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Indonesia considers terminating permits for some nickel pig iron production

The world's biggest nickel producer is experiencing a rapid depletion of ore after a surge in downstream investment.

Reuters | June 11, 2024 | 7:48 am

China’s central bank to return to gold buying as prices ease, analysts say

China's central bank added 60,000 troy ounces of gold to…

Reuters | June 10, 2024 | 5:21 pm

Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list

The list now identifies 34 minerals and metals deemed essential to…

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 1:37 pm

World Bank tribunal rules against Canadian miner in legal dispute with Colombia

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes found that…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 9, 2024 | 11:20 am

Nippon Steel executive saw positive reaction from US Steel workers and others

Nippon Steel Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori returned to the US in…

Reuters | June 8, 2024 | 7:41 pm

China loses appetite for Russian coal as import costs rise

Russian exports plunged 22% in the first quarter after Beijing imposed a tax regime that favors some of Russia’s rivals.

Bloomberg News | April 23, 2024 | 7:20 am

China can’t quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals

Norwegian risk assessment firm DNV said China's coal consumption will see a "minor uptick" in the next two years.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 5:06 am

Shortages key to copper’s upward price trajectory to new peaks

Copper prices have recently been bolstered by expectations of tight supplies and optimism about demand prospects from energy transition.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 4:54 am

Chinese nickel billionaire boosts Australian miner in Indonesia

In under a decade, Nickel Industries Ltd. has gone from a relatively small miner to the world’s sixth-biggest producer of the metal.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2024 | 2:41 pm

Ranked: the top 10 EV battery manufacturers in 2023

Asia dominates this ranking of the world's largest EV battery manufacturers in 2023.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 22, 2024 | 1:22 pm

Canada’s planned capital gains tax hike may choke mining startups, dealmakers say

In 2023 junior mining companies, which are still in the exploration stage, raised about C$1 billion through flow-through shares in Canada.

Reuters | April 22, 2024 | 12:52 pm

Column: China’s strong iron ore imports diverge from weak steel output

China's first quarter imports of iron ore and its domestic production of the steel raw material both rose strongly, but output of crude steel fell.

Reuters | April 22, 2024 | 7:28 am

Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says

It is estimated that one third of the 10 million tons of new demand would come from the electric vehicle sector.

Reuters | April 22, 2024 | 5:31 am

China is front and center of gold’s record-breaking rally

Juicing gold's rally is unrelenting Chinese demand, as retail shoppers, fund investors, futures traders and even the central bank look to bullion as a store of value in uncertain times.

Bloomberg News | April 21, 2024 | 11:18 am

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