February 11, 2021 Strong showing for Ecuador’s Perez signals backlash against mining industry The vote count now shows the environmental presidential candidate Yaku Perez trailing pro-market conservative banker Guillermo Lasso.
February 11, 2021 Nickel pig iron producers eye up electric vehicle battery market Nickel is a key component of the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries used to power electric vehicles.
February 11, 2021 Platinum, palladium and rhodium in short supply – Johnson Matthey Supply shortfalls have driven rapid price gains, with platinum trading at six-year highs and rhodium and palladium close to record levels.
February 11, 2021 Crypto’s rapid rise means investors need gold, top miner says The rise of cryptocurrencies, including red-hot Bitcoin, just handed one of the world’s leading gold miners one more reason to urge investors to buy the age-old haven that is bullion.
February 11, 2021 China’s 2020 refined nickel imports slump to 6-year low Chinese imports of refined nickel fell by 32% year-on-year to 130,700 tonnes in 2020.
February 11, 2021 JP Morgan: Commodities have begun new supercycle of “years-long gains” Commodities have seen four supercycles over the past 100 years — with the last one peaking in 2008 after 12 years of expansion.
February 10, 2021 Alrosa to donate vaccines to Angola, Zimbabwe Alrosa will supply the vaccines once emergency-use authorization for the Sputnik V vaccine is granted.
February 10, 2021 Chile copper cathode shipments plagued by rough seas, shortage of containers Rough seas and a shortage of containers have bogged down shipments from the world's largest producer of the red metal.
February 10, 2021 Aurubis CEO upbeat on outlook, still seeks flat rolled unit sale Company expects high metal prices and strong copper product demand this year.
February 10, 2021 Gold Fields sees 2020 earnings jump thanks to gold price Company said basic earnings per share for the full-year 2020 will range from $0.80 to $0.84, or 300% to 320% higher than the figure for the previous year.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm