December 16, 2019

Alrosa, Everledger launch e-commerce platform for diamond tracking

Consumers will be offered transparency regarding the origin of their diamonds.

December 13, 2019

Bearish outlook for metal prices for 2020 — report

But demand for lithium and cobalt is set to improve next year.

December 12, 2019

Copper price jumps to 7-month high on Trump trade deal

Bloomberg is reporting US president Trump has signed off on a phase-one deal with China.

December 11, 2019

Jiangxi Copper gets $213 million loan from parent after stake buy

The support from controlling shareholder Jiangxi Copper Corp comes after the state-run company said this week it would pay $1.1 billion for an 18% stake in Canadian miner First Quantum…

December 11, 2019

The new energy era: the lithium-ion supply chain

Battery minerals are set to become the new oil, and battery supply chains the new pipelines.

December 11, 2019

China is redrawing the global copper scrap map

Less than three years after China told the World Trade Organization it was going to ban imports of "solid waste," it is close to doing just that.

December 10, 2019

Gold’s been on a tear this year and 2020 may see more reward

BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, remains constructive on bullion as a hedge, while Goldman and UBS see prices climbing to $1,600 an ounce.

December 9, 2019

China iron ore surges to over 4-month high amid supply uncertainty, demand hopes

Demand prospects for construction steel products and steelmaking raw materials were improved.

December 9, 2019

Copper price rally builds on all-time high China imports

Copper price hits 20-week high as Chinese concentrate imports surge and stockpiles in the country drop to six year low.

December 6, 2019

4 charts that say this time the copper price surge could last

"For one, copper supply is probably less ample than the apparent consumption data indicate."