November 23, 2023

EU and US delay key trade meeting amid deadlock in negotiations

The delay comes as negotiations to agree on global steel accords and a critical minerals deal have both stalled.

November 23, 2023

Trafigura plan to take lead from LME system sparked price spike – sources

Benchmark lead prices on the LME touched a 10-month high on Monday.

November 23, 2023

BNP Paribas cracks down on mining clients exposed to coal

The European Union’s biggest bank will no longer provide financing to projects dedicated to the extraction of metallurgical coal.

November 23, 2023

Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations

Plumes from deep-sea mining could severely affect midwater marine animals.

November 22, 2023

Base metal markets across LME are showing signs of surplus

Spot prices for the six key metals that dominate trading on the LME are all at a discount to futures.

November 22, 2023

Ukraine’s coal mines turn to women to solve wartime staff shortages

After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal company decided to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.

November 22, 2023

Ever wondered what gold nuclei look like?

Gold nuclei display a shape-shifting mechanism that alternates dramatically from soccer ball shapes to rugby ball shapes.

November 21, 2023

Investors with $11 trillion back plan to reform mining industry

Investors include California State Teachers’ Retirement System and Legal & General Investment Management.

November 21, 2023

Nickel to get boost from commodity index re-balancing in January

Nickel is likely to see a surge of buying before and during an annual re-balancing in January of commodity indexes.

November 21, 2023

Stellantis, CATL plan to build EV battery plant in Europe

Stellantis’ partnership with CATL would be among the most wide-ranging such agreements in Europe.