Funds are riding a wave of Chinese buying that has confounded the market and seen LME copper rise from its March low of $4,371 per tonne to a two-year high of $6,830.

In most countries, the chief objective is to minimize reliance on coal. In China, however, bureaucrats are more preoccupied with self-sufficiency.

China’s once-in-a-decade aluminum trade inversion is first and foremost down to the arbitrage window that opened in the second quarter.

Cobalt prices surge on electronics boom, Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project, gold price falls on economic recovery hopes, and more.

Shares of Cardinal Resources soared 29.2% following the latest offer.

The new measure would give tax incentives for companies involved in the mining, reclaiming and recycling of critical minerals.