July 12, 2023

Column: Global tin stocks at two-year highs after LME squeeze

The amount of tin sitting in London Metal Exchange warehouses has more than doubled in the space of a month.

July 12, 2023

Canada taps mediator to craft deal to end strike at ports

Minister Seamus O’Regan said negotiators have made progress toward a deal to end a strike by dockworkers at some of Canada’s busiest ports.

July 11, 2023

Russia, other BRICS nations planning new gold-backed currency

The Russian Embassy in Kenya declared that "the BRICS countries are planning to introduce a new trading currency, which will be backed by gold.”

July 11, 2023

World’s biggest gallium buyer says clients stockpiling

Chinese gallium companies have driven most rivals elsewhere out of the market by undercutting them on price over the last decade.

July 11, 2023

Deep-sea mining could hurt $5.5bn tuna industry, study claims

Scientists say climate change would likely change tuna's migration patterns, leading them to areas targeted by deep-sea miners.

July 10, 2023

Callinex Mines stock surges on high-grade copper resource estimate for Pine Bay project

A drilling campaign is underway to test high-priority targets with the objective of adding further resources.

July 10, 2023

Iron ore price posts worst day in 9 months on slowing steel output, weak China data

Tangshan has ordered steel mills to curb output for all of July to combat worsening air quality.

July 10, 2023

Move away from Russian metal saps Indian, Chinese stocks in LME system

Higher percentages of on-warrant Russian aluminum in LME-registered warehouses suggest consumers and traders are avoiding Russian metal even though it is not sanctioned.

July 10, 2023

Scotgold halts guidance, launches operational review

The company behind the Cononish mine said the 12-month review will initially asses the operation design, schedule and production forecasts. 

July 10, 2023

Patriot Battery Metals hits back at short-seller report

Night Market Research called Patriot a "mining unicorn" and alleges the junior has used “curiously timed buyout rumours” to inflate its share price.