CHART: Dwindling copper, zinc, nickel stocks could shield prices from omicron impact

A couple of long-running outages together with curtailments in Europe caused aluminium production outside China to dip 1.4%.

Heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty pushed central banks to diversify their reserves and focus on investing in safe and liquid assets.

The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level and needs.

The outlook for commodities is bullish, according to Citigroup, which expects raw materials to be supported by a potential US-China trade deal, improved demand from China, and a weaker dollar.

The US is beholden to China for 20 commodities on the US government’s critical minerals list.

More than 10 regions will be freed of their overcapacity tag in 2022, clearing a hurdle for them to resume building coal-fired plants.

Shifting battery chemistries sees lithium deployment outpace global electric car sales volume growth – report.

There are now 486 EV manufacturers registered in China.

A tropical cyclone hit Western Australia in late March, causing operation disruptions and port damages that would affect some 25m tonnes of iron ore production.