August 16, 2023 Indonesia’s Jokowi calls on successor to continue commodity downstreaming A presidential election is due on Feb. 14 and the elected candidate will be sworn into office in October next year.
August 16, 2023 Citi buys large amounts of zinc for lucrative LME warehouse deal Much of the zinc going on LME warrant was sold into the system by Trafigura and Glencore.
August 15, 2023 Evolution Energy signs graphite supply deal with China-based BTR The company will supply about 90% of the product from the project to BTR under the three-year agreement.
August 15, 2023 BHP, South32 may face South Africa class action on lung disease A legal firm is seeking relief for miners who have worked at the operations since 1965 and their descendants.
August 15, 2023 Esmark CEO says has money in bank account for $7.8 billion US Steel bid Chief executive James Bouchard said he had $10 billion available and Esmark itself had no debt.
August 15, 2023 McEwen eyes copper IPO as soon as November for Argentina project While McEwen is funded into next year as it drills the Los Azules project, it may go public later in 2023 or early 2024 to bankroll a feasibility study.
August 15, 2023 China’s Canmax resolves lithium offtake dispute with Premier African Minerals Canmax had moved to terminate the deal in June after Premier failed to start delivering the lithium concentrate as promised.
August 15, 2023 Column: China’s iron ore imports may hold up despite gloomy economy The Chinese central bank cut policy rates on Tuesday, the second reduction in three months.
August 15, 2023 Iron ore price climbs as China’s PBOC cuts rates to support recovery The metal rose after the People’s Bank of China cut the rate on one-year loans by 15 basis points — the most since 2020.
August 15, 2023 Ecuador’s tense vote also threatens to end mining, oil projects Ecuadorians are expected to vote in favor of referendums to order the closing of a major oil field and restrict gold and copper mining.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm