Britain prioritizing jobs in Tata Steel talks, minister says Britain's biggest steel producer started closing one of its carbon-intensive blast furnaces on Thursday. Reuters | July 7, 2024 | 8:04 am
China’s central bank refrains from gold purchases for a second month China held 72.80 million troy ounces of gold at the end of June, unchanged from the end of May. Reuters | July 6, 2024 | 7:43 pm
US miners push Washington to revive long-dormant Bureau of Mines The push to resuscitate it and add new responsibilities would, supporters argue, allow Washington to craft a unified critical minerals policy. Reuters | July 5, 2024 | 10:45 am
Vedanta says it has arranged $250 million to settle Zambian copper mine debts Vedanta will still need to raise an additional $1 billion revive the mining operations at KCM. Reuters | July 5, 2024 | 10:19 am
Gold prices rise to one-month high after US jobs report Bullion is up more than 2% for the week so far. Reuters | July 5, 2024 | 9:51 am
Panic short-covering ignites Comex copper as shipments fail to arrive August futures on Comex on Friday climbed to a five-week high of $4.6965 a pound or $10,354 a metric ton. Reuters | July 5, 2024 | 9:31 am
MMG halts zinc concentrate output at Dugald River mine The company has halted operations at a mill at its zinc mine in Australia for about two months of repair work. Reuters | July 5, 2024 | 7:04 am
Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals Some of the country's largest mining companies are copper producers, which means any foreign investment involving those miners would face intense scrutiny. Reuters | July 4, 2024 | 5:39 pm
Canada approves Glencore takeover of Teck coal unit, with conditions The government is planning to approve the deal as soon as Thursday, Globe and Mail said. Reuters | July 4, 2024 | 4:32 pm
Column: Tin outperforms as broader base metals rally falters LME tin, trading around $33,250 per ton, is up by 31% on the start of the year. Reuters | July 4, 2024 | 7:37 am
Weak Chinese demand dents India’s diamond exports, industry seeks support India's cut and polished diamond exports have been faltering due to weak demand from the key market, China. Reuters | July 4, 2024 | 7:02 am
LME volumes hit 10-year high in second quarter, led by nickel Nickel volumes have rebounded this year after languishing since a March 2022 price spike that caused the LME to suspend trading. Reuters | July 4, 2024 | 6:59 am
