Chinese copper plants buy the dip after weeks out of market
With futures down 12% from last week’s peak, some will continue to buy hand-to-mouth to meet their post-Lunar New Year production needs.
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Glencore close to appointing Citi as adviser for Rio Tinto merger talks
Citi has a long-standing relationship with Glencore, having advised the miner and trader on several major transactions.
BHP selects largest intake for Xplor program
The 2026 cohort will feature 10 companies -- the most ever -- with a total seed funding of $5 million.
Kazatomprom plans 9% uranium output rise this year
The increase is mostly due to ramp up at the Budenovskoye joint venture in southern Kazakhstan which Kazatomprom holds with Russia.
Metals frenzy gets painful gut check just as YOLO crowd piles in
Now the worry is that the increasing involvement of a potentially fickle group — individuals chasing a quick gain — may spur even wilder swings.
JPMorgan sees gold price reaching $6,300 by year-end
Gold has "further to run amid a still well-entrenched regime of real asset outperformance vs paper assets," analysts wrote.
Japan boosts deep-sea mining plan to cut rare earth reliance
The aim is to pull metal-bearing mud from the seabed for tests as early as February 2027.
EU mulls ban on Russian copper, platinum in new sanctions
If adopted, the new restrictions would mainly target Norilsk Nickel, Russia’s largest mining company.
Eldorado to buy Foran Mining for $2.8B amid copper push
Deal adds McIlvenna Bay in Saskatchewan, as near-term growth project ahead of planned commercial output this year.
