August 4, 2021

Copper price down on softer growth in US and China

Chinese policymakers have been trying to tame surging commodity prices — from coal to copper.

August 3, 2021

Piedmont ‘very optimistic’ on North Carolina permit approval

The company will apply for a state mining permit by mid-August and expects the review process to last six to nine months.

August 3, 2021

Top Ten US miners

Annual top-ten list of the largest US-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization

August 3, 2021

Soaring aluminum drives up the cost of everything from beer to foil

For consumers and economists hoping commodities inflation will soon subside, the aluminum market delivered some discouraging news on Monday.

August 3, 2021

Home: China’s copper appetite wanes just as US grows hungry

China sucked in a record 4.67 million tonnes of refined copper last year, making it the single most important physical driver of the pandemic recovery rally.

August 2, 2021

From miners to big oil, the great commodity cash machine is back

The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, a basket of nearly two dozen raw materials, surged to a 10-year high last week and is rapidly closing in on the record set in…

August 2, 2021

Gold price can still top $3,000 amid recovery, fund says

Quadriga Igneo fund manager is sticking to his view that gold could rise to $3,000 to $5,000 an ounce in the next three to five years.

August 2, 2021

Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies

This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants.

August 2, 2021

Piedmont Lithium delays timeline to supply Tesla

Piedmont had been set in the initial contract to begin supplying Tesla between July 2022 and July 2023.

July 31, 2021

Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud

New research shows that midwater sediment plumes discharged by mining machinery become a highly turbulent cloud of suspended particles.