Iron ore price surges as steel rally fires up demand
Expectations are building that benchmark prices can get to $200 a tonne.
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Gold price inches higher as US yields retreat
The gold market is discounting Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's prior remarks about needing rate increases.
Barrick CEO blasts ‘hysterical’ fund managers chasing quick cash
Investors are undermining the gold industry’s ability to grow by demanding a bigger share of profits from high bullion prices, Mark Bristow says.
Ivanhoe Mines promises zero emissions at Kamoa-Kakula
The Canadian company is committed to net-zero operational Scope 1 and 2 emissions at its copper mine in DRC.
Home: China’s super-charged buying reshapes the copper market
China’s net imports of refined copper surged by 38% to 4.4 million tonnes last year, breaking all historical records.
London Metal Exchange trading revenues fall 17% in Q1 2021
Traders who use the exchange attributed the drop in volumes and revenue to the closure of Europe’s last open-outcry trading floor, or ring, last year.
Commodity funds lure record inflows as economies reopen
Base metals such as copper and aluminum have surged as governments spent more money on green projects.
Chile’s March copper production mixed with drop at Escondida
The world's largest copper mine saw a drop in production for the eight month running, with a decline of 11.7% year-on-year to 89,900 tonnes.
Iron ore to displace soybeans as Brazil’s main export earner
Brazil's iron ore export revenues are set to surge 60% this year.
