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 Peru community says will block key mining road used by MMG’s Las Bambas mine Local leaders say Las Bambas has brought pollution to the area and little in the way of economic development.
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 Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals Demand for copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric vehicle makers chasing battery ingredients.
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.
October 18, 2021 Noront Resources picks Wyloo bid over BHP BHP has five days to come back with a better offer, or give up on grabbing Noront's Eagle’s Nest nickel-copper deposit in Ontario.
October 17, 2021 What the energy transition may bring for five battery metals – report London-based ING Economics predicts what the ongoing energy transition might bring for copper, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, and lithium.
October 15, 2021 Green Energy Metals: Eight companies with big ambitions Companies on the global hunt for lithium, nickel, copper, cobalt, and PGMs wherever they are.
October 15, 2021 Copper price soars to new high as stockpiles hit 47-year low Copper price up 12% this week as LME warehouses empty out and inflation pressures rise across the globe.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
