Copper price rally continues with surge to highest in 22 months

Cochilco said it was raising the estimate due to "factors like the normalization of monetary policy in the United States."

China's central bank left the medium-term policy rate unchanged on Monday.

BYD said in July it would invest 3 billion reais ($600 million) in a new industrial complex in northeastern Brazil.

The Jan. 9 determination makes Norway the first country to formally authorize seabed mining activities in its waters.

The world's largest iron ore consumer brought in a total of about 1.18 billion metric tons in the past year.

The world's largest producer of rare earths shipped 52,307 metric tons of the minerals abroad last year.

The scramble to secure supply has meant Chinese smelters have had to accept a cut in treatment charges.

Peru's production boost in the month largely came from a strong performance at Anglo American's Quellaveco mine.

As supply chains tighten and long term demand drivers strengthen, resource-rich nations are looking to capture a greater share of their mineral wealth.