Base metals demand expected to benefit from green revolution – report A report by the CRU Group states that EVs and renewables are expected to support the demand for zinc, copper, and nickel. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 19, 2021 | 4:14 am
Goldman’s Currie says buy commodities dip, bull case intact The latest pullback in commodity prices represents one of the biggest tests yet for the current supercycle thesis. Bloomberg News | June 18, 2021 | 1:20 pm
Copper, gold price bulls nurse their wounds but fight’s not over yet While there are many reasons to still bet on a so-called supercyle, it’s unlikely to be plain sailing. Bloomberg News | June 18, 2021 | 1:17 pm
A giant copper union joins push for bigger state role in Chile The FTC, which brings together unions at Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco, wants privately-run mines to pay 75% of earnings in tax. Bloomberg News | June 18, 2021 | 1:01 pm
As copper plunges, Appian bets on shortages from electrification The private equity fund is ramping up a new mine in Brazil’s northeastern region. Bloomberg News | June 18, 2021 | 12:58 pm
Gold price on track for biggest weekly loss in 15 months Bullion is heading for its biggest weekly drop in over a year, weighed down by concerns over tighter monetary policy as soon as 2022. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 18, 2021 | 12:03 pm
GoldSpot AI to search for lithium, tantalum targets in Quebec GoldSpot's algorithms distil all available geological information to identify the most efficient way to explore. Henry Lazenby | June 18, 2021 | 11:54 am
China coking coal retreats after govt pledges to probe into prices Other steelmaking ingredients also ended lower. Reuters | June 18, 2021 | 11:52 am
FOMC sees two rate hikes in 2023. Gold didn’t like it! The newest Fed’s statement and dot-plot indicated a much more hawkish tone among the FOMC members than the markets expected, and gold dropped. Sunshine Profits | June 18, 2021 | 10:34 am