Steel Markets Diverge as China Demand Drifts Lower, US Mills Reap Q2 Profits, SAIL Eyes Coal Cost Relief
Chinese steel demand is set to drift lower in 2026 as a real estate slump offsets manufacturing gains, while US EAF mill...
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Gold slides on firmer dollar as traders position for Fed rate verdict
Spot gold fell as much as 1.3% on July 28 ahead of the Federal Reserve's July 29 rate decision, pressured by a firmer US...
Oil Prices Slide as US-Iran Pause Spurs Hopes of Diplomatic Resolution
Oil futures fell sharply on July 28, 2026 as markets priced in a pause in US-Iran strikes and tentative diplomatic progr...
Indonesia's alumina exports delayed by rare earth regulatory gap
Indonesia's alumina and nickel exports face delays as authorities cite rare earth content, prompting Presidential Chief ...
ECOWAS Signs $27bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline as European Storage Lags
ECOWAS signed a $27bn Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline agreement as European gas storage levels lagged and Estonian experts ...
Coal India posts Q1 profit rise as Mahanadi Coalfields readies Rs 10,000-crore IPO
Coal India posted higher Q1 profit and declared an interim dividend as Mahanadi Coalfields readied a Rs 10,000-crore IPO...
India steel outlook improves with rebar recovery as Tata Steel UK warns of Asian import surge and US presses Mexico on tariffs
India steel sector outlook improves with rebar recovery; Tata Steel UK warns of Asian import surge as US pushes Mexico t...
Makenita expands Sisson West tungsten claims; U.S. faces 2027 deadline to halt Chinese imports
Makenita Resources more than doubled the Sisson West tungsten project in New Brunswick to 22,665 acres; a July 27 Reuter...
Crude oil prices slide as US and Iran pause strikes to make room for diplomacy
Crude prices tumbled as the United States and Iran paused strikes to allow diplomacy, with Brent falling below $90 a bar...
Gold jumps over 1% as US-Iran pause drags oil lower and lifts bullion
Gold rose more than 1% on July 27, 2026 after a pause in US-Iran hostilities pulled oil prices down and eased inflation ...
Vietnam's Dak Nong plant produces first aluminum ingots; Jamaica projects 24% bauxite-alumina earnings rise
Vietnam produced its first domestically-made aluminum ingots at the Dak Nong plant, completing the bauxite-alumina-alumi...
Nigeria targets steel output from three billion tonnes of untapped iron ore
Nigeria's steel agency says the country holds about three billion tonnes of unused iron ore reserves intended to supply ...
USITC Launches Anti-Dumping Probes on Welded Stainless Steel Pipes from Turkey, India and UAE
USITC opens anti-dumping and countervailing probes into welded stainless steel pipe imports from Turkey, India and the U...
Tungsten Market Surges on Chinese Export Curbs as Western Producers Seek New Supply
Reporting dated 26 July 2026 highlights a roughly nine-fold rise in Western tungsten benchmarks since January 2025 and A...
Saudi Arabia reroutes crude to Suez as Houthi attacks and Middle East tensions push Brent above $100
Saudi Arabia rerouted crude exports to the Suez Canal as Houthi attacks and Middle East tensions pushed Brent above $100...
Gold steadies near $4,054 as Fed decision, oil swings and West Asia tensions test bullion
Gold held near $4,054 an ounce at week's end as traders braced for the Fed's July 29 rate decision, volatile crude and a...
Vietnam unveils first aluminum ingots as Jamaica forecasts bauxite earnings rebound
Vietnam produced its first aluminum ingots at the Dak Nong plant as Jamaica projected bauxite and alumina earnings to re...
Copper Mining Sector Faces Chile Mine Tragedy, Philippine Protests and Freeport Earnings Beat
Chile's Codelco confirms two dead at El Teniente copper mine collapse as rescue continues for five trapped workers, whil...
ONGC launches first Mahanadi deepwater well as study flags US gas squeeze by 2028
ONGC began drilling India's first deepwater exploratory well in the Mahanadi basin on July 25, while a separate study wa...
Japan finds heavy-rare-earth-rich content in seabed samples near Minamitori Island
Japan's analysis of seabed mud retrieved near Minamitori Island found medium and heavy rare earths made up roughly 54% o...
Tungsten Mining Surges: Hemerdon Ramps Up Hiring as US Policy and Record Prices Reshape North American Supply
Tungsten mining accelerates across North America as Tungsten West's Hemerdon mine ramps up, a US executive order tighten...
Crude Oil Retreats from $100 Spike as China-Backed Peace Push Counters Weekly Surge
Brent and WTI fell 3-4% on Friday after a China-backed push to revive US-Iran talks, though both benchmarks posted near ...
Zijin Mining Secures First DR Congo Lithium Export Certification as Salton Sea Geothermal Resource Is Detailed
Zijin Mining secured the first DR Congo lithium export certification for its Manono project, while US research put the S...
Enstar appeals Alaska regulator on natural gas storage; NSE to launch India gas futures
Enstar is appealing an Alaska regulatory decision on natural gas storage capacity, while India's NSE prepares to launch ...
Japan's deep-sea mud sample yields heavy rare earths, paving way for 2027 mining trial
Japan's analysis of deep-sea mud retrieved near Minamitorishima found medium and heavy rare earths account for 54% of to...
USGS tallies 600-year federal coal supply as Vulcan powers up Africa's first fully electric mine
USGS says federally managed coal could power the US for 600 years at current use, while Jindal-backed Vulcan inaugurates...
Global steel output rises 1.7% in June as India and Vietnam lead growth
Global crude steel production rose 1.7% year-on-year to 155.7 million tonnes in June 2026, with India and Vietnam postin...
Tungsten explorers advance projects in Australia and Canada as Almonty moves toward production
Stelar Metals completed a survey at its Hill of Leaders tungsten project in Australia's Northern Territory, and Makenita...
Crude Oil Splits as U.S. Prices Drop for First Time in a Week While Brent Tops $100 on Iran Conflict
U.S. crude oil prices fell for the first time in a week while Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel amid an ongoing confli...
Gold tracks modest weekly gain as Middle East conflict and Brent above $100 keep safe-haven demand intact
Friday's reports showed gold softening in early Asian trade before rebounding, with bullion heading for a weekly gain as...