Today's commodity news

Zalman Launches New CNPS Series Dual-Tower CPU Air Coolers

The CNPS CPU cooler series from Zalman spans more than a decade and recently the company has silently introduced four new dual-tower CPU air coolers, the CNPS15X BP and CNPS12X BP, each available in standard and ARGB variants. The CNPS15X BP cooler measures 1…

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BHP Finds Its New Metal Machine

Copper overtook iron ore as the miner’s biggest profit engine, helping lift earnings, cash flow and dividends to their strongest levels in years.

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BHP Group H2 Earnings Call Highlights

BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) reported higher earnings, cash flow and shareholder returns for fiscal 2026, supported by stronger copper prices, record iron ore produc...

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Allonnia and SGS Launch Global D-Solve™ Pilot Program to Accelerate Critical Mineral Production

New collaboration enables mining companies worldwide to validate Allonnia’s biotechnology for upgrading mineral concentrates at SGS’s leading testing facility. BOSTON — Allonnia, the industrial biotechnology company helping mining companies produce more criti…

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What Scrapping the Nickel Could Mean for Future of Cash

America's smallest coins are becoming increasingly expensive to keep in circulation, and with penny production now over, attention is turning to whether the nickel could be next. The nickel has been part of American pocket change for 160 years. Introduced in …

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Electra Advances Concrete, Structural Steel and Equipment Installation at North American Cobalt Sulfate Refinery

TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) today provided an update on construction of its cobalt sulfate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, a strategic critic…

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Jaguar Uranium Reports Final Copper Assay Results Including up to 8.54% Copper, Potential 4-km Trend Identified from Huemul Uranium-Copper-Vanadium Project

Channel and rock chip samples from areas of visible uranium-copper-vanadium mineralization observed at surface returned final assay results for copper (up to 8.54%), uranium (up to 2.27%), silver (up to 708 g/t) and vanadium (up to 1.27%)1. Sampling of strike…

PRNewswire ↗

Dalaroo completes stage one soil sampling at Watheroo prospect

Dalaroo Metals has completed stage one of its systematic soil sampling programme at the Watheroo copper-nickel-platinum group element (Cu-Ni-PGE) prospect in the mid-north wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The company reported that 106 soil samples were …

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LFP or NMC: How is my electric car's battery made - and do I care?

Behind the acronyms lies a simple truth: all EV batteries work the same - but there are key differences By far the most most important part of any electric car is the battery. It’s also one of the youngest technologies because, while first conceived in the 1…

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Boosting connectivity with Russia: India plans to send first cargo ship along Northern Sea Route in 2027

India plans its first cargo ship voyage along the Northern Sea Route next year. Russia's Arkhangelsk region is discussing economic potential and collaboration with New Delhi. Opportunities include shipbuilding and utilizing port facilities for cargo movement.…

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Fast Takes: How America enriches the old, the best college fix is passion and other commentary

The US entitlements system offers “support” to “senior citizens when they are most vulnerable,” notes Chris Pope at City Journal, but is “overdoing it” by redistributing “far more from young to old than from rich to poor.”

New York Post ↗

BHP Group H2 Earnings Call Highlights

BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) reported higher earnings, record copper and Western Australia Iron Ore production, and a full-year dividend of $8.7 billion for fiscal 2...

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