What China’s increasing control over cobalt resources in the DRC means for the West – report

Roskill says China’s increasing control over copper and cobalt resources in the DRC could pose a threat to western market participants.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2021 | 12:56 pm

Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high

Iron ore prices are already up 8% in 2021 after customs data showed Chinese imports hitting a record high of 1.2 billion tonnes.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 15, 2021 | 10:23 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project; Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally; Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June

MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2021 | 9:06 am

China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban

The shipments that could be cleared are those that arrived before a ban on Australian coal went into effect.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:36 am

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year, according to BloombergNEF.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 am

China sacks officials after mine blast left 22 missing

The fate of the workers at Hushan gold mine remains unclear.

Reuters | January 15, 2021 | 6:47 am

China’s 2020 copper imports hit record high

Imports of unwrought copper and copper products for the year came in at 6.68 million tonnes.

Reuters | January 14, 2021 | 8:39 am

China’s commodity imports saved 2020, this year may be different

China’s massive buying spree appears to be ending, and import demand may be returning to what could be viewed as more “normal” levels.

Reuters | January 14, 2021 | 8:29 am

Visualizing China’s dominance in rare earth metals

Graphic from CSIS China Power Project tracks China’s exports in 2019, providing a glimpse of the country’s dominating presence in the global supply chain.

Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | January 13, 2021 | 12:39 pm

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