November 13, 2023 EU agrees mineral supply targets to cut reliance on China The agreed rules set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials it consumes, such as lithium, and for the first time copper and nickel.
November 13, 2023 Trafigura brings Australian mined copper back to China Swiss commodity trader has agreed to help Chinese smelters clear imports of copper concentrate from Australia.
November 13, 2023 Watch the mining insiders: The biggest bread crumbs lead to critical metals The world’s most powerful investors are intimately aware of long term growth drivers.
November 12, 2023 Trafigura’s copper uber-bull departs as metals drama drags on Kostas Bintas was demoted in a management reshuffle in September.
November 10, 2023 How Canada – and Bay Street – squandered the chance to finance the critical minerals revolution Capital has disappeared from Canada’s once-thriving junior mining industry.
November 10, 2023 Australian copper ore heads to China as relations thaw The shipments are also happening at a time when the market for the partially processed copper ores known as concentrates is expected to tighten.
November 10, 2023 Column: Russian mine fire turns up the heat on zinc supply The fire at the Ozerny mine has been extinguished but it has heated up the zinc market.
November 10, 2023 Graphic: Surpluses on the horizon, but output cuts to help buoy nickel price Sizeable output cuts will help shore up nickel prices, which are likely to have reached a bottom after a year-long slide.
November 10, 2023 Fierce community opposition to copper, lithium projects threatens energy transition Resource nationalism has ignited high-profile disputes in recent weeks, including First Quantum’s struggles in Panama and lithium miners' in Portugal.
November 9, 2023 Rage against copper producer roils markets, Panama government Panama has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the Americas this century but expectations have also risen.
JPMorgan, US backing Korea Zinc’s $7.4 billion Tennessee smelter The decision to set up a foreign joint venture, called Crucible JV LLC, was approved by Korea Zinc’s board on Monday. December 15, 2025 | 09:41 am