Copper smelters warn of closures as crunch talks get underwayA wave of new smelter investments in China and elsewhere has left plants in growing competition to find enough ore to feed their furnaces.Bloomberg | October 4, 2024 | 8:02 am
Asia Gold-Festivities spark slight demand in India, China on holidayIndian jewelers unsure about festive demand - dealer.Reuters | October 4, 2024 | 6:53 am
Central banks rein back on gold purchases in August — WGCThe WGC notes that only four central banks added gold…Staff Writer | October 3, 2024 | 11:46 am
Lifezone Metals, JOGMEC sign MOU on Kabanga nickel project Located in Tanzania, Kabanga is considered to be one of the world’s largest and highest-grade undeveloped nickel sulfide deposits. Staff Writer | October 3, 2024 | 8:14 am
Madagascar’s nickel and cobalt miner Ambatovy shuts down ore pipeline Traders said that the incident could tighten supplies in the cobalt market. Reuters | October 2, 2024 | 7:05 am
A bitter feud risks ripping apart an $11 billion metals empire A spat between two wealthy South Korean families over the future of a zinc empire has descended into a bitter battle for control that could hamper efforts to diversify the global supply of energy-transition metals. Bloomberg News | October 1, 2024 | 5:23 pm
Gold price rally cripples physical demand in key markets Analysts hope that another crucial category of demand, physically backed gold exchange-traded funds, will see more activity in coming months. Reuters | October 1, 2024 | 9:22 am
Firms substituting cheaper aluminum for copper, trend growing Currently, the price of copper is 3.8 times that of aluminum. Reuters | October 1, 2024 | 6:43 am
Tsingshan cuts Indonesian nickel output due to tight ore supplies Delays to issuing quotas has slowed the rapid expansion of nickel production in the world's top producer of the metal. Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:39 am
Elevated alumina prices to feed on China aluminum producer profits China's aluminum producers have made rising profits due to elevated prices of the metal. Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:35 am
India, US likely to sign pact on critical minerals India-US bilateral trade in 2023-24 was about $120 billion, a record high. Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:21 am
Alchemy Resources signs lithium partnership with Japan’s JOGMEC The Japanese government agency can earn up to 51% of the company's Roe Hills tenure in Western Australia. Reuters | September 29, 2024 | 4:58 pm