Column: Copper stocks surge offers little relief for CME shortsRising global exchange stocks of copper have damped bullish spirits.Reuters | June 25, 2024 | 2:13 pm
Exxon, South Korea’s SK On sign non-binding deal for lithium supplyThe agreement has the potential to be a multi-year offtake…Reuters | June 25, 2024 | 8:39 am
Eramet, BASF cancel plan to invest $2.6 billion in refining complex in IndonesiaEramet said it will continue to evaluate potential investments in…Reuters | June 24, 2024 | 10:43 am
You can now buy gold bars from vending machines in South Korea The machine at GS Retail Co.’s convenience store sells gold bars from as big as 37.5 grams (1.32 ounces) to as small as less than 1 gram. Bloomberg News | June 5, 2024 | 3:08 pm
Traders are desperate for copper deals and miners are cashing in Recent moves by cash-flush energy traders are raising tensions and sparking a scramble for contracts. Bloomberg News | June 5, 2024 | 7:25 am
De Beers aims to rebrand as top jewellery group De Beers seeks becoming a leading luxury jewellery retailer as it reels from weak market conditions and the failed BHP bid for Anglo American. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2024 | 5:26 am
Gold purchases by central banks were strong in April despite high prices, WGC says Demand from global central banks for gold has been elevated for two years as they diversify their foreign currency reserves. Reuters | June 4, 2024 | 8:51 am
South Korean, African leaders pledge deeper ties, critical mineral development South Korea is planning to increase development aid for Africa to $10 billion over the next six years. Reuters | June 4, 2024 | 7:33 am
China to build $1.5 billion copper smelter in Kazakhstan Copper smelter is projected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes. Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 11:11 am
Freeport Indonesia raises output target, awaits new export permit Indonesia banned shipments of all raw minerals from June 2023, but Freeport was given a year-long dispensation. Reuters | June 3, 2024 | 7:18 am
Nippon Steel’s Mori returns to US this week for talks on US Steel takeover The deal would give Nippon Steel greater access to the profitable U.S. market and further its long-term financial goals. Reuters | June 2, 2024 | 12:11 pm
India’s Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies Altmin, India's only cathode active materials producer, currently sources lithium carbonate from Brazil and Bolivia. Reuters | May 31, 2024 | 8:42 am