Copper price at risk of pullback as buying in China stalls after rally

President Joe Biden said the US plans to unveil a “major” sanctions package against Moscow on Friday.

The country's biggest mining investors are halting plans to spend billions of rand on new projects in response to a slump in profits.

Gold is Burkina Faso's main export, accounting for 37% of total exports in 2020.

Myanmar's Wa state has placed a tax in kind of 30% on all tin concentrate exports.

Shortfalls have lifted uranium prices to 16-year highs.

"Year of the Dragon" fuelled the jewellery demand as this is seen as a traditionally auspicious year for gold purchases in China.

Australia is throwing a lifeline to its under pressure nickel mining sector, but the solution on offer is more of a band aid than the needed major surgery, the carving of the global nickel industry into green and dirty.

A 60% slump in cobalt prices over the last two years has exposed the fragility in Washington’s efforts to bolster supplies of critical minerals.

BHP and Rio Tinto are expected to report earnings flat to slightly lower.