Iron ore price slump widens as China demand concerns mountFlooding in Hebei from record rainfall added to market worries about local steel production.Reuters | August 3, 2023 | 6:17 am
Global copper smelting ticked higher in July, but China slidApart from Asia and Oceania, all other regions outside China…Reuters | August 3, 2023 | 6:12 am
Canadian deep-sea miner TMC to seek licence in 2024The Metals Company is ready to apply for a mining…Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2023 | 5:15 am
Guinea halts Simandou iron ore project again Mines minister said Rio Tinto's subsidiary Simfer and China-backed consortium WCS have shown a "lack of willingness" to work on a partnership. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2022 | 3:58 am
Iron ore price tumbles as recession fears fuel commodities selloff "It's not just China where steel output is under pressure," said Warren Patterson, head of commodities strategy at ING. Reuters | July 1, 2022 | 2:44 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
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
Gold price keeps its shine as other precious metals fade Gold has held up well relative to silver and platinum. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2022 | 8:39 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
Volkswagen pulls out all stops to address China challenges Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess called China the company’s “second home market” this week. Bloomberg News | June 30, 2022 | 10:57 am
Four charts reveal seismic shifts in global energy within one lifetime Wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydropower are now 13% of global power generation. Bloomberg News | June 30, 2022 | 8:59 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