Australian gold output down slightly as prices vary widely Australian gold production fell almost 3% to 75 tonnes in this year’s first quarter compared to the previous period. Blair McBride | June 8, 2026 | 7:59 am
Eldorado’s McIlvenna Bay starts copper concentrate output The operation is now ramping up toward its nameplate capacity of 4,900 tpd, with commercial production expected in Q3. Frédéric Tomesco | June 8, 2026 | 7:54 am
Indonesia weighs export rule exemptions for commodity traders Exemptions would be a best-case scenario, Bloomberg sources said. Bloomberg News | June 8, 2026 | 7:17 am
Sumitomo finances Ambatovy stake sale to exit project The Japanese trading house, which has invested $3 billion in Ambatovy over two decades, would take a $418 million hit from the deal. Reuters | June 8, 2026 | 7:08 am
Belgian judge says Nyrstar NV suspected of forgery, false accounting The Trafigura subsidiary faces fresh scrutiny after an Antwerp judge formally placed it under investigation. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2026 | 4:03 am
China coking coal hits highest since 2024 on safety shutdowns About 60 million tons of annual production capacity remains halted as of Friday. Bloomberg News | June 7, 2026 | 5:31 pm
Op-Ed: Sodium-ion batteries are not the end of lithium, but they may be the end of something else Lithium solved a very real problem, offering energy density high enough to make modern portable electronics and electric vehicles commercially viable. Nicholas Vafeas | June 7, 2026 | 10:13 am
US Elemental eyes Nasdaq debut as McDermitt lithium project advances McDermitt is situated at the northern end of a geological formation that hosts one of the world’s largest known accumulations of lithium mineralization. Amanda Stutt | June 7, 2026 | 10:12 am
Ex-CIA agent created fake spy program to amass $40M gold stash: reports David Rush allegedly brought at least two CIA colleagues on the fraudulent operation. Staff Writer | June 7, 2026 | 10:08 am