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China’s 2024 coal imports to reach new record high, industry group says

The robust imports are despite lukewarm overall demand for coal.

Reuters | August 7, 2024 | 7:12 am

Zambia’s proposed minerals law may hurt copper investment, mines lobby says

Barrick and First Quantum Minerals are among investors that have…

Reuters | August 7, 2024 | 6:56 am

Soaring prices have Australian gold bugs expecting M&A splurge

Major Australian companies including Northern Star Resources and Ramelius are…

Bloomberg News | August 6, 2024 | 5:52 pm

Canada hits surprise trade surplus on energy, gold exports

Strong international appetites for gold also pushed up Canadian exports,…

Bloomberg News | August 6, 2024 | 3:40 pm

Eramet seeks more nickel mines in Indonesia

The company wants to mine the battery metal on the…

Bloomberg News | August 6, 2024 | 7:10 am

Nornickel weighs projects in new top market China

Nornickel executives held talks with potential Chinese partners this month and signed about 10 memorandums of understanding, Bloomberg sources say.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 11:52 am

US has second-longest mine development timeline in the world, S&P Global says

Mines in the US go from discovery to production on an average of 29 years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:07 am

China copper smelters eye more output cuts as raw material supply tightens

CRU predicts a shortage of concentrate feed globally in 2025 at 1.1 million metric tons of copper-in-concentrate.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 8:25 am

Turkish envoy visits Niger to secure uranium supplies

The trip comes after Niger’s military government withdrew mining rights from Canadian and French companies to develop uranium deposits.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 7:55 am

Golden rule: Why younger investors are drawn to gold

Among wealthy investors under the age of 43, 45% own gold as a physical asset.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 7:28 am

Price of China’s strategic germanium hits record high on possible state buying

China supplies 60% of the world's germanium, which is used in applications such as fibre optic cables, solar cells and infrared technology.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 7:18 am

Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years

Argentina, the world's No. 4 lithium producer, has four projects in production.

Reuters | July 16, 2024 | 12:19 pm

Zimbabwe central banker stockpiles gold to bolster ZiG currency

The ZiG - short for Zimbabwe gold — is the nation’s sixth attempt at having a functioning local currency in the last 15 years.

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2024 | 11:07 am

Copper market’s biggest whale fuels speculation of a major shift

The world’s single biggest buyer of copper, State Grid Corp. of China, has slowed its purchases of copper wire this year.

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2024 | 8:29 am

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