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After massive bust, global lithium market shows signs of life

The spot price of lithium carbonate in China has rebounded to the highest level since December.

Bloomberg News | March 12, 2024 | 7:44 am

Alcoa to buy Australian partner Alumina in $2.2bn all-stock deal

Alumina owns about 40% of of Alcoa World Alumina &…

Reuters | March 11, 2024 | 3:58 pm

China’s big policy meet offers little to excite commodity bulls

The National People’s Congress failed to deliver gains in the…

Bloomberg News | March 11, 2024 | 10:07 am

Bolivia pitches Wall Street on bonds linked to lithium

By tapping the market’s demand for clean-energy investments, the nation…

Bloomberg News | March 11, 2024 | 9:47 am

Gold price steadies near record high as US inflation data looms

Bullion for immediate delivery traded in a narrow range on…

Bloomberg News | March 11, 2024 | 9:14 am

Gold price trends higher as market grows cold on July rate hike

Markets now see a 70% chance the Fed will keep rates unchanged next month.

Staff Writer | June 1, 2023 | 8:42 am

Eramet no longer sees LME as benchmark for ferronickel

"The LME's problem is that it's pricing the pure ore. Meanwhile, nickel is less and less used as a pure metal," said Eramet's CEO Christel Bories.

Reuters | June 1, 2023 | 7:45 am

Indonesian copper miner Amman aims to raise $880 million in IPO

The listing would be the biggest initial public offering in Southeast Asia this year.

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 11:15 am

Silver Lake revises offer for St Barbara’s Leonora assets

The implied value of the proposal is A$718 million, comprising A$370 million in cash and the rest in shares.

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 10:09 am

Impala takes control of RBPlat after acquiring key investor’s stake

Impala raised its stake in RBPlat to 55.46% after South Africa's Public Investment Corp. sold its remaining interest.

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 8:45 am

LME launches two consultations on reforms in wake of nickel crisis

The first consultation will be on a requirement for warehouses to report the amount of all stored metal.

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 8:28 am

Is gold going higher? Here’s what the indicators are saying

The price of gold dropped to a low of $1,940 per ounce last week after hitting a year-to-date high of $2,056 early in May.

Brian Donovan - The Globe & Mail | May 30, 2023 | 1:17 pm

Cochilco sees lithium shortage, price increases from 2031

A presentation by the state-run entity showed global demand at 3.8 million tonnes by 2035.

Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 9:57 am

Column: Funds keep the bear pressure on copper as LME stocks rise

Fund positioning suggests many investors think copper could fall further before any price rebound.

Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 9:05 am

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