December 7, 2021 Chile copper exports soar to $4.9bn in November on high global prices Copper prices have registered all-time highs this year, supported by expectations of solid economic recovery and rising demand for the metal needed in electronics and construction.
December 6, 2021 Orla Mining reports initial resource for copper-gold deposit in Panama According to Orla, the Caballito deposit represents an opportunity to potentially transform the scale and scope of the Cerro Quema project.
December 6, 2021 Global nickel smelting rebounds as Sudbury operations restart Global nickel smelting activity rebounded in November, powered by gains in North America and Europe.
December 6, 2021 London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.
December 6, 2021 Gold price edges lower as investors weigh virus risks to global growth Investors weighed on Monday mixed labour data from the US, the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tilt and the threat of the omicron variant.
December 5, 2021 China will encourage listing of leading futures firms, to issue futures law China's commodities market had been volatile this year amid the uneven global economic recovery, easing liquidity and speculation.
December 3, 2021 Rising geopolitical tensions brighten gold’s appeal Gold investors love nothing more than a war, economic crisis or any type of geopolitical instability to watch the value of their bullion grow.
December 3, 2021 Gold stocks’ futures ride Gold stock fortunes are heavily dependent on speculators’ gold-futures trading.
December 3, 2021 Gold price moves higher on US jobs data letdown Bullion was already holding steady ahead of the jobs report, and has since pushed higher in initial reaction to the weaker-than-expected employment figures.
December 3, 2021 Copper price down as dollar gains ahead of US jobs data Copper prices eased on Friday as the dollar firmed ahead of key US jobs data that is expected to cement the path towards monetary tightening.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
