July 15, 2021

Congo’s cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners

The state cobalt buyer will put in place a price floor of $30,000 a tonne for the cobalt it buys from artisanal miners.

July 15, 2021

Home: Global metals trading impetus shifting from east to west

The world of metals trading is becoming increasingly multi-polar, reflecting the rise of China's futures markets over the last decade.

July 14, 2021

Marimaca extends strike length of Cindy target, shares down

The Cindy target offers potential to add to the company's leachable resource base and extend mine life.

July 14, 2021

Gold price hits 4-week high following Powell’s dovish commentary

The Fed chair's latest comments helped ease concerns that faster inflation will see the central bank taper its monetary stimulus earlier than expected.

July 14, 2021

Russell: Bearish or bullish? China’s variegated June commodity imports

Overall, what emerges from the June trade data is that China’s demand for commodities is still solid.

July 14, 2021

Home: Fund managers give copper a wide berth as China cools

Supercycle bulls will argue that this is just a temporary soft spot before green infrastructure stimulus starts building momentum in Europe and the United States.

July 14, 2021

Iron ore price holds above $200 but China outlook is clouding

Concerns about China's efforts to curb steel output to meet its carbon emissions goal also kept market participants largely at bay.

July 13, 2021

Zombie mines are coming back to life on soaring metals prices

A strong price environment had seen miners look at the economics of reopening mothballed operations, one consultancy says.

July 13, 2021

Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling?

Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.

July 13, 2021

Brazilian aluminum producer CBA prices IPO at 11.20 reais per share

The IPO is valued CBA at 6.7 billion reais ($1.3 billion).