January 22, 2021 Biden poised to freeze oil and coal leasing on federal land The move would block the sale of new mining and drilling rights across some 700 million acres.
January 22, 2021 Is China nearing peak aluminum after record 2020 output? World aluminum output rose by 2.5% to a record 65.3 million tonnes last year.
January 22, 2021 Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant Deal takes the Australian miner a step closer to becoming a key supplier to the US defence industry.
January 21, 2021 ‘The bucket is leaking’: Zambia opposition leader denounces debt-funded Mopani deal Zambia's main opposition party leader Hakainde Hichilema says the government's deal with Glencore is "filling the economy with more debt, expensive debt."
January 21, 2021 Ignore or enforce? Biden’s dilemma on China’s commodity purchases President Joe Biden inherits a problematic trade deal with China and the unpalatable choices of trying to make Beijing meet its commitments on purchases of US commodities.
January 21, 2021 Can Biden transform the US energy system? Biden’s first executive actions to move quickly to tackle climate change have raised questions over the ability of administrations to transform the US energy system.
January 20, 2021 Chile’s copper output may suffer if pandemic drags on While Chile is well prepared to operate through a second wave of infections, eventually output could suffer.
January 20, 2021 China bought most iron ore from Australia, Brazil in 2020, but imports from India up nearly 90% Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than 58% iron content.
January 18, 2021 Gold price recovers despite stronger dollar Gold recovered from a near seven-week low on prospects of a historic US relief bill.
January 18, 2021 China 2020 aluminum output climbs to record high Country's aluminum production rose 4.9% from the prior year to a record 37.08 million tonnes as smelters cashed in on soaring prices.
Seabridge to spin out Northwest Territories gold project The move, says Seabridge's chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk, would single out what the company views as a "valuable" asset. December 16, 2025 | 08:57 am
