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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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June 18, 2026 | 08:36 am

BHP takes $2.3B hit on Jansen as cost of potash mine swells again

The Stage 2 expansion is now expected to cost $6.9 billion -- about $2 billion more than its previous estimate.

June 18, 2026 | 10:30 am

Mining’s nuclear reality check: SMRs are still not on miners’ shopping lists

Small and micro modular reactors are at the very bottom on miners’ low-carbon energy plans.…

June 18, 2026 | 03:46 am

Energy Fuels lands $725M Pentagon loan for rare earths boost

Energy Fuels shares jumped after securing financing from the US government to expand local rare…

June 18, 2026 | 05:29 am

Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi resumes exports after Mongolia blockade

Shipments returned to normal one day after protesters disrupted transport from Mongolia's flagship copper mine.

June 18, 2026 | 02:34 pm

Column: Sky’s the limit for investors seeking some copper action

Investors, both institutional and retail, continue to be drawn by copper's strategic exposure to both…

June 17, 2026 | 09:25 am

China could retaliate against threats to critical metal security: analysts

China’s new Mineral Resources Law, which took effect this week, could give the Asian giant…

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June 12, 2026 | 02:44 pm

Mining’s next boom is off the map: Arctic ice, abyssal plains and asteroids

Depletion, lower ore grades and higher prices pushing miners to new frontiers. The Arctic is already drawing capital, deep-sea mining is moving into a regulatory fight, and space remains the long-dated option.

Iran War

June 12, 2026 | 08:23 am

Norsk Hydro hit by second aluminum supply crisis

The Norwegian multinational faces fresh delivery risks after Qatalum ended a key sales agreement amid ongoing Middle East turmoil.

May 27, 2026 | 11:48 am

Iran war squeezes acid, aluminum, miners’ margins: WoodMac

The clash has disrupted more than half the seaborne sulphur trade, shut in about 11 million bbl/d of crude and put 3-3.5Mt of aluminum output at risk.

May 18, 2026 | 08:40 am

Iran war pushed platinum market into its first surplus in six quarters, WPIC says

In the first quarter, the platinum market recorded a 268,000-ounce surplus compared with a 658,000 deficit in the same period of 2025.

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