Copper bulls’ LME Week party clouded by Trump’s China threats
The renewed concerns about a US-China trade war highlight an uncomfortable truth for the copper market.
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INSIGHT: Mining megadeals are poor fix for copper shortage
For mining bosses to start solving the copper shortage, the rest of the world will have to feel it first.
Australia mulls US deal, $777 million rare earth fund
The proposal under consideration includes possible price floors, government-backed loans, offtake guarantees and direct investment in Australian projects to bolster local producers.
Column: Turbulent markets fuel LME’s recovery from nickel crisis
Trading volumes are up, with nickel itself back to pre-crisis activity levels.
South Africa state raises Sibanye stake above 20%
Public Investment Corporation is the miner's largest shareholder.
Silver traders rush bars to London as historic squeeze rocks market
Benchmark prices in London have soared to near-unprecedented levels over New York.
Congo to revoke cobalt quotas for companies that fail to export full volume
CMOC and Glencore emerged as the top beneficiaries of the new cobalt export quota regime.
Nuclear startup Hadron Energy to go public in $1.2B deal
California-based company said it has designed a micro modular reactor with an operationally efficient 10-year fueling cycle.
The world’s chip supply chain is bracing for fallout from China’s rare earth curbs
Its China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials as part of an escalating trade war between the Asian nation and the US.
