June 22, 2022 Indonesia plans to hike tin royalty tariff, make it more progressive The current royalty tariff for tin is set at 3% and imposed on production but based on the sale price.
June 22, 2022 Congo administrator seizes bank accounts of CMOC cobalt mine, adviser says An administrator appointed by a Congolese court to run the world's second-largest cobalt mine took control of the project's bank accounts after CMOC refused him access to the mine.
June 21, 2022 Russia eyes new rules on state’s gold, gem sales amid war The Finance Ministry proposed this week to put a portion of the country’s gold and gems into a special reserve that can be accessed in times of war.
June 21, 2022 Column: Global aluminum production pendulum swings back to China China produced a record 3.42 million tonnes of primary aluminium in May as the country's smelters continue to ramp up run-rates.
June 21, 2022 Switzerland imports Russian gold for first time since war Switzerland received 3.1 tonnes of gold worth around $200 million from Russia in May, accounting for around 2-3% of its total gold imports.
June 21, 2022 EU leaders to keep sanction pressure on Russia, gold flagged as new target European Union leaders are set to keep pressure high on Russia at a summit this week when they will underline that work continues on sanctions.
June 20, 2022 China’s alumina exports soar to fill Russian shortages The 190,000 tons shipped in May brings the year-to-date figure to 380,000 tons, nearly 1,000% higher than the same period in 2021.
June 20, 2022 Brazil steelmaker CSN drafting bid for miner Samarco An agreement may not be easy, according to Reuters sources, due to Samarco's liabilities related to its 2015 disaster in the city of Mariana.
June 20, 2022 Column: High-flying tin price takes a tumble as tightness eases The price may have collapsed by 40% in the space of two months but LME tin has found a floor at what has historically been a hard ceiling, writes Andy…
June 20, 2022 Column: Iron ore suffers short-term demand woes, longer-term China threat The outlook for spot iron ore prices for the rest of the year largely rests on how successful China is at containing covid-19, writes Clyde Russell.
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