Chinese alumina producers increase output after surge in prices

Cobalt futures trading has taken off on CME Group’s Comex exchange, creating a way for traders to hedge their physical positions in the newly liquid futures market. 

Beijing announced regulations aimed at protecting supplies of the strategic minerals in the interest of national security, a move some in the market said could potentially tighten supply.

The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 2.5% higher.

The gold major has taken up a 9.99% equity position in Prospector to support its exploration at the ML project in Yukon.

The question of where the M&A spotlight is next going to fall has a sector newly buzzing with intrigue.

Outlook is reshaping the industry landscape, presenting opportunities and challenges for major producers and junior developers.

The gold miners will soon report what will almost certainly prove their best quarter ever.

The company currently operates the Yauricocha polymetallic mine in Peru.

Copper has been pulled in different directions by competing forces for much of this year.