Split views in copper concentrate balance forecast drag on TC/RCs negotiations

The haven asset briefly rose above $2,000 an ounce on Monday for the first time in a year.

Still, bullion has gained nearly $100 since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

JPMorgan owned the LME nickel contracts that turned out to be backed by bags of stones rather than metal.

Lithium supply is heading for a major increase this year as a wave of expansions and new projects get up and running.

Bank expects the copper price to hit $10,500 in the near term.

Wyloo offered to buy all the shares of nickel miner Mincor it does not already own for an implied equity value of $504 million.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission found that Kurt Schlosser purchased shares in Piedmont after being informed of details of a five-year spodumene concentrate supply agreement.

The Jerritt Canyon operation was expected to produce between 119,000-133,000 oz. of gold this year.

It’s not clear whether the bags ever contained nickel, and whether the issue is a result of error, theft or fraud.