October 18, 2021

Copper price surges past $11,000 on supply squeeze

Traders are paying huge premiums for quickly deliverable copper after stockpiles in the LME warehouse system tumbled to their lowest level in decades.

October 18, 2021

Coal price tops $300/t in China as cold wave adds to energy crisis

The most-active contract on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange rose as much as 6%.

October 18, 2021

Copper spread widens to most in more than 25 years on supply squeeze

The spread between cash and three-month futures surged to over $1,000 on the LME on Monday, a premium not seen since at least 1994.

October 18, 2021

No. 1 uranium miner backs physical fund in nod to robust demand

Kazatomprom is backing a new uranium fund that aims to invest in the radioactive metal used to power nuclear reactors.

October 18, 2021

Thiel-backed Canadian lithium junior said to prepare Nasdaq listing

Rock Tech Lithium is preparing a Nasdaq listing to broaden its investor base and help finance a $545 million battery metals plant in Germany.

October 18, 2021

Biggest US coal miner surges as global energy crisis boosts demand

Peabody's sales exceeded $900 million, the highest in seven quarters.

October 18, 2021

Apple veteran wins Gates’s backing for Michigan battery startup

Battery startup Our Next Energy said Monday it has raised $25 million in a fresh fundraising round.

October 18, 2021

Nickel price shrugs off Vale Onça Puma halt after court order

According to a report from the NGO Finnwatch, Vale operations generated deforestation and polluted the Cateté river.

October 18, 2021

Pallinghurst to beef up EV battery metal business with stake in Talon Metals

Mining investor will acquire a 19.2% stake in EV battery metal miner for about $80.2 million.

October 18, 2021

Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party

This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison with past excess, writes Andy Home.