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By Penny Langford Global copper mine output is tracking toward its first annual decline since 2017, just as prices have reached levels once considered unlikely outside…
Stacked silver bars beside photovoltaic wafers and industrial electrical contacts. By Charles Pitts Silver closed at US$64.15 an ounce on Sept. 16, up 0.45% on the…
Lithium brine evaporation ponds beside processing infrastructure in a high-altitude basin. By Penny Langford Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate prices have retreated toward 130,000–143,000 yuan per tonne…
An open-pit copper mine in an arid Andean landscape, with terraced benches and haulage equipment visible across the operation. Chile’s copper industry has delivered a fresh…
Copper busbars used in power infrastructure. By Penny Langford Copper’s move toward $14,000 per tonne is testing whether supply relief expected in 2026 can keep pace…
The lithium market is entering 2026 with a more complicated balance sheet than headline supply-and-demand figures suggest. Reported inventories have risen sharply after methodology changes in…
By Penny Langford Silver’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by a sharp contradiction: solar installations continue to expand, but the amount of silver used in each…
By Penny Langford Copper’s 2026 outlook is being reshaped by a market signal that is easy to miss in the headline price: spot treatment charges have…
Copper Price Falls to Three-Week Low: US Tariff Deadline and Fed Risk Explained The copper price fell to a three-week low on Monday as traders unwound…
Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart project is designed to combine geothermal energy production with lithium extraction in Germany. By Charles Pitts Vulcan Energy’s second lithium production licence for…
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