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Firm dollar and rising inventories send copper prices below $8,000

Inventories of copper in LME-registered warehouses have surged 141% in the past three months.

Staff Writer | October 2, 2023 | 10:09 am

US optimistic it will reach critical minerals deal with EU

After signing a minerals deal with Japan in March, the…

Reuters | October 2, 2023 | 8:33 am

What may be the world’s largest white hydrogen deposit discovered by accident

White hydrogen is a primary energy source as it is…

Staff Writer | October 1, 2023 | 10:52 am

Glencore may look elsewhere for recycling hub after Italy rejects fast-track approval

Glencore and Li-Cycle planned to develop a recycling hub in Portovesme…

Reuters | October 1, 2023 | 8:15 am

Kazatomprom to end uranium production cuts in 2025

For seven years including 2023, the company has produced 20%…

Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 6:37 am

How zircon helps identify untapped copper deposits

Zircons are considered nature’s time capsules.

Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 6:02 am

Trafigura lines up Russia aluminum deal in challenge to Glencore

Trafigura Group is in talks to buy aluminum from United Co. Rusal International.

Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 11:42 am

Trafigura’s non-existent nickel was bought by a US firm

Trafigura sold cargoes of nickel it now believes may not have contained any of the metal to buyers.

Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 10:05 am

Column: Nickel’s electric dreams turn into a pricing nightmare

The global nickel market flipped from deficit to surplus over the course of 2022.

Reuters | February 27, 2023 | 7:55 am

Russians probed over gold in Sudan as West vies for influence

Dozens of Russians working for a mining company in Sudan are being probed by authorities on suspicion of gold-smuggling.

Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 7:26 am

Recharge Industries grabs failed startup Britishvolt

The Australian firm has bought Britishvolt, which planned a battery factory in the UK to power EVs, out of administration.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2023 | 5:33 am

China approved enough new coal plants last year to power the UK

Local governments permitted 106 gigawatts of new plants, the most since 2015.

Bloomberg News | February 26, 2023 | 5:26 pm

Chinese group heads to LME with plan to draw a line under nickel crisis

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt plans to discuss an application to register the company’s nickel for delivery on the exchange.

Bloomberg News | February 24, 2023 | 9:50 am

US announces tariffs on Russian metals including aluminum

The White House will raise tariffs on more than 100 Russian metals, minerals and chemical products.

Bloomberg News | February 24, 2023 | 7:52 am

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