Rising copper demand spurs search for alternative climate solutionsCRU, a metals consultant, sees demand increasing about 40% by 2050 even if cleaner technologies aren’t rolled out aggressively.Bloomberg News | April 26, 2024 | 5:52 am
Copper price hits $10,000/t as BHP bid shows tight supply pipelineThe metal has reclaimed the $10,000 threshold for the first…Bloomberg News | April 26, 2024 | 5:37 am
Miner owned by South America’s richest family mulls bond saleAntofagasta, which operates copper mines in Chile, last tapped global…Bloomberg News | April 25, 2024 | 4:14 pm
Gold price continues ascent to new highs, nears $2,150/oz Spot gold rose another 1% to a fresh high of $2,149.25 an ounce, surpassing Tuesday's intraday high of $2,141.60 an ounce. Staff Writer | March 6, 2024 | 8:47 am
Column: Nickel producers fear growing Indonesian pricing power An Indonesian producer has for the first time ever applied to have its metal listed as a good delivery brand on the LME. Reuters | March 6, 2024 | 8:33 am
US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labor in Africa A federal appeals court refused to hold the companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining in the DRC. Reuters | March 6, 2024 | 7:50 am
Platinum deficit in 2024 to be deeper than expected – WPIC Platinum demand surged 25% in 2023, seen down 6% in 2024. Reuters | March 6, 2024 | 7:43 am
Chinese money can’t be solution for cash-strapped Canadian miners, minister says Chinese investors will all have to go through a national security review, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday. Bloomberg News | March 5, 2024 | 1:40 pm
Indonesia aims to finish mining output quotas approval by end-March The approval process for the quotas has been delayed this year, raising concerns from nickel smelters who are facing depleting ore stock. Reuters | March 5, 2024 | 11:52 am
SRG Mining scraps $12.5m deal with China’s C-ONE as Canada tightens scrutiny C-ONE last year signed a C$16.9 million deal for a 19.4% stake in SRG. Reuters | March 5, 2024 | 10:08 am
Future of First Quantum mine is for the people of Panama to decide, US official says Panama holds presidential elections in May, and the future of Cobre Panama mine has emerged as a flash point among opponents and supporters of the mine. Reuters | March 5, 2024 | 9:45 am
Gold price sets new record on Fed pivot, geopolitical risks On Tuesday, spot gold rose as much as 1.3% to hit a new record of $2,141.60 per ounce. Staff Writer | March 5, 2024 | 9:11 am