Economists and analysts believe policymakers in China will roll out more support measures to stimulate demand this year.

Commodities are having a volatile start to the year as China’s virus tsunami and policy shifts leave investors scrambling to calibrate expectations for 2023.

The shutdown was a preventative measure as Copper Mountain assessed the extent of the attack on its systems.

The U.K. no longer springs to mind as a mining giant, but it used to have a dominant role in the global industry.

China's southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou plans 1,722 projects in 2023 worth more than $945 billion.

Global smelting activity for 2022 fell to its lowest level in six years.

The bill now passes to a Treasury commission, where it will again be reviewed and need approval before it goes to a final vote.

Surging covid cases in China after the easing of restrictions have reinforced worries about demand.