February 22, 2021

Wild ride as tin tips towards scarcity pricing

LME three-month tin hit its own 10-year high of $27,000 a tonne on Monday morning.

February 22, 2021

Canada could be top player in global EV battery market — report

BMI says the combination of natural resources and a highly skilled workforce should help developing a sustainable value chain for battery materials.

February 19, 2021

Gold price goes from commodity leader to laggard in shocking reversal

The metal, which surged last year on pandemic-induced haven buying, low interest rates and stimulus spending, has dropped more than 6% in 2021.

February 19, 2021

Gold stocks retest lows

The gold miners’ stocks have had a tough week, sinking to marginal new correction lows.

February 19, 2021

Iron ore price retreats on higher steel inventories in China

Iron ore prices fell on Friday after hitting their highest level since September 2011, as a survey of inventories of steel products in China showed a significant increase.

February 19, 2021

Copper price keeps soaring as bullish sentiment prevails

Citigroup analysts have pinned the global copper deficit at about 500,000 tonnes starting this year.

February 19, 2021

Shortages, shipping and stocks feed bullish tin price narrative

Metal on the LME are close to $25,550 a tonne, the highest since February 2012, after a gain of 24% so far this year.

February 18, 2021

Iron ore price at highest since 2011 on China post-holiday demand outlook

Metal prices surged during the first trading day since the lunar new year in China, as activity ramps up to pre-pandemic levels.

February 18, 2021

Copper price blasts to 9-year high on demand optimism

Other industrial metals also jumped, with aluminum, nickel, tin and lead all hitting multi year highs.

February 18, 2021

Hecla silver production improves by 7% in 2020

Hecla now has the third-highest silver and gold reserves in company's 130-year history.