Mixed analyst takes on USA Rare Earth as William Blair maintains Buy rating
William Blair maintained a Buy rating on USA Rare Earth while Simply Wall St flagged valuation gaps tied to CHIPS Act fu...
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Gold trades below January peak as Middle East conflict and bond yields pressure prices
Gold traded near $4,334 per ounce on Aug. 10, 2026, over $1,000 below its January record, as analysts cited Middle East ...
Guinea signs bauxite mining deal with Nimba Mining, Glencore USD 350 million advance confirmed
Guinea has signed a mining convention with state-owned Nimba Mining to restart the former GAC bauxite project, with Glen...
Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrate exports under June 29 ministerial order
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper and cobalt concentrates under a June 29 joint ministerial ...
Gold Holds Above $4,050 as US Dollar Weakens and Fed Bets Shift Ahead of Key US Jobs Data
Spot gold held above $4,050 on August 4 as a softer US dollar offset oil-driven inflation concerns, with traders awaitin...
Cove Kaz Capital Group Taps Global Engineering Consortium for Kazakhstan Tungsten Feasibility Study
Cove Kaz Capital Group has engaged DRA Global, ERM and Knight Piésold as preferred DFS contractors for the Northern Katp...
Crude Slips on US-Iran Talks Hopes Despite Strait of Hormuz Still Largely Shut
Oil prices fell sharply on August 3, 2026 on optimism over a potential US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even...
Bauxite Mining Roundup: Cita Mineral Profit Halves, Alcoa Upgraded, Arnhem Land Land Council Proposed
Cita Mineral's H1 profit drops 62% on weaker alumina JV returns, Arnhem Land elders split on a proposed land council ahe...
Iraq-Türkiye seal Ceyhan pipeline deal as Hormuz risks and Middle East strikes roil crude markets
Iraq and Türkiye signed a one-year pipeline accord targeting 750,000 bpd through Ceyhan as Indian refiners halted Iraq l...
Central Banks' Record Q2 Gold Buying Anchors Demand as Jewellery and ETFs Soften
Central banks purchased a record 289 tonnes of gold in Q2 2026, lifting total demand to 1,269 tonnes even as jewellery v...
Coal India Posts 8.4% Production Growth in July as Mine-Safety and Methane Reports Surface
Coal India posted 8.4% July production growth alongside record offtake, as IEEFA examined methane from coking coal mines...
Tata Steel Pivots to Value-Added Products as Indonesia Advances in Global Steel Rankings
Tata Steel shifts strategy toward value-added steel amid rising iron ore costs, while Indonesia climbs to 13th globally ...
Nevada tungsten find lands in policy crosshairs as 2027 Chinese-sourcing deadline looms
3 Proton Lithium estimates 1.78 million tonnes of tungsten at its Nevada project, partly blocked by a NASA-related minin...
Oil futures surge after Iran's missile strike on US forces shatters fragile ceasefire
Oil prices jumped after Iran's July 28 ballistic missile attack on US forces in Jordan ended a four-day price slide, wit...
Huayou Set to Sole-Fund Ghana's Ewoyaa Lithium Project Under Novation Deal
Huayou's proposed US$210M takeover of Atlantic Lithium advances, with a novation to shift Elevra's 22.5% Ghana stake to ...
Canada Nickel wins federal approval for Crawford, set to be Western world's largest nickel mine
Canada Nickel has secured final federal approval for its Crawford nickel-cobalt project in Ontario, poised to become the...
Tata Steel flags easing Indian rebar prices as Japan's Kyoei Steel holds August quotes
Tata Steel flagged easing Indian rebar prices while Japan's Kyoei Steel held August quotes, highlighting divergent signa...
Tungsten mining update: high-grade NT assays, Trump-linked Kazakh deal scrutiny, Guardian share count
Stelar Metals reported high-grade Northern Territory assays, a Trump-linked Kazakhstan venture drew continued scrutiny, ...
US steel imports drop sharply under tariffs as Algoma pivots home and Aperam posts strongest quarter in four years
US finished steel imports fell about 25% year-on-year through May 2026 as tariffs held, while Algoma Steel pivoted to Ca...
Nepal gold price drops Rs 900 per tola as global market heads for monthly gain
Nepal's gold price fell Rs 900 per tola to Rs 287,100 on Wednesday, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver...
Oil Prices Close July With Biggest Monthly Gain Since March as US-Iran War Reshapes Crude Flows
Oil prices closed Friday with July's biggest monthly gain since March as the US-Iran conflict disrupted Strait of Hormuz...
US Finalizes Rebar Duties as Colombia Targets Long Steel Imports
US trade authorities set final duties in a rebar case, while Colombia's Decree 0264 imposes a 35% tariff on long steel i...
EU steel safeguard reshapes trade flows as Indian exports face 25-30% decline and ArcelorMittal eyes stronger European shipments
Indian steel exports may drop 25-30% in FY27 as EU cuts duty-free quotas, while ArcelorMittal flags stronger European sh...
Central banks set gold-buying record in Q2 2026 as jewellery demand slumps
Central banks added a record 289 tonnes of gold in Q2 2026, keeping total demand flat at 1,269 tonnes as jewellery weake...
Oil Prices Slip After Iran-Driven Spike as Saudi GDP Posts Sharpest Contraction Since Pandemic
Oil prices eased on July 30 after a Wednesday Iran-driven spike, as the US-Iran war cut Saudi Q2 GDP 4.8% and shipping d...
Metro Mining logs record Q2 bauxite shipments as VBX, Alcoa and Vedanta advance parallel projects
Metro Mining reported record Q2 bauxite shipments of 1.8 million wet metric tonnes as separate Australian and Indian pro...
Major copper miners report strong results as Ivanhoe turns profitable and Glencore lifts H1 output
Ivanhoe Mines returned to profitability, Glencore posted a 15% H1 copper production rise, and Anglo American reported $2...
Gold rebounds from sub-$4,000 dip as split Fed holds rates steady
Gold prices recovered from a brief dip below $4,000 after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in a split d...
Iron Ore Markets Diverge as Rio Tinto Sees Resilient Demand, Ukraine Exports Disrupted, Minnesota Mine Explored
Iron ore markets face diverging signals as Rio Tinto reports resilient demand, Russian attacks curb Ukraine exports, and...
Whitehaven posts top-end FY output as India targets illegal coal operators and advances mine closure
Whitehaven Coal's FY2026 output hit the top of guidance, while India's Enforcement Directorate raided illegal coal opera...