October 19, 2022 China may buy more Russian copper to blunt expected premium hike Premiums of physical copper sales to China in 2023 are expected to rise to between $150 to $210 per tonne over the benchmark London Metal Exchange price.
October 18, 2022 Russian central bank sees no need in raising gold holdings Western sanctions, imposed shortly after Moscow sent its troops to Ukraine on Feb. 24, froze around half of Russia's gold and forex reserves.
October 17, 2022 Russian mining giant told it’s not welcome at gold industry bash The London Bullion Market Association has barred Norilsk Nickel from its annual precious metals conference.
October 14, 2022 En+ says Rusal remains in full compliance with US regulations The chairman of EN+ dismissed media reports that Washington is weighing restricting imports of Russian metal.
October 13, 2022 Alcoa lobbying White House to block US imports of Russian aluminum Separately, Alcoa asked the London Metal Exchange to delist Russian aluminum.
October 13, 2022 Column: Copper today, aluminum tomorrow? LME’s Russian dilemma More than 60% of the copper stored in London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses at the end of September was produced in Russia.
October 13, 2022 Explainer: Will market mayhem erupt if US bans Russian aluminum? Global aluminum prices soared after news the Biden administration is considering an effective ban on Russian imports of the metal used in transport and construction.
October 12, 2022 Aluminum heads for more supply chaos as Biden weighs Russia ban The Biden administration is considering options including sanctions on Russia’s top producer of the metal.
October 12, 2022 White House weighs ban on Russian aluminum over Ukraine war escalation The White House is eyeing three options: an outright ban, increasing tariffs to levels so punitive they would impose an effective ban, or sanctioning Rusal.
October 12, 2022 Russian copper builds up in LME warehouses Significant volumes of unwanted Russian-origin copper have been deposited in London Metal Exchange approved warehouses in Germany, the Netherlands and Taiwan since the middle of September.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
