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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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...