March 11, 2021 BlackRock says gold ‘failing’ as equity hedge, faces risks BlackRock says that right now gold isn’t working well as a hedge against either stock moves or inflation risks, although it was against the dollar.
March 11, 2021 LME to make improvements to electronic pricing during ring closure The London Metal Exchange will make changes to its electronic system for closing prices to make it more efficient during the suspension of open outcry trading due to the pandemic.
March 10, 2021 Sabina raises $27 million in bought deal Net proceeds are expected to be used for development of the company’s Goose project.
March 10, 2021 Global mining cross border M&A deals worth $7.7bn in Q4 – report The value marked an increase of 593.7% over the previous quarter.
March 10, 2021 Discovery Harbour partners with Newcrest on Nevada gold project, stock jumps The companies have entered an option and earn-in agreement for the early-stage Fortuity 89 gold property.
March 10, 2021 Copper price rises on demand hopes Copper futures advanced in London and New York on Wednesday on hopes of rising demand, but prices in Shanghai fell on fears of policy tightening by top consumer China.
March 10, 2021 China metals body chief warns of speculation risk amid volatile prices China's copper and aluminum smelting capacity will remain relatively stable over the next five years.
March 10, 2021 More platinum deficits to come after record undersupply in 2020 – WPIC By disrupting mining activity, the coronavirus pandemic affected platinum supply much more than demand, pushing the roughly 8-million ounce market into a deficit of 932,000 ounces last year.
March 9, 2021 Trader buys $36 million of copper and gets painted rocks instead The bizarre case highlights commodity traders’ vulnerability to fraud, even when security and inspection controls are in place.
March 9, 2021 Copper price falls as China imports look “far from bullish” Shares of major miners also fell in London trading, with BHP down 2.4%, Rio Tinto down 3.6%, Glencore -2.44%, and Antofagasta -1.25%.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
