July 5, 2024

Panic short-covering ignites Comex copper as shipments fail to arrive

August futures on Comex on Friday climbed to a five-week high of $4.6965 a pound or $10,354 a metric ton.

July 4, 2024

Kinross invests in Wyoming-focused gold explorer

The gold miner now has a 9.9% equity stake in Relevant Gold.

July 4, 2024

Gold, copper equities to rise, metals flat: analysts

Investors are moving into gold equities from bullion, and the gold price may increase while central banks increase purchases as the US election approaches, BMO analysts said.

July 3, 2024

Pure Energy gets approvals for plant construction at Clayton Valley lithium project

The Vancouver-based miner is exploring and developing the largest mineral land holdings in the area, which adjoin and surround Albemarle's Silver Peak mine.

July 2, 2024

Freeport McMoran sees lower sales in Q2 on Indonesian permit delays

The company expects copper sales to be 5% below April 2024 guidance of 975 million pounds.

July 1, 2024

Copper’s unicorns

Silicon Valley is littered with them. Now mining has its own $1 billion club.

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.