July 1, 2024 Sumitomo looks to tap US shale boom despite exiting production Japanese trading firm sees opportunities in US shale oil and natural gas despite exiting production there three years ago.
July 1, 2024 Hedge funds are hoarding cobalt amid battery metal slump Cobalt futures trading has taken off on CME Group’s Comex exchange, creating a way for traders to hedge their physical positions in the newly liquid futures market.
June 28, 2024 Ion Storage Systems gets $20m from US DOE to scale up next-gen EV batteries Funding accelerates the commercialization of ION’s anodeless SSB.
June 28, 2024 Miner M&A spotlight may shift to Teck and Freeport The question of where the M&A spotlight is next going to fall has a sector newly buzzing with intrigue.
June 28, 2024 Biden administration blocks Ambler road in Alaska The road would provide access to untouched deposits of copper, zinc, lead, silver, and gold in northwestern Alaska.
June 28, 2024 Trump re-election may lead to commodity market fragmentation: HSBC Commodity markets, already contending with high prices driven by structural supply constraints, also face uncertainties from increased geopolitical tensions.
June 27, 2024 Lithium producers bullish on long-term demand despite recent price drop Oversupply from China and a softening of aggressive EV adoption rates has dragged lithium prices down more than 80% in the last year.
June 27, 2024 US to start buying up to $2.7 billion in domestically supplied enriched uranium Funding was unleashed by legislation, signed by President Joe Biden in May, that also imposed a ban on imports of enriched uranium from Russia.
June 27, 2024 American Rare Earths gets $7.1m grant to advance Cowboy State mine in Wyoming The company holds the 2.3-billion-tonne Halleck Creek project, which was named last year as one of the world’s top 10 rare earth projects.
June 27, 2024 Giant sinkhole appears in Illinois soccer field following mine collapse The sinkhole measures about 100 feet (30 metres) and 30 feet (9 metres) deep, according to local officials.
Goldman lifts year-end gold price forecast to $5,400 This year, the bank sees private investors competing with institutions for gold as they look to diversify their portfolios. January 22, 2026 | 08:56 am
