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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 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.

June 12, 2026 | 04:00 pm

Op-Ed: Scripted to fail — Europe’s critical minerals blind spot

If Europe finds itself struggling to secure the materials required for the energy transition, the…

June 12, 2026 | 02:03 pm

Hertha Metals targets rare earth magnet supply gap with Texas high-purity iron plant

Company plans to break ground this summer on a plant that will produce 10,000 tonnes…

June 13, 2026 | 10:49 am

Gold fever sends some vintage luxury watches to the melting furnace

Used models by the likes of Omega and LVMH's TAG Heuer are most hit by…

June 12, 2026 | 07:41 am

Coal clash pits billionaire against Canadian country music star

Corb Lund has built a coalition of ranchers, fishermen and environmentalists to stop the Grassy…

June 11, 2026 | 03:02 pm

‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick’s son exits US miner with $350 million stake

Mordechai Gutnick stepped down last week from the USA Rare Earth board.

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June 03, 2026 | 10:54 am

Venezuela mining reset meets ground-level challenges

Venezuela’s attempt to revive its mining sector after Nicolás Maduro’s ouster is colliding with decades of institutional decay, illegal extraction and investor skepticism.

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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