IEA speeds up oil stock release, prioritizes diesel
The IEA agreed to accelerate roughly 100 million barrels of previously pledged oil stock releases and prioritize diesel ...
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BHP’s iron ore growth offsets copper weakness
BHP reported higher first-quarter iron ore production while copper output fell sharply, with full-year guidance unchange...
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Algoma Steel Guides to 65% Drop in Q3 Shipments After Turbine Outage
Algoma Steel Group expects Q3 2026 shipments of about 145,000 tons, down roughly 65% year-on-year, after a turbine outag...
Gold Slides to Seven-Week Low as Global Bond Yields Climb
Gold fell to a seven-week low on Sept. 28, 2026, pressured by rising global bond yields that lifted the appeal of govern...
Blue Moon Metals to acquire Turner copper-gold deposit from Gold Coast Mining
Blue Moon Metals signed a definitive agreement to buy 100% of the Turner copper-gold VMS deposit in Oregon from Gold Coa...
Bridge Green Upcycle signs commercial agreement with Hartree Partners for lithium carbonate supply
Bridge Green Upcycle has signed a $0.5–$1 billion deal with Hartree Partners for about 10,000 tonnes per year of lithium...
Vale to Take 30% Stake in Brazil's Ligga in US$190 Million Iron Ore Deal
Vale has agreed to buy a 30% stake in Brazilian miner Ligga S.A. for about US$190 million and will offtake 100% of its s...
Coal India Unveils Diversification Portfolio Beyond Coal Mining
Coal India Limited announced a Business Development portfolio on September 20, 2026, expanding beyond coal mining into g...
NMDC Chairman Targets 60 MT Iron Ore Output This Fiscal as 100 MT 2030 Plan Advances
NMDC Chairman Amitava Mukherjee said the state-run iron ore miner is targeting 60 MT of output this fiscal, up roughly 2...
Silver prices climb across regions ahead of Fed rate decision
Silver rose on September 16, 2026 across U.S. futures, Indian MCX, and Nepal retail markets as traders positioned ahead ...
Indian Rupee slides as oil gains, US Treasury yields hit multi-year highs
Indian Rupee extends losses against the Dollar as US 10-year Treasury Yields push above 5% and crude oil prices rise on ...
Almonty partners with Rwanda to source and process tungsten outside China
Almonty Industries has signed a binding agreement with Rwanda's government to source and process tungsten, taking a near...
U.S. and European Gas Futures Surge as Storage Deficits and LNG Demand Converge
U.S. and European natural gas futures jumped on September 14, 2026, as Southern U.S. heat, record LNG feedgas and Hormuz...
Oil prices surge as Saudi pipeline shutdown fans Middle East supply fears
Brent crude jumped above $107 a barrel on September 13 after Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline following drone st...
NMDC to Begin Thermal Coal Output in Q3 FY27, Targets 1 MT Sales
NMDC will start commercial thermal coal production at Tokisud North in Q3 FY27 and targets 1 MT sales within FY27, Chair...
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...
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...