Platinum prices rise as China launches new futures contracts
The contracts are the first domestic price-hedging mechanism for platinum and palladium in the world's second-largest economy.
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Karnalyte touts 70-year potash mine in Canada
The project, 175 km east of Saskatoon, is expected to yield 2.2M tonnes of potash and 104,000 tonnes of hydromagnesite each year.
Kazakh building tycoons pivot to mining as power shifts
Shakhmurat Mutalip, owner of Integra Construction KZ, is negotiating to buy 70% of zinc-gold producer Kazzinc from Glencore.
Refined copper output growth to slow in 2026: ICSG
Copper output growth is expected to slow to 0.9% in 2026, down from 3.4% in 2025, said Paul White at the World Copper Conference.
Excellon targets deeper gold-silver potential at Peru’s Mallay mine
The Canadian miner's report strengthens the case to restart the former silver, lead, and zinc operation.
Column: LME lead stocks churn masks battery metal’s growing surplus
LME-registered lead stocks are the highest they've been in over a decade and traders have for months been tussling for units to lock into lucrative storage deals.
Silver stockpile slump in China poses new risk to a hot market
Inventories in warehouses linked to the Shanghai Futures Exchange recently hit the lowest level since 2015.
Rio Tinto to sell US boron assets
Rio's boron assets could fetch as much as $2 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Eldorado Gold grows reserves by 5%
The total reserves, as of the end of September, were estimated at 371.7 million tonnes grading 1.05 g/t for approximately 12.5 million oz.