September 4, 2020 Europe joins global scramble for critical minerals Europe has belatedly woken up to the fact it has a metals problem.
August 20, 2020 BHP and Rio Tinto show the swings and arrows of China commodity exposure It may be a bit of an oversimplification, but in the current situation the world of commodities is effectively split between China and the rest.
August 14, 2020 Metro Mining to shut mine early as virus chokes sales The Bauxite Hills Mine in Queensland is expected to cease shipping ore earlier than usual in mid-September and restart next April.
August 13, 2020 China’s booming copper imports an echo of the last crisis Every copper trader knows Beijing's stockpiling was a big part of the copper price rally from 2009 lows below $3,000/tonne to over $10,000 two years later.
July 31, 2020 Glencore copper production drops 11%, cobalt by third Suspended Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in Congo slashes Swiss miner and commodities trader's first half production.
July 28, 2020 Indonesia moving up the mining value chain – report The mining industry will increasingly lose dominance as a driver of Indonesia’s mineral exports, Fitch says.
July 17, 2020 Despite Brazil’s covid-19 spike, Minister of Mines optimistic Bento Albuquerque said revenue from mineral production in H1 2020 was 1% higher than in the first half of 2019.
July 15, 2020 Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.
July 8, 2020 Ghanaian activists sue government to save forest from mine Environmentalists have been campaigning since 2017 to stop a proposed bauxite mine in the Atewa Range Forest.
July 7, 2020 Metals production emissions must halve by 2040 – report Wood Mackenzie says if the steel industry doesn’t comply, it would have to pay $191 billion per year in taxes.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
