October 7, 2024

Metals markets eye China reopening for stimulus rally cues

There are still concerns that Beijing will need to act even more to restore China to its status as the growth engine for major commodities.

October 6, 2024

TotalEnergies considers foray into copper trading

The French firm is considering a move to expand its oil trading operations into metals to capitalize on the global energy transition.

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.