January 11, 2026 Column: Nickel gluts to zinc deficits — LME shadow stocks tell the story While LME registered nickel stocks had been flat-lining since September, off-warrant inventory had been steadily accumulating in LME warehouses.
January 7, 2026 China’s metals in grip of frenzy as investors bet on rally The total turnover of the Shanghai Futures Exchange’s six base metals contracts, plus gold and silver futures, reached 37.1 trillion yuan in December.
December 29, 2025 Indian court halts order redefining mineral-rich Aravalli hills More than 70 different minerals are found in the mining resources rich Aravalli hills.
December 24, 2025 First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine.
December 23, 2025 Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year.
December 19, 2025 Glencore’s Kazzinc said to open up metal sales to rival traders The miner has reportedly issued a tender for the entirety of its 2026 copper production.
December 15, 2025 JPMorgan, US backing Korea Zinc’s $7.4 billion Tennessee smelter The decision to set up a foreign joint venture, called Crucible JV LLC, was approved by Korea Zinc’s board on Monday.
December 15, 2025 LME outlines proposed new rules on position limits The new rules will apply to "critical contracts" in the bourse's core aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc futures offerings, LME said.
December 12, 2025 BMC Minerals makes ASX debut in $66M IPO BMC said it will use the funds of this offering to further advance its Kudz Ze Kayah project located in Yukon.
December 2, 2025 Citigroup faces $5 million bill to transport its lead from Singapore Citi had cancelled or earmarked for delivery nearly 112,000 metric tons of lead in LME-approved warehouses in Singapore, Reuters sources said.
How investors buy gold and what fuels the market Large buyers and institutional investors usually buy gold from big banks. January 12, 2026 | 10:41 am
