Kip Keen

Halifax

Commodity Insights Reporter at S&P Global

S&P Global Commodity Insights reporter - metals/mining. Opinions my own, not my employer's.

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US ELECTIONS: Trump win, tariff plans weigh on copper prices

Nov 6, 2024 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

Donald Trump's win of the US presidential election hammered the price of copper on the prospect of steep tariffs, a possible pullback on energy transition policies and a surging US dollar, analysts said Nov. 6. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. The COMEX spot copper price slumped by more than 4% to under $4.30 per pound during early morning trading on Nov.
Biden administration releases electric vehicle tax credit rule

May 3, 2024 | spglobal.com | Camellia Moors |Kip Keen

The Biden administration issued a final rule May 3 governing implementation of a major electric vehicle tax credit with updates to the credit's critical minerals restrictions. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. The incentive is made available through the US Inflation Reduction Act and is worth up to $7,500/vehicle.
Baltimore channel clearing could take 10-14 days - marine salvage experts

Mar 28, 2024 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

The cargo ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, blocking Baltimore's inner harbor. Source: Getty Images. Clearing enough bridge debris to unblock the Port of Baltimore could take 10-14 days if all goes smoothly, marine salvage experts told S&P Global Commodity Insights. That might be enough to prevent major disruptions to coal exports and supply chains after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Canada, Australia, US mull metals pricing reflecting 'strong ESG': Wilkinson

Mar 6, 2024 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

Canada, Australia, the US and other close trading partners are discussing how metals prices could better account for environmental, social and governance standards, Canada's minister of energy and natural resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, told S&P Global Commodity Insights. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
Wilkinson suggests time guidelines for Canadian mine permitting

Mar 3, 2024 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, pictured above, has flagged faster permitting as a Canadian priority. Source: S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Digging Space: Asteroid mining unlikely to overwhelm metal markets

Jan 8, 2024 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

Once space exploration gathers steam, experts see space miners targeting water on the moon and on asteroids as a feedstock to make rocket fuel, among other useful materials. Source: Marcos Silva/iStock via Getty Images/Getty Images Plus. Breathe easy, earthling miners.
Canada's Teck to execute on copper growth strategy amid proposed sale of met coal business

Nov 14, 2023 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

Canadian diversified miner Teck Resources plans to use proceeds from the of its metallurgical coal assets to Glencore and minority partner Nippon Steel in a deal with a $9 billion enterprise value to execute its copper growth strategy and for shareholder returns, a company representative said Nov. 14. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
Imminent Supreme Court opinion set to shape Canada's resource regulations

Oct 5, 2023 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

Pictured above is a Canadian gold mine. Canada's Trudeau government has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to give an opinion on federal regulatory powers in managing resource development in Canada, such as permitting mining projects. Source: Evolution Mining. The Supreme Court of Canada will hand down a decision on Oct. 13 that could sharply curtail federal authority over the permitting of new mines, legal analysts and observers told S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Rash of African coups increases resource nationalism risks, experts say

Sep 13, 2023 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

Rash of African coups increases resource nationalism risks, experts say Author Kip Keen Theme Metals Firefinch's Morila gold mine in Mali, where the government has sought a greater stake in the mining sector following a 2021 coup. Source: Firefinch Ltd.
Oil and gas producers eye lithium sector disruption with new investments

Sep 4, 2023 | spglobal.com | Kip Keen

Oil and gas producers are increasingly looking at how to extract lithium from brine waters at or near oil field wells like the one pictured above. Source: Alan J. Nash. Deep-pocketed oil and gas companies could disrupt the lithium industry if they can turn their geology and processing expertise into efficient lithium production, analysts and observers told S&P Global Commodity Insights. Oil giants such as Exxon Mobil Corp.