Copper price rally continues with surge to highest in 22 monthsFutures on the London Metal Exchange have risen more than 12% so far this year.Bloomberg News | April 12, 2024 | 3:05 am
China state planner finalizes rule to set up coal production reserve systemThe rule, first issued in draft form in December, called…Reuters | April 11, 2024 | 8:30 pm
Alaska sues EPA over Pebble mine prohibitionsIt comes about a month after a similar lawsuit was filed by…Reuters | April 11, 2024 | 5:04 pm
Global coal use at power plants to peak in 2023, Rystad says Burning coal will produce about 10,373 terawatt-hours of electricity worldwide in 2023, the Oslo-based research company says. Bloomberg News | December 4, 2023 | 1:39 pm
Western start-ups seek to break China’s grip on rare earths refining The existing standard to refine these strategic minerals is an expensive and dirty process that China has spent the past 30 years mastering. Reuters | December 4, 2023 | 11:18 am
Peru’s deadly gold mine attack highlights growing security risk, costs The latest attack at Poderosa has highlighted a growing risk for miners in the Andean nation. Reuters | December 4, 2023 | 10:59 am
Ex-FBI leader advises Fenix mine in Guatemala after US drops sanctions Louis Freeh, who ran the bureau from 1993 to mid-2001, is leading Alix Partners in advising Swiss company Solway on revamping governance at the Fenix complex. Colin McClelland | December 4, 2023 | 10:00 am
Gold price retreats from record as aggressive Fed pivot bets cool off Some analysts argued that gold’s surge to a fresh record high was overdone. Staff Writer | December 4, 2023 | 9:42 am
Fitch sees industrial metal prices falling in 2024, gold set to rise London's 2024 benchmark copper price could slip 2% to $8,600 per metric ton, the firm said. Reuters | December 1, 2023 | 10:46 am
Peru mining output grows 3.14% in October, slowest in 8 months Copper production was up 2.1% from the same month a year ago, while gold and zinc jumped 10.0% and 10.4% respectively. Reuters | December 1, 2023 | 10:20 am
China lithium price poised for further decline in 2024 – analysts Lithium carbonate prices in top consumer China could fall by more than 30% next year. Reuters | December 1, 2023 | 8:53 am
Copper price climbs to three-month high on Panama mine risk, shortfall The metal rose as much as 1.2% on Friday, tracking a rally in European and Chinese stock markets. Bloomberg News | December 1, 2023 | 8:40 am