Aluminum ‘on steroids’ may be copper’s next competitor PNNL researchers are working to increase the conductivity of aluminum, making it economically competitive with copper. Staff Writer | July 3, 2022 | 6:39 am
Commodities hit July storm with Putin and Powell stirring fear Energy crises and central bank moves to crush inflation present powerful headwinds across markets, underscored by copper’s collapse Friday below $8,000 a ton. Bloomberg News | July 2, 2022 | 1:46 pm
Copper, zinc, nickel price rout continues despite rebound in China manufacturing “It is increasingly clear that concerns about demand are taking precedence over supply issues in the metals markets”. Frik Els | July 1, 2022 | 10:42 am
Chile sticks to plan for new mining profit tax up to 32% linked to copper price "Historically, few countries have reached economic prosperity with a low tax load" – Chile finance minister, Mario Marcel. Reuters | July 1, 2022 | 9:39 am
Why sentiment in industrial metals has been crumbling Industrial metal prices have just seen their biggest quarter of falls in many years. Reuters | July 1, 2022 | 9:01 am
Zijin adds China mine in race to join lithium’s global top tier The group plans to pay 1.8 billion yuan ($269 million) for a 71% stake in a company mining for lithium in Hunan province. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2022 | 8:24 am
Metals set for worst quarter since 2008 on global downturn angst The London Metal Exchange Index has tumbled 23% since the end of March. Bloomberg News | June 30, 2022 | 8:26 am
Copper price heads for biggest quarterly plunge since 2011 "We still see metals falling as a recession in the US is fully priced in," said Commerzbank analyst. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 30, 2022 | 8:08 am
Nicola Mining, UBC partner to find new porphyry copper targets in British Columbia UBC Mineral Deposit Research Unit awarded $2 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 1:00 pm