U.S. and Mexico take action…
U.S. tariffs on Mexican aluminum…
Via Metal Miner Nickel prices remained decidedly bearish throughout October, experiencing the largest monthly decline amongst base metals. Indeed, prices…
Via Metal Miner Month-over-month, the Construction MMI (Monthly Metals Index) narrowly missed trading completely flat, ultimately moving…
Via Metal Miner The United Auto Workers strike finally began to take its toll on the Automotive MMI (Monthly Metals…
Via Metal Miner The fresh conflict between Israel and Hamas in Palestine has started to ring warning bells throughout supply chains for oil,…
Via Metal Miner Although some moved sideways with more modest declines, all components within the overall index saw copper prices trade lower during…
The transition to low carbon energy could be jeopardised by the lack of new copper mines to keep pace with growing demand, industry bosses have warned. Copper is an essential…
Rio Tinto’s long-held ambitions of mining the world’s largest untapped supply of high-grade iron ore inched closer this summer – after signing deals to build nearly 400 miles…
Via Metal Miner The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) witnessed yet another steep increase month-over-month. Indeed,…
Via Metal Miner For years, the tin price index in Europe depended largely on foreign supply. However, Vancouver-headquartered Cornish Mining plans to…
Via Metal Miner It’s safe to say that the copper price index witnessed an interesting 2023 thus far. Indeed, the market’s been volatile,…
The copper market is in a state of extreme contango—a state of the futures curve where futures contracts trade at a premium to the spot price and signal weak prompt…
A very observant longtime friend of mine opined recently that the clean energy economy is really just a metals energy economy where metals provide the basis for energy…
Via Metal Miner As we approach 2023, the metal mining industry teeters on a precipice of unprecedented change and challenge. Such challenges range…
Via Metal Miner In an otherwise down market staring at a slow recovery in 2023, only India stands apart from the rest of…
Via Metal Miner The Copper Monthly Metals Index (MMI) moved sideways from August to September, dropping just 1.36%.…
Via Metal Miner LME aluminum prices edged sideways throughout August, with a modest 1.69% month-over-month rise. Meanwhile,…
Via Metal Miner A somewhat desperate Russia has made some interesting moves relating to its need for aluminum oxide, also known as alumina. Recent reports indicate that the…
Via Metal Miner The Raw Steels Monthly Metals Index (MMI) moved sideways, with a 2.83% decline from August…
Via Metal MIner The UK government and Mumbai-headquartered Tata Steel have reached a preliminary agreement over a…
Via Metal Miner The nickel price index continued to trend downward, as it fell to its lowest level since July…