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Iron ore price retreats on higher steel inventories in China

Iron ore prices fell on Friday after hitting their highest level since September 2011, as a survey of inventories of steel products in China showed a significant increase.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 19, 2021 | 10:06 am

Copper price keeps soaring as bullish sentiment prevails

Citigroup analysts have pinned the global copper deficit at about…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 19, 2021 | 9:43 am

Biden to order review of US reliance on overseas supply chains for semiconductors, rare earths – CNBC

The White House plans to review gaps in domestic manufacturing…

Reuters | February 19, 2021 | 8:55 am

Time to forget tariffs and reset US aluminum policy

The new United States administration seems in no rush to…

Reuters | February 19, 2021 | 8:12 am

China may ban rare earth technology exports on security concerns

The Chinese government is currently conducting a review of its…

Bloomberg News | February 19, 2021 | 3:52 am

Diamond demand, prices set to soar in next decade

Financing and marketing are two of the key challenges the industry will have face when trying to keep the global diamond market growing.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2014 | 5:56 pm

Larger players account for 40% of global exploration budgets

A study of about 40 explorers budgeting at least US$50 million total shows the larger players allocated a total of US$4.33 billion and accounted for 40% of the US$10.74 billion worldwide exploration total.

SNL Metals & Mining | December 9, 2014 | 5:06 pm

Has China reached peak graphite?

New data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence shows China’s share of global natural graphite output in 2014 falls to mid-1990 levels.

Simon Moores - Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | December 9, 2014 | 4:29 pm

‘Gold-fanatic’ Chinese officer made some $5bn from bribes: report

Anti-graft advocates believe corruption in the Chinese military is so pervasive that it could undermine the nation’s ability to wage war.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2014 | 5:56 pm

Trafigura bullish on strong results, hands $885m to top executives

The buyback was revealed in the company’s annual report, which showed improved operating profits in spite of difficult market conditions in the last two years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2014 | 4:47 pm

China net gold import 1,212t Jan – Nov

Withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) – currently the best indicator of Chinese wholesale demand – keep up a strong pace.

BullionStar | December 8, 2014 | 10:57 am

Sandvik relocates global equipment unit to India and China

The firm is closing several facilities in the U.S. and Europe, as part of a two-year business reorganization set to conclude in the next fiscal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2014 | 7:16 pm

China’s rising: best investment vehicle to make money from it

While China is struggling with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth metrics, the country’s main stock market—the Shanghai Composite Index (SCI)—is easily outperforming the S&P 500 and NASDAQ.

Daily Gains Letter | December 5, 2014 | 1:48 pm

Iron ore price surges

Benchmark 62% fines up 3% and premiums for high quality lump ore jump to 11-month high.

Frik Els | December 4, 2014 | 9:08 pm

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