China grants one-year trial extensions at 15 coal mines to boost output

The notice also requires local government departments to guide and support companies in order to speed up applications for coal mining licences.

Reuters | August 4, 2021 | 7:28 am

Copper price down as Chinese imports fall

China’s imports of unwrought copper have also been trending lower since the sharp recovery from the pandemic amid stimulus spending in the middle of last year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 3, 2021 | 9:06 am

Home: China’s copper appetite wanes just as US grows hungry

China sucked in a record 4.67 million tonnes of refined copper last year, making it the single most important physical driver of the pandemic recovery rally.

Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 7:48 am

CATL’s new sodium ion battery to help ease lithium shortages

The lithium market is expected to see shortages as early as 2022.

Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 4:58 am

China’s first-half gold output drops 10% on safety checks

Gold consumption in the first six months jumped 69.21% to 547.05 tonnes.

Reuters | August 2, 2021 | 8:07 pm

Iron ore miners are awash with cash, but see different futures

Major miners are going to be strong cash generators even if iron ore post further losses.

Reuters | August 2, 2021 | 8:56 am

Here’s who wins and who loses from the surge in commodity prices

Commodities as a whole have risen more than 20% this year, and around 50% in the case of crude oil.

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2021 | 3:04 pm

Goldman recapitulates $5 a pound copper price by end of 2021

New report says while copper bulls have been facing “a crisis of confidence”, fundamentals “have been quietly tightening” setting up return to record prices in the near future.

Frik Els | July 30, 2021 | 11:24 am

Copper price: China’s scrap rebalancing act could derail recovery – report

China's copper scrap imports look set to grow substantially.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 10:06 am

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