Afghanistan deploys security forces in large illegal mining crackdown

Copper’s surge to record levels this year is spurring buyers in a key consumer market to mull cheaper alternatives.

China's imports of major commodities appeared to show signs of strength in August, but the gains in volumes are more nuanced and illustrate the difference between a short-term view and longer-term fundamentals.

Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected.

Results from an industry-first trial in 2020 showed that copper is effective at killing up to 99.9% of bacteria on high-touch transit surfaces.

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had blocked the project when he served under President Barack Obama.

Both copper and silver are being increasingly demanded in green energy applications.

In China, manufacturing contracted for the first time in nearly one and a half years.

Guinea is China's biggest supplier of bauxite.

The plant in Pomalaa, in Southeast Sulawesi province, is expected to produce 40,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide precipitate.