November 10, 2020 China’s copper import boom leaves other metals cold Only aluminum is showing a similar movement but there is no sign of China having any import appetite for the other base metals.
November 10, 2020 West Africa judge finds Guinea guilty of 2012 mine site killings The Economic Community of West African States Court found Guinea responsible for the killing of six villagers and the wrongful arrest, injury or torture of 15 others at a 2012…
November 9, 2020 How Biden’s win affects commodities hit by trade wars, tariffs From steel and aluminum tariffs to boosting exports of liquefied natural gas, very few corners of the global commodities market eluded Donald Trump’s attention.
November 9, 2020 Gold price tumbles on covid vaccine breakthrough Gold prices plunged 5%, the biggest single-day slide since August, on optimism of an imminent vaccine.
November 8, 2020 Australia tells the world it is open for business when it comes to critical minerals The Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus states that the country has a commercial opportunity to build competitive critical minerals export markets.
November 6, 2020 Argentina mining exports to drop by 25% in 2020 The pandemic has hurt the mining sector, which relies on workers who often need to travel to reach job sites.
November 6, 2020 Top investor group pushes firms to cut out thermal coal Some of the world’s largest insurers and pension schemes are warning companies they invest in not to finance, insure, build, develop or plan new thermal coal plants or face sanctions.
November 6, 2020 China’s Australian copper ban seen hurting smelters in TC/RCs talks Ban on Australian copper concentrate imports could hurt Chinese smelters in their negotiations with miners on benchmark treatment charges for 2021.
November 5, 2020 Gold price: ETF inflows continue for 11th straight month Gold prices also jumped to a six-week high as the US election draws to a close.
November 4, 2020 Copper trading volumes rebound as speculators return Copper volumes on world exchanges are climbing again as a buoyant economic recovery from covid-19 in top metals consumer China spurred speculators to pile back into the market.
Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment, sources say The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon. December 22, 2025 | 07:20 am
