Fastmarkets has amended the specifications for its manganese ore 44% Mn, cif Tianjin, $/dmtu index.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned of a repeat of last year’s costly...

Jakob Stausholm will become the new chief executive officer of mining major Rio Tinto at the start of next year, the company announced on Thursday December 17.

Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were generally firmer this morning, Wednesday December 16, with prices holding up in high ground, backed by optimism that vaccines will lead to stronger recoveries next year, while the weaker dollar and concerns about inflation were also supportive.

Renewed buying interest from consumers in South Korea and Taiwan has allowed another increase in Japanese export scrap prices over the past week, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday December 16.

In a year that has seen a number of strikes at key facilities in Argentina's agriculture market, more have been...

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed during morning trading on Tuesday December 15, with nickel being the only metal to see a rise of more than 0.5%, despite positive Chinese economic data.

Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed this morning, Tuesday December 15, this despite some healthy Chinese economic data.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly firmer this morning, Monday December 14, following the pullback from highs at the end of last week, but the base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mainly weaker while they followed Friday’s weakness on the LME.

The Russian government is discussing the potential introduction of an export tax on wheat to tame raging domestic prices as...