June 23, 2022 E3 Lithium, Imperial Oil to collaborate on pilot project in Alberta Shares of E3 Lithium surged over 30% on news of the Imperial Oil investment.
June 23, 2022 New squeeze hits London metal market with zinc spreads spiking The premium for spot zinc over futures spiked on Thursday to the widest since 1997.
June 23, 2022 Iron ore price rebounds after Chinese President pledges to meet development targets Xi Jinping re-iterated the country’s “social and economic development targets” at a business forum.
June 23, 2022 Copper price at 16-month low as slowdown fears hit industrial metals market "The commodity world’s flagship is under fire,” one analyst said.
June 23, 2022 LME appoints consultancy to review chaotic nickel suspension The exchange suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50% to hit $100,000 a tonne.
June 22, 2022 Energy now viewed as the next fault line for global markets This year’s standout inflation trade of backing commodities is coming under pressure on concern a recession will curb demand for raw materials.
June 22, 2022 Chinese battery giant CATL prices $6.7 billion share sale It sold 109.76 million shares at 410 yuan apiece in an A-share private placement, it said in a statement Wednesday.
June 22, 2022 Inflation hits Canadian metals, mining stocks, erasing 2022 gains The S&P/TSX Composite Materials Index is now negative for the year after peaking in mid-April.
June 22, 2022 Umicore plan to double down on battery business knocks almost $1bn off market cap The Belgian company presented a 5 billion euro plan to bulk up its battery materials business by 2026.
June 22, 2022 De Beers sale shows stronger US and Chinese demand De Beers sold $650m of diamonds, slightly up from $604m at the previous sale this year, but higher than the $477m this time in 2021.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm