Copper price rises as China’s rate cut raises stimulus hopesThe central bank of China lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months to prop up its post-pandemic recovery.MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 13, 2023 | 9:25 am
China’s Yunnan set to boost power to aluminum smelters, sources sayChina's fourth biggest producing region for electrolytic aluminum, has required…Reuters | June 13, 2023 | 9:09 am
Cobalt price has fallen nearly 30% this yearGoldman Sachs is forecasting softness for battery metals including cobalt,…MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2023 | 9:40 am
China built Congo a toll road that led straight to the ruling family The Kabilas’ involvement in the toll road came to light through the biggest leak ever of financial documents from Africa. Bloomberg News | February 3, 2022 | 10:15 am
China’s metals imports boomed in 2021, so did its exports Such divergence is highly unusual but reflects the equally unusual combination of pandemic recovery and supply-side constraints, writes Andy Home. Reuters | February 3, 2022 | 8:24 am
Global copper smelting surges in January, satellite data shows The number of inactive smelters fell to the lowest level since February 2018. Reuters | February 3, 2022 | 8:03 am
Analysts expect scorching base metals rally to cool Market balances are expected to shift from supply deficit towards surplus in 2023 as production recovers and demand cools, Andy Home says. Reuters | February 1, 2022 | 7:57 am
This chart says industrial metals prices have far to fall Unless there’s been a major decoupling of copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum prices and Chinese manufacturing activity, declines of as much as 40% may be in the offing. Frik Els | January 31, 2022 | 2:48 pm
It’s not all one-way traffic for China’s EV makers Persistent hikes in raw material costs have been weighing on automakers for a while now. Bloomberg News | January 31, 2022 | 7:56 am
Energy transition saw record investment in 2021 — report BloombergNEF reports that global investment in the energy transition totalled $755 billion in 2021. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2022 | 10:21 am
Tesla’s not working on that $25,000 car – here’s why R.I.P. Model 2. Frik Els | January 28, 2022 | 12:13 pm
Copper price heads for biggest weekly fall in three months "Price weakness could last through China's New Year public holiday next week, typically a time of low demand," said Saxo Bank. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 28, 2022 | 9:08 am