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Copper $ 4.819 / lb 1.03%

Brent Crude Oil $ 77.88 / bbl -2.66%

Palladium $ 1054.5 / ozt 0.09%

Crude Oil $ 74.68 / bbl -4.26%

Natural Gas $ 3.886 / Btu -1.60%

Silver Futures $ 36.03 / ozt 0.08%

Aluminum Futures $ 2539.5 / ton 0.57%

Micro Gold Futures $ 3373.1 / ozt -0.79%

Micro Silver Futures $ 36.02 / ozt 0.00%

Platinum $ 1263.2 / ozt 0.14%

Gold Futures $ 3372.8 / ozt -0.82%

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Copper smelters are now so desperate to find raw material they are paying miners for converting their concentrates into refined metal.

Reuters | June 22, 2025 | 6:35 am

China maintains a chokehold on all aspects of rare earths production.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | June 20, 2025 | 4:11 pm

The mine seizure highlights the shift by military-led states in the Sahel region against Western interests.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2025 | 2:56 pm

The action was taken to head off the development of a potential "corner" on the market or an "undesirable situation", it said.

Reuters | June 20, 2025 | 2:28 pm

Copper price soars to new high as stockpiles hit 47-year low