Company reported 19.4m ounces of 0.74 gpt AuEq of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources and 7.9m ounces of 0.79 gpt AuEq of Inferred Mineral Resources.

The move combines expertise in Canadian oil and gas upstream data and analytics with daily financial, operational and market intelligence.

“It's a fundamental shift – people are investing from a different, or an evolved perspective."

Shares of major miners also fell in London trading, with BHP down 2.4%, Rio Tinto down 3.6%, Glencore -2.44%, and Antofagasta -1.25%.

The decision by Ningxia and its timing is evidence that coal will still play a major role in China’s energy mix for the foreseeable future.

Surging copper shipments helped boost overall exports 41% to $7.071 billion in February.

Andean nation expects to hit a record copper output of 2.5 million tonnes in 2021.

First production at the copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo targeted for July.