February 4, 2021

Gold price sinks below $1,800 to 2-month low

Meanwhile, gold ETFs saw inflows again after two straight months of outflows.

February 3, 2021

US mines produced $82.3 billion in minerals in 2020 – report

The principal contributors to metal production were gold (38%), copper (27%), iron ore (15%) and zinc (6%).

February 3, 2021

USA Rare Earth hopes to raise up to $500m in IPO

The company is developing the Round Top rare earths deposit in Texas.

February 3, 2021

US government gives high priority status to Graphite One’s Alaskan project

The company says that Graphite Creek in Alaska is the highest grade and largest known large flake graphite deposit in the US.

February 3, 2021

Freeport names Richard Adkerson chair

The board also appointed CFO Kathleen Quirk as president.

February 3, 2021

Silver price regains ground after two-day wild swing

Silver bounces back after the biggest loss since August.

February 3, 2021

The crazy world of stonks explained

You may have seen diamond hands, rockets, and r/wallstreetbets rallying cries in the past few weeks—but what does it all mean?

February 3, 2021

Populist crowd fails to breach the silver fortress for now

Ironically, the silver squeeze may have benefited the very funds that have come in for vilification for shorting stocks

February 2, 2021

Albemarle shares slip on $1.3 billion stock offering

The company’s stock doubled in 2020 as lithium prices rallied on EV demand.

February 2, 2021

Lithium price in China surges 40% to 18-month high

Heavy demand for new generation LFP batteries lights fire under domestic China lithium carbonate prices boosting Australia spodumene prices in the process.