Crude oil posts third straight gain as U.S.-Iran strikes dim hopes for Strait of Hormuz deal
Crude oil rose for a third straight session on September 2, 2026, as the largest U.S.-Iran strikes since July curbed hop...
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NMDC reports 21% YoY rise in August iron ore output
NMDC posted a 20.77% YoY increase in August 2026 iron ore production to 4.07 MT, with sales up 5.60% YoY to 3.58 MT.
JSW Steel USA shifts Baytown plate-mill outage to September, targets 20% output lift after upgrades
JSW Steel USA will run a 45-day Baytown, Texas plate-mill outage in September instead of August, pairing it with $110 mi...
Epiroc wins SEK 610m underground equipment order for Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana
Epiroc has secured an order worth about SEK 610 million (USD 64 million) from MMG Limited for Smart-series underground e...
Silver steadies near $66.60 as rate outlook and Middle East tensions offset industrial demand
Silver futures hovered near $66.60 on September 1, 2026, as traders weighed a hawkish Fed signal from Chair Kevin Warsh ...
LG Energy Solution signs 10-year US lithium carbonate offtake with Smackover Lithium
LG Energy Solution signed a 10-year deal to take 8,000 tonnes a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate from Smackover L...
ONEOK to acquire Brazos Midstream Permian assets for $4.425 billion
ONEOK will buy Brazos Midstream's Permian Midland Basin natural gas gathering and processing assets for $4.425 billion i...
Energy Fuels Closes $299M Australian Strategic Materials Deal, Adding Korean Metals Plant and Dubbo Project
Energy Fuels completed its $299 million acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials on August 28, 2026, creating a Wes...
ONGC Moves to Acquire Deepwater Drillships Under Samudra Manthan
ONGC is exploring acquiring deepwater drillships or forming a joint venture to secure dedicated offshore drilling capaci...
Mizuho Bank and Incomlend file Singapore lawsuits against iron ore trader Radiant World over alleged invoice fraud
Radiant World faces parallel Singapore lawsuits from Mizuho Bank and Incomlend over allegedly falsified financing docume...
UK National Wealth Fund commits up to £71 million to restart Tungsten West's Hemerdon mine
UK's National Wealth Fund will invest up to £71 million in Tungsten West, completing funding to restart the Hemerdon tun...
Oil steadies as traders weigh expanded US sanctions on Iran after Monday's drop
crude to a one-week low on profit-taking following a prior two-week rally.
Tungsten Mining Hires Cutfield Freeman to Arrange Debt Funding for Watershed Project
Tungsten Mining has appointed Cutfield Freeman & Co to arrange debt funding for its Watershed Tungsten Project in Far No...
LibertyStream Reports Three Months of Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate Production at Freedom Launchpad
LibertyStream said every full certificate from Freedom Launchpad since mid-May 2026 showed lithium carbonate purity at o...
Gold extends rally on Treasury move and Fed minutes, with banks targeting above $5,000 by 2027
Gold futures pushed past $4,500 on August 20 after a U.S. Treasury long-bond purchase plan and July FOMC minutes, with M...
Silver pushes to multi-month highs on weaker US dollar as bullion complex rallies
Silver rose on August 21, 2026 alongside gold as a weaker US dollar and falling Treasury yields lifted bullion demand, w...
Gold surges past $4,500 as Treasury buyback plan rattles bond markets and fuels safe-haven demand
Gold surged past $4,500 on August 19, 2026 after the US Treasury expanded long-term debt buybacks, drawing safe-haven fl...
Coal India to open first overseas trading office in Singapore to pursue iron ore and critical minerals
Coal India is setting up its first overseas trading office in Singapore to trade iron ore and critical minerals and to p...
Great Western Mining begins drilling at Nevada's Defender Tungsten Project
Great Western Mining Corporation has started a minimum 7,000-foot drill programme at its Defender Tungsten Project in Mi...
Silver rebounds after sharp pullback as Treasury move weakens dollar, with rate-cut expectations in focus
Silver slipped to $63.94 on Aug. 18, then jumped to $65.64 on Aug. 19 after U.S. Treasury bond-buyback news pushed yield...
Saudi Aramco Resumes Strait of Hormuz Loadings as Alternative Routes Multiply
Saudi Aramco restarted crude loadings inside the Strait of Hormuz in mid-August after halting sales for weeks, as Gulf p...
Silver Holds Steady as Inflation and Geopolitical Risks Anchor Trading; Delhi Rates Rise ₹730
Silver held near $65.08 an ounce globally on Aug 18, 2026, while Delhi retail rates rose ₹730 to ₹2,40,730/kg, as invest...
Tusker Minerals to sell Malawi subsidiary holding Machinga rare earth project to AuKing Mining for up to $4.85 million
AuKing Mining will acquire Tusker Minerals' Malawi unit GEL for up to $4.
NMDC Shares Slide After Q1 Results Disappoint, Citi Cuts Target Price
NMDC shares fell around 4% after Q1 FY27 results showed softer margins despite 26% higher iron ore production, prompting...
NMDC Posts Record 53.15 MT Iron Ore Output, Targets 100 MT by 2030
NMDC Chairman Amitava Mukherjee announced record 53.15 MT iron ore output in FY26 and set targets of 60 MT for FY27 and ...
Sigma Lithium posts record Q2 revenue but EPS misses as Minas Gerais dispute halts operations
Sigma Lithium reported record Q2 revenue of $54.7M but missed EPS estimates, and temporarily suspended operations amid n...
Gold rally extends across regional markets as North American investors remain on the sidelines
Gold rose for a seventh session in India and topped $4,400 an ounce globally on August 13, 2026, with ETFs drawing $3 bi...
Oil prices climb on Hormuz shipping attacks as IEA cuts 2026 supply forecast
Oil futures rose on Aug. 12 after attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, while the IEA cut its 2026...
Blue Moon Metals to acquire 33 U.S. tungsten and antimony projects for US$20.5 million
Blue Moon Metals agreed to buy 33 western U.S. tungsten and antimony projects from a private vendor for about US$20.5 mi...
Silver extends multi-month rally into mid-August as sterling and dollar quotes both gain
Silver's spot price rose on August 11, 2026, climbing to $64.