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Mercuria blazes trail for energy traders eyeing a metals bonanza

As of Sept. 25, Mercuria was advertising four metals-related jobs on LinkedIn.

Reuters | September 27, 2024 | 10:11 am

Gold stocks forge higher

The gold miners’ stocks are forging higher, just achieving their…

Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | September 27, 2024 | 9:43 am

Vale considers listing base metals business in late 2026

Speaking at the FT Mining Summit, chairman Mark Cutifani said…

Staff Writer | September 27, 2024 | 9:20 am

LME Week: Global metal industry flocks to London for annual shindig

Metal consumers, producers and traders from around the world are…

Reuters | September 27, 2024 | 6:48 am

Graphic: China stimulus, mighty gold puts silver on a streak, but not without risk

Silver prices have bubbled up to their highest in over…

Reuters | September 26, 2024 | 9:55 am

B2Gold slashes stake in Calibre Mining

The sale of 79 million shares earned $139 million and reduced B2Gold’s holding in Calibre from 14%.

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 8:21 am

Gold price down 1%, but set for second straight weekly gain

Gold has benefited from a run of soft economic data this week.

Staff Writer | June 21, 2024 | 8:01 am

SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden

The Chilean lithium miner can earn up to a 70% interest in Aero, which will grant it a foothold in the European market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2024 | 3:53 am

Mining M&A stokes coal race against cleaner power

Many banks, insurers and investors have backpedalled from or abandoned the carbon-belching fossil fuel.

Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 10:07 am

China turns to cast-off copper in battle to feed hungry smelters

China has ramped up imports of copper scrap as smelters seek alternative raw materials to offset tight supplies of mined ore.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2024 | 9:14 am

Rising demand for responsible rare earths is not lifting prices, says Lynas

"Demand growth has not been matched by price growth," Lynas CEO Amanda Lacaze said.

Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 6:46 am

Understanding the commodity cycle using M&A activity

FOMO is a timeless human condition repeated for eons and ingrained in human DNA. Yet, it seems to hold a special place in the mining industry.

James Cooper | June 19, 2024 | 11:00 am

New York copper market tightens again, piling pressure on shorts

The July-delivery Comex copper traded at a 7.4 cent-per-pound premium to the September contract.

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2024 | 9:38 am

China’s copper exports hit a record as deflation bites at home

Exports of unwrought copper and products in May doubled from the previous year to nearly 150,000 tons, just topping the previous high reached in 2012.

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2024 | 9:20 am

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