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Column: Funds sell copper as technical picture deteriorates

Investors on both sides of the Atlantic have been shifting positions in response to a potential downside break of a range that has defined the price action this year.

Reuters | October 4, 2023 | 3:56 pm

Lithium stocks tumble amid declining prices

Ganfeng Lithium and Tianqi Lithium have plunged 51% and 32%…

Staff Writer | October 4, 2023 | 11:35 am

Surge Battery Metals shares rise on new mineral rights in Nevada

The company announced two mineral property purchase agreements near its…

Staff Writer | October 4, 2023 | 11:11 am

Gold price halts decline but remains pressured by hawkish Fed

UBS lowered its year-end gold price forecast by $100 to…

Staff Writer | October 4, 2023 | 9:42 am

Nevada Copper stock jumps as it resumes ore processing at Pumpkin Hollow

By mid-October, the throughput is planned to be increased steadily…

Staff Writer | October 3, 2023 | 9:38 am

European, US demand have become key drivers of metal prices – Trafigura chief

Trafigura executive chairman Jeremy Weir told the FT Commodities Asia Summit on Wednesday that prices had previously been mainly driven by Chinese demand.

Reuters | November 22, 2022 | 6:32 pm

Goldman Sachs says US, Europe could end reliance on Chinese EV batteries by 2030

Countries competing with China would need to spend $78.2 billion on batteries, $60.4 billion on components and $13.5 billion on mining.

Reuters | November 22, 2022 | 6:30 am

Common fungus turns out to be inexpensive, effective way to deal with mercury pollution

Researchers' findings could provide an efficient way to protect crops grown in polluted areas and remediate mercury-laden waterways, such as those close to gold mining operations.

Staff Writer | November 22, 2022 | 5:21 am

Bill Gates-led fund backs Robert Friedland’s pulse technology to reduce carbon emissions at mines

A European fund tied to Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures invested $12 million in the I-ROX pulsed-power venture with Robert Friedland’s I-Pulse Inc.

Bloomberg News | November 21, 2022 | 10:34 am

Riley Gold stock soars on $2.6 million Osisko Gold investment

Shares of Riley Gold surged 35.7% by midday Toronto time following the investment announcement.

Staff Writer | November 21, 2022 | 9:33 am

Goldman Sachs strategists say bear market will last in 2023

The bank strategists estimate the S&P 500 will end 2023 at 4,000 index points -- just 0.9% higher than Friday’s close.

Bloomberg News | November 21, 2022 | 8:41 am

US, Philippines to negotiate nuclear power tech-sharing pact

The US and the Philippines will open talks on a deal for the Asian nation to build nuclear power plants with American technology.

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2022 | 4:10 pm

Hundreds of power plants in the US violate Coal Ash Rule – report

A report by the Environmental Integrity Project and Earthjustice found that 96% of the 265 power plants that are contaminating groundwater in the US are not proposing any treatment plan.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 20, 2022 | 2:59 pm

US-based company plans to use microwaves to tap into deep thermal energy sources

Quaise says that the total energy content of the heat stored underground exceeds our annual energy demand by a factor of a billion.

Staff Writer | November 20, 2022 | 8:04 am

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