May 20, 2025 Column: Bearish funds flee turbulent copper and turn to aluminum The prospect of US import tariffs on copper has been a bonanza for physical metal traders, but the resulting price turbulence has been a big headache for fund managers.
May 19, 2025 Aluminum price slides as surging inventories add to downbeat mood Readily available aluminum inventories in LME warehouses saw their biggest jump in more than a year.
May 18, 2025 Emirates Global to build US aluminum plant touted by Trump next year The smelter will have the capacity to produce as much as 600,000 tons a year of primary aluminum.
May 16, 2025 LME looks to curb big bets as energy trader billions rock metals The LME has been discussing the appropriate level for position limits in informal conversations with market participants.
May 16, 2025 Guinea repossess 51 mining licences, information minister says Guinea is home to the world's largest reserves of bauxite.
May 15, 2025 Century-old hydroelectric power plant in Quebec gets $1.2B boost from Rio Tinto This is Rio Tinto’s largest single investment in its hydroelectric assets since the 1950s.
May 15, 2025 Guinea revokes 46 mining licences, signalling stricter oversight of major operators The affected licences cover bauxite, gold, diamond, and graphite operations.
May 15, 2025 China’s output cap to underpin aluminum despite trade wars China's output is constrained by a government cap of 45 million tons per year, a limit introduced in 2017 to curb overcapacity.
May 12, 2025 South32 appoints Anglo American executive Matthew Daley as CEO Daley will join as deputy chief executive officer early next year.
May 11, 2025 Column: A gallium lens on China’s minerals dominance and how to break it The price of gallium has been rising ever since China started restricting exports of the exotic metal in August 2023.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am