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Iron ore price slides to six month low

Increased equipment maintenance amid shrinking margins will further cap demand for iron ore in the short term – analyst.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 5, 2023 | 10:35 am

Global copper smelting slides to two-year low in April

Chinese operations shut for maintenance and plants in North America…

Reuters | May 5, 2023 | 7:33 am

Undersupply of magnet rare earths to hit 60,000 tonnes by 2030

Adamas Intelligence predicts that from 2023 through 2040, global demand…

Staff Writer | May 5, 2023 | 6:06 am

China slams Canada PM Trudeau’s slave labor comment, threatens ‘consequences’

"His words disregarded facts and confounded black with white. The…

Reuters | May 4, 2023 | 10:32 am

Lofty prices tarnish gold’s lustre in top Asian retail hubs

Shoppers leaving empty-handed complaining of high prices are becoming a…

Reuters | May 4, 2023 | 9:54 am

Chinese firms to use INE copper prices more in international trade

Shanghai international copper futures launched one year ago.

Reuters | November 19, 2021 | 5:46 am

Iron ore price falls to lowest in 18 months on dismal demand outlook

China's monthly steel production has been falling since July after seeing double-digit growth in the first half of the year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 18, 2021 | 9:01 am

Vale courts Latin steel mills again as China infatuation fades

The Brazilian miner is taking a fresh look in its own backyard.

Bloomberg News | November 18, 2021 | 7:54 am

Global energy storage installation expected to be 20 times larger within a decade

BloombergNEF says boom in stationary energy storage will require more than $262 billion of investment.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 18, 2021 | 5:04 am

All eyes on China as LME copper spreads collapse

Bears and bulls are waiting to see what happens next to LME stock levels, which means that right now everyone's looking at China, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | November 17, 2021 | 8:15 am

Metals from aluminum to zinc are all flashing tight supply right now

From aluminum to zinc, spot prices for base metals on the London Metal Exchange are all soaring above futures.

Bloomberg News | November 17, 2021 | 7:30 am

Russia to review coal plans, mull carbon tax after Glasgow

The government plans to start discussions with businesses on the outlines of carbon regulations, possibly including a tax.

Bloomberg News | November 17, 2021 | 7:17 am

Zijin Mining to produce copper at Buritica gold mine

China’s No.1 gold producer plans to boost the capacity of its Colombian gold mine to produce copper and zinc.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 17, 2021 | 7:13 am

Copper logjam in Chinese ports shows lingering pandemic snarls

Ships able to carry about 370,000 tonnes of semi-processed concentrates from Chile and Peru are waiting to be unloaded, IHS Markit data show.

Bloomberg News | November 16, 2021 | 10:49 am

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