April 11, 2022

Warning bells sound in London Metal Exchange zinc market

Zinc could be the next metal market to find itself in turmoil, writes Andy Home.

April 11, 2022

Asia unlikely to rescue Russian coal amid Europe ban

There are already signs that Asia is likely to buy less Russian coal, rather than more, in coming months, writes Clyde Russell.

April 11, 2022

Boliden to spend $530m on improving Aitik mine’s tailings dam

Company said it did not expect production at the northern Swedish open-pit mine to be affected.

April 11, 2022

Glencore regains IPO price after 11 years on commodity rally

Glencore's shares have surged 42% this year — a level the world’s biggest commodities trader had at times looked unlikely to ever regain.

April 11, 2022

EXPLAINER: LME under the regulatory spotlight after nickel debacle

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) have announced a rare joint intervention into what happened on the London Metal Exchange's nickel market

April 10, 2022

Atalaya, Endesa X to build largest solar farm for a mining operation in Spain

The 50-MW solar facility will be located in the municipality of Minas de Riotinto, where Atalaya’s local subsidiary operates the historic Riotinto mine.

April 8, 2022

Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022

Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022 amid historically low stockpiles of metal on global exchanges, but for most […]

April 8, 2022

BMW, Volkswagen suppliers face scrutiny over ties to Xinjiang

The concerns center around the production of aluminum, raising questions for another key industry about alleged human rights abuses in its supply chain.

April 8, 2022

Big Short keeps nickel market on edge one month after squeeze

The world’s main nickel market is broken and no one seems to know how to put it back together.

April 8, 2022

London market blocks newly refined Russian platinum and palladium

The decision comes a month after a similar industry group, the London Bullion Market Association, suspended the accreditation of Russian refiners.