Young Chinese spurn traditional investments in favour of goldThe trend underscores heightening uncertainty about growth prospects in the world's second-largest economy.Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 3:15 pm
Copper futures dragged down by China’s credit downgradeMoody’s Investors Service cut its outlook for Chinese sovereign bonds…Bloomberg News | December 5, 2023 | 3:05 pm
Trafigura staff tried to hide nickel ‘red flags,’ Gupta saysThe revelation is the latest twist in a case that…Bloomberg News | December 5, 2023 | 10:34 am
Indonesia became second largest cobalt producer in 2022 – Cobalt Institute The country accounted for almost 5% of global production of the battery material in 2022. Reuters | May 10, 2023 | 9:27 am
Column: Copper’s anticipated supply surplus is proving elusive Copper usage appears to be growing faster than previously forecasted, while mine supply is yet again failing to live up to expectations. Reuters | May 10, 2023 | 8:36 am
Africa needs $700 billion of finance for green energy and metals The continent’s financial institutions won’t be able to provide even half of that, according to Standard Bank. Bloomberg News | May 10, 2023 | 7:48 am
Peru’s March copper production up 20% as mines restart after protests The world's no. 2 copper producer saw its first quarter copper output rise 11.2% from the same period of 2022. Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 6:11 pm
Top 10 new copper projects by mine life Miners are scrambling to develop projects. Colin McClelland | May 9, 2023 | 12:17 pm
Chile Senate committee provisionally approves new royalty limit The government agreed to amend its mining royalty bill to cap the maximum effective tax rate at 46.5% of operating profit from 47% previously. Bloomberg News | May 9, 2023 | 11:18 am
Canadian group led by Pierre Lassonde plans to buy Teck’s coal mines Canadian entrepreneur told the Globe and Mail he would try taking a sizable equity in Teck's coal business. MINING.com Editor | May 9, 2023 | 10:11 am
China April copper imports fall on sluggish economy, property woes Imports of unwrought copper and copper products totaled 407,294 tonnes in April. Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 8:31 am
Thacker Pass lithium project faces court in June Lithium Americas is aiming to mine and process enough lithium carbonate on the Nevada site for batteries to power a million vehicles a year. Colin McClelland | May 9, 2023 | 8:14 am