Gold price holds gain as Trump touts reopening of Hormuz this week President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that ships, “many loaded up with oil,” are already moving through the strait. Bloomberg News | June 15, 2026 | 1:13 pm
Vale plans to invest $2.6 billion in decarbonization initiatives The amount includes up to 4 billion reais for decarbonizing operations, with 24% invested in the medium term and 76% in the long term. Reuters | June 15, 2026 | 12:55 pm
Venezuelan crime boss’s demise creates opening for mining boost The joint strike on Guerrero’s base occurred in a remote region that is the heart of a promising gold mining area. Bloomberg News | June 15, 2026 | 12:51 pm
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