January 18, 2019

Record $93B private capital flows into natural resources

But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals

January 18, 2019

China iron ore, steel hit multi-month highs on trade hopes

Prices of steel and steel-making raw materials in China rose on Friday amid optimism over progress in the U.S.-Sino trade talks.

January 18, 2019

Government shutdown a double-whammy for American nail maker

The government shutdown is adding to the woes of U.S. companies already paying tariffs for their steel and aluminum.

January 18, 2019

Brazilian general with mining ties to solve industry-indigenous disputes

General Franklimberg Ribeiro de Freitas’s return to the country’s Indigenous Rights Agency (Funai) is seen by many as positive, as the agency has lost funding and authority on land issues.

January 17, 2019

Rio Tinto 2018 iron ore shipments rise 2%, copper output jumps 33%

Rio's 2018 iron ore shipments from Australia's Pilbara region totaled 338.2 million tonnes, compared to 330.1 million tonnes the year before.

January 17, 2019

EU takes aim at Turkish steel sector already buckling under Trump tariffs

Our export markets have disappeared, the local market hardly exists, we've got lots of capacity and no market.

January 17, 2019

Philippines’ Global Ferronickel holds ore shipments to China steady as economy cools

The miner is looking to further boost sales of medium- and high-grade ores this year to 60 percent of total sales, with low-grade ores accounting for 40 percent.

January 17, 2019

LME to launch seven new contracts on March 11, lithium due in Q4

“We believe that these new cash-settled contracts... will help lower barriers to market entry"

January 16, 2019

Mining the Americas in 2019 — a forecast

Canada's cobalt sector and Ecuador's budding mining sector for copper and gold will be investment hot spots.

January 16, 2019

EU agrees to extend steel import curbs until 2021

All steel imports will be subject to an effective cap until July 2021 to counter concerns of EU producers that European markets could be flooded by steel.