July 5, 2022 Earth’s mineral diversity 75% greater than previously thought Two papers published in American Mineralogist and sponsored in part by NASA help reconstruct the history of life on earth and guide the search for new minerals and ore deposits.
July 4, 2022 Metals melt down as recession fears overwhelm supply woes Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months, writes Andy Home.
July 1, 2022 Why sentiment in industrial metals has been crumbling Industrial metal prices have just seen their biggest quarter of falls in many years.
June 27, 2022 Metals rebound from their worst week in a year on China optimism An overall gauge of the outlook returned to neutral after deteriorating for two straight months.
June 26, 2022 Metals haven’t crashed this hard since the Great Recession Industrial metals are on track for the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis
June 22, 2022 Indonesia plans to hike tin royalty tariff, make it more progressive The current royalty tariff for tin is set at 3% and imposed on production but based on the sale price.
June 20, 2022 Column: High-flying tin price takes a tumble as tightness eases The price may have collapsed by 40% in the space of two months but LME tin has found a floor at what has historically been a hard ceiling, writes Andy…
June 3, 2022 Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for precious metals, uranium and more As known resources are depleted and projected demand for key minerals increases, finding the next new deposits has become more urgent.
June 3, 2022 Alphamin boosts inferred resource at Mpama South tin deposit by 46% The Mpama South inferred resource now stands at 4.99 million tonnes grading 2.50% Sn for 124,700 tonnes of contained tin.
May 30, 2022 Shrinking stocks likely mean more LME metal price volatility Overall stocks in LME warehouses have fallen below 900,000 tonnes from levels above two million tonnes in January 2021.
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 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
