After a rollercoaster performance in 2015, silver is performing better in the early part of the year. The precious metal benefitted from the strong first day sale of American Eagle silver bullions adm…
US Aluminum Industry Wants Government to Question China’s Trade Practices
The US aluminum industry wants the Obama administration to challenge the trade practices of China, arguing that the Asian economic giant is violating international rules that are fueling the glut of c…
Gold’s Hot Run Expected to Continue
Gold has been one of the hottest commodities in the market this year, and many industry experts believe it will continue its hot run. This year, the value of the yellow metal has been up by 19 percent…
Car Sales Seen to Impact Palladium Prices
Palladium’s price is on the rise these days, with experts believing that the trend will continue this year on the back of increased vehicle sales worldwide. Palladium surged in the first week of March…
Iron Prices Rising Through the Roof
Things are changing rapidly for the better for iron ore after a few years of slow growth. The steelmaking raw material surged by nearly 20% in a single trading day this month on optimism for greater s…
Titanium Mining Research Takes Off in Minnesota
Northeast Minnesota could soon be exporting a high value mineral called ilmenite, a high value iron-titanium oxide that has many industrial applications following a cooperative effort amongst three or…
Copper Prices Improving
Don’t look now, but copper prices are slowly rising after stumbling to a record-low in the beginning of the year. The metal’s value dropped to a six-year low of $1.93 per pound on the Commodity Exchan…
Why There’s Still Hope for Nickel
Nickel may be in a major slump right now but this has not prevented mining companies and even governments to launch initiatives aimed at supporting the nickel industry and increasing the value of the …
Platinum Prices Seen to Improve
The sluggish platinum sector could be in for a rebound as prices are seen to improve. This early, demand for platinum worldwide is expected to increase and exceed supply for a fifth straight year. Joh…
How Electric Vehicle Demand is Affecting Lithium Prices
Prices of lithium are rising that market watchers are now calling it the hottest commodity in the planet today. This mineral, which is silver in color, is high energy density. In its pure form, lithiu…