May 18, 2022 Copper price down on bets of big US rate hikes Fed Jerome Powell pledged that the US central bank would ratchet interest rates as high as needed to kill a surge in inflation.
May 18, 2022 Column: Nickel demand boomed in 2021; this year it will be supply Surplus or deficit? In nickel's current fractured state it could be both this year, writes Andy Home.
May 18, 2022 How ‘weak sustainability’ helps miners contribute to the UN development goals Researchers suggest that mining companies should focus on achieving ambitious yet realistic sustainability targets.
May 17, 2022 US, Canadian companies set to soar on Russian uranium ban Uranium has strong fundamentals in place, with political support growing worldwide, VRIC hears.
May 17, 2022 Metals scarcity could slow energy transition Solar panel market penetration requires hundreds of millions oz. more silver production, VRIC hears.
May 17, 2022 Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low Investors should look at whether the junior companies they are interested in have enough cash in the bank, VRIC hears.
May 17, 2022 US coal companies struggle to cash in on Europe crunch The rally in prices is unlikely to pull the US coal industry out of a more than decade-long tailspin.
May 17, 2022 China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity.
May 17, 2022 Zinc joins battery race in the US Two US-based companies joined forces to push for the use of zinc alkaline batteries in clean energy storage solutions.
May 17, 2022 i-80 Gold to trade on New York Stock Exchange CEO Ewan Downie says listing will provide enhanced access to the world’s biggest and most liquid equity market.
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