April 15, 2024 New metals sanctions push Russia further into China’s embrace The sanctions now leave the Shanghai Futures Exchange as the only major commodities bourse in the world to accept Russian shipments.
April 15, 2024 Rusal says new Western sanctions won’t hurt its aluminum supply Goldman Sachs also said it did not expect an immediate supply shock.
April 14, 2024 CME bans Russian-origin aluminum after US, UK impose new sanctions CME Group has suspended from its platform aluminium produced in Russia from April 13
April 14, 2024 Gold prices at a record high are keeping pawn shops busy Record prices pushing toward $2,500 an ounce are proving hard to resist.
April 13, 2024 LME bans Russian-origin metal after UK, US impose new sanctions The London Metal Exchange (LME) on Saturday banned from its system Russian metal produced on or after April 13.
April 12, 2024 US, UK take action targeting Russian aluminum, copper and nickel A UK official said London expected any market disruption to stabilize quickly.
April 12, 2024 Antwerp World Diamond Centre CEO resigns amid Russia diamond sanctions Ari Epstein did not publicly communicate the reason for his sudden departure.
April 12, 2024 France wants to revive copper mining and speed up green projects Copper mining has been halted in France for more than two decades.
April 11, 2024 Denarius sees quick restart for former Lundin nickel-copper mine in Spain The Aguablanca mine will produce a total of 43.2 million lb. nickel and 34.6 million lb. copper plus gold, platinum, and palladium.
April 11, 2024 Gina Rinehart-backed lithium hopeful surges after demo batch Vulcan Energy has gained nearly 40% this week after announcing its first viable output using direct-extraction technology.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
