Antimony: The fire safety, defence and energy metal
What’s so special about antimony? Antimony is among a handful of metals that have been used for thousands of years. The ancients used it in cosmetics such as the eyeliner…
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Zinc price jumps to 4-year high
Zinc climbed to its highest level since June 2022 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) as warehouse stockpiles drained to multi-year lows and mine supply cuts tightened the physical market….
Fund manager sees mining as cheap AI play
Otavio (Tavi) Costa, founder and CEO of Azuria Capital, argued that mining can be the least expensive way to invest in artificial intelligence as the sector gains more attention from…
Metals Exploration locks in $27M as La India first gold nears
Metals Exploration (AIM:MTL) has secured $27 million (C$38 million) in equipment financing as its La India gold project in Nicaragua closes in on first production by year-end. The company has…
Podcast: Mineral War — China’s grand plan to dominate metals markets, ft Tomasz Nadrowski
This week’s episode features portfolio manager Tomasz Nadrowski, author of Mineral War: China’s Quest for Weapons of Mineral Destruction, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on China’s resource strategy over…
Copper price eases as LME inventories surge
London Metal Exchange on-warrant copper inventories have surged by more than 50% in three days, easing fears of an acute supply squeeze and sharply narrowing a key market spread. On-warrant…
US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining
Washington is planning to auction off deep-sea mining leases near the Northern Mariana Islands later this year, advancing the Trump administration’s push to develop domestic sources of critical minerals from…
Korea taps Glencore for copper with $1B loan deal
South Korea’s export credit agency will lend $1 billion to Glencore (LSE: GLEN) in exchange for copper supplies to Korean companies, securing access to a metal increasingly vital to artificial…
CHART: Mining stocks enjoy a $210-billion fortnight
So far in August the combined U.S. dollar market capitalization of the MINING.COM TOP 50 rose from $2.17 trillion to $2.38 trillion. That is $210 billion in seven sessions, three…
Barrick names Bock to lead overseas arm
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) has named Sebastiaan Bock to lead its international gold and copper business as the miner prepares to split its North American and overseas assets….
Gold holds above $4,300 per oz as rate-cut bets build
Bullion extends last week’s 7% surge as weak US employment data, investor positioning and Chinese buying lend support.
Top 10 global miners: Zijin’s expansion pays off
Zijin Mining’s (SSE: 601899; SEHK: 2899) expansion strategy paid dividends as the Chinese miner topped global peers located outside North America and Australia for market capitalization. Attributable net income for 2025 jumped 62% to a…