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Copper $ 5.6358 / lb 2.72%

Brent Crude Oil $ 104.4 / bbl -4.21%

Palladium $ 1496.5 / ozt 5.39%

Crude Oil $ 101.85 / bbl -3.06%

Natural Gas $ 2.89 / Btu 0.10%

Silver Futures $ 75.495 / ozt 7.47%

Aluminum Futures $ 3314.25 / ton -1.21%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4713.1 / ozt 3.80%

Micro Silver Futures $ 75.48 / ozt 7.54%

Platinum $ 1973.85 / ozt 4.22%

Gold Futures $ 4713.3 / ozt 3.84%

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May 21, 2026 | 12:32 pm

CHART: Copper price surge mints 23 new unicorn mines

The ranks of copper mining’s answer to Silicon Valley's $1 billion startup unicorns swell to 75.

May 22, 2026 | 07:25 am

Bellwether industrial metal copper is trading like an AI stock

The metal is moving in near-lockstep with stocks like Nvidia and ASML Holding.

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Indonesia coal export shake-up rattles miners, traders

The Southeast Asian nation accounts for about half of the global trade in electricity-grade coal.

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How Trump’s Cuba grudge threw a 99-year-old mining company into turmoil

Trump’s Cuba crackdown pushed Sherritt, the nearly 99-year-old firm once hailed by Fidel Castro, to…

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Canadian steel sector faces deeper pain than aluminum as tariff uncertainty clouds outlook

Federal support package seen as short-term relief while industry braces for prolonged trade disruption.

May 22, 2026 | 04:19 am

BHP urged to assess rare earths at Olympic Dam

South Australia wants BHP to examine whether Olympic Dam’s rare earths can become a new…

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