Aluminum price slumps as Iran peace deal softens blow of supply crisis The Iran war caused steep supply losses as Middle Eastern aluminum smelters were targeted in missile attacks. Bloomberg News | June 15, 2026 | 12:12 pm
Ucore, Sumitomo team up on rare earth supply chain development The companies will collaborate on sourcing rare earth feedstock for Ucore’s Louisiana strategic metals complex. Staff Writer | June 15, 2026 | 10:27 am
London gold market weighs earlier auction to suit Asian traders The potential shift would be “to reflect and to allow price discovery within the Asian time frame,” the LBMA's CEO said. Bloomberg News | June 15, 2026 | 10:01 am
China launches national AI pilot base for steel industry The base will bridge the gap between pilot testing and full industrialization in the steel industry. Reuters | June 15, 2026 | 9:56 am
AbraSilver’s copper-gold results suggest district scale potential at La Coipita The Teck-backed project is emerging as a potentially large copper-gold porphyry project in Argentina’s prolific San Juan mining district. Henry Lazenby | June 15, 2026 | 9:45 am
Surge Copper prefeasibility more than doubles Berg project value The PFS gave the project an after-tax net present value (at 8% discount) of C$4.6 billion, with an internal rate of return of 24%. Staff Writer | June 15, 2026 | 9:12 am
Can’t pay, won’t pay: Enforcing awards against African states Investors can improve recovery prospects against African states through early asset tracing and strategic enforcement. Hogan Lovells/Kroll | June 15, 2026 | 8:44 am
Montage Gold boosts Koné resources by 58% The update gives Koné 244 million measured and indicated tonnes grading 0.8 gram gold per tonne for 6.2 million oz. Blair McBride | June 15, 2026 | 8:27 am
UBS sees gold price falling further, but remains long-term bullish The Swiss bank said it sees prices to drop by another $300-$900/oz. Staff Writer | June 15, 2026 | 8:19 am