May 18, 2023

Copper price down, hit by strong dollar, rising inventories

On-warrant copper stocks in LME registered warehouses climbed to a six-month peak.

May 18, 2023

Top stock fund wagers BHP, Rio Tinto will weather iron ore slump

Even when iron-ore prices fall, Australian producers are still highly profitable given they have a lower cost, said

May 18, 2023

Trafigura tags large LME aluminum volumes for delivery

Aluminum stocks in LME warehouses hit two-month highs in the middle of April.

May 18, 2023

Metallic Minerals nets $4.7 million investment from Newcrest for La Plata project

Proceeds will help advance La Plata copper-silver-gold-PGE project in Colorado.

May 18, 2023

Copper concentrate market to face steep deficit from 2025

Asian smelters ramped up capacity amid a lack of matching mining projects in the pipeline.

May 17, 2023

Gold price weighed down by Fed hawkish comments

The dollar’s jump, in part driven by Fed officials generally “leaning hawkish overall,” has been weighing on the metals markets, analyst says.

May 17, 2023

First Quantum launches $1 billion notes offering, stock rises

It will be used to repay existing loans and redeem previously issued notes.

May 17, 2023

Column: Mind the gap! The reality of ongoing fossil fuel versus renewable ambition

Australia is the world's largest exporter of LNG, although it is likely to be overtaken by rivals the United States and Qatar as both those countries expand capacity at a…

May 16, 2023

Aluminum trader’s huge LME position ignites battle for stock

IXM, owned by China’s CMOC Group, has built up an unusually large position in the LME’s aluminum contract for delivery tomorrow.

May 16, 2023

Gold price falls 1% ahead of US debt ceiling showdown

US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy will sit down later in the day to try to make progress on a deal.