Funds buy into copper as trade war uncertainty lifts

Funds have been holding a net long position on the CME copper contract since the beginning of this year.

Reuters | January 20, 2020 | 9:45 am

The step comes as US politicians have been pushing for increased domestic mining of specialized minerals.

Reuters | January 20, 2020 | 9:35 am

The Canadian miner joined forces with Environmental Risk Transfer with the goal of discovering the mine’s underlying copper-gold porphyry system.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2020 | 9:55 am

A third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.

MINING.com Editor | January 17, 2020 | 1:15 pm

Gold is coming out of a long period in the investor wilderness.

Bloomberg Opinion | January 16, 2020 | 5:13 pm

The Canadian miner said its drill program yielded higher results than the current inferred resource.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 16, 2020 | 6:10 am

China agrees to buy rare earths that US doesn’t have to give

The phase one trade deal includes rare earths that are already in short supply in the US.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2020 | 12:40 pm

Gold has lost more than 1% this week and may decline further ahead of the signing on Wednesday.

Bloomberg News | January 14, 2020 | 11:26 am

The world’s largest asset manager is cutting exposure to thermal coal, but not selling out of the biggest producers, such as Glencore.

Bloomberg News | January 14, 2020 | 9:17 am