March 15, 2024

Copper price surges on supply threat as iron ore shows economic risks

Prices for two of the world’s most important mined commodities are diverging quickly.

March 15, 2024

Cost advantage of natural hydrogen sparks energy companies’ interest – report

At the end of 2023, 40 companies were searching for natural hydrogen deposits, up from just 10 in 2020, new research shows.

March 13, 2024

Amid nickel glut, Indonesia’s next president vows to keep ‘downstreaming’ policy

The policy drew investments of billions of dollars from smelting firms, most of them Chinese, and boosted Indonesia's exports.

March 13, 2024

Wyloo says industry will turn from LME without green nickel

The LME said that low carbon nickel could already be traded on its partner MetalsHub's system.

March 12, 2024

Column: Tin supply trapped in resource nationalism squeeze

The question is how long it will be before normal supply service is resumed in both Myanmar and Indonesia.

March 12, 2024

Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land

The second-biggest gold miner this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years.

March 11, 2024

Indonesia understates methane emissions from mining, report says

The world’s third-biggest coal miner after China and India undercounts methane emissions from production of the fuel by six to seven times, according to Ember.

March 11, 2024

Iron ore price tumbles on persistently weak fundamentals in China

Property market in China, the largest steel consumer, has been hit hard by a debt crisis.

March 10, 2024

Dubai’s gold shops take a hit as record prices deter buyers

The ever-higher prices reached by gold are turning Dubai’s traditional bazaar into more of a window-shopping experience.

March 8, 2024

Column: Booming CME contract a sign of aluminum’s Atlantic drift

Activity on the CME's aluminum contract has shifted up several gears in recent months.