July 1, 2021 Commodity traders make billions as oil, copper, battery metals prices rise For the first time since the pre-crisis years before 2008, the commodities boom means central banks are fretting about inflation.
July 1, 2021 US Forest Service advances Perpetua Resources’ plan for Idaho Stibnite-Gold project The project could become one of the largest and highest-grade open-pit gold mines in the US —and the country’s only primary producer of antimony.
July 1, 2021 Piedmont expands spodumene resources with investment in IronRidge Piedmont plans to purchase an equity stake in IronRidge and a 50% stake in its Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana.
June 30, 2021 Albemarle ups game in race to power electric cars A new lab in North Carolina will develop lithium products two to three times faster than previously, company CTO said.
June 30, 2021 Gold price to see worst month in over four years The metal is trading near the lowest since April after the Fed pulled forward its forecasts for interest rate hikes.
June 30, 2021 CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.
June 30, 2021 Strong gold and copper growth forecasts as covid disruptions subside – report Global gold mine production will grow at the fastest rate in three years in 2021.
June 30, 2021 US EPA weighs Taseko copper mining process akin to fracking The Canadian firm wants to use a process that involves injecting sulfuric acid and water deep underground to break up a mineral deposit.
June 29, 2021 CHARTS: China’s overseas copper mining scramble Chinese state and private investors have spent more than $16 billion over the last decade buying copper mines and projects including nearly 50 in Africa.
June 29, 2021 Aluminum premia spike on planned Russian export tax Russia has proposed introducing an export duty on steel, copper, nickel and aluminium to curb rising inflation.
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