Copper price falls amid covid-19 worries China will continue to release copper, aluminum, and zinc from its state reserves in batches. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 19, 2021 | 8:52 am
China Moly’s Congo mine expansion project starts trial production The expansion project of the TFM mine is expected to produce 88,500 tonnes of copper cathode and 7,280 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide. Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 7:29 am
Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz? MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand. Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm
Floods stop work at Aurubis’s Stolberg copper products plant Force majeure has been declared on deliveries from the plant which was hit by floods on Wednesday evening. Reuters | July 16, 2021 | 1:00 pm
Bad weather may cost Rio Tinto its iron ore crown Company reported a 12% fall in quarterly iron ore shipments on Friday after storms affected its West Australian operations. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 11:01 pm
Next mining supercycle will be different than any other — report Fossil fuels won’t be in the vanguard and the winners will be the industrial metals needed to electrify society, Wood Mackenzie says. MINING.com Editor | July 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm
Ecuador mining sector needs clear regulations to attract investment, industry group says Ecuador has abundant mineral reserves, but has lagged behind other Andean countries such as Peru and Chile in developing large-scale mining. Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 2:49 pm
Copper price up on hopes of further monetary easing in China Another commodities supercycle is on the horizon and China’s dominance of renewables value chains will be key, said Wood Mackenzie. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 9:10 am
Home: Global metals trading impetus shifting from east to west The world of metals trading is becoming increasingly multi-polar, reflecting the rise of China's futures markets over the last decade. Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 8:14 am