Risk-on rally pushes copper price towards a 3% weekly gain Data showed that euro zone industrial production grew three times more than expected in June. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 12, 2022 | 8:59 am
Battery giants, Hyundai concerned by US moves on China supplies South Korean battery makers imported more than 80% of the key minerals from China in 2020. Bloomberg News | August 12, 2022 | 8:28 am
A $700 billion fund is under pressure over plans to curb coal South Korea’s National Pension Service faces criticism over potentially weaker-than-expected plans to curb investments in coal. Bloomberg News | August 12, 2022 | 8:15 am
Column: Scarcity changes the LME warehousing game Scarcity in the physical supply chain has drained metal away from the exchange, hitting rental revenue for storage suppliers, writes Andy Home. Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 8:07 am
Petrobras puts potash mining rights up for sale Interest in potash mines in Brazil is growing as the Ukraine war has highlighted the country's dependence on imports of the product. Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 7:55 am
Indonesia revokes thousands of mining permits covering over 3 million hectares More than 2,000 mining permits for various minerals have been revoked. Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 7:51 am
Production costs soar at Rusal due to Russia-Ukraine conflict Company reported a 33% jump in first-half production costs on Friday. Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 7:48 am
Scientists figure out how to produce extraterrestrial cement Researchers at the University of Delaware are exploring ways to use materials from the moon or Mars as the basis for extraterrestrial cement, which would be used for buildings, housing, or rocket landing pads. Staff Writer | August 12, 2022 | 6:05 am
Glencore cuts off Chinese trader caught up in missing copper scandal Huludao Ruisheng's storage site in Qinhuangdao is reportedly holding about one-third of the 300,000 tonnes of copper concentrate it should have. MINING.COM Editor | August 12, 2022 | 6:05 am