June 17, 2021

Gold price dives past $1,800 as Fed signals earlier rate increases

Bullion declined the most in five months on Wednesday as the Fed signalled it might raise interest rates sooner than expected.

June 17, 2021

Home: Learning to live with (talk of) Chinese state metal sales

The copper market is going to have to live with the threat of Chinese state sales for the foreseeable future.

June 17, 2021

Nornickel fund launches first blockchain-tracked nickel and copper ETCs on LSE

The ETCs will use Blockchain technology for transparency and security of the metals backing them.

June 17, 2021

EXPLAINER: What we know about China’s metals reserves release

Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets. Here is what analysts know about the sale.

June 17, 2021

BHP to pick port ahead of Jansen potash mine decision

Before choosing whether to spend a further $5.7bn to bring Jansen into production, BHP is looking into what port it would use to ship the fertilizer ingredient.

June 16, 2021

Copper price and China reserves: sell on rumor, buy on fact

Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets, but copper prices rose more than 1% on the news.

June 16, 2021

Cobalt supply must double by 2030 to meet demand – Trafigura exec

Total supply of cobalt in 2020 was 126,500 tonnes, according to consultancy Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

June 16, 2021

Companies with $2.1 trillion of debt face natural capital risks

Moody’s says companies in 12 sectors, including mining, oil and gas, and shipping, have “high” or “very high” exposure to natural capital risks.

June 16, 2021

Nouveau Monde launches public offering, private placement to raise nearly $100m

Net proceeds would be used towards the development of the Matawinie graphite property and li-ion battery anode plant.

June 16, 2021

Iron ore prices fall on increasing supply from miners

Iron ore shipments from Australia and Brazil stood at 26.14 million tonnes last week, up by 1.1 million tonnes from the week earlier, data from Mysteel consultancy showed.