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Lithium futures gather momentum amid EV battery metals boom

Open interest in the lithium contract hit a record high of 473 contracts on Wednesday, and extends out to February 2024, according to CME data.

Bloomberg News | January 19, 2023 | 5:41 pm

Record open interest in CME Group’s copper options

Copper Options average daily volume was at 12,513 contracts month-to-date,…

Reuters | January 19, 2023 | 5:33 pm

CHART: Uranium’s third bull market since 1968 has further to run

New report by Sprott says West’s renewed focus on energy…

Frik Els | January 19, 2023 | 2:36 pm

Column: Exchanges diversify as base metals trade shrinks in 2022

Volumes have fallen every month year-on-year since the suspension of…

Reuters | January 19, 2023 | 10:46 am

Talon Metals strikes new nickel-copper mineralization in Minnesota

Earlier this year, Tesla signed its first US nickel supply…

Reuters | January 19, 2023 | 8:55 am

Endomines restarts operations at Friday mine

Endomines expects production of around 9,000 ounces of gold per year for more than seven years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 11:33 am

Gold price tops 3-month high as fund buying picks up

Hedge fund managers increased their long-only position in US futures and options by 12% in the past week.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 17, 2021 | 9:15 am

Iron ore price rebounds as China steel output hits all-time high

The world's top steel producer churned out 97.85 million tonnes of the metal in April, up 4.1% from March.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 17, 2021 | 8:29 am

Scientists find new way to calculate diamonds’ age more accurately

According to the scientists behind the study, this is a potential breakthrough not only in the study of diamonds but of planetary evolution.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 17, 2021 | 6:06 am

Newmont changes shows complexity of adding boardroom diversity

The miner's decision to replace two retiring female directors with men from Africa and Mexico has resulted in the first net gain in almost a year for men on the boards of S&P 500 companies.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2021 | 6:00 am

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest copper mines

The world's top 10 biggest copper mines in terms of 2020 production will play a major part in setting prices for the next decade.

MINING.com Editor | May 14, 2021 | 12:34 pm

New bull chart for $30,000 copper price: porphyries nearly mined out

Porphyries produce 80% of all copper but “the industry's ability to increase its reserve base by lowering cut-off grades is nearing an end” says new study.

Frik Els | May 14, 2021 | 12:05 pm