Copper price in slump, hits one-month low

Industry analysts are still bullish on copper in 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 9:34 am

China Molybdenum raises annual cobalt output target by 18%

Operator of the giant Tenke Fungurume mine in the DRC said it was targeting production of 16,500-20,100 tonnes of cobalt in 2021.

Reuters | January 29, 2021 | 7:46 am

Tianqi’s top shareholder to get up to $2.5bn injection

Chengdu Tianqi Industrial Group will receive up 16 billion yuan that may help the miner to pay down debt.

MINING.com Editor | January 29, 2021 | 7:25 am

China’s Shandong ramps up industrial safety checks after gold mine blast

The province of Shandong plans to launch inspections of key industrial sectors in a bid to uncover safety risks.

Reuters | January 28, 2021 | 8:46 pm

Dalian exchange adds new iron ore deliverable brands, adjusts premiums and discounts

The newly added deliverable brands include Benxi Steel Concentrate, IOC6, Kumba and Agglomerate Concentrate.

Reuters | January 28, 2021 | 8:06 am

LME stocks shock sends zinc price reeling

Stocks of the galvanising metal surged to a three-year high of 294,500 tonnes this week thanks to the “arrival” of 106,000 tonnes in the space of just two days.

Reuters | January 28, 2021 | 7:48 am

China fails to learn from Trump backfire in trade war, is losing against Australia

Australia has managed to ship more coal to other regional consumers, such as India, Vietnam and Thailand.

Reuters | January 27, 2021 | 8:06 am

Increasing supply from China to cap aluminum price – report

An increase in global supply driven by a rise in Chinese exports, Fitch says, will limit the scope of the reduction in the production balance.

MINING.com Editor | January 26, 2021 | 3:03 pm

Iron ore price in full retreat as Chinese steel starts to pile up

Chinese steel mill capacity utilisation falls for five straight weeks and inventories are piling up, new data show.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2021 | 10:00 am

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