Nearby copper price hit by weak China demand, warehouse surplus
Industry sources say the reason behind record high contangos is climbing costs of financing metals fuelled by higher interest rates.
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Serbian top court clears path for Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project
Serbian top court ruled on Thursday that the government's decision in 2022 to revoke Rio's permit for the project was unconstitutional.
Sibanye-Stillwater hit by cyberattack, says mining business unaffected
Smelter operations in Columbus, Ohio were impacted after its automated systems all went down.
International Battery Metals begins commercial operations at DLE plant in Utah
The company said this is the first time lithium has been produced using the only modular such plant installed at a brine resource in the world.
Montage Gold secures final permit for Koné project
The Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire is Montage's flagship asset and is expected to have a 16-year mine life.
Gold price tops $2,400 again on signs of cooling inflation
Spot gold jumped 2% to $2,418.78 an ounce by 9:10 a.m. ET, its highest in almost two months.
Zambia says China’s JCHX will invest $300m in Lubambe copper mine
Some of the investment will go toward sinking a new shaft at Lubambe over the next two to five years.
Uganda is latest African nation eying gold as currency shield
Uganda plans domestic gold purchases to build foreign exchange reserves.
One miner dead after tremor in Poland, one still missing
PGG said a tremor occurred below ground at the Rydultowy coal mine.
