This marks the first time in over 40 years that there has been land access to the mine site.

Roy Harvey said aluminum from Russia now accounts for 53% of the total stockpiles in global LME warehouses.

Ivan Arriagada said fears of a global recession remain, but he expect a "soft landing" as long as Chinese demand held up.

Mining deals with any Canadian involvement hit $29.5 billion in the first few weeks of the second quarter of this year.

A recent pullback in commodity prices will aid Tesla Inc's bruised margins only in the second half of the year.

With massive stockpiles from Tenke Fungurume in the DRC released for export, cobalt prices face further pressure.

This week's CESCO copper conference in Chile has not been short of bullish soundbites.