May 20, 2025

Dundee in talks to acquire Adriatic Metals for $935M

Under UK takeover rules, Dundee Precious Metals has until June 17 to make a formal offer for the UK-based miner or walk away.

May 19, 2025

CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen

The $1.73 billion worth of nickel contained in EVs sold this year for the first time exceeds battery lithium amounts, despite faster global adoption of nickel-free power packs.

May 19, 2025

Gold markets cited by ECB as risk to financial stability

Demand for physical settlement, the dominance of large-scale traders and opaque transactions all combine to pose a wider threat if things go awry, ECB economists wrote.

May 19, 2025

Anglo Asian begins production at Gilar mine in Azerbaijan

The gold company plans to become a mid-tier copper and gold producer by 2029.

May 19, 2025

Russia says China’s Zijin agrees to keep Siberian zinc mine open

Sanctions prompted the Chinese company to weigh suspending operations.

May 19, 2025

Aluminum price slides as surging inventories add to downbeat mood

Readily available aluminum inventories in LME warehouses saw their biggest jump in more than a year.

May 18, 2025

Orano explores sale of Niger uranium assets, FT reports

The uranium miner filed a lawsuit this week over the "arbitrary arrest, illegal detention and unjust confiscation of property" involving its staff and assets in the country.

May 17, 2025

Gold price could exceed $4,800 by 2030: Incrementum AG

Based on a severe “tail-risk” scenario of a rare but extreme event, Liechtenstein-based gold fund Incrementum AG outlined in its new report.

May 16, 2025

Navoi Mining completes $500M Eurobond placement

The new bond placement, says NMMC, was supported by favorable capital market conditions.

May 16, 2025

LME looks to curb big bets as energy trader billions rock metals

The LME has been discussing the appropriate level for position limits in informal conversations with market participants.