November 1, 2023

Poll – Copper to claw higher in 2024 despite headwinds

Copper prices have shed about 15% since touching the highest in more seven months in January.

November 1, 2023

Column: Mining faces gulf between ambition and reality on energy transition, China

Mining companies in the West are facing two overarching challenges in trying to produce enough metals to enable the energy transition.

November 1, 2023

China firm launches stock indices to tap into rush for safe-haven gold

The new indexes include shares of global gold miners such as Newmont and Barrick.

November 1, 2023

China to invest $2.8 billion in Zimbabwe in lithium, energy

The planned investment, a tenfold increase on the $271 million pledged in the same period last year, dwarfs that of its closest rival, the United Arab Emirates,

October 31, 2023

Chinese wire rod giant Amer to wind up Shanghai copper trading book

Amer’s Shanghai trading unit, Arc Resources terminated many contracts with existing customers and suppliers for the remainder of 2023.

October 31, 2023

China mulls copper curbs to reduce overcapacity and emissions

It’s a move that has the potential to reshape global trade in the metal.

October 30, 2023

Traders abandon China’s ‘copper king’ as metals woes spread

More than a dozen employees have left Shanghai-based copper traders affiliated with Chinese conglomerate Amer International Group Co. in the past few weeks.

October 30, 2023

China’s fraying ties to Myanmar’s tin hub threaten key supply

Since the discovery of large deposits in Wa State, Myanmar has become a crucial tin producer.

October 30, 2023

Appian invests in US graphite-focused firm Urbix

Appian has also inked a deal with Urbix to develop a commercial-scale downstream graphite processing facility in the US.

October 28, 2023

The world’s iron ore powerhouse is preparing to reinvent itself

For the first time in a generation, the spectre of disruption looms over mining’s most reliable profit generator.