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Copper’s sharp retreat from record highs is testing whether mining equities can hold their recent gains as traders reassess the timing of potential U.S. tariffs on…
Brazilian nickel mining and ferronickel processing infrastructure. By Penny Langford The proposed sale of Anglo American’s Brazilian nickel business to MMG has become more than a…
By Penny Langford Copper is trading at $14,464 per tonne on the LME, close to its recent $14,875 peak. At the same time, the Yangshan copper…
Copper cathode bundles prepared for movement through a Chinese port facility. By Penny Langford China’s physical copper market is showing signs of recovery, with the Yangshan…
High-grade iron ore stockpiles and ship-loading infrastructure at an export terminal. By Charles Pitts Simandou is approaching its first full-year test as a producing iron ore…
DOE has launched a $16 million Planning Prize to help U.S. universities expand the mining and critical-minerals workforce as the country faces a shortage of mining…
Underground drilling equipment operating at an active hard-rock gold mine. Gold is trading near $4,290 an ounce, well below its early-year peak but still at a…
Indonesia’s laterite nickel mines sit at the center of the 2026 supply debate. Indonesia has cut its 2026 nickel ore quota to 260–270 million wet metric…
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…
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