Israel strikes Lebanese aluminum factory, says Lebanon media Israel’s military struck an aluminum factory located in southern Lebanon around 4 a.m. local time on Saturday. Bloomberg News | November 18, 2023 | 12:47 pm
Panama’s supreme court to deliberate on First Quantum mine contract next week Public arguments for both cases are set to conclude on Nov. 23 and issuing a ruling is a priority for the court. Bloomberg News | November 17, 2023 | 1:51 pm
Top court kills Colombian royalty measure worth $780 million The fiscal reform approved last year prevented oil and coal producers from deducting royalty payments from their corporate tax liability. Bloomberg News | November 16, 2023 | 4:46 pm
Indonesia to trace nickel in bid for US critical minerals deal Each ton of nickel ore sales will be tracked using the SIMBARA portal starting next quarter. Bloomberg News | November 16, 2023 | 4:39 pm
Nickel crisis shows LME could learn from China, Minmetals says The LME has drawn fire from all sides since a massive nickel short squeeze caused prices to quadruple in a few days in March 2022. Bloomberg News | November 16, 2023 | 12:52 pm
Glencore bets on US love of coal with new fossil fuel giant The company unveiled the first step in the process, with the deal to buy control of Teck. Bloomberg News | November 16, 2023 | 9:15 am
Billionaire lithium crashers hamper Australian deals, miners say The country’s lithium industry has seen a frenzy of deals this year. Bloomberg News | November 15, 2023 | 10:58 am
Major Chinese copper trader sees glut weighing on prices in 2024 “We are not very optimistic about copper prices,” said the head of copper trading at Shanghai Wooray Metals. Bloomberg News | November 15, 2023 | 10:32 am
World’s best-performing big IPO is about to get an extra boost PT Amman Mineral climbed as much as 2.5% to a record high after MSCI announced it will be added to its global standard indexes. Bloomberg News | November 15, 2023 | 10:10 am
Hong Kong ousts Dubai as biggest hub for Russian gold trade The city has long been a key conduit for bullion entering the Chinese mainland — the world’s biggest consumer market. Bloomberg News | November 15, 2023 | 10:01 am
EU makes deal to boost domestic supply of key raw materials The deal includes regulations covering 34 critical raw materials vital to the clean-tech transition. Bloomberg News | November 15, 2023 | 7:56 am
Australian miner signs deal with science agency to recover vanadium The agreement gives Tivan Ltd. an exclusive 20-year worldwide licence, except in India, for use of the CSIRO’s intellectual property. Bloomberg News | November 14, 2023 | 3:17 pm