Short-term optics, particularly on the London market, look less bullish than a few weeks ago.

Prices jumped on Monday buoyed by prospects of demand improvement in China as the peak consumption season approaches.

Repair work is underway at Glencore PLC's Murrin Murrin nickel and cobalt plant in Western Australia following a component failure at an acid plant that left the facility running at reduced capacity.

China’s imports of copper metal and tin ore from Myanmar both fell more than 25% year-on-year in the first two months of 2021.

The bank reduced expectations for growth in the key mining sector to 11% in 2021, down from an earlier prediction for a 14.4% expansion.

Miner started drilling at the Murdie project in South Australia, despite opposition from an Aboriginal group that says the project will damage a sacred area.