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Aging copper mines are turning into money pits despite demand

Chile’s Chuquicamata is a cautionary tale for an industry beset by rising costs and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

Bloomberg Opinion | April 17, 2024 | 8:08 am

Traders are already gaming the new Russian metal sanctions

The opportunity lies in massive piles of Russian metal already…

Bloomberg News | April 17, 2024 | 6:06 am

Short squeeze fears grip tin as LME says it’s watching market

Tin's 25% advance in 2024 puts it well ahead of…

Bloomberg News | April 17, 2024 | 5:37 am

Global silver deficit to rise in 2024 due to higher demand, lower supply

The global silver deficit is expected to rise by 17%…

Reuters | April 17, 2024 | 5:24 am

US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district

The Ambler project sought to open a remote area rich…

Reuters | April 16, 2024 | 4:44 pm

India urges G7 to delay ban on Russian diamonds as rules lack clarity

Home to 90% of the world's diamond cutting and polishing industry, India is critical to the implementation of the ban.

Reuters | December 20, 2023 | 8:07 am

A copper bug asks ‘who got copper’?

Increased demand for copper to a loosening of monetary conditions is one reason to be bullish.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | December 19, 2023 | 2:20 pm

Trafigura’s Myra Falls mine on Vancouver Island idled indefinitely

Myra Falls Mining has sought creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.

Staff Writer | December 19, 2023 | 12:23 pm

Column: Funds less negative on copper as supply landscape shifts

Money managers are now marginally net long of copper on both the London Metal Exchange (LME) and CME contracts.

Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 10:51 am

India in talks with Argentina, Bolivia to acquire lithium assets – secretary

India is at an advanced stage of discussions with Argentina to acquire lithium blocks, according to the country's top bureaucrat in the mining ministry.

Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 7:44 am

EU, US extend steel tariff detente until end-March 2025

The US quota system allows up to 3.3 million metric tons of EU steel and 384,000 tons of aluminum into the United States tariff-free.

Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 7:39 am

Russia says it will have no trouble skirting latest EU sanctions

The new sanctions package bans the import of Russian-origin non-industrial diamonds.

Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 6:24 am

Australia wants to compete with China on critical minerals, Minister King says

Since coming to power in May 2022, Australia’s center-left Labor government has ramped up investment in minerals.

Bloomberg News | December 19, 2023 | 5:47 am

Top 10 sustainability predictions for commodities in 2024

CRU says markets, policy, new technologies, sustainability and the energy transition will become ever more interlinked and complex.

Staff Writer | December 19, 2023 | 3:35 am

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