February 4, 2026 Bullish, not breathless: analysts temper base metals calls It should come as no great surprise that copper is the analyst pick for best-performing base metal in 2026.
January 30, 2026 High metal prices don’t equal more industrial demand: BMO Metals demand in the global industrial economy has been soft since November, BMO said.
January 28, 2026 Goldman warns base metals rally at risk on weak Chinese demand Goldman’s most recent survey of the copper market showed order books at fabricators had fallen by 10% to 30%.
January 21, 2026 Korea Zinc says US smelter’s waste pile has $3 billion in metal The company bought the Nyrstar processing plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, and now plans to invest $7.4 billion to expand and refurbish it.
January 15, 2026 Column: Resurgent London Metal Exchange rides speculative tsunami LME posted record trading volumes last year, a remarkable recovery from the dark days of the nickel crisis four years ago.
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.
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