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This chart shows copper price could dive 28% going into 2022

New report argues rising mine supply, steep fall in demand from China’s property sector and shifting global consumption patterns away from goods to services will send copper prices skidding.

Frik Els | November 15, 2021 | 10:01 pm

China doubles down on slower coal exit after COP26 spat

China attaches “high importance” to the energy transition, and has…

Bloomberg News | November 15, 2021 | 9:49 pm

Gold price rally stalls as China data shows growth stabilizing

Bullion finished last week at its highest since June as…

Bloomberg News | November 15, 2021 | 9:53 am

Copper price down on fears of slowdown in China

Fears of a slowdown in China are overblown with the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 15, 2021 | 9:15 am

14 million tonnes a day show why China and India won’t quit coal

No other nations have added more coal-fired power-plant capacity in…

Bloomberg News | November 15, 2021 | 3:29 am

Alaska wants cold crabs and colder gas to narrow China trade gap

A planned LNG project alone would shrink the trade gap between U.S. and China by up to $10 billion a year says Governor Bill Walker.

Bloomberg News | May 28, 2018 | 9:56 am

China metals companies trade on Shanghai exchange’s new platform

It will expand to include more commodities, including zinc, lead, nickel, tin and silver, in the next step.

Reuters | May 28, 2018 | 9:25 am

Chinalco closes gap on top aluminium producer Hongqiao via Yunnan deal

Yunnan Metallurgical Group, which controls Yunnan Aluminium Co Ltd, will be merged into China Copper Co, a joint venture between Chinalco and the Yunnan provincial government.

Reuters | May 28, 2018 | 3:18 am

Fortescue goes ahead with $1.3bn iron ore project in Western Australia

The Eliwana mine will help the company lift its iron ore grades and so satisfy the new demands of its biggest customer, China, which is increasingly asking for higher quality ore for steel mills to help cut smog.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 28, 2018 | 3:05 am