Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.

Frik Els | July 8, 2022 | 2:53 pm

Copper price retreats as China’s covid woes dampen demand prospects

Benchmark London copper retreated on Friday and was on track for a fifth straight weekly loss on worries that fresh covid-19 restrictions could slow the pace of infrastructure projects.

Reuters | July 8, 2022 | 11:08 am

Copper price up supported by pullback in the dollar

Head of the IMF said the outlook for the global economy had "darkened significantly" since April.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 7, 2022 | 8:03 am

Commodities have lost 20% since June’s peak amid recession fears

Hedge-fund managers recently slashed bets on higher commodity prices to the lowest in almost two years.

Bloomberg News | July 7, 2022 | 7:41 am

New 3D geological model expected to help guide exploration of rare earth elements

The model targets alkaline igneous systems, which host many of the world's REE deposits.

Staff Writer | July 7, 2022 | 5:05 am

Tycoon whose bet broke the nickel market walks away a billionaire

The man nicknamed ‘Big Shot’ is poised to walk away from the 2022 nickel fiasco with his company, Tsingshan Holding Group, intact and even expanding.

Bloomberg News | July 6, 2022 | 4:45 pm

Tianqi Lithium raises $1.7 billion in year’s biggest Hong Kong listing

The share sale breaks a months-long drought for large offerings in Hong Kong.

Bloomberg News | July 6, 2022 | 9:54 am

Iron ore price falls on China covid woes, recession fears

Goldman Sachs expects the metal price to average $100 per tonne in Q2 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 6, 2022 | 9:03 am

Copper price lowest since November 2020 on economic slowdown worries

Prices extended decline as aggressive interest rates, a spike in covid-19 cases in China, potential recession, and rising inventories weighed on investor sentiment.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 5, 2022 | 8:11 am

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