April 22, 2024

Column: China’s strong iron ore imports diverge from weak steel output

China's first quarter imports of iron ore and its domestic production of the steel raw material both rose strongly, but output of crude steel fell.

April 22, 2024

Iron ore price weakens amid waning China stimulus hopes, high portside stocks

Iron ore futures prices ticked lower on Monday, weighed down by diminishing hopes of more stimulus in China.

April 22, 2024

AbraSilver gets $15m investment from Kinross, Argentina power provider

Proceeds will go towards the Diablillos project in Argentina, which recently advanced to the pre-feasibility stage.

April 22, 2024

Copper price hones in on $10,000/t as supply angst continues

Copper climbed as much as 1.1% early Monday to reach $9,988 a ton.

April 22, 2024

Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says

It is estimated that one third of the 10 million tons of new demand would come from the electric vehicle sector.

April 21, 2024

China is front and center of gold’s record-breaking rally

Juicing gold's rally is unrelenting Chinese demand, as retail shoppers, fund investors, futures traders and even the central bank look to bullion as a store of value in uncertain times.

April 19, 2024

Spectacular copper price rally only gaining momentum

A double digit runup in copper just in April lifts the orange metal to within sight of $10,000/tonne as warnings prices are running ahead of fundamentals emerge. 

April 19, 2024

Gold’s remarkable breakout

This breakout rally is exceptional because gold’s usual drivers aren’t fueling it.

April 19, 2024

GoviEx plunges as Niger uranium project faces junta deadline

There’s a risk the junta could revoke GoviEx’s mining permit, the company said on Friday.

April 19, 2024

Indonesia’s March refined tin exports down 19.4%, trade ministry says

Exports of mining products from Indonesia have been affected by delays in approvals of annual work plans for mining companies.