March 22, 2023

JPMorgan traders should get prison for spoofing, US says

The former head of the bank's precious metals business and his top gold trader should get multiyear prison terms after they were convicted of spoofing.

March 22, 2023

Newmont said to be mulling sweetened bid for Newcrest

The world's no. 1 gold miner has gained partial access to Newcrest's corporate books, a sign that Newmont could make a revised offer.

March 22, 2023

Next decade to see green hydrogen market grow but challenges need to be addressed – report

IDTechEx expects the water electrolyzer market for green hydrogen production to grow to over $120 billion by 2033.

March 21, 2023

US Forest Service to OK land swap for Rio’s Tinto’s Arizona copper mine before July

Resolution mine would destroy a site of religious importance to Native Americans but supply more than a quarter of US copper demand for the green energy transition.

March 21, 2023

Study shows seafloor cobalt, nickel mining dramatically lowers battery metals environmental impact

Benchmark's lifecycle assessment of The Metals Co’s Pacific Ocean project shows nickel, cobalt from seabed perform better in almost every category including 70%-80% lower emissions than Indonesian nickel.

March 21, 2023

Trafigura bought some LME ‘nickel’ that was just bags of stones

The amounts of money involved are small, but the issue presents a fresh headache for the company.

March 21, 2023

Mapped: US mineral production value by state in 2022

This map uses data from the USGS to map and rank U.S. states by the value of their nonfuel mineral production in 2022.

March 21, 2023

Sprott sees gold price hitting fresh record as banking crisis unfolds

The haven asset briefly rose above $2,000 an ounce on Monday for the first time in a year.

March 21, 2023

Gold price pulls back in anticipation of Fed interest rate decision

Still, bullion has gained nearly $100 since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

March 21, 2023

Goldman Sachs expects commodities supercycle

Bank expects the copper price to hit $10,500 in the near term.