July 4, 2022 Copper price below $8,000 as slowdown fears mount "Inventories for metals are shrinking to multi-year lows."
July 4, 2022 Phoenix Copper launches novel bond linked to copper price Phoenix is raising cash to revive production at the Empire copper mine in Idaho.
July 3, 2022 EU’s Green Deal demands switch from fossil fuels to domestic metal production – report Researchers believe the EU will have to build its own urban mining and refining operations to decrease its raw materials dependency.
July 3, 2022 Aluminum ‘on steroids’ may be copper’s next competitor PNNL researchers are working to increase the conductivity of aluminum, making it economically competitive with copper.
July 2, 2022 Commodities hit July storm with Putin and Powell stirring fear Energy crises and central bank moves to crush inflation present powerful headwinds across markets, underscored by copper’s collapse Friday below $8,000 a ton.
July 1, 2022 Copper, zinc, nickel price rout continues despite rebound in China manufacturing “It is increasingly clear that concerns about demand are taking precedence over supply issues in the metals markets”.
July 1, 2022 Chile sticks to plan for new mining profit tax up to 32% linked to copper price "Historically, few countries have reached economic prosperity with a low tax load" – Chile finance minister, Mario Marcel.
July 1, 2022 Why sentiment in industrial metals has been crumbling Industrial metal prices have just seen their biggest quarter of falls in many years.
July 1, 2022 Zijin adds China mine in race to join lithium’s global top tier The group plans to pay 1.8 billion yuan ($269 million) for a 71% stake in a company mining for lithium in Hunan province.
June 30, 2022 Metals set for worst quarter since 2008 on global downturn angst The London Metal Exchange Index has tumbled 23% since the end of March.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
