February 11, 2025

GRAPH: Cobalt price plunge and the EV market

Cobalt prices have plummeted to their lowest level since 2016, as a deluge of supply overwhelms stagnating demand from the electric vehicle […]

February 5, 2025

China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain

A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades.

February 5, 2025

GRAPH: The mining and Nvidia solar system

The Top 50 is now trading $480 billion below the peak hit in the second quarter of 2022

February 11, 2024

American Pacific shares surge on copper results from Palmer VMS project

The copper-zinc project in Alaska is held under a joint venture partnership with Japan's Dowa Metals & Mining.

January 12, 2024

Gold-inflation disconnect

Gold’s vexing disconnect from reported inflation took center stage again this week.

January 12, 2024

Gold price rallies on geopolitical risks and Fed rate cut bets

Treasury yields and the dollar weakened after the PPI report.

January 12, 2024

China copper smelter margins squeezed by tight supply of raw material

The scramble to secure supply has meant Chinese smelters have had to accept a cut in treatment charges.

January 12, 2024

Uranium price jumps to 15-year high as top miner flags shortfall

Kazatomprom said shortages of sulfuric acid and construction delays may result in missed production targets for the next two years.

January 11, 2024

Zijin Mining invests $97 million in Solaris Resources for a 15% stake

Solaris intends to use the funds to advance its flagship Warintza copper project in southeast Ecuador.

January 11, 2024

Iron ore price rebounds on renewed hopes of China stimulus

The benchmark February iron ore on the Singapore Exchange climbed nearly 1%.