October 12, 2024 Rio Takes step toward M&A redemption with $6.7 billion lithium bet Modest by comparison with past splurges, the all-cash deal is a significant and long-awaited expansion of Rio’s bet on lithium.
October 11, 2024 Rio Tinto’s real prize: Arcadium’s lithium extraction technology Arcadium, through a predecessor company, was the first to develop an early version of a DLE technology in the 1990s.
October 11, 2024 Gold price erases weekly loss as market digests new US data A measure of prices paid to US producers was unchanged in September, pointing to a still-favorable inflation outlook and supporting expectations of Fed rate cut next month.
October 11, 2024 Copper prices to hit record high in Q4 2024 on Fed cuts and China stimulus – Fastmarkets Analysts expect prices around $10,265 per tonne in the last quarter of the year.
October 11, 2024 CME blocked Istim warehouse after objections from metal traders Market participants raised concerns about a controversial fee increase announced earlier this year by the warehousing company.
October 10, 2024 Twelve people trapped deep underground at Colorado mine rescued after 6 hours An elevator failed at a former gold mine that is now a tourist attraction.
October 10, 2024 World’s first manufacturing plant for rare-earth-free magnets opens in Minneapolis “Clean Earth Magnet” technology is manufactured from iron and nitrogen.
October 10, 2024 Mining stocks may drop 20% if US tariffs imposed – JPMorgan The bank cited tariffs as a key factor behind the sector's more than 10% drop in 2017-2018 during the Trump administration.
October 10, 2024 Gold price to decline based on bond yield moves It is the real yield that has a clear impact on gold, while the impact of nominal yields is not as clear.
October 9, 2024 Rio arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality The company is planning to invest heavily in further expansion ahead of an anticipated 2030s demand boom.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
