March 26, 2025 Copper price touches new high as traders predict $12,000 The most-traded contract on the COMEX rallied to a new high of $5.3740 per lb, or about $11,840 per tonne.
March 26, 2025 Mercuria bets big on copper in bid to rival oil trading The Swiss commodities trader aims to acquire more mine stakes as it secures copper supplies, challenging larger competitors.
March 25, 2025 Trafigura starts strategic review of Australian smelting assets The trading group is launching a strategic review of its struggling Nyrstar zinc and lead smelting assets.
March 25, 2025 NYSE-parent plans to launch battery metals derivatives this year Intercontinental Exchange plans to launch derivatives in nickel, cobalt and lithium spodumene in London later this year.
March 25, 2025 Glencore to cut coal output in attempt to halt price slump Coal prices have slumped to the lowest levels since mid-2021.
March 25, 2025 Boom in uranium stocks fizzles as Ukraine ceasefire talks build The price of uranium is now down more than a third from early 2024.
March 25, 2025 EU selects 47 strategic projects to secure critical minerals access The list supports the 2024 Critical Raw Material Act, which boosts the EU access to key metals and minerals.
March 24, 2025 CHART: Top 20 automakers by battery metal spending BYD’s battery metals bill was $1 billion below Tesla despite selling 2 million more EVs while GM’s per EV costs are the highest in the industry.
March 24, 2025 Vitol, Gunvor rock metals markets with big aluminum bets Both taken long positions in the LME aluminum contracts nearing expiry that were at times larger than the readily available stock.
March 24, 2025 Column: LME fined for failing to hit the brakes in nickel crisis The venerable 148-year old London Metal Exchange has just made it into the history books for the wrong reasons.
Lynas Rare Earths CEO to retire after over a decade in role Amanda Lacaze would remain with the company until the end of the current financial year to enable a smooth transition, Lynas said. January 12, 2026 | 03:13 pm
