Column: LME’s new position rules reflect a changed metals landscape
Traders have been scaling up bets even as LME warehouse inventory has been depleting.
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Australia sues China-linked rare earth investors
Australia has sought to build a domestic rare earths supply chain.
BHP faces UK contempt charge for funding case over Brazil dam collapse
BHP denies liability and says the case duplicates legal proceedings and repair programs in Brazil.
CHART: The brutal economics of EV battery lithium
Value of installed lithium in the average electric vehicle sold globally plummets by 89%.
Copper price surges to highest since March record
US prices jump more than 3%, opening up massive $1,600 per tonne gap between US and LME copper prices with Goldman Sachs predicting more gains to come.
Kenorland options three gold projects in Ontario to Centerra
Centerra, through its subsidiary Thompson Creek Metals Company, will have the option to acquire up to 70% of the Flora, Western Wabigoon and Algoman projects.
SQM cuts 5% of Chile workforce as prices fail to bounce back
Lithium prices have plunged nearly 90% since their peak in late 2022.
China to overtake Australia as world’s top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says
Beyond mining, China for years has been the world's largest refiner of the ultralight metal, with roughly 70% market share.
