rise on progress update for Dasa uranium mine in Niger An unnamed US development bank is pledging to approve a $295 million loan covering 60% of Dasa’s costs.
October 4, 2024 Gold selloff risk high Massive recent buying not only catapulted gold deep into extremely-overbought territory, it exhausted gold-futures speculators’ likely capital firepower for buying.
October 4, 2024 Asia Gold: Festivities spark slight demand in India; China on holiday Indian jewelers unsure about festive demand - dealer.
October 3, 2024 Central banks rein back on gold purchases in August — WGC The WGC notes that only four central banks added gold (of a tonne or more) to their reserves during the month of August.
October 3, 2024 Chinese delegates jolt LME week with their newfound optimism For the last couple of years, the biggest consumer and producer has been a buzzkill for metals bulls.
October 3, 2024 Column: Exuberant iron ore, subdued copper show different sides of China stimulus China's significant stimulus measures have kicked the prices of key metals higher.
October 2, 2024 China’s fast-growing copper champion is reshaping global metal supply After a three-decade exploration and acquisition blitz, Zijin Mining Group is digging up gold, copper and lithium across multiple continents.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am