China’s top bauxite supplier set to boost output as rail starts

Guinea, which has the world’s largest proven reserves of bauxite, is poised to expand production.

Bloomberg News | June 17, 2021 | 9:00 am

Home: Learning to live with (talk of) Chinese state metal sales

The copper market is going to have to live with the threat of Chinese state sales for the foreseeable future.

Reuters | June 17, 2021 | 7:48 am

EXPLAINER: What we know about China’s metals reserves release

Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets. Here is what analysts know about the sale.

Reuters | June 17, 2021 | 5:21 am

Copper price and China reserves: sell on rumor, buy on fact

Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets, but copper prices rose more than 1% on the news.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2021 | 10:19 am

Serbia to become Europe’s no. 2 copper producer thanks to Cukaru Peki mine

Zijin Mining's mine will have an initial average copper output of 91,000 tonnes a year, before reaching a peak of 135,000.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2021 | 7:39 am

Aluminum industry faces big decarbonization challenges — report

An analysis by Wood Mackenzie states that aluminum’s role in the green economy may be dampened by the industry’s steep road to secure low-carbon power.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2021 | 6:11 am

China to release copper, aluminium and zinc reserves to stabilize prices

Notice came as Beijing struggles to cool a surge in metal prices this year fuelled by a post-pandemic economic recovery, ample global liquidity and speculative buying that has dented manufacturers’ margins.

Reuters | June 16, 2021 | 1:23 am