Base metal markets across LME are showing signs of surplus Spot prices for the six key metals that dominate trading on the LME are all at a discount to futures. Bloomberg News | November 22, 2023 | 7:58 am
Ever wondered what gold nuclei look like? Gold nuclei display a shape-shifting mechanism that alternates dramatically from soccer ball shapes to rugby ball shapes. Staff Writer | November 22, 2023 | 6:06 am
Ecuador-focused Adventus and Luminex to merge Business tie-up creates a more diversified company with one of the largest copper-gold exploration portfolios in Ecuador. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2023 | 3:41 am
Investors with $11 trillion back plan to reform mining industry Investors include California State Teachers’ Retirement System and Legal & General Investment Management. Bloomberg News | November 21, 2023 | 4:18 pm
China’s copper premium spikes on demand from renewables industry The Yangshan copper premium, or the fee traders pay for imported cargoes over benchmark prices on the LME, extended to its highest level in a year. Bloomberg News | November 21, 2023 | 3:12 pm
Codelco extracts first ore from Rajo Inca project Rajo Inca, which is more than 60% built, is set to formally kick off operations next year. Reuters | November 21, 2023 | 2:55 pm
Fourteen informal miners killed in Suriname tunnel collapse The incident occurred on a concession belonging to a subsidiary of Chinese state miner Zijin Mining. Reuters | November 21, 2023 | 2:46 pm
Geopolitical tensions, seasonal buying push gold demand higher – but is now the right time to invest? Gold has had a surprisingly strong run through much of the year, rallying further in October as the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated. Jamie Sturgeon - The Globe and Mail | November 21, 2023 | 1:34 pm
Brazil Potash’s Autazes project halted on permitting suspension Lower court decision does not cancel the permits already granted to the Canadian miner, but it prevents it from moving forward. Staff Writer | November 21, 2023 | 10:00 am