Search the Skillings archive
Metals price news brings you real-time updates and expert analysis on the prices of key industrial and precious metals. Track fluctuations in gold, copper, lithium, nickel, and rare earths, and understand the economic, geopolitical, and supply-chain forces behind them. This category helps investors, analysts, manufacturers, and traders stay informed with accurate spot pricing, historical trends, and price outlooks. For deeper insights, explore Market Intelligence, Commodities, and Mining Finance.
BMI has raised its 2026 lithium price forecasts, but its latest outlook still points to a market where supply is expanding faster than demand. The research…
Port Hedland’s export infrastructure remains central to the seaborne iron ore market. Iron ore prices are holding above US$100 per dry metric tonne, with Singapore Exchange…
Andean copper mine and concentrator infrastructure captured in documentary style. Copper has moved above $14,000 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, as demand expectations linked…
The global copper market in 2026 is navigating a complex convergence of structural supply constraints, aggressive trade policy maneuvers, and an unprecedented demand shock driven by…
The global lithium market has entered a period of calculated stabilization. As the industry navigates the second half of 2026, battery-grade lithium carbonate spot prices have…
Jiangxi lepidolite mining and processing infrastructure in China. The lithium market’s 2026 surplus is becoming increasingly dependent on one question: when, and at what rate, CATL…
Copper mine and processing infrastructure in a large-scale operating region. Byline: Penny Langford Copper has entered the second half of 2026 with a market structure that…
Copper concentrate moves through processing equipment at an industrial mine facility. Copper’s rally toward record levels reflects a structural supply-demand squeeze rather than a typical cyclical…
Silver mining and processing infrastructure in a rugged Moroccan landscape. Silver enters 2026 with two competing forces shaping its outlook. The first is a structural market…
Iron ore futures are holding above US$100 a dry metric tonne as traders weigh firm near-term Chinese demand against a new operational risk at one of…
Our newsletters on critical minerals, policy and the week’s deals, free through LinkedIn or by email.