December 1, 2022

CME cobalt contract use soars above LME as big players join

Consumers, producers, commodity traders, brokers and banks are backing the CME's cash-settled contract as they want a liquid instrument to hedge cobalt.

December 1, 2022

Investors with $30 trillion to push companies on human rights, social issues

Plan to focus first on metals & mining, renewables sectors.

November 30, 2022

EV battery cathode costs spike as lithium price sets fresh record

Relentless rise of lithium prices and recent bounce in cobalt and nickel put pressure on electric vehicle manufacturers.

November 30, 2022

Ex-JPMorgan gold trader faces final trial in spoofing saga

Christopher Jordan’s trial starting Wednesday is part of a long crackdown by the US on market manipulation since the 2008 financial crisis.

November 30, 2022

Barclays coal plan exposes reach of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

The bank now expects to phase out its financing of thermal coal power in the US five years earlier than planned.

November 29, 2022

Gold price rises on dollar pullback, hopes of slower Fed rate hike

Investor focus will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at a Brookings Institution event on Wednesday.

November 29, 2022

Major US labs launch energy storage consortium

Stor4Build is a new consortium on energy storage for buildings that is expected to accelerate the growth, optimization, and deployment of storage technologies.

November 27, 2022

Copper’s biggest mystery is finally cracking

A recent discovery by Jetti Resources could unlock millions of tonnes of new copper to feed power grids, building sites and car fleets.

November 24, 2022

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by ore throughput in 2022

The amount of tonnes of ore extracted from the earth in a day is vast at the world’s largest mines — owned and operated by the majors of the industry.

November 24, 2022

Codelco sees copper deficit at 8 million tonnes by 2032

While a surplus is expected in the short term due to new projects coming online, medium to long-term demand will offset supply further.