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Looming shortage of lithium, key for electric vehicles, gives Argentina a chance to become a mining mecca.

Argentina has 13 lithium projects in the pipeline, more than any other country.

“Copper is sleepwalking towards a stockout,” analysts say.

Surging European steel prices are set to extend their gains as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted logistics, spurred sanctions and sent energy prices soaring. Russia is the world’s fifth biggest steel producer, while Ukraine comes in at 14th. The two combined account for a fifth of imports to the European Union. European hot rolled ...

Top physical traders warned that eye-watering margin calls are forcing them to reduce their activity.

LONDON—The London Metal Exchange had hoped to get the global market for nickel motoring again on Wednesday after ...

Gold was an obvious disappointment last year in the broader commodities complex, but the yellow metal is getting its act together.

Global economies are running on historically low inventories of some of the most important raw materials that keep things going.

Lithium’s vital role in electric-vehicle batteries means automakers, miners and investors are racing to figure out how much supply the world will need in the coming years—and also how much it’s going to get. The problem is the predictions vary wildly. The metal’s price has surged fivefold in the past…

The metal’s price has surged fivefold in the past year, reflecting mounting worries about availability.